Michael Kidner
Tuscany Church
Signed and dated '61' (on the stretcher)
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 ins
£42,500
Exhibited:
London, Grabowski Gallery, Michael Kidner, 1962
Bradford, Bradford City Art Gallery, Spring Exhibition 1963
London, Serpentine Gallery, Michael Kidner: Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, 1959-1984, 1984
Kidner began painting in 1950 ,experimenting with different subjects and styles including landscapes, still-lifes and abstract impressions. Tuscany Church is one of a series of paintings produced at a crucial time in Kidner's early development as an artist. In 1960 he produced a number of 'hard-edge' pieces which comprised of two large circular forms positioned one above the other. Here, he also used bold colours, exploring the notion of the after image. Of the thinking behind this he stated 'An after-image was the purest experience of colour I could recall and because it occurs on the retina of the eye, it looks brighter than any surrounding colour.'
London, Grabowski Gallery, Michael Kidner, 1962
Bradford, Bradford City Art Gallery, Spring Exhibition 1963
London, Serpentine Gallery, Michael Kidner: Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, 1959-1984, 1984
Kidner began painting in 1950 ,experimenting with different subjects and styles including landscapes, still-lifes and abstract impressions. Tuscany Church is one of a series of paintings produced at a crucial time in Kidner's early development as an artist. In 1960 he produced a number of 'hard-edge' pieces which comprised of two large circular forms positioned one above the other. Here, he also used bold colours, exploring the notion of the after image. Of the thinking behind this he stated 'An after-image was the purest experience of colour I could recall and because it occurs on the retina of the eye, it looks brighter than any surrounding colour.'
