Lancelot Ribeiro
Lancelot Ribeiro | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lanceloté José Belarmino Ribeiro 28 November 1933 |
| Died | 25 December 2010 (aged 77) London, UK |
| Resting place | Ernest George Columbarium, Golders Green Crematorium, London NW11 7NL |
| Education | St Xavier's High School for Boys, Bombay (1939–1942) St Mary's Senior Cambridge School, Mount Abu, Rajputana (1944–1950) |
| Known for | Paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, poetry, critical writings, Founder member of the Indian Painters Collective, UK (1963) and IAUK (1978/79) |
| Notable work | The Warlord (1966), King Lear (1964), Stricken Monk (1968) |
| Style | Expressionist painting, Acrylics |
| Movement | Abstract Expressionism, Surrealism |
| Spouse |
Ana Rita Pinto Correia
(m. 1960) |
| Children | Two daughters |
| Relatives | F. N. Souza (half-brother) |
| Awards | Awarded a grant from the Congrés pour la Liberté de la Culture [Congress for Cultural Freedom], Paris in 1962. Nominated for All India Gold Medal (c.1961). |
| Patrons | Dr Homi Bhabha, TATA Group, Prof. Patrick Boylan (New Walk Museum & Art Galleries), Amb. Salman Haidar Former Foreign Secretary |
| Website | Preview warning: No official website (P856) found in wikidata. Nothing will be displayed. |
Lanceloté José Belarmino Ribeiro (28 November 1933 – 25 December 2010) was an Expressionist painter, best known for his experiments with polyvinyl acetate and oil paints, the forerunner of modern acrylic paints. According to The Independent, he is considered to have been at "the vanguard of the influx of Indian artists to Britain."