William Gear RA British, 1915-1997
White Feature on Red, 1957
Oil on board
73 x 60 cm
Signed and dated lower right
Signed, dated and titled verso
Signed, dated and titled verso
Following studies at the Edinburgh College of Art and Edinburgh University during 1932-37, Gear set off to Paris to study at the Académie Colarossi under Fernand Léger. Subsequently, he travelled...
Following studies at the Edinburgh College of Art and Edinburgh University during 1932-37, Gear set off to Paris to study at the Académie Colarossi under Fernand Léger. Subsequently, he travelled and exhibited extensively in Italy, Greece and the Balkans. Upon his return to Paris in 1947, Gear became associated with the Cobra group. Gear's Cobra paintings are considered a significant contribution to European 20th century painting. Back in Paris Gear met Hans Hartung, Pierre Soulages and Serge Poliakoff and became part of the 'Art Informel' movement, a wide denomination for related types of Abstract Painting. Gear remained an Abstractionist until his death in 1997.
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.
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.
Exhibitions
2015, William Gear: A Centenary Exhibition, Redfern Gallery, London.
Literature
LAMBIRTH, Andrew, Willam Gear, Samson & Company, 2015, fig. 156, p. 143, ill.
William Gear: A Centenary Exhibition, exhibition catalogue with introduction by Andrew LAMBIRTH, Redfern Gallery, London, 2015, ill. p. 61.
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