We are very sorry to report the death of Fred Beckett (1933 – 2025) who was a major
figure in the art world, firstly as Finance Director of Winsor & Newton, then in his own career
as a painter. Fred served a term as President of the ROI and was a member of the RSMA
and Hon. Member of both the RI and the RBA. He was elected to the Wapping Group in
1998 and organised a noted Group exhibition at The Guildhall which was devoted to the
Cutty Sark.
An East Anglian, Fred always loved that landscape and his work often featured the spacious
East Coast skies.