Rain Cloud

Maker

(Artists)
1893-1979

Title

Rain Cloud

Date of Production

1962 - 1963

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 59.5 cm (canvas)
Width: 124 cm (canvas)

Accession Number

P.1984.AH.190

Mode of Acquisition

Mark Ian Alastair Hunter, bequest, 1984

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Label Text

Despite the large scale of this canvas, Hitchens is likely to have painted it outside as was his usual practice. This allowed him to work quickly and spontaneously to capture his immediate experience of the landscape. Back in the studio he would sometimes return to a painting months or even years later to make a few final adjustments before deeming it finished, as was the case with this work. The result is an energetic and vibrant evocation of the effects of a rain cloud moving across the scene.

Provenance

Hunter Bequest 1984

Exhibition History

The Hunter Collection of Twentieth Century Masters, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 10/10/1987-03/06/1988

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