1. Patrick Joseph Caulfield was born on the 29th of January, 1936 at 17 All Saints Road, Acton, west London.
12 Facts About Patrick Caulfield
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Patrick Caulfield studied at Chelsea School of Art from 1956 to 1960, and during this time he won two prizes which funded a trip he made to Greece and Crete upon graduation.
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The visit to the island proved important, with Patrick Caulfield finding inspiration in the Minoan frescoes and the bright, hard colours on Crete.
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Patrick Caulfield taught at Chelsea School of Art from 1963 to 1971.
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Patrick Caulfield first exhibited with Leslie Waddington in 1969 and was represented by him for over thirty years, until Caulfield's death in 2005.
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Patrick Caulfield later returned to his earlier, more stripped-down style of painting.
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Patrick Caulfield's paintings are figurative, often portraying a few simple objects in an interior.
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In 1987, Patrick Caulfield was nominated for the Turner Prize for his show The Artist's Eye at the National Gallery in London.
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Patrick Caulfield died in London in 2005 and is buried in Highgate Cemetery.
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Patrick Caulfield's work is held in the private collections of Charles Saatchi and David Bowie and the road on which he was born was renamed Caulfield Road after his death when the area was redeveloped.
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Later in his career, Patrick Caulfield worked on several commissions in addition to his painting and printmaking.
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Patrick Caulfield painted the doors of the Great West Organ at Portsmouth Cathedral in 2001.