Alan Sorrell RWS

Artist 1904-1974

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Self-Portrait

Oil, 1971

In the studio at Thors Mead with Julia in the background

This website provides biographical information (mostly written by Mark Sorrell) and illustrations which celebrate the life and work of Alan Sorrell. For more information, please contact his family by e.mail

 

We would welcome any contribution to this website from anybody with some connection to Alan Sorrell and his work. We also wish to locate as far as possible the whereabouts of Alan Sorrell’s work in private and public collections, whether they are on public show, and to build up a photo-archive.

“Woodscape V” by Julia Sorrell . Click on the  image (left) to hyperlink to www.juliasorrell.ukartists.com

“Portrait of Alan Sorrell”

By Elizabeth Sorrell

Click on the (left) image to hyperlink to www.elizabethsorrell.ukartists.com

(in preparation) 

Contact details:

 

Contact Julia Sorrell on:

01953 498736

 

e.mail:

Juliasorrell’at’

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“The Cavern in the Clouds”

 

Click on the image (left to hyperlink to www.alansorrell.com, the website of the dealer Paul Liss who is selling the collection of Richard Sorrell including this painting.  The exhibition will be held at the Fine Art Society.

 

Study of an airman 

 

Click on the image left to link to  Tate Gallery website. The Tate has two works by Alan Sorrell, both war drawings: Southampton Dock 1944, Up in the Morning Early, RAF Camp 1941. They can be found by typing Alan Sorrell into their search engine. Unfortunately, a direct link to the actual Alan Sorrell page does not work.

 

Hyperlinks (within the images) to other websites related to Alan Sorrell or illustrating his work: 

 

View of an airfield in construction

 

Click on the image (left to hyperlink to the Imperial War Museum  page for Alan Sorrell. The IWM has seven works by Alan Sorrell, including the painting for which this is the working drawing.  An illustration of this painting can also be seen in the Public Catalogue Foundation’s publication for the Imperial War Museum.