Artist: Ivon Hitchens (1893 - 1979)
Location: Harris Museum and Art Gallery
Date: 1) circa 1956; 2) undated; 3) 1938
Materials: 1) oil on canvas; 2) pen & ink on paper; 3) pen, ink & wash on paper
Dimensions: 1) 30.5 x 43cm; 2) 40 x 31cm; 3) 36 x 44cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £17,950 (Total: £27,450)
Vendor: Private collector
Review number: 5093 (2002)
Provenance:
1) bought from Mrs Hitchin's, the artist's widow; 2) Ivon Hitchins; 3) Ivon Hitchens.
Description:
Ivon Hitchin's work belongs firmly to the British landscape painting tradition. His work is a lyrical evocation of place, rather than a topographically accurate depiction. However, his compositions are carefully controlled, often within horizontal, double square format canvases.
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