Keith Vaughan 1912-1977
28 3/4 x 23 1/8 in
In this work, Vaughan approaches a similar theme but, to use his own words, now with 'the solidity and depth of oil' (exhibition catalogue, 'Keith Vaughan', London, Lefevre Gallery, May 1944). He has employed a limited but harmonious palette in this twilight scene, in which dark, looming forms and shadows fall towards us with an emphasis on the crossing forms. The blue passages at the centre of the work are key, appearing to be the reflections on window panes. Vaughan, through his ongoing negotiation between abstraction and figuration, has created a magical conglomeration of organic and geometric structured forms.
Provenance
acquired by Edward Goodman from Crane Kalman, London, 1973, and thence by descent to the previous owner.Exhibitions
London, Leicester Galleries, London, 'Keith Vaughan: New Paintings' , 1956, cat. no.17;
Wakefield, Wakefield City Art Gallery, 'Vision and Reality', 1957;
New York, Durlacher Bros., 'Keith Vaughan: Paintings and Gouaches' 1957, cat. no.9;
London, Matthiesen Gallery, 'Keith Vaughan: Recent Paintings' 1960, cat. no. 42.
Literature
Anthony Hepworth and Ian Massey, 'Keith Vaughan: The Mature Oils 1946-1977', Sansom & Company, 2012, cat. no. AH221, illus. colour
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