Springtime Conversation Piece
Artist: Gell, Frederick Paul William (Paul Gell)
Description: Watercolour still life of two vases of flowers, one daffodils and one anemones. Signature and title inscribed at base of painting in pencil.
Frederick Paul Gell (Paul Gell) was born in Manchester, 1918. His family was of Manx origin with grandparents and earlier generations resident in the Isle of Man. From a young age Gell was a part of the artistic community, spending much of his time with a group of Lancashire artists, which included L.S. Lowry. He had several exhibitions at the Piccadilly Gallery in London in the 1950s, with work featuring homoerotic groups of male workers. He was able to use his artistic talent to express his sexuality. Gell went on to work as an interior designer with the Cunard Line.
Gell retired to the Isle of Man with his partner, Martin Lister. In later life his work as a painter predominantly featured cultivated plants (such as ‘Flowers from a Painter’s Garden’, 1983) and landscapes in watercolour, alongside male nudes in interiors.
Measurements: frame: 89 x 67 cm
Materials: watercolour on paper
Object name: Painting
Collection: Art Collection
ID number: 2002-0241
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