Richard Allen, Untitled charcoal painting, 1980s

Provenance:

Collection of Peter Jackson

In 1972, Allen began working with the form of the grid and cross. He saw these forms originating in the work of Malevich. Allen’s new charcoal painting technique begins with a drawing in charcoal, then washing and fixing the charcoal with cellulose acetate, often using the resist line which Allen had used in his earlier optical works.