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Theodore Major was born in humble circumstances in Wigan, Lancashire, settling there from 1950 with his painter wife, Kathleen at Appley Bridge. He attended the local art school between 1927-1932, and taught there between 1930-1950.Major was a fervent Lancastrian, he was against materialism, the commercial gallery system and the sale of his pictures to rich collectors.
He retained about 3000 of his pictures which he said were painted for ordinary people, not money. Art critic John Berger called Major's pictures "among the best English paintings of our time" He painted in a wide range of styles "to disturb and extend consciousness in the mind of the viewer".
He was president of the Wigan Art Club which he founded in 1952. He exhibited in Nottingham, Bolton, Manchester and had Arts Council sponsored solo exhibitions at Carlisle and Blackburn Art Galleries and in 1984 at Salford Art Gallery which holds his work.
His paintings are now being discovered and admired by art collectors, particularly his vibrant flower pieces and his powerful industrial scenes.
A major retrospective of his work was held at Salford Museum and Art Gallery in 2003
http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2007/03/15/130307_theodore_major_feature.shtml:: Click here for BBC Theodore Major feature
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Canal Bridge at Appley Bridge, 1949Oil on canvas
16 x 18.25 ins (40.64 x 46.36 cms)
 SoldVIEW DETAILS | DaffodilsOil on Board
29 x 24 ins (73.66 x 60.96 cms)
SoldVIEW DETAILS | Early Morning at WiganOil on Board
12.5 x 15 ins (31.75 x 38.10 cms)
 Price: £ 11,500.00VIEW DETAILS | Family Group 2Oil on Board
37 x 30 ins (93.98 x 76.20 cms)
P.O.AVIEW DETAILS | Figure in an Industrial LandscapeOil on Board
30 x 37 ins (76.20 x 93.98 cms)
Price: £ 38,500.00VIEW DETAILS | Lancashire Lass, 1948Oil on canvas
18 x 22 ins (45.72 x 55.88 cms)
P.O.AVIEW DETAILS | Man and DogOil on Board
12.5 x 15.25 ins (31.75 x 38.74 cms)
Price: £ 11,500.00VIEW DETAILS | Man and Telegraph PolesOil on Board
18 x 24 ins (45.72 x 60.96 cms)
P.O.AVIEW DETAILS | Pink CyclamenOil on Board
25¼ x 30 ins (64.14 x 76.20 cms)
P.O.AVIEW DETAILS | Pink CyclamenOil on Board
19¼ x 12¼ ins (48.90 x 31.12 cms)
P.O.AVIEW DETAILS | Red Dancing Nude with FlowersOil on Board
60 x 48 ins (152.40 x 121.92 cms)
P.O.AVIEW DETAILS | Red TreesOil on Board
30 x 37 ins (76.20 x 93.98 cms)
Price: £ 21,000.00VIEW DETAILS | Standing Figures and Telegraph PolesOil on Board
30 x 37 ins (76.20 x 93.98 cms)
Price: £ 38,000.00VIEW DETAILS | Still Life with White Coffee PotOil on canvas
22 x 18 ins (55.88 x 45.72 cms)
P.O.AVIEW DETAILS | Still Life With YellowOil on canvas
22 x 26 ins (55.88 x 66.04 cms)
SoldVIEW DETAILS | Three Telegraph PolesOil on Board
30 x 37 ins (76.20 x 93.98 cms)
P.O.AVIEW DETAILS | | Wigan Landscape with ChimneysOil on Board
10 x 12 ins (25.40 x 30.48 cms)
P.O.AVIEW DETAILS | WorksOil on Board
22 x 26 ins (55.88 x 66.04 cms)
Price: £ 23,000.00VIEW DETAILS | Works at NightOil on Board
22 x 26 ins (55.88 x 66.04 cms)
Price: £ 23,000.00VIEW DETAILS | Yellow Sky with SunOil on Board
8½ x 10 ins (21.59 x 25.40 cms)
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