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View of Ulster '71 (1971)
Charles Oakley (b.1925, Manchester)
Acrylic on Canvas
H: 121, W: 121 cms
Charles Oakley attended the Slade School in London from 1943-45 and went to the British School in Florence in 1950. In 1962 Oakley came to Belfast as Senior Lecturer in painting at the Ulster College of Art and Design and worked closely with Colin Harrison, with whom he held several joint exhibitions. He was commissioned in 1972 by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland to paint the portrait of Belfast comedian James Young. In 1974 he was appointed Principal Lecturer in Fine Art at Newcastle-upon-Tyne Polytechnic. Oakley’s work was influenced by the work of Magritte and by the Dutch masters as well as by Stubbs. His work has been exhibited widely including a show entitled ‘Lost Illusions: works with romantic and historical associations’ held in 1986 by the Arts Council Gallery, Belfast, Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull and Pyms Gallery, London.
