Lot 293
  • 293

Colin Middleton, R.H.A.

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Colin Middleton, R.H.A.
  • Ardglass
  • signed l.l.: Colin M; further signed and titled on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 25.5 by 35.5cm., 10 by 14in.

Condition

Original canvas. The work appears in very good overall condition with strong passages of impasto throughout. Under ultraviolet light there appear to no signs of retouching. Held under glass in a gilt moulded frame; unexamined out of frame.
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Catalogue Note

Middelton settled in Ardglass, County Down in 1948 and from this period became predominantly a painter of landscapes. Victor Waddington took Middleton on and represented him until 1955, raising the artist's profile through a number of exhibitions. The paintings of this period have a rhythmic energy and boldness to evoke the landscape, as seen in the present example.