Roy Osborne, Bends 56, 2008

Roy Osborne (1948-)

Bends 56 (2008)

Oil paint on canvas
50.5 x 50.5 cm

A compact, tightly structured work built from slanting vertical bands of red, green, blue and muted pink. The composition has a woven, rhythmic quality, with narrow repeated stripes creating a sense of movement across the square canvas.

Although modest in scale, it has strong decorative presence. The palette feels bold but controlled, and the grey border gives the work a contained, architectural finish, making it particularly suitable for a room that needs colour, structure and quiet graphic energy.

Details
Artist No. 227. Bends series 3. Signed on stretcher. Wood frame.

Exhibition history
Lansdown Stores Gallery (Sandra Higgins Art), Bath, 7-22 October 2023. Visage Gallery, solo show, Bath, 17 October-16 November 2024.