Abstract Forms
About this artwork
Gilbert was invited to join CoBrA by Asger John after he saw Gilbert’s work at the ‘Salon des Surindepéndents’ in Paris in 1948. Gilbert was associated with this avant-garde group until 1951 when he began to develop a more abstract aesthetic. This work was described by Gilbert as “one of my first abstract paintings”. Although minimal and reductive, ‘Abstract Forms’ is extremely bold and powerful, with thick paint applied confidently in large brushstrokes.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Stephen Gilbert (1910 - 2007) English
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title:Abstract Forms
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date created:1951
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:80.60 x 62.10 cm; Framed: 87.50 x 69.00 x 3.60 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1997
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accession number:GMA 4176
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Stephen Gilbert
Stephen Gilbert
Born in Fife, Gilbert was the grandson of the sculptor Sir Alfred Gilbert, who made the famous Eros statue in Piccadilly Circus. Stephen Gilbert studied at the Slade School of Art from 1929-32 and exhibited regularly in London in the 1930s. He moved to Paris in 1937 but the outbreak of World War II...