Lot 839: Peter Campbell 1931-1989- "Still Life"; oil on

Peter Campbell 1931-1989- "Still Life"; oil on board, signed, bears label for The Phoenix Gallery, Lavenham, Suffolk, 55x47cm Note: Peter Campbell was born in London and studied art at Goldsmiths College 1951-3. A versatile artist who worked in graphics and enamels as well as paint, he moved to Eye in Sussex in 1971 and stayed there till his death. Campbell wrote "My intention is not to reproduce the apparent physical appearance of the natural world, but rather to choose and reshape the essence, as I see it, of the thing seen. I try not to allow the 'subject' to get in the way of making the painting." Key solo exhibitions included Portal Gallery, London in 1964, Metarco Gallery New York in 1969/70 and Phoenix Gallery, Lavenham 1987. Retrospectives since his death have included Bircham Gallery, Norfolk in 1990 and again in 2006 and Chappel Galleries, Essex in 2005. Campbell's work is held in a number of public collections in the UK and Vancouver City Art Gallery, Canada.