" Albert Irvin and the Abstract Expressionists"

                               To the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol, England for the
                               retrospective exhibition of Irvin's work and paintings that inspired
                               him. Curated by the President of the RWA, Stewart Geddes, who knew
                               Bert Irvin and has brought together his work, including some
                               early representative paintings and some magnificent large abstracts
                               from both national and private collections.

                                                                         

 

Stewart Geddes - President of the RWA and curator of the exhibition

in front of an Albert Irvin work.

 

The exhibition also includes work by artists that influenced Irvin,

including Pollock, Motherwell, Newman and Sam Francis.

It's been a major achievement to bring all of this work together

in what has proved to be an extremely popular exhibition for

academicians and the general public.

 

 

Photograph of "Bert" Irvin in his studio taken from

the book "Albert Irvin life to painting" by Paul Moorhouse