Kenneth Martin
Composition
About this artwork
This is one of Martin’s earliest abstract paintings, shown in his first exhibition of abstract work at the Leicester Galleries in London in 1950. By placing rectangles and squares at an angle, Martin has created the effect of movement, as if the shapes are tumbling from the top left corner to the bottom right of the canvas. The colours are muted and the shapes balanced, so no one element dominates the painting.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Kenneth MartinEnglish (1905 - 1984)
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title:Composition
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date created:1949/50
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:40.70 x 35.50 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by Mr Ken Powell 2006 [received 2008]
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accession number:GMA 5064
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Kenneth Martin
Kenneth Martin
Kenneth Martin trained as a graphic illustrator and painter. Born in Sheffield, he studied at the School of Art in the city and later at the Royal College of Art in London. It was here that he met Mary Balmford, who later became his wife and with whom he enjoyed a fruitful creative partnership....
