Malcolm J. Hitchcock RWA (1929-1998 - Oil Pointillist Sunset, Grimsbury Castle

Description

A fine colourful pointillist landscape view in oil by the listed artist Malcolm J. Hitchcock RWA (1929-1998), entitled Sunset at Grimsbury Castle Camp', an Iron Age hillfort in Berkshire, England. With meticulous brushwork, the overall composition has a sense of dream-like form, while maintaining a distinct textured immediacy and a vibrant palette. On fibrous wood chip board. With the title inscribed to the reverse in the artist's usual manner. Unsigned and inscribed.

Condition

In very good condition overall. Inspection under UV light reveals no restoration. Some fibres and scuffing to the edges of the board.

Size

34.7 x 44.1cm (13.7" x 17.4")
Sheet: 38.2 x 50.7cm (15" x 20")

Collection Information

Sulis Fine Art is proud to present a delightful collection of pointillist landscapes and railway studies by the British artist Malcolm J. Hitchcock (1929-1998). This highly interesting collection captures a small snapshot of British travel during the mid 20th century.

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Artist Biography

Malcolm John Hitchcock was a painter in both tempera and oils. He was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and received his art education at Andover School of Art. World War II led to his early withdrawal from his courses and he was apprenticed to a dental technician before serving with the Royal Army Dental Corps as his National Service. This led him to Singapore, amongst other places, where he was never without sketch pad or paint box. There followed a period of experimentation in both technique and subject matter, with Hitchcock eventually settling on the railway theme executed largely in a pointillist style.

He travelled extensively throughout Europe and became well-known for his pictures of narrow gauge steam trains. He exhibited in Düsseldorf, Brussels, Paris Salon, the Royal Academy and the Royal West of England Academy and his solo shows have taken place the Bramante Gallery, Ashgate Gallery in Farnham and Hiscock Gallery in Southsea. He married the author Zaidee Lindsay in 1984. His work is in the collection of Reading Museum and the Royal West of England Academy.

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