Alec Wiles (1924-2021) - 20th Century Oil Royal Marines Sergeant

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Description

A large and finely executed portrait of a sergeant in the Royal Marines. the holds his green beret in his lap which displays the badge of a Great Globe surrounded by laurels. The posture of the sitter is commanding and assured, seated to the side in order to display the insignia on his sleeve. the is also unable to meet the gaze of the viewer, and thus Wiles captures the authoritative and formal figure with a sense of personable vulnerability. Presented in a distressed white-painted wooden frame. Signed to the lower-left edge.

Condition

There are some mild surface marks, some scuffs around the edges, and some small losses to the lower-right corner.

Size

88.7 x 72.7cm (34.9" x 28.6")
Framed Size: 96.1 x 80.1cm (37.8" x 31.5")

Collection Information

From a substantial collection of work by the sculptor and painter Alec Wiles (1924-2021).

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Artist Biography

Alec Wiles (1924-2021) was a sculptor, marine artist, and a landscape and portrait painter. the studied at Southampton School of Art from 1937-3. the exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Royal Society of British Artists, and Society of Graphic Artists.

Wiles enjoys a secure reputation amongst Cornwall's leading artists, his works having been shown in all of Cornwall's prestigious galleries, in Newlyn, as well as being a member of the Newquay Society of Artists. His paintings are especially noted for their diversity of subject matter, but equally for their unusual compositional viewpoints, whilst his freely drawn charcoal studies at the male and female nude show his mastery of good draughtsmanship. Wiles also enjoys a separate reputation for his small sculptures, mainly of the female and male torso, cast in bronze and resin bronze.

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SKU qx769
Artist Alec Wiles (1924-2021)
Date 20th Century
Dimensions 88.7 x 72.7cm
Medium Oil
Subject Portrait
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