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Howard Wolf
 
 
About the Artist

Not so much the subject, but the act of painting is the 'Leitmotiv' of my work.
However,the strongest focus has been the human form, particularly in its moving aspect. A strong closeness to life is perhaps at the root of it, and may be linked to my early exposure to loss of life on an inhuman scale. I have no wish to paint the horror of it and on the contrary find comfort in themes far removed from it -beautiful figures and faces,movement and dance.
Portraiture in a similar way I find rewarding, in its closeness with another human, allowing me to 'recreate' a
being. Landscape work came relatively late, and there too, I find harmonies with shapes that echo the human - trees and hills.
Lucien Freud has been a great influence in my figure painting. In moving themes Marcel Duchamp has inspired me, and David Bomberg was my guiding light in paintings of rooftops in Provence.

 
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Nude with screen and chair

2004
oil
86x61

A studio work with model

Bedroom Window

2002
Acrylic
61x76

A nostalgic view into the fresh open outside

Symmetry

2003
Acrylic
122x91

A composition derived from a moving model

Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

2001
acrylic
86x61

A Sunday morning market scene in this Provencal town popular with antique hunters

Figures Resting

2005
Oil
61x76

Based on dancing figures in a restful mode

Rooftops of Roussillon

2003
acrylic
61x86

One of a series of rooftop scenes in Provence

Catwalk lll

2007
Oil on Canvas
102x76 cm

Catwalk lll
3rd in a series of paintings based on models on the catwalk- this one with Kate Moss in black.

Friday Night...

2000
96cm x 76cm

An imaginery indoor scene of two models relaxing

Lacoste - two views

2001
oil on board
84cm x 61cm

A twin view of this village in the Luberon

Figuers Dancing

2005
acrylic
84cm x 61cm

One of a series of the dance theme painted in a variety of styles and colours

La Colle sur Loup - near Nice

2002
acrylic
76cm x 61cm

A street scene in this village between Nice and Vence

White & Orange Nude

2000
oil on board
91cm x 71cm

a studio scene of a standing model

Opedette

2006
mixed media
42cm x 32cm

view of the village across shrubs and trees

Roussillon Rooftops

1995
acrylic on board
84cm x 61cm

From a series of my Provence painting, with a prominent rooftop theme

Maria

2002
84cmx58cm

Drawing of the model -charcoal on paper

Les girls I - Cabaret

2006
76cm x 61cm

Les girls I - Cabaret
A scene of the dancing girls in 'Cabaret'

3 pairs of dancers

2005
84cmx58cm

3 pairs of dancers
A study of dancing pairs from a Jiri Kyrian choreography

Dancing Team

2005
122cm x 91cm

Dancing Team
An acrobatic dance from a choreography by Jiri Kirian

Sally Bowles

2005
122cm x 91cm

Sally Bowles
Liza Minelli as Sally Bowles in the film version of Cabaret

Fred A & Ginger R

1995
84cmx61cm

Fred A & Ginger R
From a series of Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers films

Fred A & Ginger R II

1995
84cmx61cm

Fred A & Ginger R  II
One of a seies of paintings based on Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers films
 
Education and biography
City University from 1946-50
St.Martin's and Central School
of Art 1959-1962
City Literary Institute 1962-4
My work is in several private collection, and main exhibitions were:
1993 Square Gallery,Highgate
1993 Lyric Theatre,Hammersmith
1996 Gallery at John Jones
1997 Gallery at John Jones
1998 Sheridan Russell Gallery
1999 Handel House,Devizes
2000,01,02 Highgate Fine Art
2003 Lang Gallery, Shoreditch
2004 Hanging Room RAC
2005 Ben Uri Gallery
2006 Hanging Room RAC
2006 Lauderdale House,Highgate
 
Future shows
I expect to show work at
Highgate Fine Art
Lauderdale House
Hanging Room RAC
Ben Uri Gallery
 
Website:  www.howardwolf.co.uk
 
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