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Ralph Rumney

Ralph Rumney (1934-2002), the British artist and writer, crossed paths with many of the radical movements in art and politics of the past 50 years, and has became particularly renown in recent years for being a co-founder of the culturally subversive Situationist International. Rumney led a nomadic existence, seeing his life as ‘permanent adventure and endless experiment’, but finally settled in the South of France towards the end of his life. His early abstract paintings were tachiste in style, and his major work of that period, The Change (1957), was purchased by the Tate Gallery from his retrospective exhibition at England & Co in 1989.

Works by Rumney are included in the current exhibition at England & Co – Talking of Yves: Friendships and connections in Paris, New York and London – which runs from 23 June until 21 July 2010.

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Paintings

Favourites

		Untitled (Head series) 1963 Gold and metal leaf on board 46.75 x 60.5 inches
		London No.9 (Head series) 1964 Gold and silver leaf on board 19.5 x 22.5 inches Ref: RR011
		Untitled 1956 Ripolin on board 42 x 29 inches
		City Figure 1957 Ripolin on board 48 x 36 inches
		The Change 1957 Oil, ripolin and gold leaf on masonite 61 x 79 inches SOLD Acquired from England & Co by Tate, London
		Dance of the Warriors 1956 Oil on newsprint laid on board 22.5 x 14 inches
		Untitled 1956 Oil on canvas 30 x 20 inches SOLD