Executed in 1995, this work by British artist David Austen is rendered in gouache on handmade Indian paper. It reflects Austen’s engagement with poetic abstraction and material sensitivity, capturing form and colour through restrained, carefully balanced composition. Signed lower left and dated lower right.
David Austen (b. 1960, Harlow) studied at Maidstone College of Art and the Royal College of Art, London. His work is held in major public collections including Tate, the British Council, and the Arts Council Collection, as well as numerous international private collections. He has received significant commissions in London and Cairo, and curated exhibitions such as Exodus at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge.
Austen’s paintings, drawings, films, and text works have been widely exhibited in the UK and internationally. Notable exhibitions include Take It From Here at Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery and About Vision: New British Painting in the 1990s at the Museum of Modern Art Oxford. A major solo exhibition of his work was presented at Milton Keynes Gallery in 2007. He is represented by Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, and has recently exhibited at Art Basel Miami and Art Basel Hong Kong (2025).
Origin: UK
Period/Style: Contemporary / Abstract
Date: 1995
Material: Gouache on Indian handmade paper
Dimensions: 25.2cm height × 20.2cm width (unframed)
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Executed in 1995, this work by British artist David Austen is rendered in gouache on handmade Indian paper. It reflects Austen’s engagement with poetic abstraction and material sensitivity, capturing form and colour through restrained, carefully balanced composition. Signed lower left and dated lower right.
David Austen (b. 1960, Harlow) studied at Maidstone College of Art and the Royal College of Art, London. His work is held in major public collections including Tate, the British Council, and the Arts Council Collection, as well as numerous international private collections. He has received significant commissions in London and Cairo, and curated exhibitions such as Exodus at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge.
Austen’s paintings, drawings, films, and text works have been widely exhibited in the UK and internationally. Notable exhibitions include Take It From Here at Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery and About Vision: New British Painting in the 1990s at the Museum of Modern Art Oxford. A major solo exhibition of his work was presented at Milton Keynes Gallery in 2007. He is represented by Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, and has recently exhibited at Art Basel Miami and Art Basel Hong Kong (2025).
Origin: UK
Period/Style: Contemporary / Abstract
Date: 1995
Material: Gouache on Indian handmade paper
Dimensions: 25.2cm height × 20.2cm width (unframed)
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