Year Of Birth

1932

Year Of Death

2000

Biography

One of the foremost figures in post-war British figurative painting, Euan Uglow was renowned for his meticulous approach to observation and form. Best known for his nudes, portraits and still lifes, he developed a rigorous sytsem of measurement and proportion that gave his paintings their distinctive precision and structure. Often spending months or years on a single work, Uglow had a refined sensitivity to colour, light and spatial balance, establishing himself as one of Britain’s most respected figurative painters.