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George Leslie Hunter
Description
- George Leslie Hunter
- Ceres, Fife
- signed l.l.: L. Hunter
- oil on canvas
- 56 by 68.5cm., 22 by 27in.
Provenance
Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London, where purchased by the present owner
Exhibited
Condition
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Catalogue Note
Hunter arrived in Fife in search of a fresh new painting ground. Early on in his career he moved through a period of using distinct areas of bright colour set against each other to create a sense of line and form. The present lot has all the hallmarks of Hunter's exploration of the use of line during 1923 and 1924. The ultimate goal for any of his paintings was that it should embody the very essence of nature. This premise was based on Cézanne's deeply considered and revolutionary approach to art, allied to Hunter's absorption and working through how to 'realise' this difficult concept on canvas. Hunter’s painting technique in Fife has been described as, ‘colour has totally taken over in a riot of rhythmic brushwork.’ (London, Duncan Miller, George Leslie Hunter 1877-1931, not dated or paginated)