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Marc Vaux

Marc Vaux (born 29 November 1932, Swindon) is a British artist who rose to prominence in the 1960s. His work was included in the seminal Situation exhibition of 1960 alongside Robyn Denny, William Turnbull and Bernard Cohen among others. This exhibition was a direct reaction by British abstract artists to the recent exhibitions in London of the American Abstract Expressionists in particular the Tate's 1959 exhibition The New American Painting.

Marc Vaux

Name
Marc Vaux
Born
29 November 1932
Birthplace
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Field
Painting, Printmaking
Training
Slade School of Fine Art, 1957-1960
Movement
Abstract Art
Nationality
United Kingdom.
Occupation
painter, photographer and artist.
Fields
painting.
Movements
abstract art.
Education
Slade School of Fine Art.
Languages
English.

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Marc Vaux (born 29 November 1932, Swindon) is a British artist who rose to prominence in the 1960s. His work was included in the seminal Situation exhibition of 1960 alongside Robyn Denny, William Turnbull and Bernard Cohen among others. This exhibition was a direct reaction by British abstract artists to the recent exhibitions in London of the American Abstract Expressionists in particular the Tate's 1959 exhibition The New American Painting.

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