Original watercolour signed and titled (lower right) - 61cm x 90cm
Chris Orr was born in Islington, London and was a student at The Royal College of Art. He was awarded an MBE and made made Professor Emeritus in 2008 when he was 65. He has had numerous exhibitions around the World and exhibits annually at the Royal Academy summer exhibition.His work can also be found within The Queens Collection, The National Portrait Gallery, The Royal Academy of Arts, Tate Britain, The Victoria & Albert Museum and The Science Museum.
Chris Orr has been described as a social surrealist. What may start as a mundane observation can blossom into something very different. Those who collect his work, and there are many, talk of a life-long engagement with the world contained within his pictures.
