John Blackburn (b. 1932) (View BIOGRAPHY)

John Blackburn occupies an unusual position in British art. Born in Luton, he trained at Margate School of Art before doing National Service and going to live for a time in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands (1954-62). He returned to England and a period of early success in the 1960s, when his work was bought by Jim Ede (who founded Kettle’s Yard). After that, Blackburn largely dropped off the artistic radar until he was rediscovered in 2002; but since then, his reputation has deservedly gone from strength to strength, and he has become re-established as a name to conjure with. Now in his 80th year, Blackburn is recognized as an abstract painter of originality and vision, an artist capable of taking the Modernist project of St Ives (Hilton, Scott, Wynter, Lanyon and Frost) into the 21st century, and breaking his own new ground.

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Untitled (Grey Square), 2007 Mixed Inscribed "Blackburn J Westbere mid October 2007, No 5" on verso 61 x 46.5 cms (23.97 x 18.27 in)

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INVENTORY BY THIS ARTIST

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Grey Form on White Ground (c1964) VIEW Blues and Greys with Red (c1961) VIEW Long White Abstract with Orange and Blue (c.1961) VIEW John Blackburn: New Paintings (2011) VIEW Three Forms (2011) VIEW Two Forms I (2011) VIEW Lavender (2011) VIEW Aboriginal Form (2011) VIEW Battle of Tours Poitier 732AD (2011) VIEW Three White Forms (2011) VIEW Two Squares (2010) VIEW Green Cup (2010) VIEW Blue Brown (2010) VIEW The Organ with Form (2010) VIEW Two Forms (Blue / Black) (2010) VIEW White Square (2010) VIEW Early Counter Change (2010) VIEW Abstract Each Way (2010) VIEW Grey Cup (2010) VIEW Black Brown Together (2010) VIEW Black Beehive (2010) VIEW Ochre Form Entering (2010) VIEW Form Supported by White Space (2010) VIEW Three Cups (2010) VIEW Yellow Cup (2010) VIEW Three Forms I (2010) VIEW Five Forms Imprisoned (2010) VIEW Three Forms (2010) VIEW Two's Company Fours a Crowd (2010) VIEW Two Forms (Grey/Black) (2010) VIEW Two Totems (2010) VIEW Black & White (2010) VIEW Black Square withLavender Cup (2010) VIEW Little Green Form (2010) VIEW Blue Grey White I (2009) VIEW Pink Circle (2009) VIEW Yellow Orange (2009) VIEW Red Circle (2009) VIEW Blue Grey White II (2009) VIEW Two Forms (2009) VIEW Stamford (2009) VIEW Two Triangular Forms (2009) VIEW Vermillion (2009) VIEW Black Square (2009) VIEW Two Forms with Iron Blade (2008) VIEW Two Forms with Wavey Bar (2008) VIEW Three Forms with Curve (2008) VIEW Untitled (2*10) (2008) VIEW Untitled (Even Numbers) (2008) VIEW Untitled (Pink Split) (2008) VIEW Cups Series No 19 (2007) VIEW Cups Series No 22 (2007) VIEW John Blackburn: Paintings (2007) VIEW Late June 07 (2007) VIEW Untitled (Black Form) (2007) VIEW Untitled (Black on top) (2007) VIEW Untitled (Black/Grey Forms) (2007) VIEW Untitled (Grey Square) (2007) VIEW Untitled (Grey Square) (2007) VIEW Untitled No 10 Late October (2007) VIEW Untitled No 16 Sunday Late October (2007) VIEW Untitled No 3 Monday 5th November (2007) VIEW Untitled No 4 (Thursday 8th November) (2007) VIEW Abstract Form with Cup and Cross (2005) VIEW Steel with bolts & ceramic titles (2005) VIEW Square in White Form (2005) VIEW Tin Bath (2005) VIEW Untitled (2005) VIEW Untitled (Blue/Black/White) (2005) VIEW Untitled (White Square) (2005) VIEW Small Lead Series No 1 (2004) VIEW Small Lead Series No 2 (2004) VIEW Small Lead Series No 3 (2004) VIEW House (2004) VIEW Uphill (2004) VIEW Masked Hostage No 14 (1979) VIEW Masked Hostage No 15 (1979) VIEW Masked Hostage No 3 (1979) VIEW Masked Hostage No 13 (1979) VIEW Masked Hostage No 16 (1979) VIEW Masked Hostage No 17 (1979) VIEW Masked Hostage No 2 (1979) VIEW Masked Hostage No 7 (1979) VIEW Masked Hostage No 9 (1979) VIEW Double Hostages No 12 (1977) VIEW Double Hostages No 5 (1977) VIEW Double Hostages No 6 (1977) VIEW Double Hostages No 8 (1977) VIEW Single Hostage No 14 (1976) VIEW Single Hostage No 16 (1976) VIEW Single Hostage No 26 (1976) VIEW Single Hostage No 30 (1976) VIEW Single Hostage No 31 (1976) VIEW Single Hostage No 32 (1976) VIEW Single Hostage No 33 (1976) VIEW Single Hostage No 36 (1976) VIEW Single Hostage No 42 (1976) VIEW Single Hostage No 49 (1976) VIEW Untitled (Bandaged Series 2) (1969) VIEW Large Dark Brown (1964) VIEW Large Naples Yellow Circle Centre (1964) VIEW Black L on Brown/White Square Bottom (1964) VIEW White L on Black ground with grey rectangle (1964) VIEW Untitled (Mustard/Black with Red) (1964) VIEW Untitled (Brown/Black) (1963) VIEW Untitled (Forms - Grey/Blue) (1963) VIEW The Paris Picture (1962) VIEW Untitled (Black/White/Grey) (1961) VIEW You Dont Even Know How To Look After Me VIEW Look Away Now VIEW No No VIEW Black Shoe Triptych VIEW Take Nothing With You, You Will Not Need Anything VIEW There is No Help Forthcoming Everything is Lost Gone It is No More VIEW Triptych (Winter II) VIEW And God Cryed VIEW He Turned His Back On Me VIEW Don't Speak To Me VIEW He will Not Come Back For Your, Never VIEW I Miss You VIEW Either Love ia a Shrine or else a Scar VIEW