John Coburn (1925-2006)
Lot 65

John Coburn (1925-2006)

Hozanna

Closed26 September 2013

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GBP 10,000

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John Coburn (1925-2006)
Hozanna
initialled 'FP', and signed in the weave 'Coburn' (lower right)
pure wool Aubusson tapestry
108 x 96in. (274 x 244cm.)

Commissioned by The Christensen Fund, 1986, and acquired by the present owner when deaccessioned by the Fund.

Specialist note

'Well, I thought that I would like to have one that summed up the whole thing. That was a hymn to the beauty of nature, I suppose. And, it's bigger than all the others and I think, in a way, it will provide a centrepiece. It has symbolism. The whole of nature giving praise to the glory of God, if you like. So that there's the chalice and the Host and the bird symbolising the Holy Spirit, and God.' (John Coburn, 1988)