Rock Figure, Mojave Desert, No 12

Leonard Rosoman (1913 - 2012)

Acrylic on canvas

1970

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: USA
    City: San Francisco
    Place: British Consulate-General
  • About the artist
    Born in London in 1913, Leonard Rosoman studied at Durham University, the Royal Academy Schools (1935–36) and the Central School of Arts and Crafts (1937–38). He served in the Second World War, becoming an Official War Artist in 1944, painting scenes ofthe Pacific on board an aircraft carrier. In 1947 Rosoman began teaching at Camberwell School of Art, before moving to Edinburgh in 1948 to teach at the College of Art. From 1956 he taught at the Royal College of Art, London. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1960 and a full Academician in 1970. Rosoman was awarded an OBE in 1981. In 2003, his 90th birthday was celebrated with an exhibition at the Fine Art Society, London.
  • Explore
    Places
    United States of America, Mojave Desert, California
    Subjects
    topography, abstract, semi-figurative, landscape C20th, stone/rock, desert, man
    Materials & Techniques
    acrylic (paint), canvas, acrylic painting
  • Details
    Artist
    Leonard Rosoman (1913 - 2012)
    Title
    Rock Figure, Mojave Desert, No 12
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    Acrylic on canvas
    Dimensions
    height: 122.00 cm, width: 122.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Christie's, 9 June 1978
    Inscription
    bl: Leonard Rosoman
    Provenance
    Collection of Geoffrey Caut; sold through Christie's, London, 'Modern British and Irish Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture' sale, on 9 June 1978 (Lot 234), as 'Rock Figure No 12'; from which sale purchased by the Department of the Environment
    GAC number
    13851