Julian Trevelyan 1910-1988
Painter of industrial landscapes, marines, figures, animals and townscapes in oils, gouaches and mixed media, etcher. The nephew of G.M.Trevelyan, he studied English at Cambridge where through his friendship with Humphrey Jennings he began to look at French painting, particulalry the work of Masson. In 1931 he studied at Atelier 17, Paris, with S W Hayter, in 1935 he established his studio at Hammersmith, London, and he continued to travel widely. In 1937 and 1938 he was involved with Harrison’s Mass Observation , which influenced his choice of industrial landscape subjects. During the war he worked as a camouflage officer. In 1932 he exhibited at the Bloomsbury Gallery and later at London galleries including the Lefecre, Zwemmer and the Tate. In 1936 his work was included in the London International Surrealist Exhibition and subsequently in many grop shows in Britain and abroad. Public collections containing his work include the Tate Gallery and MOMA, New York. He was active in the AIA, a member of the English Surrealist Group, 1937-8, and of the London Group, 1948-63. He taught at Chelsea School of Art, 1950-60, and from 1955 to 1963 was Tutor in Etching at the Royal College of Art. He was married twice: to Ursula (Mommens) Darwin in 1934 and to Mary Fedden in 1951. He published a number of important etching suites and three books. Initially his work displayed a wide range of styles, from fgurative realism to Surrealist subjects. After the war his admiration for Bonnard produced a looser painting technique but this later changed to a linear style with heavy outlines and firm, flat areas of strong colour. LIT: See the artist’s own books including Indigo Days , MacGibbon & Kee, 1958 Retrospective Exhibition Catalogue, Waterman’s Arts Centre, 1986... read more
Julian Trevelyan Paintings and Drawings
Julian Trevelyan: London Nocturne, 1954
