Ron Wood (1922-2009) Surrealist Oil Painting Pierrot Mime ‘Future of Rolls Royce’

“Ron Wood was well known as a sculptor, yet he also has paintings in public galleries and museums. He produced many public works of art including schools public spaces and private gardens and his work rarely comes on the market”

This piece is one of his most surreal, being a mime/pierrot clown contemplating on the future of Rolls Royce.

Measures 18″x16″ with a frame made and painted by Ron himself.

Definitely a one-off item from a one-off man.

He’s a little more about him…

“Ron Wood was born in London. From 1936 to 1941 he was an apprentice engineer, and the subsequent five years were spent in the Royal Navy. From 1946 till 1966 he lived in Kent, following a career in marine and nuclear engineering. During the 1950s he was a student at London’s St Martins School of Art.

Wood moved to Cornwall in 1966 to follow a career in painting and sculpture. Settling near Truro, he worked with glass fibre and polyester resin. His work was shown in group and many solo exhibitions in Cornwall and throughout the UK. It is also held in private collections in Britain, Europe, the USA and South Africa.

During the 1970s and 1980s he was awarded several commissions for sculpted works.”

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