About Maurice Sumray
Lived 1920 – 2004 (aged 83). Maurice Sumray was a British painter.
Maurice Sumray (1920–2004) was an English artist and engraver, based in St Ives, Cornwall. Sumray was described by Wyndham Lewis in The Listener as one of the "best artists in England".
Major retrospective exhibitions of his work were displayed at the Penwith Gallery, St Ives in 1984, and the Falmouth Art Gallery in 1997,
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Who was Maurice Sumray?
English artist (1920-2004)
When was Maurice Sumray born?
Maurice Sumray was born on 26 December 1920 in London.
When did Maurice Sumray die?
Maurice Sumray died on 21 July 2004 in Carbis Bay.
What was Maurice Sumray's occupation?
Maurice Sumray was a painter.
What nationality was Maurice Sumray?
Maurice Sumray was British.
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