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)
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
$1,027
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
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
$10,667
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
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
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
$11,487
Sea City
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Edition of 100 plus 10 AP
Archival Ink, Oil
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
Lovely Stack by Patrick Hughes
By Patrick Hughes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Patrick Hughes b. 1939 British Lovely Stack Signed, titled and dated “Lovely Stack / Patrick Hughes / 2026” (en verso) Oil on panel A striking homage to some of the most iconic w...
Oil, Panel
“House guest”
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Warren, NJ
Patrick Hughes House Guest Signed Numbered Screenprint 1982 Modern Pop Art Print. In good condition measures 28x23
Lithograph
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
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
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
$90,262
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
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
Paint, Inkjet
$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
$2,393
Deck Chair in the Window - Green + White Watercolour Painting by Patrick Hughes
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Patrick Hughes Deck Chair in the Wind, 1986 watercolour 24 x 21 cm 9 1/2 x 8 1/4 in
Watercolor
Love (A4) Giclée Print, Abstract Geometric, Edition of 100, 2010-
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
$11,487
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
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
$11,487
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
$25,984
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
$7,200
H 2 in Dm 45 in
IRIS III - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
a mesmerizing sea of light blue and acqua color tones from an ongoing photography project since the late 1990s, capturing the details of the human iris and a pupil's unique abstracti...
Plexiglass, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Photograph...
$3,600
H 48 in W 48 in
Cloud Study II - large format photograph of dramatic mood cloudscape horizon sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large-scale original art photography from a series of dramatic cloud atlas observations and abstract monochromatic skyscapes above the Mediterranean Sea C...
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée, Black and ...
$4,400
H 60 in W 48 in
Standing Ovation - conceptual vignette with red velvet curtain and marble floor
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large scale interior photograph of conceptual vignette with dark red velvet curtain and white Carrara marble floor Standing Ovation (2016) by Frank S...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
$3,600
H 48 in W 48 in
Seascape VII - large format photograph of cloud formations and reflecting sea
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph of dramatic cloud formations and reflecting sea SEASCAPE VII by Frank Schott 48 x 48 inches ( 122 x 122cm ) signed edition of 7 58 x 58 inches ( 14...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment, Black and ...
$1,200
H 10.5 in W 7.88 in D 0.2 in
Standing nude, Gustav Klimt Handzeichnungen (Sketch), Thyrsos Verlag, 1922
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
Original collotype lithograph of a figure drawing from Gustav Kilmt’s handzeichnungen (sketch) in 1922 by Thyrsos Verlag, Leipzig and Vienna, in an edition of 375. This artwork is pr...
Paper, Lithograph
$600
H 40 in W 30.5 in
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "La Revue Blanche" limited edition lithograph
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Limited edition lithograph on Arches paper from edition of 2,000 of "La Revue Blanche" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Reproduction reissued in 1974. Th...
Paper, Lithograph
$4,400
H 48 in W 72 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 Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$225
H 28 in W 120 in
Vintage MOMA Francesco Clemente Museum of Modern Art 1986 dream myth poster
By Francesco Clemente
Located in New York, NY
This three-part work spanning 10 feet was printed from the plates of Francesco Clemente’s mythological landscape Untitled A on the occasion of the 1986 MoMA, New York show of Clement...
Lithograph, Offset
$580
H 36 in W 48 in
Red Sea Sunset, Giclée Print Diptych, Pink and Purple Calm Cave Waters, Serene
By Ryan Rivadeneyra
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, G...
$4,000
H 40 in W 40 in
Rome Details III, Italy Archival Pigment Print, Unframed, 40 x 40 inches
By Giacomo da Prato
Located in New York City, NY
Giacomo da Prato Rome Details III, Italy, 2022 40 x 40 inches (100 x 100 cm) edition of 5 Archival Pigment Print Unframed Certificate of Authenticity included Framing available upo...
Archival Pigment
$4,400
H 48 in W 64 in D 0.3 in
Cowboy TV - large format photograph of iconic western in American landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph of vintage TV set with iconic western movie in American wild west landscape Cowboy TV by Frank Schott is available in three edition sizes: 48 x 64 inches (122 x 162cm) signed edition of 7 30 x 40 inches (76 x 102cm) signed edition of 25 58 x 77.25 inches (148 x 148cm) signed edition of 7 archival fine art pigment print signed & numbered by artist on certificate label _____________________________________ Frank Schott grew up in Germany and attended the prestigious Academy of Arts in Cologne, studying under Professor Arno Jansen, who was an early influence. Moving to California in 1998, Schott's work has evolved to include the epic landscapes and deserts of the American West as well as architectural, conceptual and more formal environments from both home and his travels. Influenced by a number of photographic peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Ed Rusha...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
$1,500
H 39 in W 25 in
Christo - Surrounded Islands Project for Biscayne poster, hand signed by Christo
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph poster Boldly signed by Christo on the front Measurements: 39" (vertical) x 25 inches (horizontal) Published by Christo/CVJ Corp., photograph by Jeanne-Claude Unfra...
Lithograph, Offset
$9,000
H 48 in W 36 in D 8 in
Abstract Wall Sculpture 'Untitled Wallpaper Abstraction #36'
Located in White Plains, NY
'Untitled Wallpaper Abstraction #36' 2024. Found wallpaper collage on wood form, 48 x 36 x 6 in. is a multicolor, abstract geometric sculpture featuring carefully cut pieces of found...
Archival Ink, Wood Panel
“Place de la Concorde”
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
After Marc Chagall (1887–1985), “Place de la Concorde” 1952. Not examined out of frame. Under glass. Color lithograph on wove paper. Unsigned. Unknown edition. Condition is very g...
Archival Paper, Lithograph
$125
H 40 in W 25.5 in
Christo - The Wrapped Reichstag at Night, offset lithograph poster, plate signed
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in New York, NY
Christo The Wrapped Reichstag at Night, 1993 Offset Lithograph Plate signed (printed signature) by Christo on lower right front 40 × 25 1/2 inches Unframed and affixed to matting (a...
Lithograph, Offset
The Floating City by Patrick Hughes
By Patrick Hughes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Patrick Hughes b. 1939 British The Floating City Oil and collage on panel Signed, titled, editioned and dated “The Floating City / 2/5 / Patrick Hughes / 2026” (en verso) Part pa...
Oil, Panel
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
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
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
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
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