Online Talk - Derrick Greaves: Art Worlds with James Hyman

A composite image of three Derrick Greaves works. From left to right. Hokusai, Towards A Walled Garden 2, and Blossom III.

Hokusai has a brown background. Two thin pink lines split the artwork into thirds. In the central third, there are black lilypad shapes, then one orange and one red one. In the other two sections, the lilypads are all red. There are also flat, red cone shapes.

Towards A Walled Garden 2 depicts a garden wall. It looks like a mosaic, with thick black lines between the green, blue and purple coloured bricks. There are small red flowers over the wall, also outlined in black. A bright blue sky shows above the wall.

Blossom III has a green background. A black tree trunk extends up from the centre of the image, meeting a mass of pink blossom about half way that covers the top half of the image. The tree fades to a grey colour within the blossom. a small patch of yellow fills the bottom right quarter of the image, cut off by the tree trunk.

L-R: Derrick Greaves, Hokusai, 1994; Derrick Greaves, Towards A Walled Garden 2, 2021; Derrick Greaves, Blossom III, 2020 © Estate of Derrick Greaves, courtesy of James Hyman Gallery, London

**Join art historian James Hyman for this online talk exploring the latest exhibition at Graves Gallery, Derrick Greaves: Art Worlds.**

Derrick Greaves (1927 – 2022) grew up in Sheffield and his early experiences in the city had a significant impact on the development of his painting. Curated by James Hyman in collaboration with the artist’s estate, Art Worlds explores the sources of inspiration in Greaves’ work and presents 20 paintings made between 1942 and 2021, alongside drawings, photographs and more.

In this special online event, hear directly from James about Greaves’ work and this exhibition, which is the first retrospective of the artist’s work since his death in 2022.

Dr James Hyman is an art historian and art dealer. He received his PhD from the Courtauld Institute (University of London) and is a leading authority on Twentieth Century British art. Since the 1990s James Hyman has built a reputation as a leading expert on modern British art and photography.

This talk is part of the programme of events complementing the exhibition Derrick Greaves: Art Worlds at the Graves Gallery, which continues until 21 June 2025.

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