River Loing at Night

Location

Country: France
City: Paris
Place: British Embassy

Adrian Ryan was born in London, the son of the artist Vivian D. Ryan. He studied at the Architectural Association (1938–39) and at the Slade School of Art (1939–40). He later taught for almost forty years at Goldsmith’s College of Art (1948–83). Based in London, he exhibited his work regularly with the London Group and at the Royal Academy and Redfern Gallery. He often painted in Cornwall, Suffolk and France. Retrospectives of his work were held in The Minories (Colchester, 1985) and the National Trust (1994). A solo show was held at Eton College in 1996 and a memorial exhibition was held at the Redfern Gallery in 2000.

Places

France, River Loing

Subjects

topography, landscape C20th, grass, tree, night, river, bridge (rural), house

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

Adrian Ryan (1920 - 1998)

Title

River Loing at Night

Date

1948

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 50.50 cm, width: 76.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Redfern Gallery, November 1949

Inscription

br: Ryan ; signed and dated verso

GAC number

1019