Peter Haigh (1914–1994) was a British painter whose work moved from observed still life and landscape to rigorously structured abstraction. Born near Huddersfield, he trained as a textile sample dyer in the early 1930s, which sharpened his control of colour and tone. After wartime service he studied at Heatherley’s (1946–49), worked with Iain Macnab, and continued at Goldsmiths; by the early 1950s he was exhibiting in London.

His early paintings took their cue from Walter Sickert and Augustus John, before a gradual shift to geometric abstraction, typically in a muted palette. A meticulous craftsman, he logged each working session and painted steadily from morning light into late afternoon. He also worked as a framer and often framed his own pictures, reinforcing the measured construction of his canvases. Late works - frequently titled by month and year - build interlocking planes with calibrated hues while retaining the discipline of his observational beginnings.

From 1949–55, he showed in mixed exhibitions at Roland, Browse & Delbanco, the Beaux Arts, Zwemmer, the Leicester Galleries and the Redfern. Later presentations included a retrospective at Pride Gallery (1988), and exhibitions at Ambiente Gero, Valencia (1991) and Paisnel Gallery, London (2009; 2015 catalogue Peter Haigh: Paintings 84–94).