History :

British born Riduan Tomkins.studied at the Royal college of Art in London in the 1960s and exhibited at the Whitechapel and Waddington Galleries In London as well as being represented by the renowned art dealer, Betty Parsons in London and New York. His work has also been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art.

Riduan Tomkins was senior lecturer in painting at the University of Canterbury, Ilam from 1985 to 95. On leaving New Zealand, Riduan Tomkins taught in Ontario, Canada and at the Slade School of Fine Arts in London before moving to Indonesia in 2001. He died in 2009.

The Work :

The poor photos hardly do justice to this great artists work. Heavy impasto surfaces with subtle horizontal stripes under figures. Luminous colour!

"Colour Field" painting.

All the history of the painting is attached to the back in the way of labels ....signed and dated.

Oil paint on stretched COTTON DUCK, signed and dated 1990. Has some surface cracking in the oil paint.

Size :

XL SIZE 122 cms square

Freight is an extra $180 wrapped Insurance is an optional extra cost to be determined post auction.

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