Background
Patrick Caulfield was born on January 29, 1936 in Acton, Middlesex, United Kingdom. During the Second World War, Caulfield's family returned to Bolton in 1945, where his parents were born, to work at the De Havilland factory.
Patrick Caulfield was born on January 29, 1936 in Acton, Middlesex, United Kingdom. During the Second World War, Caulfield's family returned to Bolton in 1945, where his parents were born, to work at the De Havilland factory.
Caulfield attended evening classes at Harrow School of Art (now part of the University of Westminster). From 1956 to 1960, he studied at Chelsea School of Art. Later, from 1960 to 1963, he studied at the Royal College of Art, where he was a contemporary of David Hockney and Allen Jones.
At the age of 15, Caulfield secured a position as a filing clerk at Crosse & Blackwell and later transferred to the design studio, working on food display and carrying out menial tasks. At 17, he joined the Royal Air Force at RAF Northwood, pre-empting requirement for national service.
Then he taught at Chelsea School of Art from 1963 to 1971.
In 1964, he exhibited at the "New Generation" show at London's Whitechapel Gallery. From the mid-1970s he incorporated more detailed, realistic elements into his work; "After Lunch" (1975) is an early example.
Later in his career, Caulfield worked on several commissions in addition to his painting and printmaking. In 1990 he designed a stained glass window for The Ivy restaurant, it is visible from within the restaurant and on its exterior. In 1992 he designed a 12-metre carpet for the British Council's Manchester headquarters and in 1984 and 1995 set designs for Party Game and Rhapsody (respectively) at the Royal Opera House. Caulfield painted the doors of the Great West Organ at Portsmouth Cathedral in 2001.
On 24 May 2004, a fire in a storage warehouse destroyed many works from the Saatchi collection, including three by Caulfield.
Patrick Caulfield died on September 29, 2005 in London, United Kingdom and is buried in Highgate Cemetery.
Still Life: Autumn Fashion
Lampshade
Braque Curtain
Found Objects
Paris Separates
Garden with Pines
Interior: Night
Wall Lamp
Weekend Cabin
Portrait of a Frenchman
Bathroom Mirror
Vessel
Coloured Still Life
Rosé Bottle
Sausage
Sweet Bowl
Grey Pipe
Cross
Hemingway Never Ate Here
The Letter
Bananas and Leaves
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon vues de derrière
Interior: Evening
Lamp and Pines
Portrait of Juan Gris
Wine Glasses
Small Window
Cigar
Two Fish on a Plate
Freud's Smoke
Wall Plate. Screen
Still Life Ingredients
Interior with a Picture
Second Glass of Whisky
Three Sausages
Two Whiting
And I am alone in my house
Cream Glazed Pot
Pottery
Vases of Flowers
The Blue Posts
Terracotta Vase
Cafe Sign
After Lunch
Greece Expiring on the Ruins of Missolonghi (after Delacroix)
Glazed Earthenware
Still Life with Dagger
Interior: Noon
Big Sausage
Interior: Morning