Fred Yates

For the English painter born in 1854, see Frederic Yates. For the English chess player, see Fred Yates (chess player). For people with a similar name, see Frederick Yates.

Fred Yates
Born
Frederick Joseph Yates

(1922-07-25)25 July 1922
Urmston, Lancashire, England
Died7 July 2008(2008-07-07) (aged 85)
England
NationalityEnglish
Known forPainting

Frederick Joseph Yates (25 July 1922 – 7 July 2008)[1] was an English artist. Inspired by the Manchester painter L. S. Lowry, Yates set out to paint pictures about the lives of ordinary people: " ... It is the man in the street that I'm after, whom I feel closest to, with whom I want to make friends and enter into confidence and connivance, and he is the one I want to please and enchant by means of my work". Despite his reclusive nature, his paintings combined sharp observations of people going about their daily lives with strong, impressionist colours and expressive brushwork. His paintings are included in many private and public collections including Brighton and Hove Art Gallery, Liverpool University, the University of Warwick, Torquay Art Gallery and Russell Coates Gallery Bournemouth.

  1. ^ Mallett, Francis (31 July 2008). "Fred Yates: Reclusive artist whose bold style brought him success late in life". Obituary. London. Retrieved 3 November 2008.