λ Harry Thubron (British 1915-1985) Framed Wood Wood and metal box construction Overall 50.5 x 50.5cm (19¾ x 19¾ in.) Executed circa 1960s. Provenance: Lords Gallery, London Maurice De Sausmarez (1915-1969) (purchased from the above) Sale, Sotheby's London, 1 April 2014, lot 197 An artist and influential teacher, Harry Thubron's training was at Sunderland School of Art, 1933-38, then the Royal College of Art between 1938-40. His distinguished teaching career included Leeds College of Art, 1955-64 and Leicester College of Art, 1966-68, where he was head of the painting school. He also taught part-time at Goldsmith's School of Art from the early 1970s. Amongst his solo exhibitions were Peterloo Gallery, Manchester, 1976, and retrospectives at St Paul's Gallery, Leeds, 1985 and Goldsmiths' College Gallery, 1986. Originally a figurative artist, Thubron moved towards abstraction. He worked with resins, wood and metal until the mid-1960s and then primarily worked in collage. In early 2007 Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London held a near sell-out solo exhibition of Thubron's work, most of which was acquired by Damien Hirst. The Arts Council and British Council hold examples of his work. In 1976, he showed paintings and collages at the Serpentine Gallery, London. He was also included in major surveys, among them 'British Art' at the Hayward Gallery, London, in 1974, and 'British Painting, 1952-77' at the Royal Academy, London, in 1977.