Pink hills (artwork)

Date:
1940-1960
Reference:
PP/RSI/B/1/1/15/7
Part of:
Rita Simon Collection
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Two artworks by Tuberculosis Patient 1 - "John" which show, on the recto, a green landscape with pink and brown hills set back from a wide foreground of green grass. On the verso is a charcoal sketch of a large building, possibly a church.

This artwork was numbered '8' in Rita Simon's sequence.

The artwork is reproduced in The Symbolism of Style Plate 8.1 and discussed in detail by Rita Simon on pages 134-135.

The title has been taken from the caption used in The Symbolism of Style.

Rita Simon classified this artwork as Almost Transitional on the verso of the artwork and as Archaic Massive in The Symbolism of Style.

Publication/Creation

1940-1960

Physical description

2 artworks (1 sheet) Watercolour on paper and charcoal on paper, 28 x 37.8 cm.

Where to find it

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