Description

L Richards
Blue Cord Composition

Multimedia collage and coloured drawing
20 x 25 cm
Both compositions signed to bottom right
Provenance: Family of A. E. Halliwell

Little is known about the artist L Richards, though the fact that his teacher A.E Halliwell collected this painting suggests that he thought highly of his student. This pair of compositions is extremely intriguing. The first work is a collage of blue cord, mesh, text from a magazine, corrugated cardboard, velvet and what seems to be wall paper. Each element overlaps other elements creating a pleasing sense of flow in this collage, without seeming too overcrowded on the page. The second work is a realist drawing of a collage. Gibbs still includes all the same elements, making use of careful shading to create a sense of three dimensionality. Viewed next to one another and the effect created is striking.

Condition: Generally very good.

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