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Henry Cliffe
Henry Cliffe was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire and studied at the local art school. During World War II he served in the army in and met the artist William Scott whilst on secondment in Wales. In 1946 Cliffe enrolled as student at Bath Academy of Art, where he later became a member of staff alongside Peter Lanyon, Terry Frost, Bryan Winter, Howard Hodgkin and Adrian Heath. running the lithography studio from 1950 until his retirement in 1981.
Cliffe was a regular exhibitor in international print exhibitions and exhibited at the British Pavilion at 1954 Venice Biennale alongside Ben Nicholson, Francis Bacon and Lucien Freud. In 1956 he was given a one man show by The Redfern Gallery and in 1960 he was one of five artists shown in the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale: Victor Pasmore, Eduardo Paolozzi, Merlyn Evans and Geoffrey Clark.
His work is represented in many public collections including; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Cincinnati Art Museum, Museum of Modern Art, New York; Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, City Art Gallery, Bristol and the University of Bristol.
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Still Life
Gouache and oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1991. Image 27cm by 20cm, framed 45cm by 46cm
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