Complex sentence: Nield's style has been referred to as "historical surrealism" and although he never belonged to any group or formal school, he had a small following of loyal friends and patrons who supported his ideas and bought his work.
Split into simpler sentences: Nield's style has been referred to as "historical surrealism" although he never belonged to any group or formal school. He had a small following of loyal friends and patrons who supported his ideas and bought his work.