Peter De Francia 1921-2012
Peter de Francia initially established his reputation in the 1950s with his powerful politically and socially enagaged paintings and drawings.
There may be precedents for Peter de Francia's work in that of Goya, Beckmann, Grosz, Picasso and Guttuso, but his is a distinctly personal vision, as relevant today as it was half a century ago. One of his major painting of the 1950s, The Bombing of Sakiet, has for many years been on display at Tate Modern and another large-scale political work, The Execution of Beloyannis was included in the recent publication, 1001 Pictures to See before You Die.Whether de Francia's subjects are real or imagined, whether he uses the language of myth or fable, what always comes through is the artist's engagement with people and above all his intense humanity. He exposes the horror of man's treatment of man, but there are also intimations of something better - a world of friendship and camaraderie, of humour and simple pleasures.Perhaps most famed for his drawing, de Francia was also a powerful painter, whose influence on future generations was also spread through his teaching at the Royal College of Art and his writing, from early days as a critic to a major monograph on Fernand Leger.Aspects of Peter de Francia's work have been presented in a number of exhibitions at James Hyman Gallery in recent years and in January 2011 James Hyman Fine Art presented a major exhibition that included large scale paintings in celebration of the artist's ninetieth birthday.The Estate of Peter de Francia is represented by James Hyman Fine Art.
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Peter De FranciaDisparatesCharcoal on paper78 x 57 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparatesCharcoal on paper78 x 57 cms ?
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Peter De FranciaDisparates (Neither Rhyme nor Reason)Oil on canvas167.7 x 122 cms
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Peter De FranciaHallowed Rituals (Mutilés de Guerre or Dulce et decorum)Oil on canvas136 x 121 cms
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Peter De FranciaHallowed Rituals (Sharp Practice)Oil on canvas121 x 136 cms
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Peter De FranciaHugo ManningOil on canvas127 x 102 cms
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Peter De FranciaSalvatore Quasimodo, 1957Oil on canvas91 x 70.5 cms
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Peter De FranciaThe Bombing of Sakiet (First version), 1958Oil on canvas205 x 200 cms
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Peter De FranciaThe Survivors, 1963Oil on canvas182.4 x 121.3 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1968Charcoal on paper78 x 58 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1968Charcoal on paper78 x 58 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1968Charcoal on paper56.5 x 77 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper76 x 56 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper63 x 51 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper63 x 48 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper62 x 48 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper62 x 47.5 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper63 x 48 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper63 x 48 cmsSigned Peter De Francia, 1969
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper62 x 48 cmsSigned Peter De Francia, 1969
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper77.5 x 56.5 cmsSigned Peter De Francia, 1969
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper77.5 x 56 cmsSigned Peter De Francia, 1969
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper77 x 57 cmsSigned Peter De Francia, 1969
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper77.5 x 57 cmsSigned Peter De Francia, 1969
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper78 x 57 cmsSigned De Francia, 1969
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper78 x 57 cmsSigned Peter De Francia, 1969
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper78 x 58 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper78.5 x 57.5 cmsSigned De Francia. Dated 1969.
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper86 x 66 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper86 x 66 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper78 x 58 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper86.5 x 66 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1969Charcoal on paper78 x 58 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates (Fairground), 1969Charcoal on paper77.5 x 56.5 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1970Charcoal on paper76 x 56 cmsSigned De Francia '70.
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1970Charcoal on paper78 x 56.5 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1970Charcoal on paper77.5 x 57 cmsSigned Peter De Francia, 1970
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1970Charcoal on paper78 x 57 cmsSigned De Francia. Dated 1970.
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1974Charcoal on paper78 x 56 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1974Charcoal on paper76 x 56 cmsSigned De Francia. Dated 1974.
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1974Charcoal on paper76.5 x 56 cmsSigned Peter De Francia, 1974.
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Peter De FranciaDisparates (Procession), 1974Charcoal on paper77.5 x 56.5 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1975Charcoal on paper78.1 x 57.1 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates, 1975Charcoal on paper79 x 57 cms
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Peter De FranciaDisparates (Omnia Vincit Amor), 1977Oil and charcoal on canvas212.7 x 164.7 cms
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Peter De FranciaThe Violation of Innocence: Boy with Butterfly, 1988Oil on canvas104 x 137 cms
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Peter De FranciaThe Violation of Innocence, 1989Oil on canvas106 x 137 cms
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Peter De FranciaThe Violation of Innocence: Boy with Doves, 1989Oil on canvas107 x 138 cms
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Peter De FranciaAnna Bostock 2Oil on canvas122 x 76.5 cms
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Peter De FranciaAlexander GoehrOil on canvas137.5 x 91.5 cms
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Peter De FranciaEric HobsbawmOil on canvas91.6 x 152.7 cms
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Peter De FranciaPanama RestingOil on canvas115 x 80 cms
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Peter De FranciaPortrait (Woman against a Blue Background)Oil on canvas82 x 69 cms
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Peter De FranciaProfessor Desmond BernalOil on canvas96.7 x 93 cms
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Peter De FranciaThree Nudes Washing, with MirrorOil on canvas61 x 50 cms
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Peter De FranciaTwo Nudes WashingOil on canvas66 x 46 cms
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Peter De FranciaTwo Figures at a Table, 1949Oil on canvas107 x 122.5 cms
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Peter De FranciaAnna Bostock 1, 1954Oil on canvas115.5 x 80 cms
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Peter De FranciaAn Indian Student (Kulwant Aurora) 2, 1957Oil on canvas152 x 91.5 cms
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Peter De FranciaBombardment of Sakiet VI, 1958Acrylic on Canvas29 x 19 cms
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Peter De FranciaMother with Dead Child (study for the Bombing of Sakiet), 1958Oil on canvas69 x 64 cms
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Peter De FranciaJohn Holness, 1959Oil on canvas151.5 x 90.5 cms
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Peter De FranciaOil Study (study for the Bombing of Sakiet), 1959Oil on board40.5 x 45.7 cms
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Peter De FranciaGroup with Sewing Machine, Tunisia, 1960Oil on canvas41 x 61 cms
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Peter De FranciaShoeshine Boy, Tunisia, 1960Oil on canvas122.13 x 76.33 cms
48 1/16 x 30 1/16 ins
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Peter de Francia. Disparates
A Centenary Tribute 22 Nov 2021 - 7 Jan 2022In a fascinating essay and interview in the catalogue for Peter de Francia's 2006 solo exhibition at Tate Britain, Philip Dodd writes of 'the problem' of Peter de Francia's status...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 -
Peter de Francia. An Intimate View
15 Mar - 5 May 2012What unites many decades of drawing and painting is de Francia's fascination with people and the connections between them. This may often focus on power and its abuse, but de...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 -
Peter de Francia Paintings
A 90th Birthday Retrospective 6 Jan - 5 Feb 2011This is the first large-scale exhibition of de Francia's work since his solo show at Tate Britain in 2006; The Ship of Fools: Peter de Francia in Focus at Pallant...Read more -
Peter de Francia. Art World Drawings
12 Mar - 25 Apr 2009Peter de Francia is widely acknowledged as one of the most powerful voices in British art of the last half century, acclaimed for political works such as his celebrated painting...Read more -
Violence and Sensation
Francis Bacon and the Remaking of Appearance 5 Sep - 4 Oct 2008James Hyman says: As this exhibition demonstrates, Bacon's legacy was not stylistic so much as conceptual: an encouragement to take risks, an art of extremes, a heightened sense of mortality.Hyman...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 2007 -
A Century of Drawing
Important modern British works on paper from the Camden Town School to Bridget Riley 2 Jul - 29 Aug 2003
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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