Graham Sutherland began as an etcher of pastoral scenes and turned to painting in the 1930s, when the Pembrokeshire coast shaped his strange, Romantic landscapes. He was an official war artist in the Second World War. He designed the great tapestry Christ in Glory for Coventry Cathedral and painted portraits, including a notorious one of Churchill. He lived in Kent and in later life also in the south of France.
Graham Sutherland
Painter, printmaker and designer; Neo-Romantic landscape
- Born
- 24 August 1903, Streatham, London
- Died
- 17 February 1980, Trottiscliffe, Kent
Where to see their work
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Sublime Landscapes, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
Until 5 December
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The Art of Looking: from Dutch Masters to Modern Britain, The Wilson, Cheltenham
Until 3 January 2027
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British Landscapes: A Sense of Place, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester
Until 1 November
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Samuel Palmer and Modern Art, V&A South Kensington, London
Opens today
Further reading: Wikipedia