About the artworks

This piece has a great Brutalist and Modernist feel. The panel formed part of the furnishings in Ron's home and was carefully removed by the artist's estate after Ron passed away. It has since been carefully restored by Cal.

Year: unknown (Ron was active from the mid 1960s to the early 2000s)

Framed size: 52 cm x 110cm

Colour: Gold tone with black wax creating a very striking contrast to the relief designs of the tiles.

Framing: The piece has been sympathetically framed in a simple walnut frame in a style similar to how Ron framed the panels that he made for sale. The framed panel has been fitted with brass fixings and is ready to hang.

Authenticity: This piece comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the sole executor of the Ron Hitchins estate (Mike Jingle). This panel was purchased directly from the Artist's Estate.

Delivery: Collect from the shop or contact Cal to arrange specialist art handlers.

About the artist

Ron Hitchins (1928 – 2019) was a British born artist, sculptor, and flamenco dancer with a life-long connection to Hackney, London. He was born to a Lithuanian sex worker working in a Soho opium den, and a Chinese father.

Inspired by the work of Picasso, Bancusi, Ernst and Hepworth, he dedicated his life to experimenting and mastering multi-media artforms. His own home served as a spectacular gallery for his life’s work, with tens of thousands of unique handmade terracotta tiles, fibreglass relief sculptures and imaginative furnishings. Ron Hitchins' house can be viewed on the website set up by the artist's estate.

His tools were simple, comprising knives, paperclips and even a Biro tube, and he often worked naked due to the heat from the kiln, earning himself the nickname ‘The Naked Sculptor’. Although many motifs were repeated, each tile – astonishingly – is unique in precise design and composition.

Ron Hitchins’ work has become increasingly sought after in recent years and has been purchased by major collections such as the V&A, sold at Christie's and Bonham's and has featured on the Antiques Roadshow.