![]() ![]() Coldstream seemed to me a talented curiosity: dry, meticulous, influenced by Cézanne, and-though this is no debit-reliably irresolute. I preferred Uglow, whose paintings are cooler and clearer. Done, and soon thereafter I hunted up a slender catalogue, published for a retrospective at the Tate Gallery after Coldstream’s death. Euan Uglow’s name came up, as it often did on campus, and James advised me to check out the work of Coldstream, who was Uglow’s teacher. I was teaching at a small fine arts college and was one day introduced to James McElhinney, who was visiting as a guest lecturer. ![]() The first time I heard of William Coldstream was about fifteen years ago. William Coldstream, Westminster | vi, 1977–8, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. ![]()
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