{"product_id":"metropolitan-night-oil-on-panel-g-l-worsley-20th-century-british-school-1969","title":"Metropolitan night, oil on panel, G.L. Worsley, 20th Century British  school (1969)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMetropolitan Night, G. L. Worsley, 1960\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA striking British mid century oil painting by G. L. Worsley, signed and dated 1960.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMetropolitan Night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the work depicts an abstracted urban landscape built up in thick, expressive passages of oil paint. Deep petrol blue forms the backdrop, punctuated by areas of black, grey and white and small flashes of vivid red. The heavily worked surface gives the painting a wonderful physical quality, with the architecture appearing to emerge from blocks of colour rather than being precisely described.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composition feels unmistakably urban, suggesting illuminated buildings, reflections and fragments of signage seen at night. At the same time, the reduction of the scene into strong geometric forms gives it an almost completely abstract quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe painting feels particularly rooted in the post war period, when many British artists were experimenting with a more abstract way of representing landscape, architecture and the rapidly changing modern city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePainted in 1960 and signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eG. L. Worsley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the lower left.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented in a simple sapple wood box frame made in-house, which gives the work space and complements its strong mid century palette.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e G. L. Worsley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMetropolitan Night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1960\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Oil on panel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e British\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e G. L. Worsley, lower left\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mid-20th century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA really atmospheric little painting, and one that sits particularly well alongside mid century furniture, ceramics and lighting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"a fold of chairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59863910318464,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/3093\/files\/IMG-6991.heic?v=1789226718","url":"https:\/\/www.afoldofchairs.com\/products\/metropolitan-night-oil-on-panel-g-l-worsley-20th-century-british-school-1969","provider":"a fold of chairs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}