Albert Irvin

Overview

Albert Irvin (1922-2015) was an artist whose ebullient use of colour and bold linear strokes came to define the style of his more than seventy-year career.

 At the core of Irvin’s work is the aim to represent reality and experience, avoiding imitation at all costs. His palette is always playful. From his early days - his greatest inspiration were the fluid shapes and tones of J. M. W. Turner - right up to his last decade of work, Irvin’s pieces capture the essence of what it is to be human in all its dizzying complexities. The colours pop and the layering of shapes ingeniously adds the depth he tries to convey. 

Works
  • Albert Irvin, Idonia, 1991
    Albert Irvin
    Idonia, 1991
    Screenprint in colours on wove
    Signed, dated, titled and numbered 12/100 in pencil
    Issued by Advanced Graphics, London
    H57 x W67 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 2,200.00
  • Albert Irvin, Untitled
    Albert Irvin
    Untitled
    1981
    Preliminary work
    H28 x W38 cm (framed dimensions)
    Signed and dated
    £ 3,600.00
  • Albert Irvin, Noyna
    Albert Irvin
    Noyna
    2001
    Acrylic on canvas
    213.4 x 304.8 cm (unframed artwork)
    £ 68,000.00
  • Albert Irvin, Champion
    Albert Irvin
    Champion
    2004
    Acrylic on canvas
    Signed and dated '04 to verso
    H183 x W152 cm
    £ 32,000.00
  • Albert Irvin, Sangora
    Albert Irvin
    Sangora
    1993
    Lithograph Ed. 1/150
    H89 x W69 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Albert Irvin, Hollywood II
    Albert Irvin
    Hollywood II
    1988
    Signed Screenprint No. 3/95
    H145 x W113 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 2,200.00
  • Albert Irvin, Red Anchor
    Albert Irvin
    Red Anchor
    1981
    Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated
    H214 x W305 cm (unframed dimensions)
    Sold