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Ligeia
Hoyland trained at the Royal Academy Schools and was profoundly impressed by Abstract Expressionism during visits to the United States. Since first coming to prominence in 1961, he has always worked as an abstract painter and is one of Britain's leading colourists. In this ebullient composition, the canvas is divided diagonally, and one half denies formally the propositions expressed in the other half. The title may be a corruption of the Latin 'ligea' meaning 'wood nymph'.
Image: © Estate of John Hoyland. All Rights Reserved. DACS 2025/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2507
Creation/Production
HOYLAND, John
Date: 1978
Acquisition
Purchase, 2/6/1993
Measurements
Height
(cm): 244
Width
(cm): 216
Height
(in): 96
Width
(in): 85
Techniques
acrylic on cotton duck
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
acrylic
cotton duck
Location
In store
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