John Melville, British 1902-1986 ¨ Initiation Ceremony, Aston Villa Branch, 1953; oil on canvas, signed and dated upper left 'John Melville 1953', titled to the reverse, 110 x 160 cm (unframed) (ARR) Note: a self-taught artist, Melville was one...
John Melville, British 1902-1986 ¨ Initiation Ceremony, Aston Villa Branch, 1953; oil on canvas, signed and dated upper left 'John Melville 1953', titled to the reverse, 110 x 160 cm (unframed) (ARR) Note: a self-taught artist, Melville was one the key members of the vital Birmingham Surrealists, along with Conroy Maddox, and fundamentally one of the most important Surrealist artists working in the UK. His work was included in all major Surrealist exhibitions in the England in the 1930s and 40s.
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John Melville, British 1902-1986 ¨ Initiation Ceremony, Aston Villa Branch, 1953; oil on canvas, signed and dated upper left 'John Melville 1953', titled to the reverse, 110 x 160 cm (unframed) (ARR) Note: a self-taught artist, Melville was one the key members of the vital Birmingham Surrealists, along with Conroy Maddox, and fundamentally one of the most important Surrealist artists working in the UK. His work was included in all major Surrealist exhibitions in the England in the 1930s and 40s.
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