London School
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The London School was an informal group of post-war figurative painters in London, including artists like Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, known for their intense, often psychologically charged depictions of the human figure.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
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informal group of artists ⓘ |
| artisticCharacteristic |
distorted or exaggerated anatomy
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emphasis on psychological depth ⓘ existential themes ⓘ expressive brushwork ⓘ focus on individual sitters ⓘ intense treatment of the human body ⓘ often dark or somber mood ⓘ painterly realism ⓘ |
| artisticContext |
post-war British art
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reaction against pure abstraction ⓘ |
| artisticFocus |
depiction of the human figure
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figurative painting ⓘ psychologically charged imagery ⓘ |
| artisticGenre |
figure painting
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portraiture ⓘ |
| artisticMedium | oil painting ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Soho art scene
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post-war London cultural life ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasArtHistoricalTermStatus | retrospective label ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary figurative painters ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European expressionism
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Old Master painting ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| movementType | figurative art ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Francis Bacon
NERFINISHED
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Frank Auerbach NERFINISHED ⓘ Leon Kossoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucian Freud NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ R. B. Kitaj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
human body
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isolation ⓘ mortality ⓘ psychological states ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
late 20th century
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mid-20th century ⓘ post-World War II ⓘ |
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