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Graham Arnold 1932-2019
Dragon Hill, Uffington c.1972 Tempera on panel 13 3/8 x 23 ¼ inches (71 x 46 cm) Signed b.r. and signed, titled and inscribed on the reverse PROVENANCE Barry Foster (1927-2002); Judith Foster. EXHIBITED Graham Arnold: Retrospective, Tabernacle Cultural Center, Machynlleth, August 1992 (no.52 repr.). Dragon Hill sits above the White Horse at Uffington, and is mythologised as the site where St George slew the dragon before it could devour the King's daughter. The beast's spilt blood seared the grass, leaving a bare patch of chalk on the hilltop that remains to this day. More accurately the hill is thought by archaeologists to be a neolithic ritual site. This painting formerly belonged to the actor Varry Foster, best known for his role as television detective Van der Valk. |