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)
Horse and Cart, 1933

Roger Hilton

Horse and Cart, 1933

Sale Date: September 17, 2020

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Untitled, 1974

Roger Hilton

Untitled, 1974

Sale Date: September 16, 2020

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PAINTING, 1965

Roger Hilton

PAINTING, 1965

Sale Date: July 30, 2020

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HORSE, 1973

Roger Hilton

HORSE, 1973

Sale Date: July 30, 2020

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SEPT '55, 1955

Roger Hilton

SEPT '55, 1955

Sale Date: July 30, 2020

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September 1953, 1953

Roger Hilton

September 1953, 1953

Sale Date: July 1, 2020

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Red and Black on White

Roger Hilton

Red and Black on White

Sale Date: July 1, 2020

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Figure

Roger Hilton

Figure

Sale Date: April 22, 2020

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Reclining Nude

Roger Hilton

Reclining Nude

Sale Date: April 9, 2020

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CAT, 1973

Roger Hilton

CAT, 1973

Sale Date: March 17, 2020

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UNTITLED, 1949

Roger Hilton

UNTITLED, 1949

Sale Date: March 17, 2020

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FIVE WORKS (UNTITLED), 1970

Roger Hilton

FIVE WORKS (UNTITLED), 1970

Sale Date: March 17, 2020

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Untitled 1973, 1973

Roger Hilton

Untitled 1973, 1973

Sale Date: February 29, 2020

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Head of a woman

Roger Hilton

Head of a woman

Sale Date: February 11, 2020

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Please get envelopes, 1970–1975

Roger Hilton

Please get envelopes, 1970–1975

Sale Date: December 3, 2019

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Composition with Nude Torso

Roger Hilton

Composition with Nude Torso

Sale Date: December 3, 2019

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Standing Nude, 1974

Roger Hilton

Standing Nude, 1974

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

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Reclining Nude, 1974

Roger Hilton

Reclining Nude, 1974

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

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Goats, 1973

Roger Hilton

Goats, 1973

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

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Female Nude, 1972

Roger Hilton

Female Nude, 1972

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

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Chickens, 1973

Roger Hilton

Chickens, 1973

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

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Bird, 1974

Roger Hilton

Bird, 1974

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

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June - September 1953, 1953

Roger Hilton

June - September 1953, 1953

Sale Date: November 21, 2019

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September 1959, 1959

Roger Hilton

September 1959, 1959

Sale Date: November 21, 2019

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