Original work by DAVID FIELD
DEAL, UK
Oil on canvas
Framed size 75 x 58 cm (59.5 x 44 unframed)
Signed, 1998
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David Field (b.1937) is a formally trained British painter whose work captures the theatre of everyday life along the coastlines of south-east England and west Wales. His earlier works are rooted in the seaside towns of Kent, particularly Ramsgate and Deal, where fairgrounds, harbour walls and promenades feature as carefully staged settings. These paintings observe human presence with wry understatement. Figures pause, gather, or drift through the scene, incidental yet essential to the story unfolding.
Field’s paintings are defined by a strong sense of symmetry and balance. His compositions are often centrally framed, lending a post-modern, almost hyperreal stillness, like a tableau paused mid-narrative. A soft, pastel-leaning palette enhances this storybook quality, while small, telling details of human life are observed with gentle humour.
Now in his late eighties and still painting, David Field’s work feels newly resonant. While his career has unfolded largely outside the commercial spotlight, David’s paintings reveal a distinctive and quietly assured voice, one that feels both timeless and strikingly contemporary. Deeply British, quietly cinematic, and perfectly attuned to contemporary interiors seeking narrative depth and a sense of place.
David Field on the painting: “This was painted in Deal where each year the fair was erected directly in front of our house. All the illuminations were put up, including the words ‘Sweet Sensation’, which always struck me as an interesting phrase. Our house stood adjacent to it, so the spectacle became part of our everyday view.”
Original work by DAVID FIELD
DEAL, UK
Oil on canvas
Framed size 75 x 58 cm (59.5 x 44 unframed)
Signed, 1998
Free UK shipping included with purchase price
Please get in touch for international shipping costs
David Field (b.1937) is a formally trained British painter whose work captures the theatre of everyday life along the coastlines of south-east England and west Wales. His earlier works are rooted in the seaside towns of Kent, particularly Ramsgate and Deal, where fairgrounds, harbour walls and promenades feature as carefully staged settings. These paintings observe human presence with wry understatement. Figures pause, gather, or drift through the scene, incidental yet essential to the story unfolding.
Field’s paintings are defined by a strong sense of symmetry and balance. His compositions are often centrally framed, lending a post-modern, almost hyperreal stillness, like a tableau paused mid-narrative. A soft, pastel-leaning palette enhances this storybook quality, while small, telling details of human life are observed with gentle humour.
Now in his late eighties and still painting, David Field’s work feels newly resonant. While his career has unfolded largely outside the commercial spotlight, David’s paintings reveal a distinctive and quietly assured voice, one that feels both timeless and strikingly contemporary. Deeply British, quietly cinematic, and perfectly attuned to contemporary interiors seeking narrative depth and a sense of place.
David Field on the painting: “This was painted in Deal where each year the fair was erected directly in front of our house. All the illuminations were put up, including the words ‘Sweet Sensation’, which always struck me as an interesting phrase. Our house stood adjacent to it, so the spectacle became part of our everyday view.”
