Peter Barton
Biography
Peter Barton was born in London in 1921 and served in the army throughout the war. He attended a London Art School and subsequently studied medicine and dentistry and became an oral and maxillo- facial surgeon in Oxford. In 1983 he resigned his surgical appointment in order to live and paint full- time in the Torridon region and explore its mountains.
Peter Barton was born in London in 1921 and served in the army throughout the war. He attended a London Art School and subsequently studied medicine and dentistry and became an oral and maxillo- facial surgeon in Oxford. In 1983 he resigned his surgical appointment in order to live and paint full- time in the Torridon region and explore its mountains.
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