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Pete HawkinsMaking an Entrance – original realism figurative oil painting – contemporary art2025
2025
$4,824.42
£3,500
€4,091.30
CA$6,601.67
A$7,191.93
CHF 3,798.09
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NOK 48,392
SEK 44,228.47
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About the Item
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
In Making an Entrance, Pete Hawkins captures the quiet intensity and grace of a dancer moments before she takes centre stage. Painted in oil on canvas, the piece blends realism figurative precision with expressive abstraction, balancing the structure of the human form against sweeping painterly gestures. The ballerina’s pose — poised, elegant, and caught in mid-turn — embodies both discipline and freedom, an homage to the beauty of performance and the dedication behind it.
The colour palette glows with cool, modern tones — teal, turquoise, and soft amber — evoking stage lights reflected off polished floors and satin fabric. Hawkins’ brushwork moves between control and spontaneity, mirroring the rhythm of dance itself. Through layered textures and luminous contrasts, the artist creates a painting that feels alive with anticipation, movement, and emotion.
Artist biography:
Pete Hawkins is a contemporary figurative painter based in Suffolk, UK, where the coastal landscape subtly informs the atmosphere of his work. A lifelong artist, Pete has been immersed in drawing, painting, and visual experimentation since early childhood. His artistic journey has taken him through a wide range of subjects and styles, each phase revealing new dimensions of his evolving vision. Though British by nationality, Pete was born in Panama City and raised across multiple countries, giving him a unique, globally informed perspective. This international upbringing is evident in the sensitivity and nuance of his storytelling through paint, often marked by a strong narrative undercurrent. In recent years, Pete has turned his focus toward the world of ballet—drawn to the emotional and physical discipline of the art form. His ballet series explores the tension between control and freedom, grace and strength, capturing fleeting moments of movement with deliberate brushwork and dynamic composition. Through light, form, and gesture, Pete seeks to preserve the essence of motion within a still medium, creating paintings that pulse with life and energy. Pete Hawkins continues to develop his practice, balancing technical precision with expressive depth, and offering viewers a compelling window into the beauty and complexity of the human figure in motion. Explore the captivating figurative paintings of renowned artist Pete Hawkins, known for his expressive brushwork and elegant depictions of ballet and the human form — available for purchase online and exclusively through Signet Contemporary Art.
- Creator:Pete Hawkins
- Creation Year:2025
- Dimensions:Height: 29.53 in (75 cm)Width: 21.66 in (55 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU468317219812
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