The Wave

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Edward Middleditch was born in Chelmsford, Essex. He served overseas during the Second World War, receiving the Military Cross in 1945. He studied at the Regent Street Polytechnic and Royal College of Art (RCA, 1948-1952) and his realist paintings of domestic scenes led to his association with the ‘Kitchen Sink School’, an informal group of RCA graduates, John Bratby, Derrick Greaves and Jack Smith. Middleditch’s first solo show was held at Beaux Arts (London, 1954) where he continued to exhibit until 1962. He held various teaching posts, including Head of Fine Art at Norwich School of Art (1964-1984). Exhibitions included a Arts Council and South Bank Centre retrospective (1987-1988) and a show at James Hyman Fine Art, (London, 2006).

Places

Subjects

seascape/coastal scene, beach, wave

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

Edward Middleditch (1923 - 1987)

Title

The Wave

Date

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 122.00 cm, width: 153.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Leicester Galleries, May 1962

Inscription

None

Provenance

With Beaux Art Gallery; from whom purchased by the Leicester Galleries, London; from whom purchased by the Ministry of Works in May 1962, as ‘Wave’

GAC number

5792