Adrian Berg (1929-2011) was a prominent British landscape painter whose vibrant and distinctive works have left an incredible mark on the art world. Berg gained recognition for his commitment to painting well-loved parks, gardens, and vistas both in the UK and abroad, which he captured in unique and thought-provoking ways. His work, which often combined multiple viewpoints and time periods in a single image, defied conventional notions of perspective and coloration, earning him a place among the finest British landscape painters. Berg’s work was also not merely an emotional response to his surroundings but also an intellectual exploration rendered in paint. In an era when figurative painting was overshadowed by post-war abstraction, Berg and his friend and fellow Royal College of Art alumnus David Hockney, steadfastly believed in the potential of representational painting.

Despite Berg’s reluctance to seek publicity, he received institutional recognition during his lifetime. He was elected a Royal Academician in 1992 and became an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Art in 1994. Berg’s paintings are held in numerous prestigious collections, including the Tate, the Arts Council Collection, the British Museum, the Royal Academy of Arts, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.