Image courtesy of Cristea Roberts Gallery
Patrick Caulfied was a British painter and printmaker known for his striking still life and interiors, defined by bold black outlines, flat fields of colour, and a refined sense of composition. A graduate of Chelsea School of Art (1956–1960) and the Royal College of Art (1960–1963), he was a contemporary of David Hockney and R.B. Kitaj. Though associated with British Pop Art, Caulfield saw himself as a formalist, drawing influence from Braque and Matisse. His work evolved to incorporate elements of photorealism and trompe-l’œil, playing with depth and illusion. Nominated for the Turner Prize (1987) and elected Royal Academician (1993), he exhibited widely, with major retrospectives at Tate Britain (2013), the Serpentine Gallery (1992), and the Hayward Gallery (1999). His work is held in, amongst others, the Tate and the Musée National d’Histoire et d’Art, Luxembourg.
