Indelible Artist

Patrick Caulfield

A major figure in post-war British art, Patrick Caulfield transformed interiors, still lifes and everyday objects through bold contour, flattened colour and an unmistakably controlled graphic language.

British, 1936–2005British Pop ArtPainting & printmakingModern British
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Biography

Artist background

Patrick Caulfield was born in London in 1936 and became one of the defining artists associated with British Pop Art. He studied at Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art, where his contemporaries included David Hockney and Allen Jones.

Caulfield developed a highly distinctive visual language built from thick black outlines, flat planes of colour and carefully simplified objects. Interiors, lamps, glasses, ceramics and architectural details became the raw material for images that sit somewhere between painting, design and visual sign.

Despite his association with Pop, his work remained quieter and more formally controlled than much American Pop Art. Caulfield continually played with the tension between illusion and flatness: inviting the viewer into a room or still life while simultaneously exposing the image as an artificial construction.

At a glance
Born1936, London
Died2005
MovementBritish Pop Art
Known forBold contour & flat colour
SubjectsInteriors, objects & still life

Available works

Current Indelible selection
Patrick Caulfield - Lamp & Kuan Ware

Lamp & Kuan Ware

Screenprint • 116 × 90 cm • £1,250
Patrick Caulfield - Lamp and Lung Ch’uan Ware

Lamp and Lung Ch’uan Ware

1990 • Screenprint • Edition of 45 • 108 × 81 cm • £1,250
Patrick Caulfield - Lung Ch’Uan Ware and Black Lamp

Lung Ch’Uan Ware and Black Lamp

1990 • Screenprint • 108 × 81 cm • £1,250
Patrick Caulfield - Untitled

Untitled

1990 • Screenprint • 108 × 81 cm • £1,250
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Highlights

Institutional & collector context
  • A central figure in British Pop Art with a visual language instantly identifiable through black outline and flattened colour.
  • Tate staged Patrick Caulfield: Paintings 1963–1981 in 1981 and later presented a major exhibition of his work in 2013.
  • His printmaking forms an important part of his practice, making signed editions a significant collecting category alongside paintings.
  • Caulfield’s work is represented in major British public collections and remains central to histories of post-war British art.
  • Still-life subjects and interiors combine strong decorative impact with sophisticated questions about representation and pictorial space.

References

Museum & public-collection context
TateArtist overview, works and institutional context for one of the major figures associated with British Pop Art. Tate Britain — Patrick CaulfieldContext for Tate Britain’s 2013 exhibition, which traced Caulfield’s distinctive treatment of objects, interiors and pictorial space. Art UKExplore Caulfield’s works held across UK public collections and museums. Tate ArchiveArchival material providing additional context around Caulfield’s life, work and institutional history.

At Indelible

Modern British collection

Patrick Caulfield sits within Indelible’s Modern British and post-war programme. The current selection focuses on graphic works with the crisp contour, controlled colour and object-based imagery for which Caulfield is best known.

All four works currently listed by the gallery are priced at £1,250. Contact Indelible for condition, edition details, framing, provenance and additional photography.

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