Chant 17.8.78

Details

John Hoyland, R.A. (1934-2011)
Chant 17.8.78
signed, inscribed and dated 'John Hoyland 78/CHANT' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
78 ¾ x 59 7/8 in. (200 x 152 cm.)

Provenance

with Waddington Galleries, London.
with Galerie von Braunbehrens, Düsseldorf, November 1980.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 4 March 1998, lot 200, where purchased by the present owner.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

‘The shapes and colours I paint and the significance I attach to them I cannot explain in any coherent way. The exploration of colour, mass, shape, is, I believe, a self-exploration constantly varied and changing in nature: a reality made tangible on the painted surface.'
-John Hoyland

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.

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