RAY MEAD "UNTITLED" CHARCOAL ON PAPER, c.1980s Dan Christensen Untitled Blush 1981 Caviar20 ranging from Goya to Manet

ranging from Goya to Manet

26"H 16"W  (image)

overwhelmed yet still inspired

Christensen’s dedication to experimentation is demonstrated especially by the brushwork

RAY MEAD "UNTITLED" CHARCOAL ON PAPER, c.1980s Dan Christensen Untitled Blush 1981 Caviar20 ranging from Goya to ManetAlthough Ray Mead (1921 1988) was born in the UK, studied at the famed Slade School of Art, and served in the Royal Air Force during the war, his artistic career was established and blossomed in Canada. Mead immigrated to Canada and settled in Hamilton in 1946. He had important relationships with Walter Yarwood and Hortense Gordon. The later shared many of her lessons that she had absorbed from studying with Hans Hoffmann. In the early 1950s, Mead