William Gear RA British, 1915-1997
Signed, dated and titled verso
Gear's work has been exhibited worldwide and is included in the collections of many museums around the world, including: Tate Gallery, London, Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Provenance
Douglas and Foulis Art Gallery, Edinburgh; Redfern Gallery, London.
Exhibitions
1963, William Gear, Douglas and Foulis Art Gallery, Edinburgh; 2015, William Gear 1915-1997: The painter that Britain forgot, Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, UK and touring 2016, City Art Centre, Edinburgh.
Literature
LAMBIRTH, Andrew. William Gear. Samson & Company, 2015, fig. 313, p. 294, ill.