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George Fredericks

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George Fredericks
Born1929
Known forPainting
Notable workCircus scene (1990)[1]
MovementNaïve art

George Fredericks (born 1929) is an English naïve artist.

He has exhibited his paintings since 1957, and developed an early following by British and international artists, including Peter Blake and Larry Bell.[2]

His paintings have been exhibited in many major European centres, including in galleries in Amsterdam, Hamburg, London (the Redfern, the Crane Art and Rona Galleries) [3] and Zurich, and in museums in France.[1]

Works

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His Bald Trainer and Animals (1974) is in the Bridgeman Art Library.[3] His paintings Acrobat (no date) and Circus Scene (1990) are in the collections of the Milwaukee Art Museum.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "George Fredericks - Milwaukee Art Museum". collection.mam.org. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  2. ^ Andera, Margaret, and Lisa Stone. "Accidental Genius: Art from the Anthony Petullo Collection". (Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Art Museum, 2012), page 200.
  3. ^ a b "George Fredericks Art Prints & Framed Posters". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.