Lancelot Ribeiro

LANCELOT RIBEIRO

Born 1933 in Bombay, India.
Died 2010 in London, UK.

Ribeiro was born into a Roman Catholic family from Goa and was the younger half-brother of F. N. Souza. From a young age, Ribeiro observed his brother’s rise in the Progressive Artists’ Group, often welcoming its members at their family home. Educated at St. Xavier’s in Mumbai, he later described his turbulent experience at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Rajasthan as the beginning of his journey as an artist. At sixteen, he followed Souza to Britain, initially studying accountancy while staying with his brother’s family in London.

In 1963, Ribeiro co-founded the Indian Painters Collective, which evolved into Indian Artists UK (IAUK) in 1979, championing Indian artists in Britain. Throughout his career, Ribeiro held nearly 70 exhibitions worldwide, including notable shows with his brother, such as The Arts of India (1966) and Five Indian Artists (1976). His retrospective at Leicester’s Museum & Art Gallery in 1986 marked a major solo milestone. His final show in India, held in 1998, marked a symbolic return 30 years after he had left the country.

Images

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Psychedelic portrait of a man on a purple background

Lancelot Ribeiro, Stricken Monk with Cat O'Nine Tails (Psychedelic Man Series), 1968, Oil and polyvinyl acetate on canvas, 71 x 49.8 in (180.4 x 126.4 cm)

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psychedlic bust of a woman with a ruby pendant necklae

Lancelot Ribeiro, Woman with Ruby Pendant (Psychedelic Man Series), 1968, Oil and polyvinyl acetate on PVA-based canvas, 70.5 x 46.9 in (179 x 119 cm)

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Bust of a green head with one large eye and multiple scare like shapes across the cheek and chin

Lancelot Ribeiro, Untitled (Head), 1963, Oil and polyvinyl acetate on canvas, 34.5 x 23.6 in (87.5 x 60 cm)

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painting of multiple bodies in a nuclear falout

Lancelot Ribeiro, Frolic on a Nuclear Playground, 1965, Oil and polyvinyl acetate on canvas, 32.5 x 50.4 in (82.5 x 128 cm)

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Lancelot Ribeiro, The Juggler (Psychedelic Man Series), 1968, Oil and polyvinyl acetate on canvas, 30.7 x 23 in (78 x 58.5 cm)

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Catholic imagery inspired figure in tones of red and orange

Lancelot Ribeiro, The Flight, 1968, Oil, polyvinyl acetate and metallic pen on canvas, 67 x 30.7 in (170 x 78 cm)

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Lancelot Ribeiro, Untitled (Townscape), 1962, Oil on board, 24 x 36 in (61 x 91.5 cm)

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Townscape in dark colours with a white outline

Lancelot Ribeiro, Untitled (Night Townscape), c. 1963, Oil and polyvinyl acetate on canvas, 34.7 x 44.1 in (88 x 112 cm)

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townscape with multiple moons on a cut out panel

Lancelot Ribeiro, Untitled (Townscape with Moons), 1963, Oil on board, 60 x 48 in (152.5 x 122 cm)

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Lancelot Ribeiro, Together, 1965, Oil and polyvinyl acetate on canvas, 37 x 48.8 in (94 x 124 cm)

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Painting of St. Paul's Cathedral, London

Lancelot Ribeiro, Untitled (Townscape), 2004, Acrylic, pen and collage on canvas board, 19.7 x 15.75 in (50 x 40 cm)

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Abstract landscape with a super-imposed bust

Lancelot Ribeiro, Red on Black - Requiem, 1993, Acrylic, polyvinyl acetate, crayon and collage on double A4 affixed printed paper sheets, 65.6 x 45.9 in (166.5 x 116.5 cm)

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