Roger Hilton

(British, 1911–1975)

Roger Hilton was a British abstract painter. Influenced by the work of Piet Mondrian after a trip to the Netherlands, he began painting in controlled whites, reds, and blacks within a shallow pictorial space, using color as formal building blocks for balanced compositions. Describing his own improvisational practice, Hilton said that an artist was “a man swinging out into the void.” His later work returned back to figuration, especially simplified nudes. By the mid-1950s, he opened up the restrained elements of his work and began to identify with the Abstract Expressionists, engaging with more gestural and lively brushwork. Born Roger Hildesheim on April 30, 1911 in London, England, he studied at the Slade School of Fine Art under the painter Henry Tonks. During Hilton’s World War II service, he was captured and subsequently imprisoned for three years after an air raid on Dieppe. Returning to a prolific career after the end of the war, he would go on to exhibit at the Tate St. Ives, Kettles Yard, and the St. Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, among others. The artist died on February 23, 1975 in Botallack, England.

Roger Hilton Artworks

Roger Hilton (839 results)
December 64, 1964

Roger Hilton

December 64, 1964

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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Donkey, 1974, 1974

Roger Hilton

Donkey, 1974, 1974

Sale Date: May 18, 2022

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Untitled, circa 1960s, 1960–1969

Roger Hilton

Untitled, circa 1960s, 1960–1969

Sale Date: May 18, 2022

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Nude Seated (unframed)

Roger Hilton

Nude Seated (unframed)

Sale Date: April 13, 2022

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Nude Lying Down (unframed)

Roger Hilton

Nude Lying Down (unframed)

Sale Date: April 13, 2022

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Nude Reclining (unframed)

Roger Hilton

Nude Reclining (unframed)

Sale Date: April 13, 2022

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Untitled (unframed)

Roger Hilton

Untitled (unframed)

Sale Date: April 13, 2022

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Christmas Card and Envelope card

Roger Hilton

Christmas Card and Envelope card

Sale Date: April 13, 2022

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Camel, 1973

Roger Hilton

Camel, 1973

Sale Date: April 7, 2022

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Untitled

Roger Hilton

Untitled

Sale Date: March 23, 2022

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Sept' 60.

Roger Hilton

Sept' 60.

Sale Date: December 17, 2021

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Femme nue et homme

Roger Hilton

Femme nue et homme

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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Femme nue

Roger Hilton

Femme nue

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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Femme nue et homme

Roger Hilton

Femme nue et homme

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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A letter to Sandybugs (Sandra Blow)

Roger Hilton

A letter to Sandybugs (Sandra Blow)

Sale Date: December 7, 2021

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Untitled, 1973

Roger Hilton

Untitled, 1973

Sale Date: December 7, 2021

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Standing Nude, 1930–1939

Roger Hilton

Standing Nude, 1930–1939

Sale Date: November 24, 2021

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Untitled, 1973

Roger Hilton

Untitled, 1973

Sale Date: November 23, 2021

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Two Nudes, 1974

Roger Hilton

Two Nudes, 1974

Sale Date: November 23, 2021

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Untitled (Kneeling Figure)

Roger Hilton

Untitled (Kneeling Figure)

Sale Date: October 28, 2021

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Untitled Nude, 1970

Roger Hilton

Untitled Nude, 1970

Sale Date: October 28, 2021

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Figure I, 1964

Roger Hilton

Figure I, 1964

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Painting, October 1959, 1959

Roger Hilton

Painting, October 1959, 1959

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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CAT, 1973, 1973

Roger Hilton

CAT, 1973, 1973

Sale Date: October 28, 2021

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