Nick Schlee Explained

Nick Schlee
Birth Place:Weybridge, Surrey, England
Field:Landscape painting
Training:University College, Oxford
Art Students League, New York
Central School of Art and Design, London
Morley College, London
Putney Art School, London
Slade School of Fine Art, London

Nick Schlee (born 1931) is a British artist.[1] [2] He mainly produces landscape paintings.[3] [4]

Life and work

Schlee was born in Weybridge, Surrey.[1] In 1947, he won Gold and Silver medals for under 18s from the Royal Drawing Society.[1] He matriculated at University College, Oxford in 1952.[5] In 1955, he studied part-time at the Art Students League in New York, United States.[1] The following year he again studied part-time at the Central School of Art and Design, Morley College, Putney Art School, and the Slade School of Fine Art in London.[1] In 1989, he exhibited at the Royal Academy in London.He has painted a number of works featuring the River Thames.[6] His work is of "forceful landscapes defined with positive brushstrokes."[1] He produces short books on his artworks.[7]

Since 1989, Nick Schlee has lived and worked in Upper Basildon, Berkshire.[8] He is married to the writer Ann Schlee and has four children.

Exhibitions

Nick Schlee has produced many one man exhibitions in England:

Collections

Schlee's work is held by theCity of London Guildhall Art Gallery,Gallery Oldham,Hampshire County Council,John Creasey Museum (Salisbury),University of Liverpool,National Trust,Oxfordshire Museums,University of Portsmouth,Reading Museum & Art Gallery,River & Rowing Museum, Southampton City Art Gallery,Swindon Art Gallery,The Wessex Collection (Longleat),West Berkshire Museum, andWiltshire Heritage Museum.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Buckman, David . 2006 . Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945 . 2 . 1413 . Art Dictionaries Ltd . Bristol . 0-9532609-5-X .
  2. Web site: Nick Schlee Biography . Bardon Studios . Australia . 4 January 2010 . 15 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091015021317/http://www.bardonstudios.com.au/bio.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Artwork by Nick Schlee . https://archive.today/20120912111503/http://www.theartistsweb.co.uk/artwork/artist/2382_Nick%20%20Schlee . dead . 12 September 2012 . The Artist's Web . UK .
  4. Web site: Nick Schlee . Art Web . 13 October 2014 . 17 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141017001257/http://www.artweb.com/artists/2382_Nick%20%20Schlee . dead .
  5. News: 1950s – Nick Schlee (1952) . University College, Oxford, UK . Univ News, Notes and Networking . 2011 . 1.
  6. Web site: Jack . Foley . Capturing the spirit of the Thames – in paintings . indielondon.co.uk . UK . 2001 .
  7. Web site: Nick Schlee . . 11 January 2018 .
  8. Web site: Artists and Galleries: Nick Schlee ]. Newbury & District Arts Association . UK .
  9. Web site: Nick Schlee . Modern Artists Gallery . Oxfordshire, UK . 4 January 2010 . 17 September 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080917160755/http://www.modernartistsgallery.com/artistdetails/27_NickSchlee.php . dead .
  10. Web site: Reflections on a Bridge: Nick Schlee . . Henley-on-Thames, UK . 2010 .
  11. Web site: Under the Greenwood: Picturing British Trees – Present . St. Barbe Museum & Art Gallery . UK . 22 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924110031/http://www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk/menus/12th-october-23rd-november-under-the-greenwood-picturing-british-trees-present/ . 24 September 2015 . dmy-all .
  12. Book: Schlee, Nick . Abstractions . Academy Press . 2017 . 11 January 2018 . 11 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180111224148/http://www.nickschlee.co.uk/abstractionsbook . dead .
  13. Book: Schlee, Nick . Venice Observed . Academy Press . 2020 .
  14. Web site: Nick Schlee: 'Looking at Water' . . Henley-on-Thames, UK . 2024 . 24 June 2024 .

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