Forthcoming

David Evans (1929 - 1988)

Rock Band, circa 1970

SKU: 2938
Signed
Watercolour, 25 x 38 in. (64 x 96 cm.)

Size:
Height – 64cm
Width – 96cm

DESCRIPTION

Provenance:
Laporte Corporate Collection
Presentation:
folio

Provenance: Laporte Corporate Collection

Evan’s early work consisted mostly of photomontages and mural
paintings. His large-scale watercolours and gouaches date from 1967
onwards, and many of them were exhibited at the series of solo
exhibitions held at the Redfern Gallery from 1979. The influence of
Edward Burra is obvious, but Evans’ work remained highly distinctive and
the subject matter  contemporary.

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THE ARTIST

David Evans (1929Ð1988)
David
Evans
1929 - 1988

The highly distinctive large scale watercolours of David Evans  have  much in common with those of Edward Burra, who, twenty four years his senior and much admired by Evans, was clearly an important influence.  Painting the landscape of his native Suffolk, where he settled (near Woodbridge) in 1969, his brightly coloured compositions, which typically measure 30 x 50 inches, fused his local habitat with vivid fantasies inspired by imagery from contemporary life.

He was a ardent campaigner and environmentalist and the effects of pollution in the form  of landfill, industrial plants and roads encroaching into his landscape are regular motifs.  He was also drawn to metropolitan subjects – rock bands, cafeterias, excursions to museums and days out to the beach.

Born in London. he studied at Central School of Arts and Crafts with Keith Vaughan. Early in his career he showed photomontages at Gallery One and gained several commissions; these included a design for the Hollywood Room in the Observer Film Exhibition, 1956, and a mural for the Soup Kitchen, Knightsbridge.  His characteristic large-scale watercolours and gouaches date from 1967 onwards.  They were first shown in public in 1973, when his work was included in a mixed show at Deben Gallery, Woodbridge. In 1975 his work was included in summer show at Redfern Gallery, which resulted in a series of highly successful solo exhibitions at Redfern in 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986 and a memorial show in 1988. He also had one-man shows at McMur­ray Gallery from 1976-8. In 1981 he was the subject of an Anglia ITV folio documentary. In his pre-1970 London years David ran his own specialist classical record shop in the Brompton Road, and in spite of his later success, he worked in his final years as a porter at a local psychiatric hospital.  In the winter months he often found it hard to paint because the light conditions were too dull. He died at the age of 59 in a road accident. A memorial exhibition was held at Redfern in 1988.

The recent discovery of a unique group of pictures by Evans, which remained in his studio, unseen for several decades,  has allowed the opportunity to curate the first ever full retrospective, (to take place in 2017).

The exhibition will be accompanied by a 240 page book, reproducing for the first time over 100 works spanning his entire career.  The introduction will be written by the musician Pete Gage, a friend of Evans best known as the  vocalist from the pop group Dr Feelgood.

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SKU: 8167-1
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
South Sea Bubble (Copy)
£1,500
SKU: 11197
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
The Natural History Museum, London, circa 1983
£4,350
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Night Birds
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Portrait of a Cat I
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Life Drawing Class
SKU: 8205
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Fighting on the Ground
£4,200
SKU: 8186
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Rambling, 1970’s
£2,750
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
A Family Gathering, circa 1965
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
The Dream, late 1960’s
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Prehistoric Landscape,II circa 1970
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Tower of Babel,1982
SKU: 8168
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
NULL
£3,000
SKU: 8169
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
NULL
£3,200
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Suffolk Landscpae
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
At the Beach (Shingle Street)
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Through the Shop Window
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
NULL
SKU: 8167
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
South Sea Bubble
£1,500
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
8 Portraits
SKU: 8161
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Friends II
£3,500
SKU: 8153
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Cornfields
£1,700
SKU: 8154
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Craggy Rock Face
£0
SKU: 8155
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Landscape with mellow clouds, circa 1975
£1,950
Private
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Medieval cityscape
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
At the Plaza
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Lilypond divers, mid 1970’s
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
View from the Top
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Fields and Scrapheap
SKU: 8147
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Friends I
£3,500
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Amusement Park
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
View from the Top
SKU: 8137
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Peak range, 1979
£1,600
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Driving Past the Electricity Pylons
SKU: 8131
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Still-life with Vegetables, mid 1970’s
£3,400
SKU: 8123
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Cosmos VIII, late 1960’s
£975
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
A Modern Burial Ground
SKU: 8115
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Ritual
£1,650
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Flowers in the Garden
SKU: 8117
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Man and cat in sitting room, circa 1975
£2,500
Private
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Poppy landscape
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
NULL
SKU: 8110
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
A Day Out
£0
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Six Studies
SKU: 8112
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Scarecrows II
£0
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Quarter Deck
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Potholling
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
The Angel of Mars
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
The Rose-coloured City, circa 1980
SKU: 8099
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Medieval fete, mid 1970’s
£0
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
The Evening Watch
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Cloth of Tin
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
The Club, 1975
Private
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Landfill
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Construction
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Exploiting the Planet, circa 1980
SKU: 8088
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Intensive farming, circa 1970
£0
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
The Boulevard, 1970
SKU: 8081
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Pot au Fer (British Steel)
£6,500
Private
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Motorway
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Submer (Underwater World)
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
4 Hills Viaduct
SKU: 8076
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Air Escape, 1970
£6,500
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
War in the Air
Private
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Subway
SKU: 8073
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Up in the Air, circa 1960
£3,400
Private
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Cathedral
SKU: 8066
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
£2,000
Sold
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
The Open Door, circa 1950
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
The 457
Private
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
A smoke
SKU: 8064
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
A Day Trip
£2,000
SKU: 8065
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
An Evening Out; (The Magic Circle), 1960
£1,950
SKU: 8057
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Landscape, circa 1950
£3,950
Private
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Star-Gazing
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Orpheus, 1931
Reserved
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
The Bouquet, 1965
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Pastry Shop
SKU: 8048
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Room with a View
£3,500
Private
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
The Concert Singer
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Rock Band, circa 1970
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Cafeteria, 1975
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David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Gertrudes Pencil, circa 1978