Study for Homerton

細節

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.

來源

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.

拍場告示

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

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榮譽呈獻

Elizabeth Comba Specialist

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拍品專文

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.

Study for Homerton

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