School of London
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The School of London was an informal group of postwar figurative painters in London, including artists like Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon, known for their intense, often psychologically charged depictions of the human figure.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
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informal group of artists ⓘ |
| artHistoricalStatus | loosely defined grouping rather than formal school ⓘ |
| artisticCharacteristic |
emphasis on direct observation
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emphasis on psychological depth ⓘ expressive brushwork ⓘ focus on individual sitters and portraits ⓘ intense treatment of the human body ⓘ often dark or somber mood ⓘ resistance to pure abstraction ⓘ |
| artisticContext |
postwar British art
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reaction against abstract expressionism ⓘ reaction against minimalism ⓘ |
| artisticFocus |
depiction of the human figure
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figurative painting ⓘ psychologically charged imagery ⓘ |
| artisticLineage |
connected to European figurative traditions
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connected to expressionism ⓘ |
| artisticMedium | oil painting ⓘ |
| associatedCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
interior scenes
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portrait painting ⓘ urban landscape painting ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
existential anxiety
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human isolation ⓘ physical vulnerability ⓘ psychological introspection ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | recognized for renewing figurative painting in the 20th century ⓘ |
| curatorialUse | used by curators and critics to group certain London-based figurative painters ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
British portraiture
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contemporary figurative painting ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | English ⓘ |
| hasNoFormalManifesto | true ⓘ |
| hasNoFormalMembership | true ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| movementType | figurative art ⓘ |
| namedAfter | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Francis Bacon
NERFINISHED
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Frank Auerbach NERFINISHED ⓘ Leon Kossoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucian Freud NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ R. B. Kitaj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
postwar period
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second half of the 20th century ⓘ |
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