THE BLUE POSTS

© The Estate of Patrick Caulfield. All rights reserved, DACS 2023.

THE BLUE POSTS 1989

Patrick Caulfield (1936 – 2005)

Details

Dimension
289.5 X 205.7 CM
Media
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
Accession number
P5802

Summary

In a letter dated March 1990 the artist wrote of this painting ‘The Blue Postsrefers to yet another public house of that name. It is an establishment without any particular distinction or charm, but conveniently close to my London studio. The suggestion of colour and object in the title was appealing in that they are absent from the painting, which, however, still retains a visual association with the place itself. The painting is an analogy of this place constructed from various other sources and memories’.

For a Wider World Sixty Works from the British Council Collection, The British Council 1990

Glossary

  • Painting

    Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.