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or Matisse, but admitted they were "probably subconsciously" important.
The painting was exhibited in the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1964. It was also exhibited in a retrospective exhibition of Hilton's work at the Serpentine Gallery in 1974, along with a second version of the same subject, "Dancing Woman", which has as similar central figure but more muted background colours limited to blue, black and yellow. "Oi Yoi Yoi" was purchased from the artist by the Tate Gallery in 1974 through Waddington
Oi Yoi Yoi
Oi Yoi Yoi is a 1963 oil painting by British painter Roger Hilton. Perhaps Hilton's best-known work, it is a free composition depicting a naked white woman. The central figure is abstracted, with simple black outlines drawn in charcoal of a featureless face, breasts and pubic triangle, and upraised arms. All four limbs are cut off at the edges of the frame. The white body contrasts with bold segments of background colour in yellow and red, blue and black. The work is inscribed