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IVON HITCHENS | Wildflower Wood
Oil on Canvas
40.5 x 74 cms / 16 x 29 inches
Painted in 1975, signed Hitchens (lower right)
Ivon Hitchens’ Wildflower Wood is a radiant expression of colour and form, capturing the essence of the Sussex landscape with sweeping brushstrokes and vivid hues. A treasured piece from an Artist’s Private Collection, this painting stands as a testament to the artistic dialogue between two visionary painters. A testament to his mastery of abstraction and nature, Wildflower Wood invites collectors to experience Hitchens’ abstract paintings at Gladwell & Patterson.
Ivon Hitchens is widely regarded as the prominent British abstract landscape painter of the twentieth century, immediately recognisable for his daring, yet subtle, use of colour and brushstrokes to evoke the spirit of a place.
Hitchens abstract works are deeply rooted in his environment, with his output consisting primarily of landscapes, nudes, and still lifes. Hitchens painted mostly outdoors near his home in Petworth, Sussex, and his technique developed from a tonal treatment that recalled the informality of Constable's sketches. Originating in the quintessentially English artistic tradition of uncovering human characteristics and emotion in the natural world, Hitchens belonged to a generation of modern British artists that seized and transformed this legacy.
Hitchens has had numerous solo exhibitions including retrospectives at the Royal Academy, the Serpentine and the Tate in London. He represented Britain at the 1956 Venice Biennale alongside Lynn Chadwick. His work is held in numerous prestigious international public and private collections
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