Live Auction 14443Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Peter Halley (B. 1953)
Lot 275

Peter Halley (B. 1953)

Pre-Light

Closed7 October 2017

Price Realised

GBP 87,500

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Peter Halley (B. 1953)
Pre-Light
signed twice and dated 'Peter Halley Peter Halley 95' (on the reverse)
acrylic, fluorescent acrylic, metallic acrylic and Roll-A-Tex on two joined canvases
64 ¼ x 95 ½in. (163.2 x 242.7cm.)
Executed in 1995

Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2001.

Specialist note

‘[In his] work the composition has a resemblance to the internal structure of buildings. There is a cell in the center, and one of two conduits flowing from it. If the cell has a striped window without conduits, it means it is a solitary cell that is isolated and controlled. If it is connected with several conduits, it is located in an organization. The cell connects to the outer world with these conduits. The conduit might signify energy equipment, a drainage system, or a communication pipeline connecting offices. This is also a landscape for a computer terminal, the icon of society’s artificial intelligence.’ MAKIKO MATAKE