Bryan Wynter Paintings for Sale1915-1975

Bryan Wynter was one of the St. Ives group of British painters. His work was mainly abstract, drawing on nature for inspiration.

Born in London, he began in 1933 as a trainee in the family laundry business. In 1937-1938, he studied at the Westminster School of Art, and 1938-40 at the Slade School of Fine Art in London and Oxford. During the Second World War, he was a conscientious objector, first working on land drainage in Oxfordshire, then caring for monkeys that were being studied by the zoologist Solly Zuckerman.

He settled in Zennor, Cornwall, in 1945, and in 1946 was co-founder of the Crypt Group. He taught at Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, 1951-56. He was a member of the London Group of artists and of the Penwith Society of Arts. He died at Penzance, Cornwall.

In 2001, he was the subject of 'Bryan Wynter: A Selected Retrospective' at Tate St Ives. David Bowie was a collector.