Ken Kiff
Uphill (National Gallery), 1993
Oil and pastel on panel
114 x 84 cm
44 7/8 x 33 1/8 in
Framed: 116.1 x 85.8 x 4 cm
45 3/4 x 33 3/4 x 1 5/8 in
44 7/8 x 33 1/8 in
Framed: 116.1 x 85.8 x 4 cm
45 3/4 x 33 3/4 x 1 5/8 in
'Uphill' uses the recurring motif of a small human figure overtaken by a vast landscape, a motif well loved by Kiff. And as with most works which Kiff made during...
'Uphill' uses the recurring motif of a small human figure overtaken by a vast landscape, a motif well loved by Kiff. And as with most works which Kiff made during his National Gallery residency, this painting quotes a work from the National Gallery’s collection. The scene in Uphill is a reinterpretation of Honoré-Victorin Daumier painting of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, painted ca. 1855. Uphill was part of Kiff’s solo exhibition at the National Gallery in 1993.