Dennis Creffield 1931-2018

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Biography

One of the most powerful draughtsmen of the last seventy years, the paintings and drawings of Dennis Creffield combine a fidelity to the subject with immense improvisation to fuse empiricism with a profound spirituality.

Perhaps most famous for his epic drawings of the cathedrals of England and France, the human body has also been a long-standing preoccupation. Creffield's work is in numerous museum collections from Tate Britain to Los Angeles County Museum. James Hyman Gallery was honoured to represent Dennis Creffield for many years and especially proud to have commissioned and staged the marvellous Jerusalem exhibition in 2011. This was one of the largest and most ambitious exhibitions of Creffield's entire career. At the heart of the exhibition was an incredible iconostasis - an extraordinary series of portraits inspired by a life mask of William Blake - that is one of Creffield's greatest achievements.

 

Works
  • Gloucester Cathedral, North Cloister
    Dennis Creffield
    Gloucester Cathedral, North Cloister, 1988
    Charcoal on paper
    85 x 61 cms
    33 7/16 x 24 1/16 ins
    £ 5,000.00 + ARR
  • Greenwich from the Observatory 0816
    Dennis Creffield
    Greenwich from the Observatory 0816, 1959
    Oil on board
    71 x 91.5 cms
    27 15/16 x 36 1/16 ins
    Sold
  • Isle of Dogs from Greenwich Observatory
    Dennis Creffield
    Isle of Dogs from Greenwich Observatory, 1959
    Oil on board
    72 x 92.5 cms
    28 5/16 x 36 6/16 ins
    Sold
  • Towards the Isle of Dogs From the Greenwich Observatory
    Dennis Creffield
    Towards the Isle of Dogs From the Greenwich Observatory, 1960
    Oil on board
    61 x 76 cms
    24 1/16 x 29 14/16 ins
    Sold
  • Still Life with Skull
    Dennis Creffield
    Still Life with Skull, 1965
    Oil on board
    101 x 76 cms
    39 12/16 x 29 14/16 ins
    Sold
  • The London Group Exhibition 1965
    Dennis Creffield
    The London Group Exhibition 1965, 1965
    Oil on canvas
    121 x 151.5 cms
    47 10/16 x 59 10/16 ins
    Sold
  • Canterbury Cathedral, North Side
    Dennis Creffield
    Canterbury Cathedral, North Side, 1966
    Charcoal on paper
    76 x 55.2 cms
    29 14/16 x 21 11/16 ins
    Sold
  • Dorothy Mead
    Dennis Creffield
    Dorothy Mead, 1973
    Oil on canvas
    76.5 x 63 cms
    30 1/16 x 24 12/16 ins
    Sold
  • Self Portrait
    Dennis Creffield
    Self Portrait, 1976
    Charcoal on paper
    59.5 x 42 cms
    23 6/16 x 16 8/16 ins
    Sold
  • Norwich Cathedral, The West Front
    Dennis Creffield
    Norwich Cathedral, The West Front, 1987
    Charcoal on paper
    100 x 92 cms
    39 5/16 x 36 3/16 ins
    Sold
  • Canterbury Cathedral, Interior I
    Dennis Creffield
    Canterbury Cathedral, Interior I, 1988
    Charcoal on paper
    85.8 x 61 cms
    33 12/16 x 24 1/16 ins
    Sold
  • Exeter Cathedral
    Dennis Creffield
    Exeter Cathedral, 1988
    Oil on canvas
    76 x 86.5 cms
    29 14/16 x 34 1/16 ins
    Sold
  • Gloucester Cathedral I
    Dennis Creffield
    Gloucester Cathedral I, 1988
    Charcoal on paper
    101.5 x 92.5 cms
    39 15/16 x 36 6/16 ins
    Sold
  • Gloucester Cathedral II
    Dennis Creffield
    Gloucester Cathedral II, 1988
    Charcoal on paper
    101.5 x 92.5 cms
    39 15/16 x 36 6/16 ins
    Sold
  • Gloucester Cathedral III
    Dennis Creffield
    Gloucester Cathedral III, 1988
    Charcoal on paper
    92.7 x 101.5 cms
    36 7/16 x 39 15/16 ins
    Sold
  • Worcester Cathedral, Interior II
    Dennis Creffield
    Worcester Cathedral, Interior II, 1988
    Charcoal on paper
    85.8 x 61 cms
    33 12/16 x 24 1/16 ins
    Sold
  • Durham Cathedral, The Galilee Shrine of the Venerable Bede
    Dennis Creffield
    Durham Cathedral, The Galilee Shrine of the Venerable Bede, 1989
    Charcoal on paper
    61 x 86 cms
    24 1/16 x 33 13/16 ins
    Sold
  • Norwich Cathedral from the Cloisters
    Dennis Creffield
    Norwich Cathedral from the Cloisters, 1989
    Oil on canvas
    101.5 x 127 cms
    39 15/16 x 50 ins
    Sold
  • Ripon Cathedral I
    Dennis Creffield
    Ripon Cathedral I, 1989
    Charcoal on paper
    59.4 x 84 cms
    23 6/16 x 33 1/16 ins
    Sold
  • Westminster Abbey: South Porch
    Dennis Creffield
    Westminster Abbey: South Porch, 1989
    Charcoal on paper
    76.4 x 56 cms
    30 1/16 x 22 1/16 ins
    Sold
  • St Pauls Cathedral from Clifford Chance, Aldersgate 1998
    Dennis Creffield
    St Pauls Cathedral from Clifford Chance, Aldersgate 1998, 1998
    Charcoal on paper
    76.2 x 55.9 cms
    30 x 22 1/16 ins
    Sold
  • St Pauls Cathedral from Clifford Chance, Aldersgate 1999
    Dennis Creffield
    St Pauls Cathedral from Clifford Chance, Aldersgate 1999, 1999
    Oilstick on paper
    76.2 x 55.9 cms
    30 x 22 1/16 ins
    Sold
  • Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (20)
    Dennis Creffield
    Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (20), 2007
    Charcoal on paper
    55.8 x 37.8 cms
    21 15/16 x 14 14/16 ins
    Sold
  • Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (21)
    Dennis Creffield
    Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (21), 2007
    Charcoal on paper
    40.64 x 30.48 cms
    16 x 12 ins
    Sold
  • Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (27)
    Dennis Creffield
    Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (27), 2007
    Charcoal on paper
    42 x 29.6 cms
    16 8/16 x 11 10/16 ins
    Sold
  • Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (3)
    Dennis Creffield
    Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (3), 2007
    Oil on canvas
    41 x 30.5 cms
    16 2/16 x 12 1/16 ins
    Sold
  • Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (32)
    Dennis Creffield
    Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (32), 2007
    Charcoal on paper
    45.72 x 35.56 cms
    18 x 14 ins
    Sold
  • Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (4)
    Dennis Creffield
    Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (4), 2007
    Oil on canvas
    41 x 30.5 cms
    16 2/16 x 12 1/16 ins
    Sold
  • Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (40)
    Dennis Creffield
    Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (40), 2007
    Charcoal on paper
    56 x 38 cms
    22 1/16 x 14 15/16 ins
    Sold
  • Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (6)
    Dennis Creffield
    Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (6), 2007
    Oil on canvas
    41 x 30.5 cms
    16 2/16 x 12 1/16 ins
    Sold
  • Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (31)
    Dennis Creffield
    Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (31), 2008
    Charcoal on paper
    45.72 x 35.56 cms
    18 x 14 ins
    Sold
  • Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (38) SJB
    Dennis Creffield
    Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (38) SJB, 2008
    Charcoal on paper
    45.72 x 35.56 cms
    18 x 14 ins
    Sold
  • Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (63)
    Dennis Creffield
    Improvisation on the Life Mask of William Blake (63), 2008
    Charcoal and pastel on paper
    30.48 x 22.86 cms
    12 x 9 ins
    Sold
  • St Pauls Cathedral from Clifford Chance, Aldersgate 1999
    Dennis Creffield
    St Pauls Cathedral from Clifford Chance, Aldersgate 1999, 1999
    Oilstick on paper
    55.9 x 76.2 cms
    22 1/16 x 30 ins
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