William Gear
Broken Yellow
About this artwork
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artist:William Gear (1915 - 1997) Scottish
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title:Broken Yellow
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date created:Dated December 1967
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:182.90 x 182.90 cm; Framed: 188.00 x 188.00 x 6.00 cm / 21.00 kg
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1974
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accession number:GMA 1307
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William Gear
William Gear
Gear was born in Methil, Fife, and attended Edinburgh College of Art. In 1937 he studied briefly under Fernand Léger in Paris. After the war Gear worked in Germany, mounting exhibitions for the Allies. From 1948 to 1950 he lived in Paris, where he became affiliated to the COBRA movement. The COBRA...
