2. The London Paintings of 1962 to 1964

From 1962, Reid's work took on a more sensuous quality. The predominance of red in these works is accompanied by calligraphic gestures which echo the figure, but the presence of the figure is suggested rather than represented in a litteral way.


11. Anatomy Study IV c. 1963
oil on paper
50.5 x 76 cm

12. Anatomy Study V c. 1963
oil on paper
76 x 50.5 cm

13. Aggressive Idol Oct 1962
oil on canvas
147.5 x 118.5 cm

14. Anatomy of an Amorous Object Jan. 1963
oil on canvas
106 x 152.5 cm

The work was shown at National Gallery's 5th Biennale of Canadian Art in Ottawa. The exhibition later travelled to Great Britain where it was shown in the Gallery of the Commonwealth Institute.


15. [Untitled] Feb. 1963
oil on canvas
152.5 x 107 cm

16. Red Seductress Feb. 1963
dyptich - oil on canvas
152.5 x 213 cm

17. [Untitled] Oct. 1963
oil on canvas
152.5 x 107 cm

During the summer of 1963, Reid spent 8 weeks in Salzburg, Austria, where he attended courses given by Oskar Kokoschka. This gave access to a model for 7 or 8 hours a day, and the result was 575 watercolour drawings. Before leaving Austria, however, many of these drawings were destroyed. The experience of working with the figure again seemed to solidify some of Reid's own directions. In the fall, the Reids went to to a château at Ravenel in the north of France, where he began to work on his paintings. The Reids returned to London later that year.


18. [Untitled - Figure] Oct. 1963
oil on canvas
107 x 152.5 cm

19. Anatomy of a Bird Jan. 1965
oil on canvas
153 x 86.5 cm

The painting was started in London in 1964 and completed in Canada in early 1965. It was included in the Painting '66 exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1966.


20. Red Riding Wolf 1964-65
oil on linen
112 x 86 cm

21. The Socialite 1964-65
oil on linen
86 x 61 cm

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