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Victor Pasmore

British 1908-1998 


Pioneering British abstract artist Victor Pasmore was born in Chelsham, Surrey, UK, in 1908. He studied in London at the Harrow Art School (1923 to 1926) and Central School of Arts and Design (1927 to 1932). While he dabbled in abstraction in those years, his early career was founded on landscapes and figurative art as inspired by the French Impressionists. Pasmore participated in his first exhibition in 1930, a group show at Zwemmer Gallery in London, and three years later he held his first solo show at Association’s Cooling Gallery, London. By 1947, encouraged by British artist Ben Nicholson, he turned to abstraction and would continue to grow and experiment in this style for the rest of his career. In 1960, Pasmore represented Britain with a solo show at the Venice Biennale, an event that garnered him international recognition. He was notably awarded the Carnegie Prize for Painting in 1964 and elected Senior Royal Academician of The Royal Academy of Arts in 1983.

In addition to being a prominent artist, Pasmore was also an influential educator. In 1937, he co-founded the Euston Road School alongside William Coldstream and Claude Rogers. From 1943 to 1949, he served as the director of painting at Camberwell School of Art and was a lecturer at the London Central School of Arts and Crafts in 1949. Between 1954 and 1961, he was the head of the paintings department at King’s College, Newcastle upon Tyne (presently Newcastle University), where he established a groundbreaking basic design course that was adopted by other arts and design schools throughout the country. Pasmore was also concerned with introducing the public to abstract art, which he was able to do through his role as the consulting director of urban design for the town of Peterlee, County Durham (1955 to 1977). He is represented in many prominent collections worldwide, including the Victor Pasmore Gallery in Malta, where he established a second home.


23 lots offered      73.91% sold      ZAR 366 418
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Victor Pasmore; Burning Waters
13 May 2024
Sold for ZAR 10 553
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Victor Pasmore; Punto di Contatto 4
12 Feb 2024
ZAR 120 000 - 150 000
 
Victor Pasmore; Points of Contact 31
12 Feb 2024
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
 
Victor Pasmore; Untitled 8
12 Feb 2024
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
 
Victor Pasmore; Untitled 7
12 Feb 2024
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
 
Victor Pasmore; Il Mostro
12 Feb 2024
Sold for ZAR 29 313
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Victor Pasmore; Green Darkness
9 Oct 2023
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
 
Victor Pasmore; Birthday
9 Oct 2023
Sold for ZAR 11 139
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Victor Pasmore; Senza Titolo 8 (Untitled 8)
25 Jul 2022
Sold for ZAR 29 313
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Victor Pasmore; Immagine grafica II
25 Jul 2022
Sold for ZAR 21 105
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Victor Pasmore; Points of Contact No. 26
25 Jul 2022
Sold for ZAR 25 795
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Victor Pasmore; Abstract Composition
11 Jul 2021
Sold for ZAR 21 105
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT