Torsos in a Landscape

Arthur Cyril Hilton 2 Jan 1897 - 14 Feb 1960

Summary

A fantastical landscape in muted tones with two large torsos devoid of limbs or heads, one female, one male, positioned together on the left. One is facing the front, the other turned to the right leaning forward. Behind them to the right a landscape setting of stylised trees and water, bright sun high in the sky. Self-taught artist Arthur Cyril Hilton was born in Manchester in 1897 and lived in Chorlton-cum-Hardy. He served oversees in World War I and was wounded on the Somme in 1916. Between 1926-1932 he exhibited in Liverpool, the Manchester Athenaeum Graphic Club and at the Southport Spring Exhibition. He also had a solo exhibition at Salford Art Gallery. During the 1930s he was a member of the Society of Modern Painters and elected Chairman in c.1955. He worked for the Manchester Education Committee as a school registrar and as a librarian at the Committee's Office.