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Adrian Ryan

Adrian Ryan (1920 - 1998) was active/lived in United Kingdom.  Adrian Ryan is known for Painting.

Adrian James Ryan  (1920-1998)

Born at Hampstead on 3 October 1920, the son of the landscape and portrait artist Vivian D Ryan.  Both of his parents were painters.  Adrian was educated at Eton and his childhood was divided between the family homes of Hintlesham Hall in Suffolk and Villa Santa Lucia at Cagnes-sur-Mer.  He studied at the Architectural Association 1938-39 and the Slade School of Art 1939-40, during its wartime evacuation to Oxford.  He was excused military service on medical grounds and got a head start on his contemporaries by setting himself up as an artist, whilst they were still in uniform.  His first studio in Tite Street, Chelsea was shared with Augustus John's son Edwin.  Ryan was taken up by the New Zealand-born dealer Sir Rex Nan Kivell at the Redfern Gallery, who gave him his first exhibition in 1943.  Ryan would be given a further four shows at the same venue over the following ten years.

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Adrian James Ryan  (1920-1998)

Born at Hampstead on 3 October 1920, the son of the landscape and portrait artist Vivian D Ryan.  Both of his parents were painters.  Adrian was educated at Eton and his childhood was divided between the family homes of Hintlesham Hall in Suffolk and Villa Santa Lucia at Cagnes-sur-Mer.  He studied at the Architectural Association 1938-39 and the Slade School of Art 1939-40, during its wartime evacuation to Oxford.  He was excused military service on medical grounds and got a head start on his contemporaries by setting himself up as an artist, whilst they were still in uniform.  His first studio in Tite Street, Chelsea was shared with Augustus John's son Edwin.  Ryan w  ...  Displaying 750 of 2620 characters.

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