John Milnes-Smith (1912-1999)
John Milnes-Smith 1912-1999
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Artist Information
John Milnes-Smith was a painter and collagist, notably of abstract work, born in Middlesex. From 1934-38 Milnes-Smith studied at the Architectural Association, specialising in historic buildings, qualifying in 1939.
From 1940-44 war service took Milnes-Smith to the Far East. His painting in the late 1940s was representational, although he fast moved towards abstraction, in 1951 being represented in 'British Abstract Art' at Gimpel Fils, the first of many group appearances in the 1950s.
In 1959 he had his first solo show at New Vision Centre and four years later he began a long association with Drian Galleries.
In 1988 he shared a show called 'Reflections of the Fifties' at England and Co. and in 1990 was given a retrospective at Austin Desmond Fine Art.
The National Gallery in Gdansk, Poland, holds his work.
John Milnes-Smith lived in London.