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Modern & Contemporary Art Sale
6th March 2021
Joash Woodrow (1927-2006)
"Two Men and a Horse"
Oil on board, 78cm by 66cm
Provenance: 108 Fine Art Harrogate, JW203
Estimate: £4,000-6,000 plus buyer's premium
Born in Leeds in 1927 of Polish-Jewish background, Joash Woodrow initially trained at Leeds College of Art after which he served in the army as a cartographer in Egypt 1945-1948. Between 1950-53 he studied drawing and painting at the Royal College of Art, his fellow students being Frank Auerbach, Peter Black and the novelist Len Deighton.
Shortly after graduating Woodrow returned home to Leeds where he continued to paint small scale landscapes and portraits in increasing solitude. His paintings provide an insight into his intensely shy and reclusive character. During Woodrow's years spent living at Allerton Grange Gardens in Leeds, he became an increasingly solitary individual who chose never to discuss or show his work to anyone. In 2000, 772 paintings and 4500 drawings were found at his home after he was moved to sheltered accommodation. Since then solo exhibitions have been held nationwide and his work is held in many public collections throughout the UK. In 2004 his brother Joseph asked why he had painted for so many years without seeking recognition. His reply was 'it gave me so much pleasure'.
