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Elvic Steele1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Peeping Faces"circa 1960's
circa 1960's
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Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Peeping Faces"
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 3.5 height x 4 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the artists estate
Description: In “Peeping Faces,” the viewer is immediately drawn to the interplay of organic shapes and vivid colors. At the forefront, three richly textured green leaves with deep turquoise outlines dominate the composition, their intricate dark veins resembling silhouettes or shadows. The leaves seem alive, their surfaces filled with movement, mystery, and hidden forms waiting to be discovered.
Behind the leaves, delicate violet blooms appear to emerge, their soft petals punctuated by flashes of yellow at their centers. These flowers—reminiscent of faces peeking through foliage—add a gentle contrast to the bold, saturated greens and blues in the foreground.
The textured background of deep blue and green tones creates an immersive, otherworldly atmosphere. The combination of vibrant, complementary hues and intricate linework gives the impression of a surreal botanical scene filled with personality and energy.
We have been offering similar works from this collection for years, appreciating the artist’s talent for capturing emotion through abstraction.
We have several similar size works offered for sale here. In this wonderful size format, they offer tremendous interior design capabilities, perhaps being grouped in sets of 2, 4, 8, or even 12!
- Creator:Elvic Steele (1920 - 1997, British)
- Creation Year:circa 1960's
- Dimensions:Height: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)Width: 4 in (10.16 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509315566992
Elvic Steele
Elvic Steele was British female artist who grew up in the countryside and developed a lifelong passion for nature. She became an experienced biologist and botanist as well as a keen gardener. Her interpretation of plants in her art, the attention to detail reveals the depth of her knowledge of nature. Steele spent all of her adult life teaching in various schools near her home in Essex. In 1946, she was awarded a sabbatical to attend the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing at Benton End in Suffolk, run by Sir Cedric Morris. It was in Morris' garden at Benton End that she found a great deal of her inspiration and continued studying and painting there until the 1970s. Steele's work was regularly shown at the Colchester Art Society Exhibition and she also had a solo exhibition in 1960 when she was in the Isles of Scilly. On returning to Great Dunmow in Essex in 1963, she took evening classes at the Dunmow Art Group meetings. There, she exhibited in the Art Group's Exhibition and in villages in the district. Whilst living in Royal Leamington Spa (1984-88) she had two solo exhibitions at the Royal Spa Centre and also showed at the Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum. At this time, she also sent a number of paintings to the Benton End Group Exhibition in Essex.
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