Robert Medley 1905-1994
Robert Medley's career spanned much of the twentieth century. He followed a distinctive path by building bridges between the abstract and the figurative, between public statement and private reverie.
His paintings, nonetheless, parallel the concurrent work of artists as varied as Roger Hilton, Graham Sutherland and Peter Lanyon.What stands out is the sophistication of Medley's touch. As John Berger recently wrote: "What makes Medley's work so rewarding and unusual is its dexterity. Dexterity in its strict sense refers to an inborn or acquired skill in dealing with, or being at home with, the tangible. Something close to the fingertipsDexterity also implies panache, a quality of gesture. One can think of the cast of a master fly-fisherman. The stance of a prodigious violinist. The aim from the shoulder of a champion billiard player. Medley's paintings have the concentration and elegance of such performances."
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Robert Medley'A Warden' and 'Shifting a Pic Pump'Ink on paper
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Robert MedleyAcrobatics on a diving boardOil on canvas board74.5 x 54 cms
29 5/16 x 21 4/16 ins -
Robert MedleyBlue Grey TrianglesAcrylic on Canvas24 x 72 ins
61 x 182.9 cms -
Robert MedleyGroup of BathersOil on canvas155 x 129 cms
61 1/16 x 50 12/16 ins -
Robert MedleyPortrait of Vera RussellPencil on paper29.8 x 40.3 cms
11 11/16 x 15 13/16 ins -
Robert MedleySamson AgonistesPapier colles42 x 52.7 cms
16 8/16 x 20 11/16 ins -
Robert MedleySelf portrait head and shouldersPencil on paper38.3 x 28 cms
15 1/16 x 11 1/16 ins -
Robert MedleySelf portrait in a beretPencil on paper47.6 x 55 cms
18 11/16 x 21 10/16 ins -
Robert MedleySketchbook (with 22 drawings)Other18 x 26.5 cms
7 1/16 x 10 6/16 ins -
Robert MedleyStanding Figure GroupOil on canvas81.5 x 71.5 cms
32 1/16 x 28 2/16 ins -
Robert MedleyStudy for Nude Self Portrait after Watteau's GillesCharcoal on paper22.7 x 26.9 cms
8 14/16 x 10 9/16 ins -
Robert MedleyStudy for Nude Self Portrait after Watteau's GillesPencil on paper25.3 x 35.5 cms
9 15/16 x 13 15/16 ins -
Robert MedleyStudy for Self Portrait after Watteau's GillesOther38.2 x 28.6 cms
15 1/16 x 11 4/16 ins -
Robert MedleyStudy for Self Portrait after Watteau's GillesPencil on paper35.5 x 25.3 cms
13 15/16 x 9 15/16 ins -
Robert MedleyStudy for Self Portrait after Watteau's GillesPencil on paper41.8 x 29.8 cms
16 7/16 x 11 11/16 ins -
Robert MedleyStudy for Self Portrait after Watteau's GillesPencil on paper25.3 x 35.5 cms
9 15/16 x 13 15/16 ins -
Robert MedleyStudy for Self Portrait after Watteau's GillesPencil on paper22.4 x 28.5 cms
8 13/16 x 11 3/16 ins -
Robert MedleyStudy for Self Portrait after Watteau's GillesPencil on paper22.4 x 28.5 cms
8 13/16 x 11 3/16 ins -
Robert MedleyThe God of Israel (from Samson Agonistes)Papier colles45.4 x 35.7 cms
17 13/16 x 14 1/16 ins -
Robert MedleyTheatre Design 2Watercolour on Paper49.5 x 35 cms
19 7/16 x 13 12/16 ins -
Robert MedleyTheatre Design 3Watercolour on Paper49.5 x 35 cms
19 7/16 x 13 12/16 ins -
Robert MedleyTwo Abstract DrawingsPastel, ink and wash on paper68 x 41 cms
26 12/16 x 16 2/16 ins -
Robert MedleyTwo dancersOil on canvas81 x 46 cms
31 14/16 x 18 1/16 ins -
Robert MedleyTwo figures embracingPen and Ink on Paper18.1 x 10.9 cms
7 2/16 x 4 4/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (1970s abstract)Acrylic on Canvas127 x 102 cms
50 x 40 2/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (army camp II)Ink on paper20.2 x 32.8 cms
7 15/16 x 12 14/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (army camp)Ink on paper20.1 x 32.2 cms
7 14/16 x 12 10/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (blue/pink/green)Acrylic on Canvas24 x 72 ins
61 x 182.9 cms -
Robert MedleyUntitled (Classical Composition/After the Old Masters)Oil on canvas45.5 x 40.3 cms
17 14/16 x 15 13/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (Egyptian landscape)Pastel on paper21.4 x 29.2 cms
8 6/16 x 11 7/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (lilac circle)Acrylic on Canvas24 x 72 ins
61 x 182.9 cms -
Robert MedleyUntitled (man)Ink on paper13.4 x 17.6 cms
5 4/16 x 6 14/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (pink/brown)Acrylic on Canvas182.88 x 167.64 cms
72 x 66 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (seated male)Mixed media on paper20.2 x 32.9 cms
7 15/16 x 12 15/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (soldier writing)Mixed media on paper20.2 x 32.5 cms
7 15/16 x 12 12/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (soldiers in a tent II)Ink on paper20.2 x 31.1 cms
7 15/16 x 12 3/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (soldiers in barracks)Pencil on paper20.2 x 32.8 cms
7 15/16 x 12 14/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (soldiers in the landscape)Ink on paper20.2 x 32.7 cms
7 15/16 x 12 13/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (Study relating to Marine Landscape)Pencil on paper50.5 x 40.5 cms
19 14/16 x 15 15/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (Study Relating to Yellow Figuration 1)56 x 76.5 cms
22 1/16 x 30 1/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (sunrise/set over landscape)Mixed media on paper20.2 x 32.6 cms
7 15/16 x 12 13/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (tent in landscape)Ink on paper20.2 x 32.8 cms
7 15/16 x 12 14/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (three men, one smoking)Ink on paper24.2 x 31.6 cms
9 8/16 x 12 7/16 ins -
Robert MedleyWalking the DogsOil on board22.3 x 38.4 cms
8 12/16 x 15 1/16 ins -
Robert MedleyTheatre Scene. Curtain for Agamemnon, 1936Watercolour on Paper55 x 75 cms
21 10/16 x 29 8/16 ins -
Robert MedleyKey Pattern (green/brown), 1969Acrylic on Canvas40 x 35 ins
101.6 x 88.9 cms -
Robert MedleyNo 12, 1969Acrylic on Canvas18 x 18 ins
45.7 x 45.7 cms -
Robert MedleyRoman, 1971Acrylic on Canvas30 x 36 ins
76.2 x 91.4 cms -
Robert MedleyJanus, 1972Acrylic on Canvas24 x 24 ins
61 x 61 cms -
Robert MedleyPekin, 1972Acrylic on Canvas184 x 155 cms
72 7/16 x 61 1/16 ins -
Robert MedleyTower, 1973Acrylic on Canvas50 x 40 ins
127 x 101.6 cms -
Robert MedleySelf Portrait after Watteau (Gilles au Nu), 1980Oil on canvas101.6 x 88.9 cms
40 x 35 ins -
Robert MedleyA Cool and Crystaline Spring (from Samson Agonistes), 1981Print48.3 x 37.9 cms
19 1/16 x 14 14/16 ins -
Robert MedleyFortune Raises and Casts Down (from Samson Agonistes), 1981Print48.3 x 37.9 cms
19 1/16 x 14 14/16 ins -
Robert MedleyPrint I (from Samson Agonistes), 1981Print48.3 x 37.9 cms
19 1/16 x 14 14/16 ins -
Robert MedleyPrint III (from Samson Agonistes), 1981Print48.3 x 37.9 cms
19 1/16 x 14 14/16 ins -
Robert MedleyPrint VI (from Samson Agonistes), 1981Print48.3 x 37.9 cms
19 1/16 x 14 14/16 ins -
Robert MedleyPrint VII (from Samson Agonistes), 1981Print48.3 x 37.9 cms
19 1/16 x 14 14/16 ins -
Robert MedleyPrint VIII (from Samson Agonistes), 1981Print48.3 x 37.9 cms
19 1/16 x 14 14/16 ins -
Robert MedleyThe Boastful Warrior (from Samson Agonistes), 1981Print48.3 x 37.9 cms
19 1/16 x 14 14/16 ins -
Robert MedleyViolence, 1983Oil on canvas71 x 64 cms
27 15/16 x 25 3/16 ins -
Robert MedleyPreparation of the ExecutionOil on canvas101 x 81 cms
39 12/16 x 31 14/16 ins -
Robert MedleyAeneas carrying his fatherOil on canvas46 x 36 cms
18 1/16 x 14 2/16 ins -
Robert MedleyFootballersOil on canvas board25.2 x 20.1 cms
9 14/16 x 7 14/16 ins -
Robert MedleyPietaOil on canvas141 x 159 cms
55 8/16 x 62 9/16 ins -
Robert MedleySamson AgonistesPapier colles29 x 22.8 cms
11 6/16 x 8 15/16 ins -
Robert MedleySamson AgonistesPapier colles21 x 24 cms
8 4/16 x 9 7/16 ins -
Robert MedleySamson AgonistesPapier colles29.3 x 22.8 cms
11 8/16 x 8 15/16 ins -
Robert MedleySamson AgonistesPapier colles29.5 x 41.8 cms
11 9/16 x 16 7/16 ins -
Robert MedleySamson AgonistesPapier colles35.7 x 27.8 cms
14 1/16 x 10 15/16 ins -
Robert MedleySamson AgonistesPapier colles28.3 x 22.8 cms
11 2/16 x 8 15/16 ins -
Robert MedleySelf PortraitOil on canvas30.7 x 22.8 cms
12 1/16 x 8 15/16 ins -
Robert MedleyStill Life IIInk and watercolour on paper29.9 x 39.8 cms
11 12/16 x 15 10/16 ins -
Robert MedleyStudy for Aeneas Carrying his FatherPencil on paper29.6 x 42 cms
11 10/16 x 16 8/16 ins -
Robert MedleyStudy for Self Portrait after Watteau's GillesPencil on paper25.2 x 35.5 cms
9 14/16 x 13 15/16 ins -
Robert MedleyStudy for Self Portrait after Watteau's GillesCharcoal on paper35.5 x 25.3 cms
13 15/16 x 9 15/16 ins -
Robert MedleyStudy for the Preparation for the ExecutionOil on canvas35.5 x 31 cms
13 15/16 x 12 3/16 ins -
Robert MedleyThe Education of Pan ( Paraphrase of Signorelli )Ink and Gouache on paper31.8 x 41.5 cms
12 8/16 x 16 5/16 ins -
Robert MedleyThe Fall of Gaza (from Samson Agonistes)Papier colles28.6 x 22.8 cms
11 4/16 x 8 15/16 ins -
Robert MedleyTheatre Design 1Watercolour on Paper35 x 49.5 cms
13 12/16 x 19 7/16 ins -
Robert MedleyTurkish BathOil on canvas50.5 x 61 cms
19 14/16 x 24 1/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled (seated group)Mixed media on paper24.2 x 31.6 cms
9 8/16 x 12 7/16 ins -
Robert MedleyStudio Interior, 1959Oil on canvas127 x 107 cms
50 x 42 2/16 ins -
Robert MedleyBathers: Red and Green, 1963Oil on canvas157.8 x 183.2 cms
62 2/16 x 72 2/16 ins -
Robert MedleyThe Resting Place, 1963Oil on canvas127 x 152.4 cms
50 x 60 ins -
Robert MedleyYellow Figuration I, 1964Oil on canvas142.24 x 152.4 cms
56 x 60 ins -
Robert MedleyClassical Composition, 1965Oil on canvas46 x 56 cms
18 1/16 x 22 1/16 ins -
Robert MedleyComposition, 1965Oil on canvas64.8 x 67.4 cms
25 8/16 x 26 8/16 ins -
Robert MedleyAn Animal Metaphor, 1966Oil on canvas141.7 x 152.2 cms
55 12/16 x 59 14/16 ins -
Robert MedleyLandscape of Fragments, 1966Oil on canvas86.36 x 152.4 cms
34 x 60 ins -
Robert MedleyLandscape (Ace of Spades), 1967Oil on canvas77 x 64 cms
30 5/16 x 25 3/16 ins -
Robert MedleyPlayers, 1967Oil on canvas152.6 x 117 cms
60 1/16 x 46 1/16 ins -
Robert MedleyUntitled, 1967Oil on canvas142.2 x 153 cms
55 15/16 x 60 3/16 ins -
Robert MedleyFiguration in Red, 1969Oil on canvas71.5 x 91.2 cms
28 2/16 x 35 14/16 ins -
Robert MedleyDescent from the Cross after Rubens, 1976Oil on canvas30.3 x 20.5 cms
11 14/16 x 8 1/16 ins -
Robert MedleyBathers, 1978Oil on canvas102 x 127 cms
40 2/16 x 50 ins -
Robert MedleyDouble portrait of heads, 1980Oil and pencil on canvas36 x 46.5 cms
14 2/16 x 18 4/16 ins -
Robert MedleySelf Portrait after Watteau (Gilles au Nu), 1980Oil on canvas101.5 x 88.5 cms
39 15/16 x 34 13/16 ins -
Robert MedleySelf portrait after Watteau's Gilles (Gilles au Nu), 1980Oil on canvas72 x 61 cms
28 5/16 x 24 1/16 ins -
Robert MedleyBather (Serpentine), 1983Oil on canvas100 x 101 cms
39 5/16 x 39 12/16 ins
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Beyond the Human Clay
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A Tribute to Sir Colin St John Wilson
21 Nov - 1 Dec 2007James Hyman is proud to present a personal tribute to Sir Colin St John Wilson, one of Britain's greatest architects and art collectors of the last half-century. The exhibition follows...Read more -
Home and Away
Michael Andrews, Peter de Francia, Derrick Greaves, Robert Medley, Edward Middleditch, William Townsend, Arnold van Praag 12 Dec 2006 - 19 Jan 2007
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Museum Quality
The Colony Room Mural and Other Important Modern British Works from James Hyman Gallery 2009Hardback, 48 pagesRead more
Publisher: James Hyman Gallery
Dimensions: 29.5 x 25 cms -
The Battle for Realism
Figurative Art in Britain during the Cold War 1945 - 60 James Hyman, 2001Hardback, 272 pagesRead more
ISBN: 0-300-09089-7
Dimensions: 28 x 23 cms