This past week, I came across two abstract oils. Now, I am not always a fan of modern art. It has to convey something and not just be thrown together with little thought.

I admit to not knowing or recognising the artist #JosephDuncan. Duncan was born in London in 1920. He studied at the Slade School (1944-1949). He moved to France in 1951, where he began his career creating works for Air France and the French Pavillion at the Brussels Expo and the Canadian Expo in Montreal. He also exhibited in most major European cities, including Amsterdam, Milan, Florence, Venice, Brussels, Paris, London, and Cologne.

Duncan liked to use bold colours within abstract shapes. Using various techniques such as impressing the applied paint or dripping paint onto the canvas, bringing his works close to the area of artworks considered ‘graffiti’ or ‘brut’ art.

The two small paintings I acquired display Duncan’s abstract/impressionistic style along with his use of a wide colour palette.