Biography
Geoffrey Rhoades (b. London 1898 - d. Cuddington, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 1980) studied painting at Clapham Art School (1915-17), then after World War I service in the Mercantile Marine attended the Slade School of Fine Art (1919-23) under Henry Tonks. His landscapes, figure studies and flower paintings reflect his love of natural history and interest in the classical world. When Rhoades left the Slade Tonks said: "You've something I haven't - imagination," and Rhoades's inner life did nourish his work throughout his career. In the mid-1920s Rhoades completed murals and other work for the owners of Stoke Rochford House, in Lincolnshire. He then held a series of teaching posts, notably at the Ruskin School of Drawing, Oxford (1953-72). He exhibited at the NEAC and Goupil Gallery and had solo shows at Maltzahn Gallery, Ashmolean Museum, Mall Galleries and Sally Hunter Fine Art (1987). The Tate Gallery, Ashmolean Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum and Bristol Museuma and Art Gallery hold his work.
