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 PennyShallow End2023£ 13,800.00 inc. vat
Acrylic on canvas
H135 x W225 cm (framed artwork) -
Jack PennyCatch Of The Day2024
Charcoal on hot pressed paper, signed in pencil
H84 x W63 cm (framed artwork)Reserved -
Jack PennyTable One2024
Charcoal on hot pressed paper, signed in pencil
H84 x W63 cm (framed artwork)Reserved -
Jack PennyTable Two2024
Charcoal on hot pressed paper, signed in pencil
H84 x W63 cm (framed artwork)Reserved -
Jack PennyTable Four2024
Charcoal on hot pressed paper, signed in pencil
H84 x W63 cm (framed artwork)Reserved -
Jack PennySqueeze2024
Charcoal on hot pressed paper, signed in pencil
H84 x W63 cm (framed artwork)Sold -
Jack PennyTable Three2024
Charcoal on hot pressed paper, signed in pencil
H84 x W63 cm (framed artwork)Sold -
Jack PennyTable Five2024
Charcoal on hot pressed paper, signed in pencil
H84 x W63 cm (framed artwork)Sold -
Jack PennyAbandoned Table2024
Charcoal on hot pressed paper, signed in pencil
H84 x W63 cm (framed artwork)Sold -
Jack PennyFirst Orders2017£ 5,400.00 inc. vat
Oil and pastels on canvas
H98 x W67 cm (unframed dimensions) -
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)
Sold -
Jack PennyNature Lust2021
Oil on wood board
H122 x W244 cm (unframed dimensions)
Sold