30th Mar, 2023 9:30
The March Fine Art & Antiques Auction
Art Derry (1930 - 1992) Trinidadian British, Abstract Landscape, inscribed faintly on the reverse, oil on board, 71 x 61 cm, framed
By family descent
Art Derry first exhibited with the Trinidad Art Society in 1948 and came to England in 1954. He became a key member of the Caribbean Artist Movement in London and illustrated many of the books published by John La Rose at New Beacon Books. Derry had his first solo exhibition in 1956 at the Hammersmith Gallery and had further one-man exhibitions in London and Paris. He also exhibited regularly at the Commonwealth Institute from 1957 to 1971. In 1963 he moved with his family from London to Chesterfield, where his wife had been offered better work opportunities. Whilst running his own gallery in Chesterfield, Art Derry continued exhibiting in London, as well as the Graves Art Gallery in Sheffield and other local galleries.
Sold for £180
Condition Report
Frame has been repainted, with some residual paint now around the edge of the work. Slight markings from storage in some areas (see additional images)
Art Derry (1930 - 1992) Trinidadian British, Abstract Landscape, inscribed faintly on the reverse, oil on board, 71 x 61 cm, framed
ProvenanceBy family descent
Art Derry first exhibited with the Trinidad Art Society in 1948 and came to England in 1954. He became a key member of the Caribbean Artist Movement in London and illustrated many of the books published by John La Rose at New Beacon Books. Derry had his first solo exhibition in 1956 at the Hammersmith Gallery and had further one-man exhibitions in London and Paris. He also exhibited regularly at the Commonwealth Institute from 1957 to 1971. In 1963 he moved with his family from London to Chesterfield, where his wife had been offered better work opportunities. Whilst running his own gallery in Chesterfield, Art Derry continued exhibiting in London, as well as the Graves Art Gallery in Sheffield and other local galleries.
