Golden Sun-Down by Michael Chase
© Michael Chase, Bridgeman Art Library / Private Collection
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- Golden Sun-Down
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- Artist:
- Michael Chase
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- MC40017
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- Open edition
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- Bridgeman Art Library
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- © Michael Chase, Bridgeman Art Library / Private Collection
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The Artist: Michael Chase
(1915-2001)
Michael Chase's artistic career started late after his service as an officer in the army throughout World War II. By happy chance he was able to manage and direct important art galleries and centres from 1948-74 and had close contact with many leading artists of the day, John Piper, Michael Rothenstein, Edwards Bawden, Julian Trevelyan, John Nash, Winifred Nicholson and many others, also giving the famous Australian painter Arthur Boyd his first London showing - all this providing the background of his artistic education as opposed to more conventional study in specialised schools. Despite drawing and painting all his life whenever possible, he did not commence day to day work as a painter until 1976 when he was utterly captivated by the medium of water colour and its infinite possibilities.
His innovative use of large tubes of paint rather than tiny pans of colour in a box, as well as all sorts of brushes from the house painting variety on down, almost immediately opened doors and invit
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