'Tickertape,1988' by Matthew Radford (born 1953)

Object Description

Original Oil on canvas by Matthew Radford.
Quite a contemporary work for the current exhibition but I really admire the painterly quality of it. A modern impressionism, if there is such a thing, emulating the blur of a moving camera or a still of news footage. Tickertape parades are a distinctly American phenomena and I sense the slight distance this British artist seems to feel, a tourist recording something unfamiliar but equally exciting and fascinating in the experience. This is an earlyish work for Radford and quite different from his current output. A bit of a wild card but a powerful painting.
Available at Panter and Hall.

Object History

Exhibited at Panter and Hall ‘A Dealer’s Eye II’ 2021.
E-Catalogue available here: https://ebooks.panterandhall.com/other/a-dealers-eye-2021

Object Literature

Born in London, he studied at St Albans School of Art and Camberwell School of Art in the 1970s. Matthew Radford has exhibited widely in the United Kingdom and has also had solo shows in Los Angeles, New York, California, and Germany. His work is represented in several important collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York Public Library and numerous corporate collections. He has held teaching posts at the Slade School of Art, New York Studio School, and Camberwell Art School.

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