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λ AUBREY WILLIAMS (BRITISH 1926-1990), CHIMU λ AUBREY WILLIAMS (BRITISH 1926-1990)CHIMUMixed media Signed, titled and dated 1960 (verso) 62 x 65cm (24¼ x 25½ in.)Provenance: Eve Williams, the artist's widow Acquired from the above by the present ownerAubrey Williams came to Britain from his native Guyana in 1952, first to Leicester before settling in London in 1954 and attending St Martin's School of Art. The exhibitions Modern Art in the United States (1956) and New American Painting (1959), both at the Tate Gallery, London, had a lasting impact on his work. It was at these exhibitions that he was able to experience the works of the American Abstract Expressionists in the flesh. An admirer of Franz Kline and Jackson Pollock, Williams found an exciting and unique way to celebrate his Guyanan heritage in the bold and expressionistic techniques of Abstract Expressionism. The title of the present work reflects Williams's interest in the ancient cultures of South America. It refers to the pre-Inca civilisation of Chimu, who lived in the North of present day Peru up until the late 15th Century.
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λ AUBREY WILLIAMS (BRITISH 1926-1990), CHIMU λ AUBREY WILLIAMS (BRITISH 1926-1990)CHIMUMixed media Signed, titled and dated 1960 (verso) 62 x 65cm (24¼ x 25½ in.)Provenance: Eve Williams, the artist's widow Acquired from the above by the present ownerAubrey Williams came to Britain from his native Guyana in 1952, first to Leicester before settling in London in 1954 and attending St Martin's School of Art. The exhibitions Modern Art in the United States (1956) and New American Painting (1959), both at the Tate Gallery, London, had a lasting impact on his work. It was at these exhibitions that he was able to experience the works of the American Abstract Expressionists in the flesh. An admirer of Franz Kline and Jackson Pollock, Williams found an exciting and unique way to celebrate his Guyanan heritage in the bold and expressionistic techniques of Abstract Expressionism. The title of the present work reflects Williams's interest in the ancient cultures of South America. It refers to the pre-Inca civilisation of Chimu, who lived in the North of present day Peru up until the late 15th Century.
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