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John Wells

1907–2000

Painter of landscapes and abstracts, born in London but brought up in Ditchling, Sussex. His father was a doctor and Wells qualified in medicine at University College Hospital, 1925–30.

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Text Source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)

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Painting on Red 1947 John Wells (1907–2000)

Painting on Red 1947 Yale Center for British Art
Composition Variation III 1963 John Wells (1907–2000)

Composition Variation III 1963 Pallant House Gallery
June 1958 1958 John Wells (1907–2000)

June 1958 1958 Yale Center for British Art
No. 3, 1957 1957 John Wells (1907–2000)

No. 3, 1957 1957 Yale Center for British Art
Near and Far 1959 John Wells (1907–2000)

Near and Far 1959 Jerwood Collection
Painting 1959–1960/61 1957–1961 John Wells (1907–2000)

Painting 1959–1960/61 1957–1961 Birmingham Museums Trust
Listening 1947–1948 John Wells (1907–2000)

Listening 1947–1948 Tate
Composition 1968–1976 John Wells (1907–2000)

Composition 1968–1976 Government Art Collection
Painting 1962 John Wells (1907–2000)

Painting 1962 Tate
Sea Bird Forms 1951 John Wells (1907–2000)

Sea Bird Forms 1951 Tate
Microcosm 1957–9 John Wells (1907–2000)

Microcosm 1957–9 Tate
Painting 1956 John Wells (1907–2000)

Painting 1956 Tate
Untitled John Wells (1907–2000)

Untitled National Galleries of Scotland: Modern
Music in a Garden 1947 John Wells (1907–2000)

Music in a Garden 1947 National Galleries of Scotland: Modern
63/11 1962 John Wells (1907–2000)

63/11 1962 Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Abstraction 1957 John Wells (1907–2000)

Abstraction 1957 New County Hall
May Month, 1956 1956 John Wells (1907–2000)

May Month, 1956 1956 Yale Center for British Art
Night Flowering 1957 John Wells (1907–2000)

Night Flowering 1957 Yale Center for British Art
Untitled 1956 John Wells (1907–2000)

Untitled 1956 National Galleries of Scotland: Modern
Air, Water, Stone 1955 John Wells (1907–2000)

Air, Water, Stone 1955 Southampton City Art Gallery
The Unknown 1959 John Wells (1907–2000)

The Unknown 1959 National Museum Cardiff
Untitled Painting 1961–1963 John Wells (1907–2000)

Untitled Painting 1961–1963 Pallant House Gallery
Brimstone Moth Variation 1960 John Wells (1907–2000)

Brimstone Moth Variation 1960 Tate
Involute No. 5 John Wells (1907–2000)

Involute No. 5 The Box, Plymouth
Three Variations John Wells (1907–2000)

Three Variations The Hepworth Wakefield
Landscape Head 1950 John Wells (1907–2000)

Landscape Head 1950 The Pier Arts Centre
Aspiring Forms 1950 John Wells (1907–2000)

Aspiring Forms 1950 Tate
Painting 60/75 1960–1975 John Wells (1907–2000)

Painting 60/75 1960–1975 Pallant House Gallery
Violet Corail 1965–1975 John Wells (1907–2000)

Violet Corail 1965–1975 Pallant House Gallery
Vista 1955 John Wells (1907–2000)

Vista 1955 Jerwood Collection
Profiles 1949 John Wells (1907–2000)

Profiles 1949 Tate
Painting 1957 John Wells (1907–2000)

Painting 1957 Tate
Construction 1940–1941 John Wells (1907–2000)

Construction 1940–1941 Tate
Marine Construction 1941 John Wells (1907–2000)

Marine Construction 1941 Tate
Island Counterpoint 1956 John Wells (1907–2000)

Island Counterpoint 1956 The Hepworth Wakefield
Landscape (Mineral) 1953 John Wells (1907–2000)

Landscape (Mineral) 1953 The Pier Arts Centre
Landscape and Flight Forms 1958 John Wells (1907–2000)

Landscape and Flight Forms 1958 The Pier Arts Centre
Abstract Landscape 1957 John Wells (1907–2000)

Abstract Landscape 1957 Worcester College, University of Oxford
Bastion 1950–1951 John Wells (1907–2000)

Bastion 1950–1951 British Council Collection
Variations 1961–1963 John Wells (1907–2000)

Variations 1961–1963 The Box, Plymouth