drawing
- Museum number
- 2003,0601.2
- Description
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Brown bear spotted with red dots right dancing, arms raised, with black figure l, abstract red and yellow ochre shapes in background. 1973
Gouache and charcoal
- Production date
- 1973
- Dimensions
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Height: 381 millimetres
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Width: 559 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- David Brown saw the spotted bear-like creature to the right as a personification of Hilton in a drunken dance with the black figure of death.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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1980 Feb and tour, Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery, Roger Hilton, no. 7
1982, Canada, Sakastoon Gallery, 'Roger Hilton'
1993-1994 Nov-Feb, London, Hayward Gall and tour, 'Roger Hilton', no. 61
2003-2004 Dec-Apr, BM, 'Three Great Gifts: The David Brown Bequest'
2004-2005 Oct-Jan, Southampton City Art Gallery, Boom Boom Cluster
2005 Mar-Jun, Compton Verney, 'Only Make-Believe'
2006-2007 Oct-Jan, St. Ives, Tate, 'Roger Hilton'
- Acquisition date
- 2003
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 2003,0601.2