Henry Cliffe (1919–1983) - Blue Flame

This striking abstract work was created by the British artist Henry Cliffe signed. With its intense blue background and glowing orange forms, the composition conveys a strong sense of energy and movement, characteristic of Cliffe’s mature style.

Henry Cliffe was a painter, printmaker, and sculptor and is regarded as one of the most important British modernists of the postwar period. He taught for many years at the Bath Academy of Art and represented Great Britain at the Venice Biennale in both 1954 and 1960. His work is known for its powerful colors, expressive forms, and abstract language influenced by international Expressionism.