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Δ Adrian Heath (British Artist, 1920-1992) - Untitled - mixed media painting study of an abstract figure, believed to be that of a reclining nude. 21cm x 22cm. Mounted and framed in a lightwood frame, to a total size of; 38.5cm x 37cm. With a certificate of Authenticity from The London Art Society, where the vendor purchased it from. Heath was born in Burma and attended Bryanston School in Dorset, southern England. In 1938, he studied art under Stanhope Forbes at Newlyn. In 1939 and 1945–47, he attended the Slade School of Art. He served in the RAF as a tail gunner in Lancaster bombers in World War II, but spent almost the entire war as a prisoner of war at Stalag 383. During this period he became friends with and taught fellow POW Terry Frost to paint. In 1949 and 1951, he visited St Ives, Cornwall, where he met Ben Nicholson In the early 1950s, he was also associated with Victor Pasmore and Anthony Hill As such he became the main link between the emerging St Ives School and British Constructivism. He was also influenced by D'Arcy Thompson. In 1953 Heath published 'Abstract Painting: its Origins and Meaning' a slim but perceptive volume appraising the development of abstraction by the early moderns. He exhibited at the Musée Carcassone in 1948, and at the Redfern Gallery, London, from 1953, together with other galleries in London. His work is in the collections of the Tate Gallery and the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC. Δ Artist Resale Rights / ARR will apply to this work at the rate of 4% (if under €50,000) £3,000.00 N Δ Adrian Heath (British ARtist, 1920-1992) - Untitled - mixed media painting study of an abstract figure, believed to be that of a reclining nude. 21cm x 22cm. Mounted and framed in a lightwood frame, to a total size of; 38.5cm x 37cm. With a certificate of Authenticity from The London Art Society, where the vendor purchased it from. Heath was born in Burma and attended Bryanston School in Dorset, southern England. In 1938, he studied art under Stanhope Forbes at Newlyn. In 1939 and 1945–47, he attended the Slade School of Art. He served in the RAF as a tail gunner in Lancaster bombers in World War II, but spent almost the entire war as a prisoner of war at Stalag 383. During this period he became friends with and taught fellow POW Terry Frost to paint. In 1949 and 1951, he visited St Ives, Cornwall, where he met Ben Nicholson In the early 1950s, he was also associated with Victor Pasmore and Anthony Hill As such he became the main link between the emerging St Ives School and British Constructivism. He was also influenced by D'Arcy Thompson. In 1953 Heath published 'Abstract Painting: its Origins and Meaning' a slim but perceptive volume appraising the development of abstraction by the early moderns. He exhibited at the Musée Carcassone in 1948, and at the Redfern Gallery, London, from 1953, together with other galleries in London. His work is in the collections of the Tate Gallery and the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC. Δ Artist Resale Rights / ARR will apply to this work at the rate of 4% (if under €50,000) £3,000.00 N Δ Adrian Heath (British ARtist, 1920-1992) - Untitled - mixed media painting study of an abstract figure, believed to be that of a reclining nude. 21cm x 22cm. Mounted and framed in a lightwood frame, to a total size of; 38.5cm x 37cm. With a certificate of Authenticity from The London Art Society, where the vendor purchased it from. Heath was born in Burma and attended Bryanston School in Dorset, southern England. In 1938, he studied art under Stanhope Forbes at Newlyn. In 1939 and 1945–47, he attended the Slade School of Art. He served in the RAF as a tail gunner in Lancaster bombers in World War II, but spent almost the entire war as a prisoner of war at Stalag 383. During this period he became friends with and taught fellow POW Terry Frost to paint. In 1949 and 1951, he visited St Ives, Cornwall, where he met Ben Nicholson In the early 1950s, he was also associated with Victor Pasm