ANTHONY WHISHAW RA (b. 1930)

Anthony Whishaw RA (b. 1930), Planes II, 1960. Courtesy of Jerwood Collection © Anthony Whishaw

Planes II, 1960

Ink on paper
Paper 25.5 x 35.5 cm

Anthony Whishaw RA is an English artist and member of the Royal Academy. He claims no association with any particular art movement, stating instead that ‘each painting and work on paper makes its own separate demands’.

Anthony Whishaw studied at Chelsea School of Art from 1948 to 1952 (awarded NDD) and the Royal College of Art, London from 1952 to 1955, when he was awarded the ARCA (first class hons), the RCA Travelling Scholarship, an Abbey Minor Scholarship and a Spanish Government Scholarship.

Provenance
Donated to Jerwood Foundation by Anthony Whishaw RA and family January 2023

Literature
Anthony Whishaw: Works on Paper,
Richard Davey, 2020, p. 64, illustrated.

Lara Wardle