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Isgan Baz (b.1918) Turkish Abstract Signed and dated (19)58, mixed media on paper, 49cm by 27cm See illustration Born in 1918 at Gaziantap in Turkey, Baz received his BA from the University of Istanbul and went onto spend two years studying in Paris before he came to London in 1950. His one-man shows include those held at: The Drian Gallery London, 1957 & 1959 New Vision Centre Gallery, 1959 & 1962 and various international shows held between 1957 and 1961 His work is represented in the permanent collections of The National Gallery of Israel and in private collections in Paris, Ankara, London and Australia. 'Each painting has the underlying source of light and appears as if indestructible, diffused beneath the dramatic shadowing…..a kind of lyrical nostalgia…making dramatic structures' D A Duerden BEFORE LOT 1 Lots 1 - 34 represent a unique collection of works from Marie Walker Last & the New Vision Centre Gallery Artists It is with much pleasure that the family present the works of Marie Walker Last and her New Vision Centre Gallery artist friends and colleagues. These paintings come from her close association with many of the most talented and avant-garde artists that gravitated to Frank Avray Wilson and Denis Bowen at this ground-breaking gallery in the period 1956-1966. It was an exciting time in Art - and Marie was at her most innovative and creative - inspired by the passion and vigour of those around her. Her later works, whilst living in Yorkshire, were more gentle and inspired by the landscape which surrounded her - a reflection of a more settled and less bohemian lifestyle. Her collection includes works by close friend and mentor, Denis Bowen, collaborator Aubrey Williams and colleague, the Canadian artist and war veteran, William Newcombe, who exhibited in the UK with Jean-Paul Riopelle and Paul-Emile Borduas. This collection was put together by Marie herself; she chose to live with these paintings for over 50 years and it is with much family pride, tinged with sadness, that we see its dispersal to be enjoyed by a wider audience in the years to come. JD Walker, Nephew of the late Marie Walker Last New Vision 1956-1966 The New Vision Centre Gallery (NVCG) was founded by three members of the New Vision Group of painters - Denis Bowen, Halima Nalecz and Frank Avray Wilson. The gallery premises were located in basement rooms of 4 Seymour Place, Marble Arch. Halima Nalecz, who also founded the Drian Gallery, left the partnership in 1962 whilst Frank Avray Wilson left in 1960. As a result of this the art critic Kenneth Coutts Smith became a co-director with Denis Bowen in 1964. This innovative galley was devoted to non-figurative art and from the start drew in artists from both overseas and the UK. The policy was to show young artists with a special interest in ''Tachisme'' (European non-geometric abstract art of the 1940/1950's) and Art Informel and give the opportunity of one-man shows to associated artists, even if held concurrently. Unusually for such a small gallery, descriptive catalogues were published for individual shows, promoting abstract and avant-garde art in Britain at a time when such work was barely understood by critics, let alone by the general public. The NVCG became central in providing an important platform for the development of young, talented and avant-garde artists of the period.
