Harry Ousey

Frederick Henry "Harry" Ousey (1915–1985) was a British post-modernist painter whose work has been described as "very important in the 20th century British art scene", and exhibited across Europe.[1]

Early life

Ousey was born in Longsight, Manchester, on 21 November 1915. He trained as an architect.[2]

Life and works

He moved to Cornwall where he became associated with Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth.[3] A collection of 25 paintings is owned and exhibited by the Falmouth Art Gallery, Cornwall, who rate his work "amongst the finest in abstract paintings emanating from the St Ives School"[4] Ousey was working towards a major show in Paris at the time of his death in 1985. A retrospective, "One Needs More Than Paint, A Centenary Exhibition of Harry Ousey", was held at Salford Art Gallery in June 2015.

References

  1. ↑ Paul Mackenzie (22 May 2015). "Harry Ousey exhibition at the Salford Museum and Art Gallery". Lancashire Life.
  2. ↑ "Chronology". Harry Ousey.
  3. ↑ "Ousey, Harry (1915-1985)". Falmouth Art Gallery.
  4. ↑ "Harry Ousey". Cornwall Artists Index.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.