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§ Peter Kuhfeld, RP, NEAC (British, b.1952) Fenton House, Blue Room oil on canvas 61 x 54cm (24 x 21in)
Other Notes: Kuhfeld studied at the Leicester School of Art from 1972-1976 and afterwards taught at the Rugby School of Art. He secured a place at the Royal Academy School of Art where he studied under Peter Greenham, CBE, RA for three years and won several scholarships and prizes, including the Royal Academy of Art Silver Medal for Drawing in 1979 and the David Murray Landscape Prize, 1978-79. In 1985, he held his first major exhibition at the New Grafton Gallery with Christa Ga. This exhibition established him as one of the key members of the New English Art Movement and consequently, he was elected as a member of the New English Art Club. In 1992, he became a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. He continues to paint and exhibits around the world accepting many important commissions. In 2009, he painted Harry Patch, the last surviving World War I soldier and the oldest man alive in Europe. In 2012, Peter Kuhfled was asked by HRH The Prince of Wales to paint the royal wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The Prince of Wales had been a patron of Kuhfled and in 1991, they went on a trip to Africa and Japan together which resulted in an important exhibition of Kuhfeld’s work at Agnews, London.
Oil on canvas, the canvas tension is slightly slack with slight undulations around the edges. There is a convex deformation at the upper right corner caused by impact to the reverse. The paint layer is in a good condition. There are a few minor losses to the gilding on the frame.

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