George Gault
Born in Belfast in 1916, Gault's early career was in the military, serving in the Royal Artillery from 1934 to 1937 and then being recalled to service during WWII. In 1947 however, he turned to art, enrolling in the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts where he studied until 1951. One of his works is reproduced on the dust jacket of the history of the school (published by the Antique Collector's Club, 1995). His main influences as a student were William Coldstream and Victor Pasmore. In 1954 Gault won the Silver Medal at the Paris Salon, and three years later he was one of Jack Bedford's "Young Artists of Promise" in the book of the same title. He exhibited at the RA, the NEAC, the Fine Art Society, and in numerous private galleries. www.whytes.ie