To be or not to be” 1991
oil on canvas
47x47cms
£9,000

“A little jewel of a Sutton” by Marianna Penturo
“Looking deeply at this painting, of its juxtaposition of shapes, colour and line, one becomes aware of its hidden secrets and importance… of Shakespeare, the character portrayed, and the encompassment of Sutton, the master and environmentalist.
The actor’s mane portrayed, mirrors the artists surrounding that were, in Manorbier, Wales. The beckoning blackbirds that would avidly awake amongst the hedges of emerald, feverously alerting the artist to an exciting visitor.The sitter’s angular beard, reminiscent of Manorbier’s rugged cliffs amongst a tempestuous sea. The deep indigo bleed, of the infinite, acts as a theatre drop to the actor’s temperance.His insight and perception is written within the all-knowing eye ….. There is a familiarity to his guise. I often dwell on Sam Wanamaker’s and Sutton’s friendship. The endless reimaginings of a new Shakespeare’s Globe theatre for those curious and searching.

A Rascally Knave 1993
oil on canvas
108x110cm
Exhibited at “My Shakespeare” Sutton’s acclaimed touring exhibition 1997
also illustrated in original catalogue
£19,000



Several paintings hang within our walls, transported earlier like wandering actors, in celebration of the opening of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in 1997 . A Touring Sutton “My Shakespeare ” exhibition, that visited major galleries and institutes, paintings that celebrate artists and players anon, that were “to Be” …. And noteworthy to the great Bard himself: a pinnacle in Sutton’s career.”

Old man full of years 2007
oil on canvas
92x92cms
Illustrated front cover of book and touring exhibition
“Philip Sutton at 80” 2009
£16,000

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The Richmond Hill Gallery (est.1996)
15A Wish Ward
Rye TN31 7DH
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