Robyn Denny

(1930-2014)
Robyn Denny was one of an internationally acclaimed group of abstract artists credited with transforming British art in the post-war years from the 1950s through the 1970s. His hard-edge abstract works, with their bold shapes and precise spatial arrangements, look as modern today as when they were first created. Known for his intense, vibrant use of colour as well as more muted, enigmatic compositions, Denny’s paintings demand the viewer’s full attention. In 1973, at the age of just 43, he became the youngest artist ever to receive a retrospective exhibition at the Tate — a landmark moment in a career that placed him at the forefront of British abstraction.