Derrick Greaves b. 1927
Images
Biography
Derrick Greaves is one of the most important British painters of the last half century. Greaves initially gained acclaim in the 1950s, when he represented Britain at the Venice Biennale along with the other 'Kitchen-Sink' painters with whom he was associated: John Bratby, Edward Middleditch and Jack Smith.
His work has developed from the social realism of the 1950s to a more heraldic style that paralleled 1960s Pop Art, from an imagery based on nature and observable fact to more studio-bound imaginative constructs.
Derrick Greaves is represented by James Hyman Gallery.
Works
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Derrick GreavesThe Kitchen, 1943Ink on paper37.5 x 27 cms
14 12/16 x 10 10/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesLovers, 1958Oil on canvas165.1 x 182.9 cms
65 x 72 1/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesMother and Baby (Julia), 1958Oil on canvas67.5 x 76 cms
26 9/16 x 29 14/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesSimon and Bedspread, 1958Oil on canvas76.5 x 115 cms
30 1/16 x 45 4/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesCastor oil plant, 1967Oil on canvas160 x 160 cms
63 x 63 ins -
Derrick GreavesThe Actress Entertained, 1979Acrylic collage on canvas92.7 x 227.3 cms
36 7/16 x 89 7/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesThe Green Room (Study), 1982Acrylic on paper collage on canvas104 x 89.5 cms
40 15/16 x 35 3/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesScreen, 1999/2022Oil and Gold and Silver leaf on canvas127 x 162.6 cms
50 x 64 ins -
Derrick GreavesShangri-La (Two Exotic Birds), 2002Oil on canvas40.5 x 40.5 cms
15 15/16 x 15 15/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesTree, 2002Silkscreen with watercolour21.4 x 22.3 cms
8 6/16 x 8 12/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesMan into Bird, 2003Oil on canvas40.5 x 40.5 cms
15 15/16 x 15 15/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesShangri La (Exotic Bird), 2003Oil on canvas40.5 x 40.5 cms
15 15/16 x 15 15/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesSouthwind II, 2003Oil on canvas81.5 x 91.5 cms
32 1/16 x 36 1/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesWall Drawings 2, 2003Acrylic on Canvas101.5 x 127 cms
39 15/16 x 50 ins -
Derrick GreavesWall Drawings 3, 2003Acrylic on Canvas101.5 x 127 cms
39 15/16 x 50 ins -
Derrick GreavesMan into Bird, 2004Oil on canvas137 x 91.5 cms
53 14/16 x 36 1/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesRomanesque Symmetries, 2006Acrylic on Canvas122 x 152.5 cms
48 1/16 x 60 1/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBamboo, 2008Oil on canvas96.5 x 81 cms
37 15/16 x 31 14/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesThe Sea The Sea, 2013Acrylic on Canvas101.5 x 127 cms
39 15/16 x 50 ins -
Derrick GreavesWaves, 2013Acrylic on Canvas101.5 x 127 cms
39 15/16 x 50 ins -
Derrick GreavesFormal Garden with Sphinx & Temple, 2014Acrylic on Canvas102 x 152.5 cms
40 2/16 x 60 1/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesIvy House Farm - Garden Reflections, 2014Acrylic on Canvas91.5 x 80 cms
36 1/16 x 31 7/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesCoastal Iris, 2015Acrylic on Canvas101.6 x 101.6 cms
40 x 40 ins -
Derrick GreavesGlass Jug and Tondo, 2015Acrylic on Canvas70.5 x 91.5 cms
27 12/16 x 36 1/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesIvy House Farm, The Dining Room, 2015Acrylic on Canvas102 x 127 cms
40 2/16 x 50 ins -
Derrick GreavesIris (01), 2016Acrylic on Canvas40 x 40 ins
101.6 x 101.6 cms -
Derrick GreavesIris (03), 2016Acrylic on Canvas101.6 x 101.6 cms
40 x 40 ins -
Derrick GreavesIris II, 2018Acrylic collage and mixed media on canva106.7 x 193 cms
42 1/16 x 75 15/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom 1, 2019Watercolour and mixed media on paper25.4 x 31.1 cms
10 x 12 3/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom 10, 2019Watercolour and mixed media on paper22.2 x 19.7 cms
8 11/16 x 7 12/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom 11, 2019Watercolour and mixed media on paper22.2 x 20.3 cms
8 11/16 x 7 15/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom 12, 2019Watercolour and mixed media on paper19.1 x 19.1 cms
7 8/16 x 7 8/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom 13, 2019Watercolour and mixed media on paper19.1 x 19.1 cms
7 8/16 x 7 8/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom 19, 2019Watercolour and mixed media on paper45.7 x 33 cms
17 15/16 x 12 15/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom 2, 2019Watercolour and mixed media on paper23.5 x 28.6 cms
9 4/16 x 11 4/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom 3, 2019Watercolour and mixed media on paper22.2 x 28.6 cms
8 11/16 x 11 4/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom 4, 2019Watercolour and mixed media on paper24.1 x 12.1 cms
9 7/16 x 4 12/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom 5, 2019Watercolour and mixed media on paper16.5 x 14 cms
6 7/16 x 5 8/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom 6, 2019Watercolour and mixed media on paper21.6 x 19.7 cms
8 8/16 x 7 12/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom 7, 2019Watercolour and mixed media on paper19.1 x 17.1 cms
7 8/16 x 6 11/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom 9, 2019Watercolour and mixed media on paper39.4 x 27.9 cms
15 8/16 x 10 15/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesApple Blossom I, 2020Acrylic collage on paper62.3 x 46 cms
24 8/16 x 18 1/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesArtificial Flowers, 2020Acrylic on Canvas101.6 x 101.6 cms
40 x 40 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom (Two Trees), 2020Oil on canvas141 x 229.2 cms
55 8/16 x 90 3/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom II, 2020Acrylic on Canvas152.4 x 101.6 cms
60 x 40 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom III, 2020Acrylic on Canvas152.4 x 121.9 cms
60 x 47 15/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom VII, 2020Acrylic on Canvas106.7 x 61 cms
42 1/16 x 24 1/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBush in Rain I, 2020Acrylic collage on paper66 x 49.5 cms
25 15/16 x 19 7/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesDecorated Tree, 2020Acrylic collage on paper62.3 x 46 cms
24 8/16 x 18 1/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesFlower Vase Green, 2020Acrylic collage on paper62.3 x 46 cms
24 8/16 x 18 1/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesGrey Flower Vase, 2020Acrylic collage on paper62.3 x 46 cms
24 8/16 x 18 1/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesTree in Landscape, 2020Acrylic on Canvas127 x 152.4 cms
50 x 60 ins -
Derrick GreavesTrophy, 2020Acrylic collage on paper62.3 x 46 cms
24 8/16 x 18 1/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesStill Life with White Lillies, 2021Acrylic on Canvas121.9 x 152.4 cms
47 15/16 x 60 ins -
Derrick GreavesTowards a Walled Garden 2, 2021Acrylic on canvas134.6 x 223.5 cms
53 x 88 ins -
Derrick GreavesL'HumaniteOil on canvas51 x 61 cms
20 1/16 x 24 1/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesMan & GoatsOil on canvas49.5 x 70 cms
19 7/16 x 27 8/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesTwo Moroccan WomenAcrylic on Canvas53.5 x 52.5 cms
21 1/16 x 20 10/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesSelf Portrait, 1943Ink on paper26 x 17 cms
10 3/16 x 6 11/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesPortrait of Jack Smith, 1952Oil on canvas28.5 x 29.5 cms
11 3/16 x 11 9/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesRose Against a Wall Rome, 1952Etching on paper20.5 x 23.5 cms
8 1/16 x 9 4/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesSheffield - the fire escape, 1952Conte crayon on paper25.5 x 19 cms
10 1/16 x 7 7/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesSheffield Cathedral, 1952Conte on paper25.5 x 19 cms
10 1/16 x 7 7/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesDomes of San Marco, Venice, 1953Pencil on paper23.5 x 22.5 cms
9 4/16 x 8 13/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesGirl Crossing the Piazza, 1953Oil on canvas145.5 x 113 cms
57 4/16 x 44 7/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesThe Cart, 1953Oil on canvas152.2 x 68.5 cms
59 14/16 x 26 15/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesBaby, bath and dog, 1956Charcoal on paper61.5 x 49.5 cms
24 3/16 x 19 7/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesFirst Steps, 1956Oil on canvas on board143.5 x 76 cms
56 7/16 x 29 14/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesSelf Portrait, 1956Charcoal on paper
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Derrick GreavesThe pleasures of drawing, 1969Conte on paper64 x 47.5 cms
25 3/16 x 18 11/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesThe Jungle, 1970Acrylic on Canvas147 x 215 cms
57 13/16 x 84 10/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesMargaret Greaves, 1977Collage drawing on paper on canvas101 x 70 cms
39 12/16 x 27 8/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesGoldfish, 1979Acrylic on canvas116 x 127 cms
45 10/16 x 50 ins -
Derrick GreavesNegev: Leafless Bush II, 1979Acrylic on paper collage on canvas128.5 x 151 cms
50 9/16 x 59 7/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesTulips, 1988Acrylic collage and mixed media on canva157 x 144 cms
61 12/16 x 56 11/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesAcropolis, 1999Oil on canvas120.5 x 166.5 cms
47 7/16 x 65 8/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesCoffee I, 2001Mixed media76 x 56 cms
29 14/16 x 22 1/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesWall Drawings, 2003Acrylic on Canvas94.5 x 152.5 cms
37 3/16 x 60 1/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesIris, 2007Acrylic on Canvas96.5 x 81.3 cms
37 15/16 x 32 1/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesPoppy, 2007Acrylic on Canvas127 x 101.5 cms
50 x 39 15/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesIris (02), 2016Acrylic on Canvas101.6 x 127 cms
40 x 50 ins -
Derrick GreavesIris (05), 2016Acrylic on Canvas140 x 200 cms
55 1/16 x 78 11/16 ins -
Derrick GreavesIris (10), 2016Acrylic on Canvas101.6 x 101.6 cms
40 x 40 ins -
Derrick GreavesIris (11), 2016Acrylic on Canvas101.6 x 101.6 cms
40 x 40 ins -
Derrick GreavesBlossom 8, 2019Watercolour and mixed media on paper21.6 x 19.1 cms
8 8/16 x 7 8/16 ins
Exhibitions
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Modern British Art
1 Sep - 23 Dec 2022Tony Bevan, Prunella Clough, John Davies, Derrick Greaves, Nigel Henderson, Leon Kossoff, Edward Middleditch, Peter Phillips, Paula Rego, Walter Richard Sickert, Jack Smith and Aubrey Williams.Read more -
Derrick Greaves. From Shangri La to the Walled Garden
A 95th Birthday Celebration 17 Jun - 26 Aug 2022From Shangri-La to the Walled Garden includes paintings, watercolours and collages made during the last 15 years. The climax is a group of large-scale paintings made over the last two...Read more -
Modern British Art 2022
29 Mar - 31 May 2022Read more -
Derrick Greaves. A Walk Through a Life
Recent Paintings and Collages 20 Sep - 30 Oct 2021Something new has happened in the recent paintings and collages of Derrick Greaves. Made during an intense period of lock-down creativity during 2020 and 2021, these latest works are for...Read more -
Masterpieces of Twentieth-Century British Art
25 Mar - 25 May 2021Michael Andrews Colony Room Mural is an icon of British cultural history by one of the most important British artists of the twentieth century. Painted on canvas, this picture was...Read more -
Special Charity Fundraiser for The Trussell Trust
7 - 30 Dec 2020The Trussell Trust supports a nationwide network of food banks to provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, and campaigns for change to end the need for...Read more -
Derrick Greaves. Blossom
16 May - 16 Jul 2020It is April 10th. Early morning. Time for our daily walk. We have been in quarantine after a family member caught the coronavirus and depressed after a young friend died...Read more -
Special Fundraising Sale for the National Health Service
29 Mar - 29 May 2020Unfortunately, NHS Hospital staff, on the front line in the treatment of patients with Covid-19, are still working without the proper PPE (personal protective equipment), and there remains a shortage...Read more -
Irises, Etc.
Recent Paintings and Watercolours by Derrick Greaves 8 Dec 2018 - 25 Mar 2019Now 91 and still working in his studio each day, Derrick Greaves is one of the most important British painters of the last seventy years. Greaves initially gained acclaim in...Read more -
Twentieth Century British Art 2018
Annual exhibition of Modern British paintings, drawings and sculpture. 18 - 27 Jan 2018Read more -
Derrick Greaves
The Psychiatrist's Cat and Other Recent Paintings 5 Nov - 18 Dec 2015Derrick Greaves is one of the most important painters in Britain and is extensively represented in museum and public collections. Greaves initially gained acclaim in the 1950s, when he represented...Read more -
Derrick Greaves
All Blues 7 Jun - 5 Jul 2013Last summer we staged an exhibition of recent paintings entitled Derrick Greaves. Milestones that celebrated the artist's 85th birthday and we are delighted once more to be marking Derrick Greaves's...Read more -
Twentieth Century British Art 2012
6 - 21 Dec 2012Artists whose work is presented include: Frank Auerbach Tony Bevan John Bratby Edward Burra Jake & Dinos Chapman Geoffrey Clarke Prunella Clough John Davies Eric Gill David Hockney Gary Hume...Read more -
Derrick Greaves
Milestones 30 May - 22 Jun 2012James Hyman writes: I am honoured to present our seventh solo exhibition of work by Derrick Greaves. The exhibition is a special one for many reasons. Most importantly, it coincides...Read more -
From Ivon Hitchens to the Kitchen-Sink. Re-examining the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (1956)
26 Jan - 10 Mar 2012The British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of 1956 is today chiefly remembered for its presentation of the kitchen-sink painters - John Bratby, Derrick Greaves, Edward Middleditch and Jack Smith....Read more -
Flatworld
Recent Prints and Drawings by Derrick Greaves 24 Jun - 26 Aug 2011Following a series of acclaimed exhibitions of paintings by Derrick Greaves at James Hyman Fine Art, this is the first time the gallery has presented an exhibition comprising solely of...Read more -
Beyond the Human Clay
5 May - 18 Jun 2011In 1976 the great figurative painter and polemicist R.B. Kitaj organized a group exhibition for the Arts Council of Great Britain entitled The Human Clay. To mark the 35th anniversary...Read more -
Derrick Greaves. Nightingale and Other Recent Pictures
11 Jun - 10 Jul 2010The exhibition takes as its starting point a suite of new prints on the subject of the nightingale. Vibrant studies of the song bird and of nature, these pictures address...Read more -
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 2007Read more -
Derrick Greaves. The Pleasures of Drawing
28 Jan - 4 Mar 2005One of the leading British Figurative Artists of the last fifty years, Derrick Greaves first gained acclaim in the mid 1950s as a `kitchen-sink' painter, along with John Bratby, Edward...Read more -
A Century of Drawing
Important modern British works on paper from the Camden Town School to Bridget Riley 2 Jul - 29 Aug 2003Read more -
Derrick Greaves
Paintings and Drawings. 1952-2002 12 Mar - 9 May 2003Derrick Greaves first gained acclaim in the mid 1950s as a `kitchen-sink' painter, whose work was celebrated for its bold, matter of fact presentation of prosaic subjects drawn from the...Read more -
Twentieth Century British Paintings and Drawings
1 Aug - 27 Sep 2002Read more
Publications
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Derrick Greaves: From Kitchen Sink to Shangri-La
James Hyman, 2007Hardback, 176 pagesRead more
Publisher: Lund Humphries
Dimensions: 30 x 26 cms -
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
News
Events
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British Art Fair 2022
29 Sep - 2 Oct 2022Founded in 1988, British Art Fair is the only fair dedicated to Modern and contemporary British art. Each year, fifty leading dealers exhibit paintings, drawings,...Read more -
Masterpiece 2022
Around Pop: British Pop Art and its Legacy 29 Jun - 6 Jul 2022We are pleased to present a specially curated exhibition which addresses British Pop Art and its Legacy. The presentation begins with three of the founding...Read more -
London Art Fair 2022
20 - 24 Apr 2022We are looking forward to exhibiting at the rescheduled London Art Fair in April. Our specially curated presentation will focus on important Modern British paintings...Read more
Art Fairs
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British Art Fair 2022
29 Sep - 2 Oct 2022Founded in 1988, British Art Fair is the only fair dedicated to Modern and contemporary British art. Each year, fifty leading dealers exhibit paintings, drawings,...Read more -
Masterpiece 2022
Around Pop: British Pop Art and its Legacy 29 Jun - 6 Jul 2022We are pleased to present a specially curated exhibition which addresses British Pop Art and its Legacy. The presentation begins with three of the founding...Read more -
London Art Fair 2022
20 - 24 Apr 2022We are looking forward to exhibiting at the rescheduled London Art Fair in April. Our specially curated presentation will focus on important Modern British paintings...Read more -
Frieze Masters 2020
7 - 16 Oct 2020We are delighted to participate in Frieze Masters / Frieze Viewing Rooms, a new mobile app and web-based platform, that gives collectors the opportunity to...Read more