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As well as producing drawings to inform paintings, Derrick Greaves also produces much more robust and highly worked charcoals to show at exhibitions. An example of this is Baby, Bath and Dog (1956) where the charcoal is worked into much thicker and darker contours to create a bold form.
Derrick Greaves
Baby, bath and dog
Charcoal on paper
61.5 x 49.5 cms (24.17 x 19.45 ins)
1956
Signed and dated
Sold
Provenance:
Private Collection, London
Exhibited:
Derrick Greaves, Paintings and Drawings 1952 - 2002, James Hyman Gallery, 28 January - 4 March 2005
Literature:
Derrick Greaves: Paintings and Drawings 1952 - 2002, James Hyman Gallery, London, 2003, (cat. 9), illustrated p.9.
James Hyman, Derrick Greaves:From Kitchen Sink to Shangri-La, Lund Humphries, London, 2007, illustrated p.44.