George Dannatt (1915 - 2009)
Landscape Observations
12 Mar - 16 Apr 2022
George Dannatt (1915 - 2009) had a successful painting career, exhibiting with important Mayfair galleries. His work has been exhibited across Cornwall and London as well as Switzerland, France, Germany and the United States of America and his work can be found in the permanent collections of Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, Bournemouth University, Southampton City Art Gallery, and Royal Air Force, as well as other important public collections.
George Dannatt was closely associated with Patrick Heron, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Terry Frost, Denis Mitchell, Ben Nicholson, Peter Lanyon, Adrian Heath and John Wells. Dannatt was a connoisseur-turned-painter, with an extensive and impressive collection of works by the St Ives Group. In his later years he donated a considerable part of his collection to Pallant House Gallery, Southampton City Art Gallery and Bournemouth University.
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