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Towards the completion of his formal academic studies in the 1960s, Geoffrey Key embarked upon a period of intensive creative study, which was to underpin the evolution of his unique, prolific and boundlessly imaginative artistic expression.
Geoffrey Key: "I wanted to paint one subject continuously for long periods of time and so for twelve months I painted this hill in Glossop (The Whitley Nab, Derbyshire) and produced about six hundred drawings, watercolours and oilsI ended up with wasI think."
During this time of painting the Nab, Glossop, his purpose was to shed all external influences and to discover his own artistic language. His human figure forms have their origin in the field shapes he created during that metamorphic series.
He moved from landscape to painting monumental horses, unlike any other equestrian works these riders and their chargers are the stuff of fantastic dreams.
A central aspect of his work, and an integral theme from the beginning, is the human figure. His proud, powerful figure forms ooze sensuality and reveal Key's sensibility and appreciation of the independent contemporary woman.
In his landscapes, vibrant colour pervades, restrained by a confident handling of line and form. His academic still life paintings are full of masculine assurance. An arrangement of everyday objects could hardly be less ordinary; steel knives, enamel coffee jugs and pepper grinders become beautiful objects of desire.
Geoffrey Key's works touch the viewer on many sensory levels. His fine draughtsmanship and sure handling of colour work alongside his at times bizarre imagination, revealing his joy in creating images that bridge the gap between dream and reality.
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Geoffrey KeyBolton Town Hall, 1979Oil on Board
14.5 x 12 ins (36.83 x 30.48 cms)
 Price: £ 3,850.00VIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeyContemplation, 1994Oil on Board
9½ x 7½ ins (24.13 x 19.05 cms)
SoldVIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeyFactory Smoke, 2004Oil on canvas
12 x 16 ins (30.48 x 40.64 cms)
SoldVIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeyGirl With Flower II, 1993Oil on canvas
20 x 16 ins (50.80 x 40.64 cms)
SoldVIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeyGrey Figure, 1978Oil on canvas
18 x 14 ins (45.72 x 35.56 cms)
SoldVIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeyHead, 1973Oil on canvas
7 x 10 ins (17.78 x 25.40 cms)
P.O.AVIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeyHead of a Woman, 1987Mixed Media
15 x 13½ ins (38.10 x 34.29 cms)
SoldVIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeyLoversMixed Media
17 x 13 ins (43.18 x 33.02 cms)
SoldVIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeyPartners, 1998Oil on canvas
20 x 16 ins (50.80 x 40.64 cms)
Price: £ 5,250.00VIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeyRooftops
8½ x 11 ins (21.59 x 27.94 cms)
SoldVIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeySpring, 1973Oil on canvas
10 x 7 ins (25.40 x 17.78 cms)
P.O.AVIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeyStill Life Study, 1990Mixed Media
6 x 7½ ins (15.24 x 19.05 cms)
SoldVIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeyStill Life with with Bottles, Jug and FruitMixed Media
8¾ x 10½ ins (22.23 x 26.67 cms)
Price: £ 1,650.00VIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeyTango, 2007Oil on canvas
36 x 24 ins (91.44 x 60.96 cms)
SoldVIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeyThree Girls, 2001Oil on canvas
40 x 32 ins (101.60 x 81.28 cms)
SoldVIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeyThree Horses and Riders, 1988Mixed Media
22 x 32 ins (55.88 x 81.28 cms)
SoldVIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeyThree Riders, 1987Mixed Media
14 x 17 ins (35.56 x 43.18 cms)
SoldVIEW DETAILS | Geoffrey KeyTrafford ParkOil on canvas
40 x 36 ins (101.60 x 91.44 cms)
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