A vibrant study of seated nude female wearing a red turban by the artist Fyffe Christie (1918-1979.) In good condition in its original frame and mount.
Measures 50 cm deep by 21 cm wide (71 cm by 40.5 cm in its frame.)
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Fyffe Christie 1918 – 1979
Although he was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, the artist and teacher Fyffe Christie lived in Glasgow from the age of 12. He started his working life in a solicitor’s office and later took up an apprenticeship as a lithographic draughtsman. Christie served in the Scottish Rifles in World War Two and some of his artworks produced at this time were acquired by the Imperial War Museum and the Edinburgh Castle Museum. From1946-50, Christie studied mural painting at the Glasgow School of Art, winning the Newberry Medal in 1950 and a year’s post-diploma study. After a period spent in teaching and a six-month travelling scholarship in France, Germany and Italy, Christie completed many murals, including his first major commission – Christ Feeding the People” for the Iona Community . Christie, who later lived in London, was a painter with a rich palette , noted for his female nude studies, of which this present work is an example. He exhibited at Cyril Gerber Fine Art in Glasgow and the Fairhurst Gallery.