Oil On Canvas, Father & Son,Budwin Conn (American/British, 1927–2007)

Measures - 64 x 42.5cm; 67 x 46cm. overall.
 
Budwin Conn (American/British, 1927–2007)
Father and Son
Oil on canvas, undated
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In Father and Son, Budwin Conn captures a moment of tenderness and quiet strength. The composition features a young child perched on his father’s shoulders, the child animated, gripping a bright red flag or sail that billows diagonally across the canvas. In contrast, the father stands motionless, arms folded, expression stoic. This interplay of energy and stillness, light and shadow, evokes the complex emotional terrain of familial connection.
Conn’s palette is subdued yet deliberate, with rich violets, deep greens, and muted reds creating a theatrical intensity. The figures emerge from a shadowy, abstracted backdrop, focusing our attention entirely on their relationship. As in much of Conn’s work, there is a subtle psychological weight—an almost cinematic sense of pause—that elevates the domestic into something poetic and quietly monumental.