Max Chapman (artist)

Max Balthazar Chapman (1911 – 1999) was an English visual artist. He was primarily a painter, but also made drawings, collages, and photographs.

Chapman attended Dulwich College, then the Byam Shaw Art School, 1927–30, where he was taught and befriended by Charles Ricketts. In 1931, Ricketts provided for Chapman to take "a scholarship to Italy and the European Grand Tour".[1] He had his first solo exhibition at Storran Gallery, and then at Leger Gallery and Molton Gallery, all in London. Chapman was the long-time partner of writer Oswell Blakeston, with whom he collaborated on numerous books, for Arts Review and other publications.[2]

According to his obituary in The Independent, Chapman "showed widely, ranging from the established Royal Academy, London Group and Leicester Galleries to the more experimental Grabowski, Molton and New Vision Centre galleries, and abroad".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Obituary: Max Chapman | The Independent | The Independent". Independent.co.uk. 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. ^ Frances Spalding, 20th Century Painters and Other Sculptors, Dictionary of British Art, vol.VI, (Antique Collectors Club, 1990)