Michael C. Kidd - 1996 Acrylic Rusty Shack

Description

A very fine acrylic painting by the British artist Michael Kidd. The scene depicts a sandy view with a rusty shack as the main subject. Known for his surreal, quirky and creative paintings, this work is illustrative of the artist's imagination, as well as his play on perspective to create the illusion of reality. Signed and dated to the lower right-hand corner. There are two labels on the reverse inscribed with the artist's name, title and medium. Very well presented in an off-white card mount and in a light wooden frame. On wove.

Condition

In fine condition overall, with minor scuffs to the frame.

Size

32.2 x 44.8cm (12.7" x 17.6")
Framed Size: 50.5 x 62.2cm (19.9" x 24.5")

Artist Biography

London-born painter and designer who studied at Wimbledon School of Art, 1956-59 and RCA where his concluding year was spent at the school’s then developing film department, where he studied alongside the now famous film director Ridley Scott. He worked in film and TV commercials as an art director in some of London's leading advertising agencies including J Walter Thompson and spent some years in America. Kidd resumed his painting career in 1981 and held his first solo exhibition at the Rona Gallery in Mayfair in 1997, since when he has devoted all his time to painting and is a regular exhibitor with RONA. Kidd has also exhibited in a group exhibition at Brian Sinfield Gallery, Burford in 2002. Examples are in the collection of the Hunterian and MOMA, Wales.