Oil on canvas
23” x 27"
1960
The painting references two or three paintings from the early 1950s
19.5” x 16"
The painting Suspense painted in 1950 forms a significant part of this painting.
23 3/4” x 14 3/4"
1959 or 1960
23 1/2” x 28“
1961
Mentioned in a letter to John Dec. 5, 1961, as one of two truly original works done since he returned to Trinidad in the spring.
Gouache on paper
8” x 10”
16" x 24"
1960-61
Mentioned in a letter to Daphne from late March 1961. There are also two gouache versions.
11" x 14"
1964
15" x 30"
Wallpaper
Wilton Owen sold Hugh’s design to the NYC firm Scalamandre in 1964. It is unclear if it was designed at that time. It looks back to the botanical studies from 1959-62.