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Artist Peter Halley (American, born 1953)

CultureAmerican

Date2011

MediumFluorescent acrylic, metallic acrylic, pearlescent acrylic and Roll-a-Tex on two attached canvases

Dimensions67 × 55 1/2 in. (170.2 × 141 cm)

SignedSigned and dated on reverse: "Peter Halley 2011"

Credit LineGift of the artist in memory of Amy L. Brandt (1978-2015), the McKinnon Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Chrysler Museum of Art from 2011 to 2015

Object number2015.32

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 224

DescriptionThis is a vertically oriented painting by artist Peter Halley composed of rectangular forms of various sizes, colors, and textures, including various heights/protrusions from the surface. The painting incorporates two canvases bolted together into a single work with a total measurement of 67 x 55½ inches. The work is signed and dated “Peter Halley 2001” on the reverse.
ProvenanceFrom Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris/Salzburg. Purchased by the artist at Christie's of London ("Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction," June 26, 2013, sale 1135, lot 288). Gift of Peter Halley to Chrysler Museum of Art, 2015. Published ReferencesChristie's, _Post-War and Contemporary Art_ (2013) sale 1135, p. 304.