Oi Yoi Yoi

The central figure is abstracted and unpainted canvas, with simple black outlines drawn in charcoal of a featureless face, breasts and pubic triangle, and upraised arms.

The white body contrasts with bold segments of background colour in yellow and red, blue and black.

Hilton has rejected the suggestion that he took conscious inspiration from paintings of dancers and bathers by Cézanne or Matisse, but admitted they were "probably subconsciously" important.

Dancing Woman was purchased by the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh in 1981.

The paintings have similarities with the Dancing Beijing logo for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, designed by Guo Chunning, which was inspired by the Chinese character 京 (jīng, meaning "capital"), and also resembles a dancing figure with arms raised, or a runner crossing a finishing line.