Patrick Hughes was born in Birmingham, England, in October 1939. He is a self taught artist who plays with perspective, optical illusions and figure-ground relationships. Building upon the work of M.C. Escher, Rene Magritte and Richard Artschwager, Hughes' paintings form a bridge between painting which is static and two-dimensional, and sculpture which is not.
Hughes held his first exhibition in 1961 and went on to develop his distinct perspective studies in the early years of his career. In calling the main body of his work, “Reverspective,” Hughes aims to warp our perceptions by constructing solid space through the use of sculpted painting.
Hughes builds his sculptured paintings using board which is taped together, gessoed and sanded until it is a pristine wall relief which mimics the shape of space. He then goes on to compose images of rectilinear forms such as buildings, books, doorways, boxes and gallery walls. The resultant painted reliefs baffle his audience by demonstrating how deceptive appearances can be. His Surrealist horizons imply deep space while the surface of the painting appears flat. Yet upon walking toward these seemingly flat paintings, they loom out at us, creating a disorientating, moving experience. Hughes challenges the assumptions of our eye and our brain, raising important questions about human perception and the subconscious.
Soon after his first appearance on the London art scene Hughes began exhibiting with Angela Flowers Gallery and continued to do so for over 40 years. In addition, he has taken part in many solo and group exhibitions across the UK and in America. As well as painting, he has also written and collated three books on visual and verbal rhetoric.
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(Biography provided by Alon Zakaim Fine Art)
Golden
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Patrick Hughes "Golden" Multiple. A hand painted three dimensional, Reverspective print, inspired by Venice. Produced in 2022. This print comes housed in a bespoke perspex display ca...
Archival Pigment
Canaluscious
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Patrick Hughes "Canaluscious" Multiple. A hand painted three dimensional, Reverspective print, inspired by Venice. Produced in 2025. This print comes housed in a bespoke perspex disp...
Archival Pigment
Studio
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
A hand painted three dimensional, Reverspective print, inspired by his own popart & books laid out in the studio. Produced in 2023. This print comes housed in a bespoke perspex displ...
Archival Pigment
Canaletto
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
A hand painted three dimensional, Reverspective print, inspired by Venice. Produced in 2024. This print comes housed in a bespoke perspex display case. A limited edition of 75. Hand...
Lithograph, Offset
$1,059
Original 1981 striking screen-printed exhibition poster - Angela Flowers Gallery
By Patrick Hughes
Located in PARIS, FR
Screen printing In 1981, the Angela Flowers Gallery in London presented "A Decade of Rainbows 1970-1980," an exhibition showcasing the vibrant works of British artist Patrick Hughes...
Paper, Lithograph
Sunscrapers, Geometric Abstract Aquatint Etching by Patrick Hughes
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Patrick Hughes, British (1939 - ) Title: Sunscrapers Year: 1980 Medium: Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 24/90 Size: 36 x 29.25 inches
Aquatint
$11,456
Sea City
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Edition of 100 plus 10 AP
Archival Ink, Oil
Writ on Water by Patrick Hughes
By Patrick Hughes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Patrick Hughes b. 1939 British Writ on Water Oil on panel Signed, titled, and dated “Writ on Water / Patrick Hughes / 2025” (en verso) In Writ on Water, Patrick Hughes transforms...
Oil, Panel
Street Inkjet Print, Contemporary Style, Signed Edition 19 of 60
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Bristol, GB
Hand painted multiple with archival inkjet Edition 19 of 60 Signed and numbered on the front Mint, as issued Framed in Perspex Published by Reverspective Ltd
Inkjet, Paint
$10,638
Popsicle
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Patrick Hughes "Popsicle" 3D Multiple. A hand painted pop culture inspired, three dimensional, reverspective print. Depicting works by Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, David ...
Digital Pigment
Ideal Home By Patrick Hughes
By Patrick Hughes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Patrick Hughes b. 1939 British Ideal Home Oil on panel Signed, titled and dated “Ideal Home / Patrick Hughes / 2023” Patrick Hughes, a London artist, creates works that blend pai...
Oil, Panel
$11,456
Street
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Patrick Hughes Street 2021 hand-painted multiple 38.9 x 74.8 x 19.6 cm (15¼ x 29½ x 7¾ in.) edition of 50 Provenance Direct from the artist’s studio Notes “I have lived and worked in Shoreditch for a quarter of a century and I have watched with delight and amazement the rise of Street Art...
Oil, Board
Patrick Hughes screenprint “Print of Prints” 1982
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Patrick Hughes (b.1939) Print of Prints, 1982 Hand–signed and numbered screenprint, edition 44/150, framed. A witty and meticulously composed early work by Britain’s celebrated mast...
Paper
Hand-Painted Banksy 3D Sculpture, Signed, 21st Century Art
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Bristol, GB
Hand painted 3D multiple with archival inkjet Edition 35 of 100 Mint, as issued Signed and numbered on the front
Archival Ink
Pleasure Island, 3-D Painting by Patrick Hughes
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Long Island City, NY
A unique 3-D painting by Patrick Hughes. Artist: Patrick Hughes, British (1939 - ) Title: Pleasure Island Year: 1999 Medium: Oil on Board 3-D Constr...
Oil, Board
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Black Stars, Conceptual Art Aquatint by Patrick Hughes
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Patrick Hughes, British (1939 - ) Title: Black Stars Year: 1980 Medium: Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 30/90 Size: 36 x 29.25 inches
Aquatint
1970 British oil on floating panel work by Patrick Hughes, pink on white
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Patrick Hughes (British, b.1939) Assemblage, c. 1970 Oil on floating panel 35.7/8 x 47.7/8 in. (90.8 x 121.3 cm.) Patrick Hughes is a British artist known as the creator of reverspe...
Oil, Board
Patrick Hughes , b 1939 (British) 'Hoopla', acrylic on canvas, 2011
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Oxford, GB
Patrick Hughes Patrick was born in Birmingham, England in October 1939. His first exhibition was in 1961 and his first reverspective, Sticking-out Room, was made in 1964. Hughes' or...
Acrylic
1966 Patrick Hughes 'House Bricks' collage on board, inscribed and titled
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Patrick Hughes (British, b.1939) House Bricks Collage and oil on board Inscribed with title and dated ‘1966’ (on the reverse) 24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm.) Patrick Hughes is a British ...
Oil, Board
Warholed by Patrick Hughes
By Patrick Hughes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Patrick Hughes b. 1939 British Warholed Signed “Warholed / Patrick Hughes” (en verso) Oil on panel Almost defying definition and description, the artwork of London artist Patrick...
Oil, Panel
Love (A4)
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Fine Art Giclée print on Hahnemühle German Etching 21 x 29. 7 cm Edition of 100 Accompanying certificate of authenticity with the artist's digital signature Patrick Hughes is a ren...
Giclée
Banksee (rare 3D hand painted multiple)
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand painted 3D multiple with archival inkjet on paper. Hand signed lower right by Patrick Hughes. Hand numbered AP 10/10 lower left (there is also a main edition of 100). Publishe...
Archival Ink
$90,018
Patrick Hughes - Walls Have Ears, optical art, reverspective, op art, illusion
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Patrick Hughes (b.1939) Walls have ears 2020 oil on board construction 66.5 x 80.5 x 16 cm Price: £66,000 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT) Provenance: Direct from the artist's studio Notes: ...
Oil, Board
$25,914
Patrick Hughes - Hanging on a hook, rainbow, gloss, moon, contemporary, painting
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Patrick Hughes (b.1939) Hanging on a Hook 1978 gloss paint on board 91 x 91 cm Price: £19,000 GBP Provenance: Private collection, UK (acquired directly from the artist in the late ...
Paint, Board
$11,456
Banksi
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
edition of 100 plus 15 AP
Archival Ink, Oil
Banski
By Patrick Hughes
Located in PARIS, FR
Patrick was born in Birmingham, England in October 1939. His first exhibition was in 1961 and his first reverspective, Sticking-out Room, was made in 1964. Hughes' original painted r...
Archival Ink, Acrylic
Price Upon Request
City - Lithograph, Print, Reverspective, Contemporary Art, Patrick Hughes
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Hand-painted multiple with lithography. Signed in pencil, inscribed 'Proof', a proof aside from the edition of 40. In a perspex presentation box. Published by Flowers Gallery, Lon...
Lithograph
$4,400
H 31 in Dm 88 in
Redwoods - large format nature observation panorama of green redwoods forest
By Erik Pawassar
Located in San Francisco, CA
a large scale photograph of lush emerald green nature biotope, a highly detailed observation of the natural beauty of the Northern California redwood forest Redwoods by Erik Pawassa...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$3,300
H 30 in W 40 in D 2 in
Cowboy TV (framed) - large photograph of iconic movie in Western landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large scale original photograph of vintage television set with iconic western movie in American Wild West landscape with "frameless" plexiglass facemounting Cowboy TV by Frank Schot...
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Plexiglass, Archival Ink, Archival...
$2,200
H 30 in W 40 in
Cones - large scale photograph of conceptual art in desert landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Cones ( 2000 ) by Frank Schott, from a series of conceptual photographic observances captured in the California desert 30 x 40 inches (76 x 102cm) signed edition of 25 48 x 65 inch...
Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,330Sale Price|30% Off
H 25.5 in W 40 in
TODAY - large format photograph of conceptual motivational billboard at night
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph of a billboard against ultramarine blue night sky from a series of conceptual motivational messages on iconic Americana signs and billboards in landsc...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée
$4,800
H 48 in W 88 in
Close Up - large format photograph of conceptual billboard sign in landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photograph of billboard sign with conceptual message in iconic landscape of the American West. A series of images capturing the unique infi...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
H 49 in W 32 in
Frankenthaler, Mary Mary 1991, New York City, Lincoln Center
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: After Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) Title: Mary Mary (Lincoln Center Honorary) Year: 1991 Medium: Offset lithograph poster on extra thick Somerset paper Edition: 2000 Size...
Lithograph, Offset
$3,982Sale Price|27% Off
H 12.21 in W 16.15 in D 1.19 in
'Blue Moon Rising' The Tree - Print on Glass with White Gold leaf in white frame
Located in London, GB
"I am primarily driven by an exploration of colour and form. My objective is to bring an emotional is to bring an emotional element and aesthetic balance to my work." "It came to me in the middle of the night - as these things often do - that to incorporate gold leaf into the finished print would neatly encapsulate some of the elements I am trying to express. Its application would obviously have to be done by hand with all its attendant imperfections and mistakes. Kintsugi - the Japanese art of patching broken ceramics with gold - shares its aesthetic with Wabi Sabi." - Valda Bailey...
Gold Leaf
$2,550Sale Price|25% Off
H 27 in W 34 in
Donald Baechler Szechuan Garden 2003 (Donald Baechler prints)
By Donald Baechler
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Donald Baechler, Szechuan Garden, 2003: Medium: Aquatint and soft-ground etching. Sheet size: 27 x 34 inches. Edition of 35 (30 + 5 artists proofs). Hand-signed, dated and numbered on bottom of sheet. Printed on Hanhnemuhle paper. Unframed. Acquired directly from publisher. Artist Biography: Donald Baechler, a member of the East Village art scene in 1980s New York, is known for his painting-collage-drawing works depicting of childhood imagery and nostalgic ephemera like grammar school primers, old maps, and children’s drawings...
Etching, Aquatint
$4,700
H 28.25 in W 46.5 in
Late 20th century abstract etching yellow ink splatter geometric shapes
By James Rosenquist
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Second state in yellow etching of bright abstract stars, by American post-war pop artist James Rosenquist. Signed and dated lower right Titled and edition number 33/78 lower left 17...
Etching
$1,910
H 27 in W 40 in
Seascape XVI - large format photograph of monochrome water surface and clouds
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mesmerizing large scale photograph from artist's Seascape series, a body of works capturing the tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and cloudscapes Seascape ...
Archival Pigment, Giclée, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Ink
$15,000
H 18 in W 20 in
David Hockney - A Picture of Ourselves, The Blue Guitar, Etching/Aquatint Signed
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
A Picture of Ourselves, from The Blue Guitar Etching with Aquatint in colours on Inversk mould made paper with full margins Signed in pencil and annotated BAT ("Bon a Tirer") on the ...
Etching, Aquatint
$6,500
H 12 in W 12 in
Alex Katz - No Kids – Come Into My House album cover (Hand Signed by Alex Katz)
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz - No Kids – Come Into My House album cover (Hand Signed by Alex Katz), 2008, 2013 Offset lithograph album cover (Hand signed in marker by Alex Katz) Album cover designed by...
Cardboard, Lithograph, Offset
Titles
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Patrick Hughes "Titles" 3D Multiple. Hand-painted multiple with archival inkjet, presented in a perspex box. Produced in 2024. Edition of 35 + APp's. Hand signed and numbered by Pat...
Archival Pigment
Bookstack
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Patrick Hughes "Bookstack" 3D Multiple. Hand-painted multiple with archival inkjet, presented in a perspex box. Produced in 2025. Edition of 50 + 7AP. Bookstack, forms part of a new...
Archival Pigment
Paree
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
A hand painted three dimensional, Reverspective print, inspired by Paris. Produced in 2023. This print comes housed in a bespoke perspex display case. A limited edition of 75 pieces....
Archival Pigment
Cannaregio by Patrick Hughes
By Patrick Hughes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Patrick Hughes b. 1939 British Cannaregio Oil on panel Signed, titled and dated “Cannaregio / Patrick Hughes / 2024” (en verso) This intricately detailed, three-dimensional illus...
Oil, Panel
Paree
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
A hand painted three dimensional, Reverspective print, inspired by Paris. Produced in 2023. This print comes housed in a bespoke perspex display case. A limited edition of 75 pieces....
Archival Pigment
Nature And Culture By Patrick Hughes
By Patrick Hughes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Patrick Hughes b. 1939 British Nature and Culture Signed, dated "Nature and Culture / Patrick Hughes / 2000-2023" Oil on board construction Another success from the artist, Natur...
Oil, Board
A Newer Perspective By Patrick Hughes
By Patrick Hughes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Patrick Hughes b. 1939 British A Newer Perspective Oil on panel Signed, titled and dated “A Newer Perspective / Patrick Hughes / 2017” Part painting, part sculpture and part opti...
Oil, Panel
Popsee
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
A hand painted pop culture inspired, three dimensional, reverspective print. Incorporating work by Warhol, Vasarely, Thiebaud, Hughes, Lichtenstein, Koons, Banksy, Haring, and fina...
Archival Pigment
Paree
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
A hand painted three dimensional, Reverspective print, inspired by Paris. Produced in 2023. This print comes housed in a bespoke perspex display case. A limited edition of 75 pieces....
Archival Pigment
POPSEE
By Patrick Hughes
Located in PARIS, FR
Patrick was born in Birmingham, England in October 1939. His first exhibition was in 1961 and his first reverspective, Sticking-out Room, was made in 1964. Hughes' original painted r...
Archival Ink, Acrylic
In Tents
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
hand painted multiple with lithography 44.5 x 96 x 15 cm (17½ x 37¾ x 6 in.) edition of 45 'In Tents' is presented in a perspex box
Lithograph
Paree
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Price inc. 20% UK VAT
Oil, Board