William Crozier HRHA (1930-2011) Midnight in Summer Oil on canvas, 106.5 x 114.5cm (42 x 45'') Signed, also signed, titled, and dated 1989 verso Label for West Cork Arts Centre Provenance: Acquired by current owner 17th January 1990 'Midnight in Summer' is one of a group of strong paintings that includes 'The Ripe Field' in the Crawford Art Gallery permanent collection, which were executed by the artist in 1989. These landscapes are notable for the use of searing yellows, which glow against the cold blues of a summer's night. The subject of Midnight in Summer was inspired by the artist's intense experience of a specific location, but its taut composition, heightened colour and carefully judged abstraction lift the landscape subject from the local to the universal. William Crozier began painting the landscape of West Cork in 1984. In 1987, two years before 'Midnight in Summer' was painted, Crozier gave up his teaching responsibilities as Professor Emeritus at Winchester School of Art to devote himself to his painting. By 1989 his work had gained a new freedom and sense of exhilaration, which resulted in a more daring use of chromatic contrast, further removed from a naturalistic rendering but more emotionally true to the landscape subject. As the artist wrote of his work at this time 'The thing seen must be the detonator which explodes the imagination and creates the energy to sustain a singular passion.' (Stet.No.8 Winter 1991) We are grateful for the assistance of Professor Katharine Crouan in cataloguing this work. William Crozier HRHA (1930-2011) Midnight in Summer Oil on canvas, 106.5 x 114.5cm (42 x 45'') Signed, also signed, titled, and dated 1989 verso Label for West Cork Arts Centre Provenance: Acquired by current owner 17th January 1990 'Midnight in Summer' is one of a group of strong paintings that includes 'The Ripe Field' in the Crawford Art Gallery permanent collection, which were executed by the artist in 1989. These landscapes are notable for the use of searing yellows, which glow against the cold blues of a summer's night. The subject of Midnight in Summer was inspired by the artist's intense experience of a specific location, but its taut composition, heightened colour and carefully judged abstraction lift the landscape subject from the local to the universal. William Crozier began painting the landscape of West Cork in 1984. In 1987, two years before 'Midnight in Summer' was painted, Crozier gave up his teaching responsibilities as Professor Emeritus at Winchester School of Art to devote himself to his painting. By 1989 his work had gained a new freedom and sense of exhilaration, which resulted in a more daring use of chromatic contrast, further removed from a naturalistic rendering but more emotionally true to the landscape subject. As the artist wrote of his work at this time 'The thing seen must be the detonator which explodes the imagination and creates the energy to sustain a singular passion.' (Stet.No.8 Winter 1991) We are grateful for the assistance of Professor Katharine Crouan in cataloguing this work.
William Crozier HRHA (1930-2011) Midnight in Summer Oil on canvas, 106.5 x 114.5cm (42 x 45'') Signed, also signed, titled, and dated 1989 verso Label for West Cork Arts Centre Provenance: Acquired by current owner 17th January 1990 'Midnight in Summer' is one of a group of strong paintings that includes 'The Ripe Field' in the Crawford Art Gallery permanent collection, which were executed by the artist in 1989. These landscapes are notable for the use of searing yellows, which glow against the cold blues of a summer's night. The subject of Midnight in Summer was inspired by the artist's intense experience of a specific location, but its taut composition, heightened colour and carefully judged abstraction lift the landscape subject from the local to the universal. William Crozier began painting the landscape of West Cork in 1984. In 1987, two years before 'Midnight in Summer' was painted, Crozier gave up his teaching responsibilities as Professor Emeritus at Winchester School of Art to devote himself to his painting. By 1989 his work had gained a new freedom and sense of exhilaration, which resulted in a more daring use of chromatic contrast, further removed from a naturalistic rendering but more emotionally true to the landscape subject. As the artist wrote of his work at this time 'The thing seen must be the detonator which explodes the imagination and creates the energy to sustain a singular passion.' (Stet.No.8 Winter 1991) We are grateful for the assistance of Professor Katharine Crouan in cataloguing this work. William Crozier HRHA (1930-2011) Midnight in Summer Oil on canvas, 106.5 x 114.5cm (42 x 45'') Signed, also signed, titled, and dated 1989 verso Label for West Cork Arts Centre Provenance: Acquired by current owner 17th January 1990 'Midnight in Summer' is one of a group of strong paintings that includes 'The Ripe Field' in the Crawford Art Gallery permanent collection, which were executed by the artist in 1989. These landscapes are notable for the use of searing yellows, which glow against the cold blues of a summer's night. The subject of Midnight in Summer was inspired by the artist's intense experience of a specific location, but its taut composition, heightened colour and carefully judged abstraction lift the landscape subject from the local to the universal. William Crozier began painting the landscape of West Cork in 1984. In 1987, two years before 'Midnight in Summer' was painted, Crozier gave up his teaching responsibilities as Professor Emeritus at Winchester School of Art to devote himself to his painting. By 1989 his work had gained a new freedom and sense of exhilaration, which resulted in a more daring use of chromatic contrast, further removed from a naturalistic rendering but more emotionally true to the landscape subject. As the artist wrote of his work at this time 'The thing seen must be the detonator which explodes the imagination and creates the energy to sustain a singular passion.' (Stet.No.8 Winter 1991) We are grateful for the assistance of Professor Katharine Crouan in cataloguing this work.
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