15.12.70

Details

JOHN HOYLAND, R.A. (1934 - 2011)
15.12.70
signed and dated 'HOYLAND 15.12.70' (on the canvas overlap)
acrylic on canvas
96 x 72 in. (243.8 x 182.9 cm.)
Painted in 1970.

Provenance

with Waddington Galleries, London, where purchased by Julie and Edward Mead Johnson in 1971.
Their sale; Bonhams, Massachusetts, 26 June 2024, lot 46, where purchased by the present owner.

Literature

D. Brook, 'UK Commentary', Studio International, vol. 183, no. 936, September 1971, p. 90, illustrated.

Exhibited

London, Waddington Galleries, John Hoyland: Recent Paintings, June - July 1971, illustrated.

Further details

The Hoyland Estate are currently preparing the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist’s work and would like to hear from owners of any work by the artist so that these can be included in this comprehensive catalogue. Please write to The Hoyland Estate, c/o Christie's, Modern British Art Department, 8 King Street, London, SW1Y 6QT, or email sturner@christies.com.

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Lot Essay

The present work belongs to Hoyland’s celebrated series of ‘pink’ paintings, inspired by the distinctive light and landscape of Nevada. In 1970, Hoyland was living in the United States and was in a relationship with the jazz singer, Eloise Laws. While accompanying her on tour in Las Vegas, in the early mornings, he would drive out into the desert, where the vivid colours and expansive atmosphere of the landscape informed a number of striking compositions.

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