Fred Yates (1922-2008) - The Girl In The Bush

- Oil on panel.- This fascinating painting, set in the gentle nature of the English countryside, effortlessly depicts a beautiful combination of terraced houses, reeds, and gentle thickets. By the roadside, among the reeds, a little girl appears in the frame as a simple narrative element. The seminal idea of surprise, of the singular moment that moves the viewer's mind in the face of the audacity of art, crowns what would otherwise be nothing more than an exceptional landscape. Inspired by the Manchester painter LS Lowry, Fred Yates set out to paint images of the lives of ordinary people: "...It is the man in the street that I seek, the one to whom I feel closest, with whom I wish to befriend and establish a relationship of trust and complicity, and it is him that I wish to please and captivate with my work." » Despite his solitary nature, his paintings combined a close observation of people's everyday lives with vibrant, impressionistic colors and expressive brushwork. His paintings are held in numerous private and public collections, including the Brighton and Hove Art Gallery, the University of Liverpool, the University of Warwick, the Torquay Art Gallery, and the Russell Coates Gallery, Bournemouth. - Image dimensions unframed: 44 x 75 cm / 51 x 82 cm with elegant frame. - Galerie Montbaron encloses with all its lots a technical sheet prepared by a qualified art historian. This form is sent in digital format and upon request.