Richard Hambleton | Shadow Head | Yellow

Richard Hambleton (1952–2017)
Shadow Head | Yellow
Limited edition print

Shadow Head in yellow is among the most visually arresting works in Hambleton's printed output — the black gestural silhouette of the Shadowman rendered against a vibrant yellow ground that transforms the psychological register of the image entirely. Where the black-on-white Shadowman is a figure of urban threat and darkness, against yellow he becomes something more ambiguous: still threatening, but also somehow more alive, more present, illuminated rather than obscured.

Yellow is the colour of caution and of sunshine — the two associations sitting in productive tension here, the Shadowman neither reassured nor diminished by the warmth of the ground but made more complex by it. For collectors in Berkshire, Surrey, and London seeking an accessible entry point into Hambleton's catalogue with strong visual impact, Shadow Head Yellow is an exceptional choice.

Available through Creed Gallery, Ascot.

Limited edition print
Certificate of Authenticity