Sussex Landscape
Artist
Ivon Hitchens
(London, England, 1893 - 1979)
Datec.1937
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 56.3 cm, Width: 61.4 cm
Frame: Height: 77.1 cm, Width: 81.3 cm
Frame: Height: 77.1 cm, Width: 81.3 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1938.
Copyright© The Artist's Estate
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG002757
About MeThis work was painted at a pivotal point in Hitchen's career, when he was poised on the brink of abstraction. This picture demonstrates that he chose firmly to stay on the side of nature. The landscape elements are umistakable, simplified though they are.Hitchens likened his lyrical abstractions to music. He said; 'I seek to recreate the truth of nature by making my own song about it (in paint.)'
In 1940, Hitchens settled permanently in Sussex where the surrounding landscape continued to inspire him.
Ivon Hitchens
Annie Swynnerton
Sir Matthew Smith
Alexander Fraser
David Macbeth Sutherland
1940
William Smith
John Linnell
