Ile Rousse, Harbour

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: The Secret Intelligence Service, Vauxhall Cross, Albert Embankment

Born near Cambridge, John Minton studied at St John’s Wood Art Schools (1935-1938). A year in Paris introduced him to French Neo-Romanticism and Picasso. A conscientious objector during the Second World War, Minton produced stage designs and taught at Camberwell and Central Schools of Art, London. He later taught at the Royal College of Art (1948-1957), known as an inspiring teacher. A prolific artist, he had eight solo exhibitions from 1945 to 1956. His commercial graphic designs epitomised a characteristic early 1950s style. Although often associated with bohemian London, Minton travelled to Corsica, Spain, Morocco and the West Indies. Disillusioned by the popularity of abstract art, Minton committed suicide at the age of forty.

Places

Mediterranean Sea, France, Corsica, L'Île-Rousse

Subjects

rowing boat, topography, seascape/coastal scene, cloud, sunlight, sun, stone/rock, beach, harbour, lighthouse

Materials & Techniques

paper (as artists material), ink, pen and ink drawing

Artist

John Minton (1917 - 1957)

Title

Ile Rousse, Harbour

Date

1947

Medium

Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions

height: 26.40 cm, width: 37.20 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Alex Reid & Lefevre, September 1949

Inscription

tr: John Minton 1947

GAC number

906