Peter Oakley (1935-2007) - Contemporary Oil Mother And Child Playing

Description

A truly dynamic and striking oil of impressive size. This semi abstract painting by the artist Peter Oakley, clearly takes inspiration from modernist/fauvist painters such as Matisse. The interior scene shows a mother and child, playfully wrestling on a red carpet in a bright yellow room. The painting is presented in a black wood frame and has been signed in white at the reveres of the board. There is also an inscription by the artist with the title and the artist's address. On board.

Condition

There is light surface dirt and an area of restoration to the upper right corner. The frame has some splitting to the upper left and lower right corners.

Size

75 x 97.5cm (29.5" x 38.4")
Framed Size: 84.7 x 107.5cm (33.3" x 42.3")

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Artist Biography

MAFA President 1993-7
Peter Oakley was famous for his semi-abstract paintings and murals – including the Pete McCarthy Memorial, which was installed at the Pyramid Arts Centre, Warrington. He was born in Stafford in 1935 and trained at Stafford and Leicester’s colleges of art in the 1950s before taking an MA at Manchester Polytechnic in 1987. He was Head of Art in two Leicester secondary schools from 1959 to 1971 and then became a senior lecturer at Edge Hill College in Ormskirk.
As well as becoming president of MAFA, Peter was also a member of Cheshire Artists’ Network. As well as painting and printing, he was also responsible for many artists’ residencies, murals, illustrations, theatrical set and costume designs and public artworks.