Bidspirit auction | A Barry Hilton Tonalist Style

A Barry Hilton Tonalist Style Oil Painting of a Moonlit Harbour - A large-scale nocturnal oil painting on stretched canvas by the artist Barry Hilton. The work is rendered in an atmospheric Tonalist style, depicting several square-rigged ships moored within a misty harbour at night. The central vessel is highlighted by a warm interior glow from its stern gallery, reflecting against the dark water alongside silhouettes of smaller rowing boats and dockside buildings. The composition utilises a palette of deep browns and greys, punctuated by impasto highlights representing moonlight and lantern fire. The work is signed to the lower left in red pigment as HILTON followed by a vertical stroke. The painting is housed in a wide, ornate gilt and cream-toned wood and gesso frame featuring scrolled acanthus leaf corners and a beaded inner border. The verso shows the canvas secured to a wooden stretcher with metal staples and fitted with a wire hanging mount. Width: 87.5 cm Height: 67 cm.