MARK LANCASTER [1938-2021]
Marilyn Monroe
1987
oil on canvas
signed and dated on reverse
31 x 26 cm
Provenance: the artist; Mayor Rowan Gallery, London [1988]; private collection, UK; private collection, UK.
Mark Lancaster was born in Yorkshire [Holmfirth], and studied under Richard Hamilton in Newcastle.
He spent most of his career in the US, particularly New York.
He exhibited alongside Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns and featured in most of Andy Warhol's films.
The Redfern Gallery, London, held a one-man exhibition of his paintings in April-June 2023.
An important Pop artist and abstract painter.
ONE-MAN EXHIBITIONS [selected]:
Rowan Gallery, London - 1965, 67, 69, 70, 71, 73, 75, 80.
Mayor Rowan Gallery, London - 1988 and 90.
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York - 1972 and 1973.
Walker Art Gallery - 1973.
PUBLIC GALLERY COLLECTIONS [selected]:
Tate Gallery
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Arts Council
British Council
Government Art Collection
V & A
and many UK provincial museums, including:
Pallant House, Bradford, Leeds, Swindon, Towner, Whitworth, etc...
Condition - good - minor rubbing at extreme corners