Peter Lanyon

Born in St Ives, Cornwall, in 1918, George Peter Lanyon became one of post-war Britain's most original artists, deeply rooted in his native landscape. His early artistic journey was shaped by local lessons and formal studies, but a pivotal shift occurred in 1939 when he met established artists Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, and Naum Gabo in St Ives. Nicholson, in particular, provided private tuition that profoundly influenced Lanyon's work, leading him to explore construct…