DUXBURY, LESLIE 1921-2001:

LESLIE DUXBURY WAS A MANCHESTER BORN ARTIST WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE “KITCHEN SINK” GROUP. ACTIVE IN THE MID 1950’S, THEY PAINTED AND ETCHED EVERYDAY OBJECTS AND SCENES OF ORDINARY LIFE, BEING THOUGHT OF AS “SOCIAL REALISTS”. FOR A WHILE THEY WERE THE CUTTING EDGE OF BRITISH ART, BEFORE THE EMERGENCE OF THE “POP ART” OF HAMILTON, BLAKE AND HOCKNEY. LESLIE DUXBURY EXHIBITED IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GALLERIES, INCLUDING SHOWING WITH THE LONDON GROUP, AND AT THE BIENNALES OF PARIS AND ROME. HIS WORKS ARE HELD IN MANY PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN, THE U.S.A. AND AUSTRALIA, AS WELL AS BY THE ARTS COUNCIL AND THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES. HE ALSO REGULARLY EXHIBITED PRINTS AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY. THIS SELECTION OF ETCHINGS AND AQUATINTS COME DIRECTLY FROM THE FAMILY OF LESLIE DUXBURY.