Maurice Feild
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E. Maurice Feild was an English painter and teacher, a close associate of the Euston Road School
, and an influential teacher at the Downs School
, Colwall, and the Slade School of Art.
He began his career at the Downs school in 1928. He was a colleague and friend of W. H. Auden
in the early 1930s. In 1937 he was an early supporter of the Euston Road School
. He encouraged his pupils to paint with direct sincerity in the open air, and the many English painters who learned from him included Kenneth Rowntree
, Lawrence Gowing
, Andrew Forge
, Patrick George, Anthony Hill, Anthony Fry, and Francis Hoyland
.
He left the Downs to join the Slade School in 1954 at the invitiation of William Coldstream
, who later wrote a tribute to Feild's work as painter and teacher. His work was exhibited at the Upper Grosvenor Gallery in 1970.
Lawrence Gowing was reported to have described Feild as "among the unsung influences on British painting" (Roger Berthoud in The Times, 12 June 1982, p. 12).
He was married to Alexandra Feild. They had one son, John Feild, a music teacher and musician.
Euston Road School
The Euston Road School was a group of English painters, active in London between 1937 and 1939.William Coldstream, Victor Pasmore, Claude Rogers, Maurice Field and Graham Bell set up a School of Drawing and Painting in Euston Road in 1937; other associated artists included Lawrence Gowing, Tom...
, and an influential teacher at the Downs School
The Downs School (Herefordshire)
The Downs, Malvern College Prep. is an independent coeducational school in the United Kingdom, founded in 1900. It is located in Colwall in the County of Herefordshire, on the western slopes of the Malvern Hills.-Overview:...
, Colwall, and the Slade School of Art.
He began his career at the Downs school in 1928. He was a colleague and friend of W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden
Wystan Hugh Auden , who published as W. H. Auden, was an Anglo-American poet,The first definition of "Anglo-American" in the OED is: "Of, belonging to, or involving both England and America." See also the definition "English in origin or birth, American by settlement or citizenship" in See also...
in the early 1930s. In 1937 he was an early supporter of the Euston Road School
Euston Road School
The Euston Road School was a group of English painters, active in London between 1937 and 1939.William Coldstream, Victor Pasmore, Claude Rogers, Maurice Field and Graham Bell set up a School of Drawing and Painting in Euston Road in 1937; other associated artists included Lawrence Gowing, Tom...
. He encouraged his pupils to paint with direct sincerity in the open air, and the many English painters who learned from him included Kenneth Rowntree
Kenneth Rowntree
Kenneth Rowntree was a British artist.A Quaker, he was a conscientious objector during the Second World War. He worked for the War Artists' Advisory Committee.He one of the Great Bardfield Artists.Reference:...
, Lawrence Gowing
Lawrence Gowing
Sir Lawrence Gowing was a British artist, writer, curator and teacher. Initially recognized as a portrait and landscape painter, he quickly rose to prominence as an art educator, writer, and eventually, curator and museum trustee...
, Andrew Forge
Andrew Forge
Andrew Murray Forge was a British painter, academic, and art critic....
, Patrick George, Anthony Hill, Anthony Fry, and Francis Hoyland
Francis Hoyland
-Life:Hoyland was the son of James Hoyland of Castle Howard, Yorkshire, and was born in 1727. He was educated in a school at Halifax, and on 18 June 1744 matriculated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1748. Soon afterwards he seems to have made a voyage to the West Indies...
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He left the Downs to join the Slade School in 1954 at the invitiation of William Coldstream
William Coldstream
Sir William Menzies Coldstream was a British realist painter and a long standing art teacher.-Biography:...
, who later wrote a tribute to Feild's work as painter and teacher. His work was exhibited at the Upper Grosvenor Gallery in 1970.
Lawrence Gowing was reported to have described Feild as "among the unsung influences on British painting" (Roger Berthoud in The Times, 12 June 1982, p. 12).
He was married to Alexandra Feild. They had one son, John Feild, a music teacher and musician.