Jack Penny
The spontaneous, sharp and acerbic commentary running through Jack Penny's work draws you in and forces you to marvel not only at the physicality and exaggerated form of the works, but the witty circumstances of the figures within them.
As much as Jack Penny would say himself that trips from his studio on the Sussex coast up to London are a necessity for drawing inspiration for the frantic characters that people his works, it was exactly this busyness and tension that drove him out of the city in the first place. He is well-positioned - and well-practised - at homing in on a theme and all its complexities and intuituvely, almost unconsciously, gets down on the canvas all the clamour, colour and chaos the viewer sees.
The subtleties of German Expressionism - the bold Kirchner colours, the slight melancholia of Otto Dix - are tantalising to see in Jack's pieces; the role of artist as present-day social commentator is one in which Jack could well satisfy. Much like the amplified swimmers of his eponymous series, and their increasingly crowded pool, Jack does not just create ripples but confronts the viewer with an almighty splash!
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Jack PennyPeople of Paris V2022
Watercolour on paper
H44 x W35 cm (framed dimensions)Sold -
Jack PennyEmpty2022
Watercolour on paper
H44 x W35 cm (framed dimensions)Sold -
Jack PennyThe Disagreement2022
Watercolour on paper
H44 x W35 cm (framed dimensions)Sold -
Jack PennyWaiter Overtime2022
Watercolour on paper
H44 x W35 cm (framed dimensions)Sold -
Jack PennyPeople of Paris IV2022
Watercolour on paper
H44 x W35 cm (framed dimensions)Sold -
Jack PennyPeople of Paris III2022
Watercolour on paper
H44 x W35 cm (framed dimensions)Sold -
Jack PennyPeople of Paris II2022
Watercolour on paper
H44 x W35 cm (framed dimensions)Sold -
Jack PennyPeople of Paris I2022
Watercolour on paper
H44 x W35 cm (framed dimensions)Sold -
Jack PennyFirst Orders2017£ 5,400.00 inc. vat
Oil and pastels on canvas
H98 x W67 cm (unframed dimensions)
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Jack PennySwimmers2020£ 16,800.00 inc. vat
Oil paint on Board
H122 x W240 cm (unframed dimensions)
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Jack Penny40 Degrees Heat2021£ 2,760.00 inc. vat
Acrylic and pastels on paper
H84 x W59 cm (unframed dimensions)
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Jack Penny40 Degrees Lounging2021£ 2,760.00 inc. vat
Acrylic and pastels on paper
H84 x W59 cm (unframed artwork)
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Jack PennyPrivate Members Poolside2021£ 9,600.00 inc. vat
Acrylic and oil on canvas
H160 x W95 cm (unframed dimensions)
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Jack PennyBack Room2021£ 7,800.00 inc. vat
Acrylic on reclaimed cardboard
H152 x W101 cm (unframed dimensions)
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Jack PennyPool Party2020
Pastels on paper
H84 x W59 cm (unframed dimensions)
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Jack PennyNature Lust2021
Oil on wood board
H122 x W244 cm (unframed dimensions)
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