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cavetocanvas: Graham Sutherland, Thistles and Sun, 1945 From the National Galleries of Scotland: After working as a War Artist during the Second World War, Sutherland returned to painting landscapes and natural motifs. In his paintings of 1945-6, there is a noticeable brightening of the palette, moving away from the use of dark and heavy colours and sharp contrasts in tone. In this work, Sutherland has concentrated on a group of thistle branches, stylizing the shapes of the thorns. It was made in the same year that the artist began his series of ‘Thorn Head’ paintings, which relate to themes of human suffering and cruelty. However the inclusion of the sun and use of oranges and yellows make this work more positive in tone.
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gerhard-kanthak: Berlin Neue Nationalgalerie | Jul 13, 2012
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peira: Graham Sutherland:  Thorn Trees (1945)
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deadsunflower: Graham Sutherland, Organic form (1962).
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isitjuicy: Graham Sutherland “Hanging Form Over Water”, 1959 at Southampton City Art Gallery.
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thecricketchirps: Graham Sutherland, Thorn Tree, 1945
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yama-bato: Graham Sutherland Western Hills (1938) © Estate of Graham Sutherland link
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mrkiki: Graham SutherlandCoast with Hills.1947oil on canvas20 x 23½ in. (50.8 x 59.7 cm.) MORE
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mrkiki: Graham SutherlandCoast with Hills.1947oil on canvas20 x 23½ in. (50.8 x 59.7 cm.) MORE
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