Large Oil Painting After Picasso Cubist-Influenced Cascading Hillside Village





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Terry Kane 2002 After Picasso Cubist-Influenced Cascading Hillside Village Oil on Canvas

An impressive large original oil on canvas by Liverpool artist Terry Kane (Terence Matthew Kane, 1970–2015), signed “Terry Kane” and dated “02” (2002) on the reverse. A statement work with strong structure and atmosphere—ideal for collectors of Liverpool art and Expressionist-influenced British painting.

Subject & medium
A Cubist-influenced village cascading down the hillside: warm red-roofed houses stacked in rhythmic blocks, a tall church spire rising at the centre, a bridge/viaduct spanning the valley, and a bright river/stream cutting through the composition beneath dense, rounded trees. The scene feels both familiar and transformed—less a literal view and more a place reconstructed through memory, colour, and design.
Kane is documented as painting in oils, mainly on canvas, which aligns with this work’s materials and format.

Composition & technique
The painting is built from interlocking planes and simplified forms that create movement across the surface. Rooftops and façades tilt and compress perspective, giving the village a dynamic, architectural “build” rather than a conventional recession into space. The church spire acts as an anchor point while the bridge and waterway guide the eye back through the valley. Soft tonal modelling and a restrained palette keep the picture cohesive and atmospheric—decorative from across the room, richly engaging up close.
“After Picasso” and Cubist colour
In the published Nerve Magazine tribute by Gayna Rose Madder, Kane’s early influences are described as including Pablo Picasso and the Cubists, particularly in terms of colour.
That influence reads here in the way the village is organised into angled, stacked shapes and in how colour holds the structure together—warm reds and ochres pushing forward against deep greens, building form as much as describing place.

Cultural significance, style & emotion
Nerve’s artist profile also notes Kane’s major influence from the German Expressionists. The emotional register of the painting sits between Cubist structure and Expressionist feeling: the subject is intimate and recognisable, yet the compressed space and leaning forms introduce intensity—like a place remembered with emotion rather than recorded as a view. The bright waterway becomes a streak of movement and light through the centre of the picture, giving the whole scene a sense of passage and lived atmosphere.

About the artist (published tribute)
Kane is profiled by Nerve Magazine, which documents his oil-on-canvas practice and influences.
Nerve also published Gayna Rose Madder’s tribute online on 12 May 2016, reflecting on Kane as a singular, uncompromising artistic presence within Liverpool’s cultural fabric.

Exhibitions
Nerve’s profile states Kane exhibited in Liverpool over a number of years, including venues such as the Academy of Arts and the Urban Coffee Lounge.
A documented listing also notes “Terence Kane Retrospective Exhibition” at Bridewell Studios, Liverpool, 5–10 October 2015.

Signed “Terry Kane” and dated “02” on the reverse (verso) (2002).

Dimensions (Framed)
Height: 99 cm
Width: 64.5 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Large, statement scale with excellent wall presence.

Presentation
Offered unframed on its stretcher (approx. 2 cm depth), ready to hang as-is or frame to taste.

Provenance
Curated by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD and acquired from an antiques dealer Gordon of “Remains to be Seen,” Lark Lane (Liverpool). (Provenance supplied as stated by the seller.)

Why you’ll love it
Statement scale — nearly a metre tall (99 cm) for immediate wall impact.
“After Picasso” Cubist influence — angled, stacked forms and interlocking planes give the village a dynamic architectural build.
A composition that pulls you in — spire, bridge/viaduct and bright waterway guide the eye through the valley again and again.
Cohesive, confident colour — warm reds/ochres set against deep greens create depth, rhythm and atmosphere.
Mood with emotional charge — recognisable yet transformed; memory and feeling over literal topography, with Expressionist intensity.
Collectable Liverpool artist — a signed, dated (2002) original oil on canvas by Terry Kane.
Display-ready versatility — hang as-is on stretcher or frame to taste.

Condition report
Please review the photos carefully as they form part of the description. The canvas is stretched and presentable; with foxing stains along with some small white paint staining on the side and the reverse shows typical age/handling marks and staples consistent with a studio-stretched canvas. Hanging wire present on the reverse.



Reserve: $3,752.00

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