Tristram Hillier

Tristram Hillier R.A. (British, 1905-1983) Pozuela del Rey signed and dated 'Hillier/73' (lower right); further signed, inscribed and dated again 'T. Hillier "POZUELA DEL REY".1973' (on the canvas overlap) oil on canvas 61 x 81 cm. (24 x 32 in.) PROVENANCE: With Arthur Tooth & Sons, London Mr. Jepson, London Thence by family descent Of the thirty two paintings included in his June 1973 exhibition at Arthur Tooth & Sons, Hillier made several depictions of the unpopulated urban landscapes of Southern Spain, including in particular the municipality of Brozas. Although not included in the exhibition, the current work also dates from this period, here depicting the small tranquil suburb on the Southeast outskirts of the Madrid community.

Tristram Hillier R.A. (British, 1905-1983) Pozuela del Rey signed and dated 'Hillier/73' (lower right); further signed, inscribed and dated again 'T. Hillier "POZUELA DEL REY".1973' (on the canvas overlap) oil on canvas 61 x 81 cm. (24 x 32 in.) PROVENANCE: With Arthur Tooth & Sons, London Mr. Jepson, London Thence by family descent Of the thirty two paintings included in his June 1973 exhibition at Arthur Tooth & Sons, Hillier made several depictions of the unpopulated urban landscapes of Southern Spain, including in particular the municipality of Brozas. Although not included in the exhibition, the current work also dates from this period, here depicting the small tranquil suburb on the Southeast outskirts of the Madrid community.

Tristram Hillier R.A. (British, 1905-1983) The Accident signed 'Hillier' (lower right) pencil and crayon 26 x 33.5 cm. (10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.) PROVENANCE: John S. Lithiby Thence by family descent In her literature on the artist, Jenny Pery discusses 'the immaculate pencil drawings' that Hillier would work up into paintings following his summer wanderings. The present work can be considered a particularly fine example of this and relates to the important war time oil painting The Accident (1944, Private Collection) of which there are several variations (see fig.1). Although there are obvious differences between the oil painting and the present pencil work, the religious symbolism in both is clear as Hillier has turned a motor accident in France into a Deposition from the Cross. In the oil painting a pylon is used to represent the cross and it is likely that both works are inspired by a Deposition by Petrus Christus, possibly The Lamentation (1472-73, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

Tristram Hillier R.A. (British, 1905-1983) 'Cement Works, Spain' signed 'Hillier' (lower left), oil on canvas 18 x 22.5cm (7 1/16 x 8 7/8in). PROVENANCE: With Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd EXHIBITED: Bradford, Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, A Timeless Journey, June-January 1984, no: 32

Tristram Hillier (1905-1983) The Lake at Guijo de Coria signed with initials and dated 'TH/75' (lower right), inscribed anddated again '"THE LAKE AT GUIJO DE CORIA" 1975' (on the canvas-overlap) tempera on canvas 14 x 20 1/3 in. (36 x 51.5 cm.) Provenance Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 12 June 1987, lot 279, wherepurchased by the present owner.