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Nude on Ice
Hugh Griffiths
approx. exposed area of image inside frame
16in h x 11in w
oil on canvas
£350 framed
Item number 706
The red hair of this white-skinned nude stands out amidst ice and glaciers The first thing to say about this painting is "WHY" and "what on earth is she doing there". It looks a bit to cold to me for sun bathing but who am I to judge. The iconography of this work is therefore, totally unclear but it’s a great piece of painting in a slightly cubist manner. She has very angular features which I am sure are part of the whole meaning of the picture. Answers on a postcard please.
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| About the artist
Born: 1916
Hugh Griffiths attended Hastings school of art and met the Edwardian artist George Graham who had a studio on the marshes near Winchlesea in Sussex. He became his studio assistant and learnt his trade in the manner of the artists from previous centuries. He exhibited at the Royal Academy for many years from 1945 and most major London Institutions. He was married to the artist Joy Griffiths.
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painting |
| Date of work |
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1945 |
| How we know the date |
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our estimate |
| The last owner of the work |
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acquired from the the artist |
| How we know who the artist is |
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signed |
| How we know the subject |
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| School of painting |
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Modern British |
| Style of painting |
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Representational |
| Approach |
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figurative representative |
| Dimensions (h x w x d) inches |
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16 x 11 |
| Condition of work |
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very good |
| Recent restoration |
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No known restoration |
| Where exhibited |
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believed never exhibited |
| Quantity available |
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1 |
| Edition of |
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1 |
| Item number |
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706 |
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So that you know how we have indexed this picture,
below are the keywords we have used. 
painting, oil, canvas, Nude on Ice, The red hair of this white-skinned nude stands out amidst ice and glaciers, The first thing to say about this painting is "WHY" and "what on earth is she doing there". It looks a bit to cold to me for sun bathing but who am I to judge. The iconography of this work is therefore, totally unclear but it’s a great piece of painting in a slightly cubist manner. She has very angular features which I am sure are part of the whole meaning of the picture. Answers on a postcard please., 00.00.1945, Modern British, Representational, figurative, representative, nude, standing, ice, skin tones, blue, white |
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