Heart of the Dales, 1962
oil, sand and collage on canvas laid on board
126 x 101 cm
49 5/8 x 39 3/4 in
49 5/8 x 39 3/4 in
signed verso; inscribed on overlap
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Further images
This was painted while the artist was living near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, and depicts countryside features such as sheep and hay bales. The use of techniques such as collage of...
This was painted while the artist was living near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, and depicts countryside features such as sheep and hay bales. The use of techniques such as collage of sacking is reminiscent of the tachists, for example Alberto Burri.
Provenance
donated by the Artist to Freedom from Hunger Campaign (FFHC), March 1963;acquired by Oliver Worsley from Austin Hayes Gallery, York, 1963;
Private Collection, London