Burning
- Artist:
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Watercolour
- Production Date: 1963
- Description: Philipson produced a series of works on the theme of burning during the1960s. The text accompanying another work in the series held by the National Galleries of Scotland states: "This large and dramatic watercolour triptych was initially created as three separate paintings. Philipson commented that, ‘One day, when I had them laid side by side on the floor to study them, I realised that they were in a fact a single statement in three parts.‘ On the left panel, a figure stands against a dark scaffold with flames licking upwards. A muted middle panel balances this against the ominous darkness developing from the bottom of the right panel. The rich blues of the rose window set the scene unmistakably in a Gothic cathedral. Painted in deep, glowing colours, the triptych‘s subject matter and the vigorous paint handling imply violence. Much of Philipson‘s subject matter of the 1960s reflected his rage following his wife‘s premature death in 1960."
This is a much smaller work, but like the triptych at NGS is a watercolour. The rose window which appears here (and also in 'Cool Interior - A Rememberance, 1974.2) is also in the 1963 work, as well as the suggestion of something burning in the foreground. This is a small, but dramatic watercolour. The vigorous handling of the paint, almost scratched onto the paper, implies violence. - Dimensions: Framed: 39.5cm (H) x 50.7cm (W). Unframed: 22.5cm (H) x 35.2cm (W).
- Acquisition Note: From the Alan Forrest Stark Collection, gifted through the Scottish Arts Council
- Digital Copy:A digital copy exists.
- Location: Store - Bay 1 - Small works shelf
- Related Material: AC/AF/P/7
- Related Material: AC/OF/1984/2
- Accession Number: 1984.2
- Contact: University of Stirling Art Collection