Keith Vaughan(Click on Picture for a larger image)
1912 - 1977
Keith Vaughan became a full time painter at the conclusion of the second world war in 1946, working originally in the English neo-romantic traditions alongside others including Ayrton, Mc Bryde, Colquhoun and Edwin Smith who are also represented in the North West Essex Collection. His neo-romantic work developed into an interest in male figures in the landscape, whilst at the same time moving toward abstraction.
Michael Ayrton introduced Vaughan to three derelict cottages in the north west Essex village of Toppesfield, where he was living, and in 1964 Vaughan converted them to form Harrow Hill, which he continued to occupy until his death in 1977. During this time he painted extensively in the area, his work by then reflecting the influence of the American Abstract Expressionists like de Kooning and Pollock. This painting is a good example, where, although the artist has taken the image to a considerable degree of abstraction, its basis in the landscape, trees and buildings around his home is quite explicit.
Harrow Hill III
Oil on Board
1972
(Purchased with assistance from The Art Fund and the Heritage Lottery Fund)
Michael Ayrton introduced Vaughan to three derelict cottages in the north west Essex village of Toppesfield, where he was living, and in 1964 Vaughan converted them to form Harrow Hill, which he continued to occupy until his death in 1977. During this time he painted extensively in the area, his work by then reflecting the influence of the American Abstract Expressionists like de Kooning and Pollock. This painting is a good example, where, although the artist has taken the image to a considerable degree of abstraction, its basis in the landscape, trees and buildings around his home is quite explicit..
