Artist Birthdays – August 24: GRAHAM SUTHERLAND

GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (August 24, 1903 – February 17, 1980)

• Nationality: English
• Field: Painting, printmaking
• Art Movement: Neo-Romanticism
• ARTiFact: In 1940, he was employed as a World War II official artist as part of the War Artists’ Scheme – working on the Home Front he depicted mining, industry, and bomb damage
• Artist Quote: “The closeness of opposites in life has always fascinated me. That is to say the tension between opposites. The precarious balanced moment – the hairsbreadth between – beauty & ugliness – happiness & unhappiness – light & shadow.”
• Important Artwork (shown below): Thorn Tree (detail), 1945.

Related Links:

• Learn more about the artist Graham Sutherland
• Discover your favorite artists at Park West Gallery