© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London
William Menzies Coldstream (1908–1987)
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
The Euston Road School is applied to a group of British painters committed to realism in opposition to avant-garde trends. The group, which was composed of staff and students of the School of Drawing and Painting, London, was set up in 1937 and was named after their base at 314–316 Euston Road. Their focus on traditional subjects painted in a naturalistic way reflected the group's political belief that art should be socially relevant and accessible.
The School's founder members were William Coldstream, Victor Pasmore and Claude Rogers. Although the School was short-lived, its formal principles were adhered to for years after, influencing artists such as Euan Uglow.
