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Stephen Gilbert

1910

WA-00013317

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WikidataQ2199539

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
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About

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Stephen Gilbert was a Scottish painter and sculptor who engaged with geometric abstraction and constructivist principles during the 1950s Paris avant-garde. Working across both two and three dimensions, he developed a rigorous formal language rooted in primary shapes and industrial materials. His commitment to non-representational form positioned him among a small cohort of British artists actively participating in continental modernist circles during the post-war period.

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Artworks (8)

Structure 14c

1961 · Aluminium and Perspex

object: 775 x 1219 x 813 mm

Tate

Front cover from Frie Kunstnere , Volume 10

1950 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 6 5/8 × 5 1/16" (16.8 × 12.9 cm); page: 6 11/16 × 5 1/16" (17 × 12.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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1949 · Lithograph on paper

support: 330 x 261 mm

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1948 · Watercolour and ink on paper

support: 235 x 312 mm

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1948 · Ink on paper

support: 314 x 234 mm

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1948 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 535 x 715 mm frame: 582 x 767 x 53 mm

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1947 · Monotype on paper

image: 314 x 235 mm

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8 published of 8 catalogued · 8 with image

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Structure 14c
1961 · Tate · 1 prov
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1949 · Tate · 1 prov
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1948 · Tate · 1 prov
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1948 · Tate · 1 prov
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1948 · Tate · 1 prov
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1948 · Tate · 1 prov
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1947 · Tate · 1 prov
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