Peter de Francia

Peter Laurent de Francia
Born (1921-01-25)25 January 1921
Beaulieu-sur-Mer Alpes Maritimes, France
Died 19 January 2012(2012-01-19) (aged 90)
London, U.K.[1]
Nationality British
Known for Painting, Drawing
Notable work The Execution of Beloyannis (1953)
Figure on a ladder (1953)
Bombing of Sakiet (1958)
The Emigrants - triptych (1964-66)
Vespa with Couple (1976)
Disparates (Omnia Vincit Amor) (1977)
The Violation of Innocence (1989)

Peter Laurent de Francia (25 January 1921 – 19 January 2012) was a French-born British artist,[1] who served as Professor of Painting at the Royal College of Art (RCA), London, from 1972 to 1986.[2] He was the author of two books on Fernand Léger: Leger: The Great Parade (Painters on Painting) (1969) and Fernand Léger (1983).

Biography

De Francia was born in Beaulieu-sur-Mer Alpes Maritimes, France. He was educated at the Academy of Brussels (1938–40) and between 1945 and 1948 attended the Slade School, University of London.[3]

He worked from 1949 to 1950 at the Canadian Government Exhibition Commission in Ottawa, and subsequently in the Architects' Department, American Museum, New York (1950–51). From 1953 to 1968 he was a tutor in the Department of Art History and Complementary Studies at St Martin's School of Art, London (1953–68), and from 1963 to 1969 also tutored in the Department of Art History and Complementary Studies at the Royal College of Art (RCA). He was Principal of the Department of Fine Art, Goldsmiths' College, University of London (1969–72), and from 1972 to 1986 was Professor of Painting at the RCA.[3]

Selected solo exhibitions

Selected publications

References

  1. 1 2 Michael McNay (23 January 2012). "Peter de Francia obituary | Art and design". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  2. ↑ Timothy Hyman (1 February 2012). "Peter de Francia: Painter and teacher who railed against the British artistic establishment". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  3. 1 2 Peter de Francia biography at James Hyman.

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