Age-related wear and dirt on the surface of the oil.
16 x 47cm (6.3" x 18.5")
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Sven Berlin was born in Sydenham, London, on 14th September 1911. An English painter, draughtsman, and writer, he was a key player in the development of the St. Ives art movement. Having studied at the Beckenham School of Art and after a successful career as an adagio dancer in the music halls, he moved to Cornwall with his first wife, Helga, in 1938 to study at the Camborne-Redruth School of Art. As World War II broke out, Berlin initially remained a conscientious objector. He worked in the market garden established by the art critic Adrian Stokes outside St Ives. Here he met Nicholson, Hepworth, and Peter Lanyon. These artists would later establish the Modernist movement. During this time, he penned the biography of Alfred Wallis, the first profile to be written on the artist, published in 1949 and still in print today. Berlin did eventually join the Army, taking part in the D-Day landings. Returning to St Ives after a breakdown, Berlin divorced Helga and met his second wife, Juanita Fisher, in 1949. Berlin set up his new studio in ‘The Tower’ next to Porthwidden Beach and began carving stone sculptures outside. Berlin frequently exhibited paintings, drawings, and sculptures with the St. Ives Society of Artists. In London, Berlin was a founding member of the Crypt Group along with Peter Lanyon and John Wells, who were also members of the St Ives artistic group. A flamboyant and outspoken personality, Berlin did not get on well with many of his peers. Following a conflict between the St. Ives Society of Artists, the Crypt Group, and the Penwith Society, Berlin was ostracized from the art colony and relocated to the New Forest in 1953. Here, Berlin produced some of his most established work, using animals as a source of inspiration. 1962 was a hard year for Berlin; his second wife, Juanita, left him for their groom, Fergus Casey. Berlin met his third wife, Julia, and moved to the Isle of Wight in 1970, later settling in Wimborne. Berlin remained a prolific painter, author, and sculptor right up until his death in 1999 at the age of 88. Though a difficult character, Sven Berlin remains an undeniably important figure in the genesis of the Modern art movement in St Ives.
| SKU | sh912 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Sven Berlin (1911-1999) |
| Date | 20th Century |
| Dimensions | 16 x 47cm |
| Medium | Oil |
| Style | Expressionism |
| Subject | Seascape & Coastal |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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