Margaret O. Hole (1919-2012) - 20th Century Oil, Surreal City

Description

An intriguing oil painting by the artist Margaret Hole. The scene depicts a surreal like city, where the colour palette and thick brushstrokes were greatly used to highlight the mysterious nature of this painting. Artist's label to the reverse. Unsigned. On board.

Condition

In very good condition overall, with minor paint loss spots to the corners. Previous round small label to the lower right-hand corner, which can be hidden by framing.

Size

46.7 x 30cm (18.4" x 11.8")
Sheet: 51.4 x 34.1cm (20.2" x 13.4")

Collection Information

Sulis Fine Art is delighted to present a collection of works by the British artist Margaret O. Hole (1919-2012).

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Artist Biography

Margaret O. Hole was born in 1919. As a student after the war at the Central School of Art & Design, she had a studied textile design but changed to painting upon realizing her true passion. For some years Hole worked as a portrait painter, exhibiting at the Royal Academy, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, the Paris Salon and various other galleries.

Hole's main inspiration from childhood was in botany and astronomy. As her career progressed the bulk of her paintings became more abstracted. She focused her practice on variations of natural forms such as plants, fungi and shells.

Hole studies and became one of the early practitioners of Art Therapy, working in mental hospitals and prisons. A number of her paintings were acquired recently by the Bethlem Museum of the Mind.