'Binary' Framed Screenprint Over Painted by Anthony Curtis 1972

Anthony Curtis (1928-2018)

'Binary'

gouache with screenprint

signed and inscribed in pencil 

Dimensions 46 x 59cm

Anthony Curtis originally created the screen print for this piece of work in 1972, then spent some months overpainting it in 2006.  

Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, Anthony Curtis was a pivotal figure in the post-war British art scene. His formal studies began at Loughborough College and continued at the renowned Bath Academy of Arts in Corsham, where he immersed himself in the vibrant artistic community of the early 1950s. Under the tutelage of prominent 20th century artists such as Terry Frost, Bryan Wynter, Peter Lanyon, and Kenneth Armitage, Curtis’s creative vision began to take shape. 

In 1957, Curtis's work garnered national attention with his inclusion in the Daily Express Young Artists’ Exhibition, and he was further celebrated as one of Jack Beddington’s Young Artists of Promise. By 1959, he was holding solo exhibitions at the Bear Lane Gallery in Oxford, where his unique voice emerged within the contemporary art landscape.

These pieces, rich in texture and movement, reflect the profound influence of his St Ives mentors. Many were conceived during his regular sojourns to Cornwall, where he frequently visited and painted alongside Terry Frost and Peter Lanyon, capturing the dynamic spirit of the era’s artistic experimentation.