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The irregular black, aubergine and yellow forms in this work define an informal grid composition, emphasised by the two intersecting black lines in the lower margin. The dominant pale rectangle is constructed using cross-hatched lines, reminiscent of graffiti, scratched into the paint.

The example of Dutch painters Constant and Mondrian had a profound impact on Hilton's work in the 1950s. This work is typical of Hilton's organic non-figuration; dense painted forms contrast with gestural linear passages creating an expressive composition anchored by Hilton's formal concerns.

Hilton rented a studio in Newlyn, Cornwall between 1957 and 1960. He became a central figure in the group of artists working in Cornwall in the 1950s. Close friends with Terry Frost and Patrick Heron, he moved permanently to Cornwall in 1965.

The Pier Arts Centre

Stromness

Title

Brown, Yellow and Black

Date

c.1958

Medium

oil on board

Measurements

H 41 x W 61 cm

Accession number

PAC 29

Acquisition method

gift from Margaret Gardiner, 1979

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

1. exhibition label for Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Out of Place:Works from the Pier Arts Centre collection). 2. exhibition label for Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums (Pier Gallery Collection 1978). 3. exhibition label for Tate (Pier Gallery Collection 20th Sept-29th Oct 1978).

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