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This evocative work on paper depicts a sailing ship at sea. Using a palette based on a single red, Hilton distinguishes between sea, sky and boat through his control of the paint. The economy of the image emphasises its abstract and material aspects.

Hilton rented a studio in Newlyn from 1957 to 1960 and the works he made at this time established him as a leading abstract painter. With the other Middle Generation artists, Heron, Frost, Wynter, Davie and Lanyon, his work was compared to that of the American Abstract Expressionists.

The Pier Arts Centre

Stromness

Title

Red Sea

Date

1958

Medium

oil on paper

Measurements

H 25 x W 35.5 cm

Accession number

PAC 28

Acquisition method

gift from Margaret Gardiner, 1979

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

1. '16'. 2. '17-Jun-60'. 3. exhibition label for Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Out of Place:Works from the Pier Arts Centre collection). 4. exhibition label for Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums (Pier Gallery Collection 1978). 5. Gallery label for the Waddington Galleries, London. 6. exhibition label for Tate (Pier Gallery Collection 20th Sept-29th Oct 1978). 7. exhibition label for Arts Council of Great Britain (1974). 8. exhibition label (artist name and work title). 9. '260 MG'.

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