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§ Frank Archer, ARCA, ARE, RE, ARWS, RWS (British, 1912-1995) Dead Boat signed 'Frank Archer' (lower right); signed and with the artist's address to verso oil on canvas 68.50 x 90cm (27 x 35in) Other Notes: A painter and etcher, Frank Archer was born in Walthamstow, East London, and studied at the Royal College of Art. He won the Prix de Rome in 1938 and occupied various teaching posts until his retirement in 1972. He regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy, and a major retrospective of his work was held at the Bankside Gallery in 1992. Italy remained a major source of inspiration throughout his work, and Archer's separation of colour into geometric planes was inspired by stained glass and byzantine mosaics. The canvas has been relined and cleaned at some point. As a result, some areas of the underlying canvas weave show through towards the bottom. There are also some small areas of paint loss towards the top of the painting.

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