Prunella Clough 1919-1999
Gate II, 1978-1979
oil on canvas
166.4 x 182.9 cm
65 1/2 x 72 1/8 in
65 1/2 x 72 1/8 in
signed verso
This work is from Clough's series of 'Gate' paintings, the first of which was painted after Keith Vaughan's death in 1979. 'Black Gate' 1979 (private collection). Clough continued to work...
This work is from Clough's series of 'Gate' paintings, the first of which was painted after Keith Vaughan's death in 1979. 'Black Gate' 1979 (private collection). Clough continued to work on paintings named 'gate' until 1982 including 'Broken Gates', 1982, collection of Tate, London. The present work is informed by the architecture of the then recently constructed East Stand of Stamford Bridge football ground, located close to Clough's Chelsea studio. The stand was built in 1972 by architects John Darbourne and Geoffrey Darke, the work's first owner. The painting was selected by William Packer for inclusion in the Arts Council's inaugural British Art Show.
Provenance
with New Art Centre, London;Geoffrey Darke;
Private Collection, UK
Exhibitions
Sheffield, Mappin Art Gallery, 'The British Art Show', organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain, 1 December 1979-27 January 1980, cat. no.79; travelled to: Newcastle, Laing Art Gallery and Hatton Gallery, 15 February - 23 March; Bristol, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Royal West of England Academy and Arnolfini, 1- 24 MayLiterature
Bryan Robertson, 'Harper's & Queen', 1979 (illus., in a prior state)
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