20th Nov, 2024 10:00
The November Auctions
ARR Nigel Temple (1926-2003)
Nigel Temple (1926-2003)
Mirror Image V
signed and dated 22.2.97 lower right
inscribed to reverse of frame
mixed media with collage
32.5cm x 23cm
Footnote:Nigel Temple (1926-2003) was a highly accomplished artist, lecturer and writer who lived in Gloucestershire. He was a polymath whose interests spanned contemporary art, bookbinding, typography and architecture. The unique collection presented here, comprising his remaining studio works, conveys the full range of his intellectual and artistic interests.
Temple exhibited internationally and counted important twentieth-century innovators such as Graham Sutherland amongst his friends and colleagues. While parallels may be drawn between his work and that of famous modernists such as Sutherland and John Piper, Temple nevertheless established a sophisticated and evocative style that was entirely his own. He was also a well-regarded architectural historian, writing numerous books on the architecture of John Nash and the vernacular buildings of his hometown of Farnham.
While he worked across a range of different media, Temple largely specialised in an idiosyncratic form of collage that combined his twin passions of bookbinding and architecture. Temple generally used found materials, particularly discarded book bindings, to create artworks that are, at first glance, abstract and mysterious. Yet they gradually draw the viewer in with their witty titles and the evocatively distressed texture of their source materials. They often suggest personal memories and specific architectural sites, and are imbued with an uncanny sense of place. Chorley’s are delighted to bring Nigel Temple’s studio works to auction.
For further information concerning the artist and his work, please see: https://nigeltemple.co.uk/
The November Auctions: Modern Art & Design | Fine Art & Antiques
Day 2
20 November from 10am
Modern Art & Design
Fine Art & Antiques
Nigel Temple (1926-2003)
Mirror Image V
signed and dated 22.2.97 lower right
inscribed to reverse of frame
mixed media with collage
32.5cm x 23cm
Nigel Temple (1926-2003) was a highly accomplished artist, lecturer and writer who lived in Gloucestershire. He was a polymath whose interests spanned contemporary art, bookbinding, typography and architecture. The unique collection presented here, comprising his remaining studio works, conveys the full range of his intellectual and artistic interests.
Temple exhibited internationally and counted important twentieth-century innovators such as Graham Sutherland amongst his friends and colleagues. While parallels may be drawn between his work and that of famous modernists such as Sutherland and John Piper, Temple nevertheless established a sophisticated and evocative style that was entirely his own. He was also a well-regarded architectural historian, writing numerous books on the architecture of John Nash and the vernacular buildings of his hometown of Farnham.
While he worked across a range of different media, Temple largely specialised in an idiosyncratic form of collage that combined his twin passions of bookbinding and architecture. Temple generally used found materials, particularly discarded book bindings, to create artworks that are, at first glance, abstract and mysterious. Yet they gradually draw the viewer in with their witty titles and the evocatively distressed texture of their source materials. They often suggest personal memories and specific architectural sites, and are imbued with an uncanny sense of place. Chorley’s are delighted to bring Nigel Temple’s studio works to auction.
For further information concerning the artist and his work, please see: https://nigeltemple.co.uk/
The November Auctions: Modern Art & Design | Fine Art & Antiques
Day 2
20 November from 10am
Modern Art & Design
Fine Art & Antiques
Framed and glazed. Very good condition overall, with minimal visible wear.
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