Edward Wolfe's The Initiate | The 'English Matisse'

Known in his lifetime as ‘England’s Matisse’ Edward Wolfe is now widely celebrated for his vibrant portraits, vivid still lifes and sweeping landscapes. He was born in South Africa and moved to England in 1916, beginning his career at Roger Fry’s Omega Workshops. This mask-like portrait, referencing tribal African initiation ceremonies, is also inspired by Paris school modernism.
On view at Philip Mould & Company's booth at Frieze Masters 2023 (F7)
Filmed by Mike Hopkins (@mikehopkinsfilm)

[@marquamfurniture]

I love everything about this painting! The color blocking of the face, the spontaneity, and the frame. All the proportions are perfection.

[@Jigger2361]

...what a terrific colour palette! Viewing it brings simple joy to the heart 😊

[@israeldiegoriveragenius2th164]

He was better than Matisse.

[@leonardoluc6362]

Well well its yrs

[@MikeNewland]

Met him at a private view in the 1970s. Very cheerful man as befits - someone said he was the last survivor of the Bloomsbury Group

[@robertcarter8600]

"England Matisse"?
Poor England.

[@stuartwray6175]

'English'