ROGER HILTON (1911-1975)
FIGURE, 1972
£20,315
Contemporary Paintings & Prints
Auction: 1 September 2006 at 12:00 BST
Description
Oil on canvas, signed verso
Dimensions
91.5cm x 76cm (36in x 30in)
Footnote
Provenance:Private Collection, London
The Art Centre, London
The Harriman Judd Collection, Los Angeles
Exhibited:The Tate Gallery, London
Literature:St. Ives 1939-64, p. 216, n. 218.
Note:This is one of Hilton's last oil paintings, as he preferred to work in gouache during the last years of his life. It is related to a series of figure paintings the artist produced in the 1960s and early 1970s, the most famous being Oi Yoi Yoi, 1963 (Tate Britain). In these works the artist successfully bridges the gap between abstraction and figuration.