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Ivon Hitchens (British, 1893-1979) Dahlias in a Grey Vase 75 x 50.8 cm. (29 1/2 x 20 in.) (Painted circa 1936) image 1
Ivon Hitchens (British, 1893-1979) Dahlias in a Grey Vase 75 x 50.8 cm. (29 1/2 x 20 in.) (Painted circa 1936) image 2
Ivon Hitchens (British, 1893-1979) Dahlias in a Grey Vase 75 x 50.8 cm. (29 1/2 x 20 in.) (Painted circa 1936) image 3
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Ivon Hitchens
(British, 1893-1979)
Dahlias in a Grey Vase 75 x 50.8 cm. (29 1/2 x 20 in.)

18 November 2020, 15:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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Ivon Hitchens (British, 1893-1979)

Dahlias in a Grey Vase
oil on canvas
75 x 50.8 cm. (29 1/2 x 20 in.)
Painted circa 1936

Footnotes

Provenance
Estate of the Artist
With Jonathan Clark & Co, London, 24 September 2004, where purchased by
Ross D. Siragusa Jr., from whom acquired by the present owner
Private Collection, U.K.

Please note that this work has been authenticated by John Hitchens, the artist's son, and bears studio stamp (verso)

Whilst Ivon Hitchens is primarily recognised for the abundance of landscape work he executed from his home in the Sussex countryside, still life painting formed an important part of his artistic output. The studio still life work from the 1930s, of which examples rarely appear at auction and the present work forms part of, differs to what would become a more charged and abstract style in later years.

Hitchens' flower pieces and still lifes owe much to the influence of Georges Braque who, along with Cézanne, played a major role in his development. The present work is a striking example and incorporates a carefully selected floral bouquet with expressive palette. Hitchens' ability to successfully transcribe what we may consider a traditionalist subject within a modernist and clearly defined pictorial space make this work highly appealing.

We are grateful to Peter Khoroche for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.

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