Painter of non-figurative images in oils. Born in Frankfurt, he studied at the Slade School 1936-9, subsequently settling in Cornwall where he was associated with the St.Ives painters, particularly with Peter Lanyon.

He exhibited at the Redfern Gallery from 1953 to 1959, at the RA from 1943 to 1972, and has shown in provincial and London galleries and abroad. His work is represented in collections including the Tate Gallery.

From 1946 to 1975 he taught at the West of England College of Art, Bristol. Initially influenced by Cezanne and his Cornish environment, in the mid-1960’s connections with landscape disappeared from his work and he has worked since then with a restricted range of geometric forms.