Wednesday 29 November 2023
Lots 193-217 The Collection of Reginald Hill - John Christopherson, British 1921-1996 - Valley...
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Description
Lots 193-217 The Collection of Reginald Hill -
John Christopherson,
British 1921-1996 -
Valley of Signs, 1960;
oil and gesso on board, signed lower right 'Christopherson' and signed, titled, dated and numbered on the reverse 'John Christopherson Valley of Signs 2/12/60 97', 45.8 x 40.3 cm (ARR)
Provenance:
with Reginald Hill (d.2017), owner of Reille Gallery, London;
private collection, gifted by the above
Note:
this sensational early work by the artist displays the influence of Jean Dubuffet on the artist in its handling of paint and sheer breadth of imagination. Christopherson exhibited widely throughout his career at at the Leicester Galleries, the Marjorie Parr Gallery and Agnews, with more recent memorial exhibitions held at England & Co. His correspondence, which includes from Ithell Colquhoun, and archive are now in the Tate Archive, London. A large number of his works are held by Kettle's Yard.
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