An impressive and dramatic oil on board by the British listed artist Ronald Olley (b.1923), depicting a battlefield landscape, with the flames of an incendiary device rising above soldiers and barbed wire. The scene is characteristic of the Second World War, and the artist's research and personal experience of war is evident. Flames burst upwards, creating a fireball over the scene. The use of a layered palette in the composition adds texture and definition. The overall work conveys both the physical and emotional trauma of the war years.
Signed to the lower left, as shown. On canvas laid to board.
Signed.In fine condition overall. Some minor scuffing to the edges. Inspection under UV light reveals no restoration.
57.3 x 93.7cm (22.6" x 36.9")
Sulis Fine Art is proud to present this fine collection of works from the studio of the British artist Ronald Olley. Some of the works bear the stamp 'ORO', which stands for Owen Ronald Olley, the artist's birthname.
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Ronald Olley was born in 1923, and studied at both the Harrow Art School and the Central School, London. His father served as a soldier throughout the First World War, and Olley joined the army in 1942. He witnessed the bombing of Bath, England, before being stationed at El Alamein in Egypt, and Italy.
As well as landscape and figure painting, Olley has had numerous commissions for portraits, mainly of women and children. As one of the last artists to paint World War II from personal experience, a significant part of his portfolio depicts battlegrounds and war-torn landscapes. These have been painted using significant research and photographs, alongside Olley's own knowledge of the front line.
His work has been shown at the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of British Artists, as well as in exhibitions at the Medici Gallery and at Duncan Campbell. His pictures have been bought by collectors in Europe, the USA, Australia, Africa and Japan.
| SKU | kk996 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Ronald Olley (b.1923) |
| Date | c. 2000 |
| Dimensions | 57.3 x 93.7cm |
| Medium | Oil |
| Style | Postimpressionism |
| Subject | Landscape |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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