Low Tide at Evening, 1957
Oil on board
29 x 34 inches
Signed and dated
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Provenance
Private collection
Note: John Bowen was born in Llanelli, Carmenthenshire. After attending Llanelli and Swansea Schools of Art he was a highly influential teacher at Llanelli School of Art, 1939-60, also at the Boys' Grammar School there apart from wartime service in the Royal Air Force.
Bowen was influenced by John Minton, Graham Sutherland and the postwar neo-romantic movement in Britain.
Exhibitions
Llanelli School of Art and Crafts Golden Jubilee Exhibition, 1957