Study for Homerton

Details

ALBERT IRVIN, R.A. (1922-2015)
Study for Homerton
signed and dated 'Irvin '87' (on the overlap)

oil on canvas
70 x 62 in. (182.9 x 152.4 cm.)
Painted in 1987.

Provenance

with Gimpel Fils, London, where purchased by the previous owner.
Their sale; Sotheby's, 13 July 2007, lot 176, where acquired for the present collection.

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Please note that the orientation of this lot image is correct, and is not as depicted in the printed catalogue.

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Lot Essay

Throughout his life, Irvin only ever accepted four commissions, including one for the maternity wing at Homerton Hospital in Hackney, a commission he accepted because the liked the idea of newborn babies being confronted with his eye-popping colour palette. The present work is a study for the Homerton commission.

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