Posted by Rosie Jennings on October 9th, 2024.
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The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Bethesda St, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3DW
Saturday 12 October 2024–Sunday 26 January 2025
Artist Maurice Wade was inspired by the stark beauty and atmospheric melancholy of the urban, industrial and natural landscapes of North Staffordshire. Born in Burslem in 1917, Wade served in the army during the Second World War and upon his return to the Potteries in 1951, he felt a growing compulsion to paint. Wade found inspiration in the singular mood and shapes of the local landscape, and his striking paintings are characterised by his use of monochromatic colours applied with palette knives to create precise geometrical structures and forms. He was a regular exhibitor at prestigious annual exhibitions in London and Paris, attracting critical acclaim. Following Wade’s death in 1991, his work was seemingly forgotten. However over the last few years, there has been a renewed interest in the artist and a growing recognition of his important contribution to contemporary British art in the twentieth century. This special exhibition brings together for the first time over 90 paintings from private collections, highlighting Wade’s enduring fascination with the region. The exhibition will also be accompanied by a fully illustrated book edited by Petr Hajek, with contributions by David Powell.
The exhibition opens to the public on Saturday 12 October 2024 and runs to Sunday 26 January 2025. Tickets £6/Concessions £4/Children under 16 free. The museum is open Wednesday to Saturday 10:00–17:00 and Sundays 11:00–16:00.
For more information, please contact Dr Samantha Howard, Curator of Arts, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01782 232574
