| One of the most enigmatic artists of his generation, Durrant is one of the almost unknown gems of English art of the second half of the 20th century. Equally gifted in words as in image crafting, he was a poet as well as a painter; indeed, the cryptic inscriptions in most of his works are meant to be interpreted as poetry. After 4 years at Camberwell, from 1948 to 1952, during which he met and was influenced by Vaughan and Minton, he developed an individual path to abstractionism, which he deepened throughout his life and career. Fellow of the Free Painters and Sculptors, showed at the RA, and numerous public collections hold his work, such as the Imperial War Museum, Bradford City Art Gallery and Balliol College, Oxford. |
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