Artist: Sir Roland Penrose (1900 - 1984)
Nationality: British
Movement: Surrealism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Sir Roland Penrose was a major figure of Surrealism in Britain and also promoted many other aspects of contemporary English art. In 1936, he helped organize the International Surrealist Exhibition in London. He worked closely with artists such as Ernst, Miro, and Picasso. Penrose served as a camouflage instructor during World War II. In 1947, he and Herbert Read founded the Institute of Contemporary Arts. He also wrote several books, including Picasso: His Life and Works in 1958.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (55)
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Louis Gauffier - Portrait of Dr. Thomas Penrose 1798 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
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Artist: Louis Gauffier Title: Portrait of Dr. Penrose Date: 1798 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions:
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John Tenniel War and Glory, plate 3, accompanying the poems, War and Glory by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and The Battle -Field by Thomas Penrose, in the book, Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club (London: Day & Son, 1
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Roland Petersen Palm Sunday oil and synthetic resin on canvas 1966
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Roland Clark Within the Law 19th - 20th century
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Roland Clark Whistlers in the Ice 19th - 20th century
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Roland Clark The Marsh Wren 19th - 20th century
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Roland Clark The Pond Hole 19th - 20th century
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Roland Clark Hawk and Ducks 19th - 20th century
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Roland Clark Woodcock Drypoint 19th - 20th century
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Roland Petersen Sleeping Figure Etching 1961
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Roland Clark Ruffed Grouse Drypoint 19th - 20th century
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Roland Clark Broad Bill's Flight 19th - 20th century
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Roland Clark Open Waters Drypoint 19th - 20th century
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Roland Petersen Fall Picnic Color state 1968
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Jean Carzou Forest Setting for Act I, Le Coup, Les Ballets de Paris de Roland Petit watercolor on paper 1953
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Roland Petersen Autumn Picnic with Two Figures Color etching 1965
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Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland, Marchioness Wellesley, (formerlyCount.of Mornington) oil on canvas 1791
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Bonnie MacLean Bill Graham Presents (72) Butterfield Blues Band; Roland Kirk Quartet, Fillmore Auditorium, 7/11-7/16 lithograph 1967
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Roland Petersen Picnic Figures Facing North and South Color etching (viscosity print) 1985
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Henri-Horace Roland de la Porte - Still Life c. 1765 Oil on canvas Norton Simon Museum French
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Philippe-Laurent Roland - Bacchante with a Goat 1796 bronze National Gallery of Art French
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Roland Oudot - Vase of Flowers c. 1925 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Allegorical Group with Bust
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Jozef Israels, Dutch, 1824-1911 The Day before Parting 1862 Oil on canvas 102.5 x 126.0
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Judy Kensley McKie Mask with shell ornaments Wood, ochre pigment, Conus shell discs, fiber 19th–early 20th century
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Marked by Joseph Ash Meerschaum Pipe London, England England, (London), 1812-13 Silver 20.2 x 12.5
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Headband Wari-related Middle Horizon, A.D. 500–800 South Coast, Peru Cotton larkshead knotted ground with supplementary
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Hat Wari-related Middle Horizon, A.D. 500–800 Peru, South Coast Cotton larkshead knotted ground with supplementary
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Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, French, 1796-1875 Sketch to show how six paintings should be hung
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Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, French, 1796-1875 Landscape, with grove of trees at left, two men
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Fragment Late Intermediate Probably Central Coast, Peru, A.D. 1000-1476 Cotton plain weave, painted 62.5 x
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Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, French, 1796-1875 Landscape, with large tree on left, two figures at
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Headband Wari-related Middle Horizon, A.D. 500–800 Probably South or Central Coast, Peru Cotton larkshead knotted
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Moritz Wilhelm Glaesel, German, 1829-1917 Bow for walking-stick violin Germany, (Markneukirchen), late 19th century Wood
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Moritz Wilhelm Glaesel, German, 1829-1917 Walking-stick violin Germany, (Markneukirchen), 2nd half of 19th century Mahogany,
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Fragment Late Intermediate Probably North-Central Coast, Peru, A.D. 1000-1476 Cotton plain weave, painted 26.9 x
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Hanging (?) Late Middle Horizon North-Central Coast, Peru, A.D. 500–800 Cotton plain weave painted 127
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Band fragment Late Middle Horizon Central or North Cental Coast, Peru, Late Middle Horizon, A.D.
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Tunic Inca Late Horizon Period, 1476-1534 Peru Wool interlocked tapestry; cross-knit loop-stitch embroidery (over hem);
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Tunic Inca-related coastal culture Late Horizon, 1438-1534 Peru Cotton plain weave, pigmented 103.8 x 101
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Tunic or poncho Chimu Late Intermediate, A.D. 1000-1476 North Coast, Peru Wool slit and dovetailed
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Jean Martial Frédou, French, 1711-1795 Portrait of a Man (Monsieur de Praroman) Pastel on paper
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Mary Ann (Toots) Zynsky Chief's lime spatula, Reba-Reba Cassowary femur, string, trade beads and trade cloth, twigs 19th century
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Tunic Chancay Late Intermediate, A.D. 1000-1476 Central Coast, Peru Wool slit tapestry 88 x 112
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Bottle in the Chinese Style Persian Safavid, first half of the 17th century Iran, (Kirman)
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Headcloth Chancay Late Intermediate, A.D. 1000-1476 Central Coast, Peru Cotton plain weave, slit tapestry (border)
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Nicolas Africano Shield, Ngake Wood, pigment, plaited matting, bark 19th century
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Cloth Late Intermediate Probably Central Coast, Peru, A.D. 1000-1476 Wool plain weave with supplementary weft
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German, 1880-1938 Reclining Nude 1909 Oil on canvas 74 x 151.5 cm
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Barthel Bruyn, The Elder, German, 1493-1555 Margarethe von Aich Oil on panel 41.9 x 32.7
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Barthel Bruyn, The Elder, German, 1493-1555 Johann von Aich Oil on panel 41.9 x 33.0
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Nicolas Africano Dish, Toidje (Hoite) Wood, lime 19th–early 20th century
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Helen Frankenthaler May 26th backwards Color lithograph 1961
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Helen Frankenthaler Essence Mulberry Color woodcut on Manai buff handmade paper 1977

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (4)
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National Galleries of Scotland, Dean Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art: THE SURREALIST AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER: ROLAND PENROSE AND LEE MILLER
Already a Surrealist artist of considerable talent, Penrose became a tireless champion of modern art through his activities as a collector, writer and exhibition organiser. A former Vogue model, Lee Miller was a remarkable photographer who later ...
J. Paul Getty Center: Surrealist Muse: Lee Miller, Roland Penrose, and Man Ray
As muse, Miller was a rare inspiration, equally comfortable and forceful in front of and behind the camera and canvas. At the age of 19, she became a model in New York where her image, captured and composed by photographers Arnold Genthe, Edwa...
hug - Gallery for International Photography: Lee Miller: A Retrospective of an Incredible Life
Modelling for top fashion photographers Hoyningen-Huene and Steichen, her natural precocity led her to absorb their techniques, and before long she had outgrown her role in front of the camera.  Deciding to perfect her craft from the brilliant Sur...
Tate Liverpool: Modern British Art : The Tate Collection
Modern British Art begins with Free Time, a section exploring the relationship between art and leisure before the First World War. For many young artists, modern life with its cafes, dancing, music halls and spectator sports, suited the advanced t...

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Sir Roland Penrose @ Catharton Artists
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