Fred Yates 1922-2008 - Clark Art Ltd - Specialists in L.S. Lowry and Modern British Art

Fred Yates

1922-2008

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Born in 1922, Fred Yates grew up in Urmston, a suburb of Manchester. His career as an insurance clerk was cut short by the outbreak of war and he served in the Grenadier Guards until 1945 when he returned to Manchester as a painter and decorator.

Untutored, but with tremendous self-discipline, Fred began to paint pictures of the rich industrial architecture of Manchester, the red brick terraces and the commotion and humour of street life - a theme that the artist is still concerned with, even in his recent paintings. He subsequently enrolled on a teacher training course at Bournemouth College of Art and in 1950 won a travelling scholarship to Rome and Florence.

He taught for twenty years battling continuously against artistic sophistication, for him, beauty resided in simplicity and a child's mind. In 1969 Fred gave up teaching and moved to Cornwall to enable him to devote all his energy to painting. While he still painted scenes, remembered from his childhood in Manchester, he also worked on sunnier landscapes, new faces and activities that surrounded him.

His paintings are included in many private and public collections including Brighton and Hove Art Gallery, Liverpool University, the University of Warwick, Torquay Art Gallery and Russell Coates Gallery Bournemouth.

Fred died in London on 7th July 2008

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A French River Oil on canvas 21 x 25¼ ins (53.34 x 64.14 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS	Afternoon Walk Oil on Board 7¾ x 14½ ins (19.68 x 36.83 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS	At the Beach Acrylic on Board 17 x 35 ins (43.18 x 88.90 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS	At The Height of Summer, 2007 Oil on canvas 28¾ x 24 ins (73.03 x 60.96 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS
Bradford At The Weir, 2007 10 x 14 ins (25.40 x 35.56 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS	Cornwall Cottage Garden Acrylic on Board 34 x 36 ins (86.36 x 91.44 cms) Price: £ 8,500.00 VIEW DETAILS	Country Walk Oil on canvas 48 x 36 ins (121.92 x 91.44 cms) Sold VIEW DETAILS	France Oil on Board 19¼ x 25½ ins (48.90 x 64.77 cms) Sold VIEW DETAILS
French River Oil on canvas 23¾ x 28¾ ins (60.33 x 73.03 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS	Hidden Lake, Somerset, 2007 Oil on canvas 23¾ x 32 ins (60.33 x 81.28 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS	Is She Asleep Oil on Board 7½ x 6 ins (19.05 x 15.24 cms) Price: £ 2,500.00 VIEW DETAILS	Kardomah Cafe Acrylic on Board 15½ x 13 ins (39.37 x 33.02 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS
L'Impression Suite Oil on canvas 32¼ x 39½ ins (81.92 x 100.33 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS	La Serveuse (SOLD) Acrylic on Canvas 31½ x 31½ ins (80.01 x 80.01 cms) Sold VIEW DETAILS	La Terrazza, Genoa Watercolour 18 x 24½ ins (45.72 x 62.23 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS	Love Again Acrylic on Board 13 x 18 ins (33.02 x 45.72 cms) Sold VIEW DETAILS
Mens Sauna Oil on canvas 18¼ x 21¾ ins (46.36 x 55.25 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS	Old Castle Wall, Parthenay, France Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 16 ins (40.64 x 40.64 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS	Park River Oil on canvas 29¾ x 35¾ ins (75.57 x 90.81 cms) Sold VIEW DETAILS	Pram in Park Oil on Board 34 x 34 ins (86.36 x 86.36 cms) Sold VIEW DETAILS
Railway Bridge Acrylic on Board 10 x 12 ins (25.40 x 30.48 cms) VIEW DETAILS	River Cascades (Provence) Oil on canvas 13 x 16¼ ins (33.02 x 41.28 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS	Showing Off to Passers By Acrylic on Canvas 10¼ x 16 ins (26.04 x 40.64 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS	Snowy Landscape Acrylic on Board 19 x 23.5 ins (48.26 x 59.69 cms) Sold VIEW DETAILS
Somewhere near Bradford on Avon Acrylic on Canvas 18 x 23 ins (45.72 x 58.42 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS	The Crowd Acrylic on Board 18.5 x 24.5 ins (46.99 x 62.23 cms) Price: £ 5,500.00 VIEW DETAILS	The Table garden Acrylic on Canvas 32½ x 39½ ins (82.55 x 100.33 cms) Price: £ 12,000.00 VIEW DETAILS	The Village Bridge Oil on Board 17¾ x 23½ ins (45.09 x 59.69 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS
Training Ship, Penzance Acrylic on Canvas 25 x 30 ins (63.50 x 76.20 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS	Valentine Oil on Board 36 x 18 ins (91.44 x 45.72 cms) Reserved VIEW DETAILS	View from a Window, Limoges Acrylic on Canvas 10 x 13¾ ins (25.40 x 34.92 cms) P.O.A VIEW DETAILS

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