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The Trial (after Kafka)
Keith Vaughan, 1950
© The estate of Keith Vaughan. All rights reserved, DACS 2009
The 'Trial' is figurative in the most literal sense of the word, in that it is dominated by boldly simplified monolithic figures composed without the distraction of minutely observed detail. Although on occasion his work came close to total abstraction, notably in the landscape paintings, the suggestion of a recognisable, if nightmarish, location is always present.
More information
Title of artwork, date
The Trial (after Kafka), 1950
Date supported
1984
Medium and material
Oil on cardboard
Dimensions
71 x 100 cm
Grant
2200
Total cost
4400
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