Thérèse Oulton, British b.1963 - Hermetic Definitions No. 11, 1986; oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated on the reverse 'Thérèse Oulton Hermetic Definitions No. 11 April 26 (Vienna)', 59.5 x 50 cm (unframed) (ARR) Provenance: with Gimpel Fils, London, no. GF20785 (according to the label on the reverse) Note: Oulton had her first solo show at Gimpel Fils Gallery, London, in 1984. The show resulted in positive criticism towards her approach to her work, and she became known for her sombre, richly worked abstract or semi-abstract paintings. Her early work often resembles rocky landscapes, with thickly applied impasto paint.