Lot 209
  • 209

John Hoyland, R.A.

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description

  • John Hoyland, R.A.
  • 7-8-69
  • acrylic on cotton duck
  • 198 by 366cm.; 78 by 144in.

Provenance

Waddington Galleries, London
Alistair McAlpine
Acquired by the present owner, 1990

Exhibited

London, Serpentine Gallery, John Hoyland: paintings 1967-1979, 29th September - 28th October 1979, cat. no.5, with tour to Birmingham City Art Gallery, Birmingham, and Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield.

Literature

Mel Gooding, John Hoyland, Thames & Hudson, London, 2006, illustrated p.77.

Condition

Original canvas. There are a couple of instances of minor rubbing and canvas abrasion to the extreme edges of the canvas overlap, and the stretcher bar has worn through slightly in the tips of the bottom corners, only visible upon extremely close inspection. There are a couple of instances of minor rubbing to the centre of the top edge. There are traces of surface dirt and a spot of studio detritus to the centre of the composition. There are a couple of instances of loss to one or two of the raised tips of thicker impasto, only visible upon extremely close inspection, but this excepting the work appears in excellent overall condition. Ultraviolet light reveals areas of fluorescence which appear in keeping with the nature of the artist's materials and do not suggest retouching. Housed in a thin, dark wooden frame. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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Catalogue Note

The Hoyland Estate are currently preparing the forthcoming catalogue raisonne 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 Sotheby’s Modern & Post-War British Art, London, W1A 2AA or email modbrit@sothebys.com