clifford holmead phillips (1889 - 1975)
Holmead, born Clifford Holmead Phillips, was a painter. From about 1920 he joined various artist colonies in New England. In 1923, some of his paintings were shown for the first time as part of an Art Association exhibition. They were delicate, airy idylls, traditional landscapes in a brittle, silvery light, lonely farmhouses and trees. But he found the painting practiced there to be too beautiful and looked for new inspiration. In Paris, seeing a work by the French Expressionist and Fauvist Maurice de Vlaminck caused a fundamental change in his view of art. Vlaminck's dynamic lines and strong colors impressed Clifford Holmead Phillips so much that he increasingly followed the expressive direction, but later defined his style as "Crude Expressionism". From the 1920s to 1940, he celebrated international success and exhibited in important galleries and museums on both continents.
Holmead, born Clifford Holmead Phillips, was a painter. From about 1920 he joined various artist colonies in New England. In 1923, some of his paintings were shown for the first time as part of an Art Association exhibition. They were delicate, airy idylls, traditional landscapes in a brittle, silvery light, lonely farmhouses and trees. But he found the painting practiced there to be too beautiful and looked for new inspiration. In Paris, seeing a work by the French Expressionist and Fauvist Maurice de Vlaminck caused a fundamental change in his view of art. Vlaminck's dynamic lines and strong colors impressed Clifford Holmead Phillips so much that he increasingly followed the expressive direction, but later defined his style as "Crude Expressionism". From the 1920s to 1940, he celebrated international success and exhibited in important galleries and museums on both continents.
