Freeth, Peter (b. 1938) View from the Bridge

Huge late 1950's oil on canvas depicting a figure in an industrial landscape by Peter Freeth RA. The work comes with wonderful provenance, having originally been sold at the prestigious Young Compempories exhibition when the artist was studying at The Slade. Unsigned.

Artist: Peter Freeth RA (British, b. 1938)
Title: View from the Bridge
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 45 x 36.5 inches (115 x 93 cm)

Peter Freeth studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, London from 1956 to 1960. In 1960 he won the Prix de Rome in Engraving, taking him to Rome where he lived for three years, travelling extensively throughout Italy. He was a tutor in etching at the Royal Academy Schools from 1966 to 2007.

Freeth has exhibited widely in mixed exhibitions in the UK, the United States, Italy, Japan, India and Russia. He was elected a Member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers and Royal Academician in 1991 (ARA 1990). Peter Freeth lives and works in London and Italy.