λ ALBERTO MORROCCO (BRITISH 1917-1998)STILL LIFE WITH PUMPKIN AND PEPERONIOil on canvasSigned and dated 88 (upper right); further signed and titled (to label verso)71 x 76cm (27? x 29?in.)Provenance:Fosse Gallery, John Lindsay Fine Art Ltd., Stow-on-the-Wold (acquired directly from the artist)Exhibited:Stow-on-the-Wold, Fosse Gallery, Scottish Painters, 6-18 February 1989, cat. no. 49Literature:Exhibition Catalogue, Fosse Gallery, Scottish Painters, 1989, no. 49, illus.Alberto Morrocco was born in Aberdeen and entered Grays School of Art on leaving school, aged 14. As well as forging a successful career as a painter and achieving international recognition, Morrocco taught throughout his life. He initially taught at Grays School of Art from 1946, before being appointed Head of the School of Painting and Drawing at Dundee Art College in 1950, a position he retained until his retirement in 1983. He was elected Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1951, full member in 1963, was awarded the San Vito Prize in Rome in 1950 and later awarded an OBE for services to the Arts. His wife was the artist Vera Mercer. Morrocco's work is characterised by a freedom of handling and a bold palette. He depicted landscapes (see lot 78, 79 and 81) and still lifes (see lots 82, 83), as well as portraits and figurative works and many of his subjects were influenced by his Italian heritage.
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