Ivon Hitchens
(1893-1979), PainterSitter in 31 portraits
Hitchens studied at the Royal Academy Schools before being elected a member of the influential Seven and Five Society of modern British artists. In 1940, Hitchens, his wife Mollie and baby son John (who later became a painter) moved from Hampstead to Greenleaves, Petworth, West Sussex, where he was able to develop his mature style of semi-abstract, richly coloured paintings.
by Lord Snowdon
bromide print, 28 February 1963
NPG P797(24)
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 28 February 1963
NPG P1952
by John Somerset Murray
resin print, September 1929
NPG x68219
by John Somerset Murray
resin print, September 1929
NPG x68220
Mary Cranford ('Mollie') Hitchens (née Coates); Ivon Hitchens
by John Somerset Murray
resin print, September 1929
NPG x68221
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1954
NPG x131076
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