Frederick Cuming (artist)

Frederik George Rees Cuming RA, normally known as Fred Cuming, (born 1930), is a contemporary British landscape painter, who works in a traditional manner.

Life and art

Fred Cuming was born in London of English, Scottish and Irish ancestry.Buckman, David: "Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945", page 362. Art Dictionaries, 2006] He received his art education at Sidcup School of Art (1945–9) and, after National Service, at the Royal College of Art. He was awarded the Abbey Minor Travelling Scholarship to visit Italy. In 1964, he was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy (ARA), and a Royal Academician (RA) in 1974. He is also a member of the New English Art Club.

As well as continuing to paint Italian scenes, including Venice, he still devotes much time to the landscape of the Southern English coastline, including Hastings and Rye. His art has an impressionist quality which captures "the fleeting impressions of his surroundings." [http://www.newenglishartclub.co.uk/artists_pages/cuming_fred.asp?art=40 "Fred Cuming"] NEAC. Accessed 1 February 2007.] He first encountered such landscapes as a child evacuee during the Blitz. The powerful contrast to his home in London created an enduring love for it. He lives in Rye, near Ashford, Kent.

In a review for the BBC, Andrew Walker said:

Awards

His awards include:
*1977 Joint winner of Grand Prix Fine Art, Monte Carlo
*1986 Sir Brinsley Ford Award, New English Club
*1988 Grand Prix de l'Art Contemporaries
*1994 "House and Garden" Award [http://www.adamgallery.com/Fred%20Cuming/cuming-CV.htm "Fred Cuming"] Adam Gallery. Accessed 1 February 2007]

Collections

His work is in many collections including the Royal Academy, Ministry of Works, Maidstone Museum, Carlisle Museum, Worcester College, Oxford, London Tourist Board, National Trust Foundation for Art, Department of the Environment, Brighton and Hove Museum, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Bradford Museum, New Metropole Arts Centre, Folkestone, Monte Carlo Museum, St John's College, Oxford, Lloyd's of London, London Weekend Television and the Guinness Collection.

ee also

*Federation of British Artists
*Landscape art

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.fredcuming.com Official web site]
* [http://www.portlandgallery.com/pages/artist/30916.html Fred Cuming at Portland Gallery, London]
* [http://www.adamgallery.com/Fred%20Cuming/cumingth.htm Fred Cuming at Adam Gallery, includes images of paintings]
* [http://www.newenglishartclub.co.uk/artists_pages/cuming_fred.asp?art=40 Fred Cuming at the NEAC, includes images of paintings]