St. Florent Old Fort, Corsica

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

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

France, Corsica, St. Florent: La Citadelle, St. Florent

Subjects

topography, landscape C20th, plant, fortification, wall

Materials & Techniques

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

Artist

John Minton (1917 - 1957)

Title

St. Florent Old Fort, Corsica

Date

1947

Medium

Pen and ink and wash on paper

Dimensions

height: 28.40 cm, width: 38.40 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Alex Reid & Lefevre, September 1949

Inscription

tr: John Minton 1947

GAC number

907