Anthony Hill (b.1930)
Progression of Rectangles (Relief Construction)
signed with a monogram and dated '54/55' (on the reverse)
perspex, metal and wood construction
36 x 36 x 2¾ in. (91.5 x 91.5 x 7 cm.)
Constructed in 1954
Provenance
Acquired direct from the artist by the present owner.
Exhibited
London, Redfern Gallery, Nine Abstract Artists, January 1955, no.13.
London, Arts Council of Great Britain, Anthony Hill, 1983, no.20 (illustrated in the catalogue).
Lot Essay
One of the artist's earliest reliefs, this work was derived from a series of paintings begun in 1953.