Artist

Sven Berlin

English, 1911–1999

Sven Berlin was an English artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Sven Paul Berlin was an English painter, writer and sculptor. He is now best known for his controversial fictionalised autobiography The Dark Monarch, which was withdrawn just days after publication in 1962 following legal action. The book became the theme of an exhibition in Tate St Ives in autumn 2009 when it was re-published.

Collections represented

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