Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Stuart Maxwell Armfield was a British painter born in Sanderstead, Surrey, in 1916. He was renowned for his use of the traditional egg tempera technique, a skilled process that uses egg yolk to bind pigments, and which dates from the Byzantine world of the early Middle Ages. Armfield studied at the West of England College of Art. He showed at both the Royal Academy in London and with St Ives Society of Artists of which he was a member.
Encouraged by his successful artist uncle, Maxwell Armfield (1881–1972), Stuart took up the use of tempera (what he called ‘the be-all and end-all of painting’) and was very keen on promoting the use of such traditional skills through their use in the production of his pictures. He particularly favored the medium for its ability to depict clear lines, razor-sharp detail and bright color. He is perhaps best known for his vivid still life works.
1960s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Egg Tempera
1940s Post-War Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Egg Tempera, Board
1940s Great Britain (UK) Art Deco Vintage Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Paint
1930s Realist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Board, Oil
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Wood, Paint
2010s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Pastel, Oil, Cotton Canvas
2010s Naturalistic Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Cardboard, Oil
2010s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Panel, Oil
20th Century African Tribal Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Textile
2010s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Panel, Oil
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Canvas
2010s Contemporary Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Paper, Oil, Cardboard
1990s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Oil, Canvas
2010s Naturalistic Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Canvas, Acrylic