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Born in Islington, London in 1936, George
Large studied art at Hornsey College of Arts and Crafts, under the tuition of Maurice de
Sausmarez and Alfred Daniels.George’s work is totally distinctive. His paintings are
typically complex and vibrant compositions of figures in urban landscapes –
monumental, distorted, sculptured men in their everyday work or play - engrossed in their
activity and surrounded by exaggerated, expressive props. Dramatic, impactful and often
humorous too. George spends a lot of time in Malta where many of his paintings are set and
where he holds regular exhibitions.His solo exhibitions include: 1980 - Mall Galleries
1984 - National Museum, Malta 1990/92/94/96 - Duncan Campbell Fine Arts 1991/93/95/97/99 -
Llewellyn Alexander Fine Arts 1995/98 - Melitensia Art Gallery, Malta 1998 - Goldmark
Gallery. His work has been exhibited extensively at the Society of Wood Engravers, the
Royal Society of Painters and Etchers, the National Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing,
the Royal Society of British Artists and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours.
His prize awards include:1989 - Windsor Newton Award, R.I.1995 - Singer Friedlander/Sunday
Times Competitions1999 - Llewellyn Alexander Award, St Cuthbert Mill Award |
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