Desmond Morris
Desmond Morris: The Last SurrealistThe Directors of The Redfern Gallery are delighted to announce the opening of Desmond Morris: The Last Surrealist, a selection of recent oil paintings and works on paper by Desmond Morris.
"The famous zoologist and best-selling author, Desmond Morris, is also the last surviving artist of the Surrealist movement. Whilst studying for his degree in zoology, at the University of Birmingham, Morris started making drawings under the microscope, of biological organisms. This indirectly inspired Morris to create, in the words of David Attenborough, a "menagerie of creatures that were all his own". Despite Morris' knowledge of biology, these bizarre creatures are purely invented and irrational. The artist explains that "they evolve on the canvas, and they belong in their own dimension". Indeed, he is keen to stress that the drawings are a chance to let his "imagination run free"."
Accompanied by a fully illustrated e-catalogue with an introduction by Michael Healey.
Private view: 6-8pm 24th May 2022
Please contact the gallery to RSVP.
Works
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Desmond MorrisPredicting the Past, 2011Oil and plaster on board39.2 x 57 cm -
Desmond MorrisHarbinger, 2019Oil on board91.5 x 61 cm -
Desmond MorrisThe Hosts III, 2019Oil on wood block13.7 x 20.2 cm
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Desmond MorrisThe Strangers, 2020Oil on wood block26.5 x 35 cm -
Desmond MorrisThe Arrivals, 2020Oil on wood block14.3 x 27.6 cm -
Desmond MorrisThe Neoteric, 2020Oil on board45.5 x 55.7 cm
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Desmond MorrisCeremony, 2020Oil on wood block29.2 x 38 cm -
Desmond MorrisThe Arbiter, 2020Oil on board76 x 51 cm -
Desmond MorrisMonocrat, 2020Oil on board51 x 76 cm
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Desmond MorrisPanjandrum, 2021Oil on board35.5 x 25.3 cm -
Desmond MorrisBeware of the Dog, 2001Mixed media on paper28.8 x 20.1 cm -
Desmond MorrisThe Martinet, 2001Mixed media on paper29 x 20.1 cm
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Desmond MorrisTooth and Claw, 2002Mixed media on paper20.1 x 28.7 cm -
Desmond MorrisGuardian Angel, 2002Mixed media on paper29 x 20 cm -
Desmond MorrisSoldier Dream, 2003Mixed media on paper28.9 x 19.8 cm
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Desmond MorrisSketch for Tomorrow Man, 2012Mixed media on paper28.7 x 19.8 cm -
Desmond MorrisThe Consort, 2016Mixed media on paper28.7 x 19.8 cm -
Desmond MorrisThe Challenged One, 2016Mixed media on paper28.5 x 19.8 cm
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Desmond MorrisPeer Pressure, 2016Mixed media on paper28.5 x 19.7 cm -
Desmond MorrisCats on Heat, 2016Mixed media on paper28.5 x 19.6 cm -
Desmond MorrisThe Disbeliever, 2017Mixed media on paper28 x 19.9 cm
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Desmond MorrisNight Thoughts, 2017Mixed media on paper28.1 x 19.6 cm -
Desmond MorrisThe Despot, 2017Mixed media on paper28.5 x 19.9 cm -
Desmond MorrisThe Voice in the Desert, 2017Mixed media on paper28.2 x 19.7 cm
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Desmond MorrisIntrovert, 2019Mixed media on paper18.5 x 28.8 cm -
Desmond MorrisHerald, 2019Mixed media on paper24.3 x 17 cm -
Desmond MorrisTall Figure, 2021Mixed media on paper29 x 20 cm
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Desmond MorrisTraveller, 2021Mixed media on paper29 x 20.1 cm -
Desmond MorrisLittoral Wackadoodle, 2021Mixed media on paper20.3 x 29 cm -
Desmond MorrisThe Therapist Alone , 2015Mixed media on paper28 x 40.1 cm
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Desmond MorrisThe Lost Traveller, 2016Mixed media on paper38.7 x 49.2 cm -
Desmond MorrisThe Consultant, 2017Mixed media on paper38.7 x 49.5 cm -
Desmond MorrisA New Species IV, 2018Mixed media on paper28.2 x 40.2 cm
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Desmond MorrisWoman with Cat V, 2019Mixed media on paper28.2 x 40.1 cm -
Desmond MorrisIntruder I, 2019Mixed media on paper28.2 x 41 cm -
Desmond MorrisStaycation, 2021Mixed media on paper27.5 x 41.1 cm
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Desmond MorrisThe K-Strategy, 2021Mixed media on paper27.2 x 40.9 cm -
Desmond MorrisScrutinator, 2021Mixed media on paper27.4 x 40.9 cm -
Desmond MorrisProgenitress, 2022Mixed media on paper27.6 x 41 cm
