Kenneth Armitage
British (1916 - 2002)
Kenneth Armitage was a British drawing artist.
From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a paper drawing work attributed to Kenneth Armitage (1916-2002) was C$2,520 - paid for "Study for Seated Figures" at Cowley Abbott in Toronto on Tue, Apr 22, 2025.
ArtValue.ca has 2 auction art sale records for their paper drawing results, with prices in the range of C$2,500 to C$5,000.
ArtValue.ca has 2 auction art sale records for their paper drawing results, with prices in the range of C$2,500 to C$5,000.
Notable Art Works
British artist Kenneth Armitage was known for his semi-abstract bronze sculptures and for being part of the great renaissance of British sculpture in the early post-war period. Born in 1916 in Leeds, he attended the Leeds College of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. After serving in the army in World War II, Armitage became the head of sculpture at the Bath Academy of Art from 1946 and 1956. It was considered one of the most innovative art schools in Britain at the time. The method of bronze casting had been in severe decline because of the austerity of the post-war years; Armitage was instrumental in a foundry being built nearby so that students and staff could learn, work and collaborate.