Oil Paintings by Christopher Wood, England 1901 to 1930
Christopher Wood was born in England and studied architecture at Liverpool University.He met Augustus John, who encouraged him to be a painter. He trained to be a painter in Paris, where he met Picasso and Diaghilev, and he travelled around Europe and north Africa between 1922 and 1924. He met Ben Nicholson in 1926.Nicholson dedication to his work had a great influence and Wood subsequently exhibited his paintings with him. Like Nicholson, he admired Alfred Wallis. Wood painted coastal scenes, and his finest works are considered to be those painted in Breton.
ID: AN-1148-KADogs at Display by  Christopher Wood Painting
ID: AN-2062-KAZebra and Parachute by  Christopher Wood Painting
ID: EI-0615-KANude Boy in a Bathroom by  Christopher Wood Painting
ID: EI-0617-KATennis Players by  Christopher Wood Painting
ID: EI-0621-KABreton Woman at Prayer by  Christopher Wood Painting
ID: LA-6250-KALandscape by  Christopher Wood Painting
ID: LA-6252-KACottages in Cornwall by  Christopher Wood Painting
ID: LA-6254-KAChurch at Treboul by  Christopher Wood Painting
ID: LA-6256-KADouarnenez, Brittany by  Christopher Wood Painting
ID: LA-6258-KAShipping off Newlyn Harbour by  Christopher Wood Painting
ID: LA-6260-KADrying Nets Treboul Harbour by  Christopher Wood Painting
ID: LA-6262-KABoat in Harbour, Brittany by  Christopher Wood Painting
ID: LA-6264-KAA Fishing Boat in Dieppe Harbour by  Christopher Wood Painting
ID: SL-0066-KADahlias and Larkspur by  Christopher Wood Painting