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Aldridge studied at the Slade in the late 1920s, where he was influenced by artists such as Ben Nicholson and Paul Nash. Settling in Great Bardfield, he became a central figure within the community of artists there. The rural environment informed his balanced compositions, combining a modernist sensibility with a quiet, contemplative mood.

Huson studied at the Camberwell School of Art from 1945 to 1947 where he was taught by John Minton and William Townsend. Their influence is present within his views of London, with the ruinous and derelict structures of Bermondsey and Camberwell mirroring the bombed-out houses in Minton’s wartime city scenes.

Born on the Isle of Man, Cannell studied at the Liverpool College of Art. Exhibited at the Royal Academy, he won a silver medal at the Paris Salon in 1973, and a gold in 1975. He was also a member of the Wapping Group of Artists, and has artworks within the Government Art Collection.