Roland Penrose

British · 1900–1984 · Painter, Printmaker

Sir Roland Algernon Penrose was an English artist, historian and poet. He was a major promoter and collector of modern art and an associate of the surrealists in the United… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Roland Penrose, EDUCATION, 1983, collageEDUCATION, 1983Lyon & Turnbull · £3,528≈ $4,310≈ €4,184Sign up to see
  2. Roland Penrose, Untitled, mixed media 25 x 20cm Provenance: With Obelisk GalleryUntitledSworders · £800≈ $1,072≈ €919Sign up to see
  3. Roland Penrose, Untitled, 'Hommage a Man Ray' lithograph in colours with collageUntitledSworders · £750≈ $1,005≈ €862Sign up to see

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Sir Roland Algernon Penrose was an English artist, historian and poet. He was a major promoter and collector of modern art and an associate of the surrealists in the United Kingdom. During the Second World War he put his artistic skills to practical use as a teacher of camouflage.

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Born 1900, LondonDied 1984, ChiddinglyOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, PhotographerWikidata Q982677 ↗ULAN 500004543 ↗

surrealism

Also known as Roland Algernon Penrose, Roland Algernon Penrose (Sir), Ronald Algernon Penrose, Sir Roland Algernon Penrose, Sir Roland Penrose

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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