Prunella Clough Paintings

British, 1919-2000

Prunella Clough is widely regarded as one of the most singular and significant British artists of the modern post-war period. Clough found her subjects by touring London’s industrial wastelands and bombsites - docks, power stations, factories and scrapyards - creating gritty, urban images. Her work - comprising paintings, collages, drawings, reliefs and graphics - increasingly centred on the components of the cityscape as her art shifted away from representation through various influences including cubism and European abstraction. Her abstract works often contrast colours and sometimes found objects and reveal her continual and personal preoccupation with formal qualities – composition, colour and texture - and her delight in the edginess and abstraction of everyday objects and experiences. Born in London in 1919, her father worked for the Board of Trade and her aunt was the architect designer Eileen Gray. She studied at Chelsea School of Art from 1938 where her tutors were influential artists of the day including Ceri Richards, Julian Trevelyan, Robert Medley and Henry Moore, and later she also studied part-time at Camberwell School of Art with Victor Pasmore. During the second world war she drew charts, maps and graphs for the Office of War Information and by 1945 had formed friendships with a group of artists including Michael Ayrton, Keith Vaughan, John Craxton and the poet Dylan Thomas that met in the Camden Hill Studio, which John Minton shared with Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun. She began exhibiting small still-lives and landscapes and had her first solo show in 1947 at Leger Galleries, London. Her rise to prominence followed her touring retrospective exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1960. Annely Juda Fine Art worked closely with her throughout her life holding numerous exhibitions of her work and continues to do so, working with her estate. A study of Clough’s works across the span of her career highlights the way in which she worked alongside her peers, drawing on art historical movements of her time, whilst always maintaining a distinctive way of seeing and painting that is deeply personal and acutely responsive to her surroundings. She was a highly influential artist and teacher to the post-war generation. In 1999, three months before her death at the age of 80, she won the prestigious Jerwood painting prize. In 2007 a major exhibition of her work was held at the Tate Gallery, London. Clough’s work is collected widely and represented in major public galleries and museums around the world including V & A London, Tate Gallery, London, British Museum, London, Museum of Modern Art, New York, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia, Scottish National Gallery of Art, Edinburgh, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, Wakefield City Art Gallery, Yorkshire.

Artist: Prunella Clough

Prunella Clough"Wrapper" Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Painting, 1985

$12,967

"Wrapper" Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Painting

By Prunella Clough

Located in Brecon, Powys

Provenance – Annely Juda Fine Art (label verso) Sotheby’s June 2006 – 20th Century British Art (labels verso) Personal Collection of Jonathan Grimble Image 24" x 19.5". Framed 28....

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1990s Abstract Prunella Clough Paintings

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Mixed Media

Prunella CloughUntitled (Stack), Gouache and Pencil Painting by Prunella Clough, 1975 circa, 1975 circa

$6,620

Untitled (Stack), Gouache and Pencil Painting by Prunella Clough, 1975 circa

By Prunella Clough

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Untitled (Stack), Gouache and Pencil Painting by Prunella Clough, 1975 circa Additional information: Medium: Gouache and pencil 21.6 x 18.2 cm 8 1/2 x 7 1/8 in Prunella Clough was ...

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20th Century Prunella Clough Paintings

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Pencil, Gouache

Catherine HartMy 80's Heart "Token 7" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, blue, orange, 2019

$120

H 5.5 in W 5 in D 1 in

My 80's Heart "Token 7" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, blue, orange

By Catherine Hart

Located in Jersey City, NJ

My 80's Heart "Token 7" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, blue, wood, orange

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2010s Contemporary Prunella Clough Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Panel, Wood Panel, Illustration Board, Graphite

Angela WakefieldEarthy Brown & Green Abstract Expressionist Art - a Unique Original Painting, 1999

$34,125

H 28.5 in W 38 in D 2.5 in

Earthy Brown & Green Abstract Expressionist Art - a Unique Original Painting

By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

Earthy Brown & Green Abstract Expressionist Art - a Unique Original Painting - an extremely rare early work from leading British Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. This colou...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Prunella Clough Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...

Angela WakefieldMiniature Mantelpiece Art - Original Abstract Landscape with Pink & Sage Green, 2026

$614

H 5 in W 5 in D 1.5 in

Miniature Mantelpiece Art - Original Abstract Landscape with Pink & Sage Green

By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

Miniature Mantelpiece Art - Original Abstract Landscape with Pink & Sage Green by leading British Urban Artist Angela Wakefield. Part of the "mantelpiece series" of miniatures. ...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Prunella Clough Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...

Catherine HartMy 80's Heart "Token 9" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, blue, orange, 2019

$100

H 5 in W 3.25 in D 1 in

My 80's Heart "Token 9" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, blue, orange

By Catherine Hart

Located in Jersey City, NJ

My 80's Heart "Token 9" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, blue, orange, yellow

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2010s Contemporary Prunella Clough Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Panel, Wood Panel, Graphite

Catherine HartMy 80's Heart "Token 4" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, yellow, orange, 2019

$100

H 3.25 in W 5 in D 1 in

My 80's Heart "Token 4" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, yellow, orange

By Catherine Hart

Located in Jersey City, NJ

My 80's Hart "Token 4" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, yellow, orange

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2010s Contemporary Prunella Clough Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Panel, Wood Panel, Graphite

Hilaire HilerHilaire Hiler 1960 Abstract Structuralist Painting, New Mexico Modernist, 1960

$3,543Sale Price|34% Off

H 15.5 in W 18.75 in

Hilaire Hiler 1960 Abstract Structuralist Painting, New Mexico Modernist

By Hilaire Hiler

Located in Denver, CO

This original 1960 abstract gouache and graphite on paper painting by Hilaire Hiler (1898–1966) exemplifies his distinctive structuralist style and modernist vision. Created during his influential period in New Mexico, the artwork features soothing, harmonious tones of pink and blue, expertly layered to evoke a sense of calm and balance. Signed in the lower right corner, this mid-century modern piece measures 15 ½ x 18 ¾ inches framed, with an image size of 14 x 17 ½ inches. Hilaire Hiler’s work stands out for its intellectual rigor and visual harmony, blending abstraction with a structuralist approach that explores color, form, and rhythm. About the Artist: Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, Hiler received extensive art training at the Rhode Island School of Design, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the University of Paris. Between 1919 and 1934, he lived in Paris, working as a jazz pianist while engaging deeply with the European avant-garde. After returning to the U.S., Hiler painted WPA murals for San Francisco’s Aquatic Park...

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1960s Abstract Prunella Clough Paintings

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Gouache, Graphite

Peter StevensLarge 80s Vibrant Dynamic Drawing/Painting Memphis Milano Era, 1986

$3,200

H 26 in W 41 in

Large 80s Vibrant Dynamic Drawing/Painting Memphis Milano Era

By Peter Stevens

Located in Surfside, FL

it is currently unframed and will be sold thus. Similar in style to the 80s work of Elizabeth Murray. A bright, colorful expressive piece signed (labels are not included as it is un...

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1980s 85 New Wave Prunella Clough Paintings

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Conté, Charcoal, Gouache, Rag Paper, Graphite

Robert McIntoshEndeavor, c. 1958

$9,500

H 20 in W 16 in

Endeavor

By Robert McIntosh

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Presenting a just discovered mixed media painting by American artist Robert McIntosh, (1916-2010.) Endeavor, is an original mixed media oil and collage on canvas board, signed, c. ...

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1960s Abstract Prunella Clough Paintings

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Mixed Media

Liz BarberWater Bloom 10

$5,900

H 48 in W 48 in D 2 in

Water Bloom 10

By Liz Barber

Located in Napa, CA

Liz Barber pursued painting while obtaining her degree from the Massachusetts College of Art and Moore College of Art. She currently resides in Marietta, Georgia. Barber’s paintings ...

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2010s Abstract Prunella Clough Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Graphite

Catherine HartMini Token, Acrylic, Gouache, and Graphite on Wood Panel, 2018, 2018

$100

H 3 in W 3 in D 0.5 in

Mini Token, Acrylic, Gouache, and Graphite on Wood Panel, 2018

By Catherine Hart

Located in Jersey City, NJ

"Mini Token" (2018) by Catherine Hart Acrylic, gouache, and graphite on wood panel; pink and purple palette with text Framing available COA included

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2010s Abstract Prunella Clough Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Wood Panel, Graphite

Andrea Myers100 Tears II, 2026

$3,000

H 44 in W 30 in

100 Tears II

By Andrea Myers

Located in Dallas, TX

Layered torn paper collage

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2010s Abstract Prunella Clough Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Pau EscatUntitled (2022) by Pau Escat Abstract Landscape Painting with Gold Texture, 2021

$14,043

H 60.24 in W 73.82 in D 1.19 in

Untitled (2022) by Pau Escat Abstract Landscape Painting with Gold Texture

By Pau Escat

Located in Porto, 13

Untitled (2022) by Pau Escat is a contemporary abstract painting that exemplifies the artist’s ongoing exploration of light, materiality, and the memory of landscape. Executed in mix...

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2010s Abstract Prunella Clough Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media

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