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
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
$1,076
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
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
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
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
$11,595
Sea City
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Edition of 100 plus 10 AP
Archival Ink, Oil
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
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
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
$11,595
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
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
$91,110
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
$10,767
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
$11,595
Banksi
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
edition of 100 plus 15 AP
Archival Ink, Oil
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
$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
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
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
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
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
$26,228
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
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
$4,800
H 58 in W 58 in D 0.03 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 58 x 58 inches ( 147 x 147cm ) signed edition of 7 48 x 48 inches ( 12...
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Black and White, Giclée, Archival ...
$4,400
H 48 in W 75 in
LA Parking - large scale photograph of midcentury urban architectural element
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
LA Parking by Frank Schott a burst of red in an urban landscape of striking minimalism from a series of photographs capturing the mid century modern architecture and architectural el...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
$406
H 13.98 in W 9.65 in D 0.08 in
The Absolute Monarchist - Original Offset and Lithograph by George Grosz - 1923
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
The absolute Monarchist is an original offset and lithograph realized by George Grosz. The artwork is the plate n.35 from the portfolio Ecce Homo published between 1922/1923, editio...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$382
H 13.98 in W 9.65 in D 0.08 in
Greeting - Original Offset and Lithograph by George Grosz - 1923
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Greeting is an original offset and lithograph realized by George Grosz. The artwork is the plate n. 5 from the portfolio Ecce Homo published between 1922/1923, edition of Der Malik...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$478
H 14.85 in W 10.83 in D 0.04 in
Composition - Original Lithograph by Jean-Paul Riopelle - 1968
By Jean-Paul Riopelle
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original lithograph realized by Jean-Paul Riopelle for the Art Magazine Derrière le Miroir, no. 171. The artwork is from the art magazine Derriere Le Miroir. Print...
Paper, Lithograph
$4,030Sale 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
$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
$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
Interior: Red Couch and Landscape
By Mickalene Thomas
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Mickalene Thomas (b.1971) is an American artist exploring the intersection of popular culture and art history, through a contemporary Black female gaze. As an openly gay Black woman,...
Varnish, Glitter, Archival Pigment, Screen
$1,000
H 20 in W 27.5 in
Wrapped Trees, Switzerland poster (Hand Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude)
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in New York, NY
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Christo, Javacheff Christo Wrapped Trees, Switzerland (Hand Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude), 1998 Offset lithograph poster (Hand Signed) Signed Christ...
Lithograph, Offset
$3,800
H 48 in W 72 in D 0.03 in
Pantheon (Rome) - large scale photograph of iconic architectural elements
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pantheon (Rome) by Frank Schott from a series of monochromatic and timeless photographic observances of iconic architectural and interior references around Rome's historical center ...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
$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
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