- Geoffrey Tibble
Geoffrey Arthur Tibble (1909 –
December 15 ,1952 ) was an English artist.Tibble studied at the
Slade School underHenry Tonks where he was a contemporary ofWilliam Coldstream . In 1934 he exhibited abstract works at the Objective Abstract Exhibition at the Zwemmer Gallery, London (works described as "vortices in pigment, suggesting rather than representing something in nature")Obituary, "The Times", London, Dec 16, 1952] He destroyed or overpainted most of the works from this abstract period.London Group: Works By Young Artists, "The Times", London, Nov 03, 1953]After briefly experimenting with
surrealism , by 1937 he had returned tofigurative painting , moving toward theEuston Road School of urban realism founded byWilliam Coldstream .Look back on anger - Arts, John Russell Taylor, "The Times", London, November 27, 2002]In 1944 he became a member of the
New English Art Club . He also exhibited with theLondon Group .After military service in
World War II ,*] Tibble had his firstsolo exhibition at Tooth's Gallery in 1946, showing 25 paintings, all interiors with figures, a format that became his signature style and developed his wider reputation.*] These were critically acclaimed for their "remarkable assurance, certainty of aim and economy of means" and their resemblance to the work of Degas.*]He subsequently exhibited at leading
London galleries, including theLeicester Gallery and Lefevre Gallery.A review of a retrospective exhibition said "His work - dingy but packed with period atmosphere - looks back towards the intimate interiors of Vuillard, and forward to the domestic squalor of the Kitchen Sink School". [The Sunday Telegraph (United Kingdom): Art, Martin Gayford, "Sunday Telegraph", London, December 1, 2002]
References
*"Geoffrey Tibble. Wives & Daughters", Jonathan Clark Fine Art, London (2002)
*"Retrospective Exhibition Catalogue", City of Manchester Art Gallery, (1958)External links
* [http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2041&page=1 Works by Geoffrey Tibble in Tate Britain]
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