Mons Graupius

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Rochdale Arts & Heritage Service

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‘Mons Graupius’ was in a touring exhibition of Gillian Ayres’ work which was shown at Rochdale Art Gallery in 1982 and was purchased the same year. One of Britain’s foremost painters, Ayres is known for her use of very heavy impasto and strong colour in her abstract paintings. Ayres often gives titles to her paintings but these should not be taken as a clue to what is depicted. They are purely abstract in the sense that they represent no recognisable forms or actual spaces. Anything the viewer discovers within the painting is of their own making and this of course is part of the experience Ayres’ paintings offer to the eye.

Touchstones Rochdale

Rochdale

Title

Mons Graupius

Date

1979/1980

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 272.8 x W 254.5 cm

Accession number

1272

Acquisition method

purchased from the Knoedler Gallery, 1982

Work type

Painting

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