Colin Middleton | |
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| Born | 29 January 1910 Belfast, Ireland |
| Died | 23 December 1983 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Alma mater | Belfast School of Art |
| Known for | painting, printmaking |
| Style | surrealist, expressionist |
| Elected | Royal Hibernian Academy, Royal Ulster Academy of Arts |
Colin Middleton MBE (29 January 1910 – 23 December 1983) was a Northern Irish landscape artist, figure painter, and surrealist.[1] Middleton's prolific output in an eclectic variety of modernist styles is characterised by an intense inner vision, augmented by his lifelong interest in documenting the lives of ordinary people.[2] He has been described as ‘Ireland's greatest surrealist.’[3]
- ^ "Colin Middleton RHA MBE (1910–1983)". Encyclopedia of Visual Arts Ireland. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Colin Middleton 1910–1983". Irish Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Patrick Murphy (31 December 1980). "Ireland's greatest surrealist". The Irish Times.