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Painted Relief
Painted Relief
Painted Relief

Painted Relief

Artist (Arbroath, Scotland, 1929 - 2006)
Date1965
Mediumoil on hardboard
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 55.5 cm, Width: 56 cm
Frame: Height: 60 cm, Width: 60 cm
AcquisitionThe Scottish Arts Council Bequest, 1997.
Copyright© The Artist. All Rights Reserved 2023 / Bridgeman Images
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG013599
Keywords
About MeWilliam Littlejohn trained at Dundee College of Art and is a former Head of Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen. His influences include Ben Nicholson and Georges Braque. This particular work shows an obvious debt to Nicholson in the use of carved relief; textured, rubbed surfaces; and simple abstract shapes.
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Littlejohn, a former head of Gray's School of Art, was influenced by Braque and Ben Nicholson, perhaps particularly the latter here
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