About the artist
Prolific painter, Roy Turner Durrant was born in Suffolk, England in 1925. His career was long and distinguished, culminating with work in major public galleries in the UK and internationally.
He studied at Camberwell School of Art (1948-52) and there was influenced by Keith Vaughan, Michael Rothenstein, Michael Salaman, John Buckland Wright, Edward Ardizzone and John Minton. A member of the New English Art Club, from the late 1940s he exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy and in numerous commercial galleries in London. From the 1950s, his early figurative style began to change, becoming more abstract.
He said of his own work in 1951 that his abstract imagery were 'by-products of an inquisition primarily concerned not with what the eye sees but with what the intellect and emotion experience'.
Roy Turner Durrant's work can be found in over 30 public collections, both in the UK and internationally, some of which can be viewed digitally, for example at:
Five Colleges Museum Consortium, USA
Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, England
Norfolk Museums Collections, England
Limited prints
Limited prints from the estate of Roy Turner Durrant, using Fine Art Giclee prints and Canon Lucia Pro Pigment inks with 12 colour fine art quality on acid free ‘Portrait White’ smooth fine art paper.
Each print is created from a 600dpi scan of the original and colour managed to reproduce the original colours. Giclee fine art printing is considered the best for quality and longevity.
The print measurements showing on this website are width followed by height. Each piece comes with a certificate of authenticity.
The copyright and reproduction rights remain with the estate.
About us
As a tribute to my father, my family and I want to increase an awareness and appreciation of Roy Turner Durrant's work both in the UK and internationally. In making his work accessible, we will provide you with good quality prints at a fair price. We will also donate 10% of profits to good causes close to my father's heart, such as public galleries, The Salvation Army and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.