John McLean: Forza: works on paper
As a gallery whose offering spans the centuries, the radical shift in the way our spaces look with John’s work always gives us an uplifting and refreshing surprise. The Boston Pictures, our penultimate show with John, felt as if the marks were dancing along the walls; the effect on visitors was palpable. The joyful power of John’s work was easily matched by the man himself. All of which is reason to be delighted to now represent the estate.
Our first exhibition of the new year covers works on paper and printmaking, from 1970 until 2010. There is subtlety in John’s mark making which can get lost in the translation of reproduction. The vitality that pulses through them demands to be experienced in the flesh. John possessed a complete understanding of each medium he employed, using the character and idiosyncrasies of each to strengthen his work. The interplay of pastel and watercolour in his works on paper and the processes behind his prints are as important as colour and composition.
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John McLeanForza, 1970initialled; signed, titled and dated on backboardwatercolour and oil pastel on paper17.5 x 23 cm
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John McLeanCortona, 1975initialled; signed on backboardwatercolour and gouache on paper19 x 13.5 cm
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John McLeanCombattante, 1977initialled; signed, titled and dated on backboardwatercolour and oil pastel on paper19 x 25.5 cm
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John McLeanCommovente, 1977initialled; signed and titled on backboardwatercolour and oil pastel on paper14 x 20.5 cm
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John McLeanMangrove, 1977signed, titled and dated on backboardwatercolour and oil pastel on paper17 x 25 cm
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John McLeanQuarto, 1977initialled; signed, titled and dated on backboardwatercolour and oil pastel on paper14.5 x 8.5 cm
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John McLeanCymbal, 1978initialled and dated '78; signed, titled and dated on backboardwatercolour and oil pastel on paper7.5 x 9.5 cm
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John McLeanAirt, 1979initialled; signed, titled and dated on backboardgouache and acrylic on paper13 x 18 cm
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John McLeanMannakin, 1979initialled; signed, titled and dated on backboardgouache and oil pastel on paper23.5 x 15 cm
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John McLeanPolygon, 1979initialled; signed, titled and dated 1979 on backboard versogouache and acrylic on paper11.5 x 17.5 cm
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John McLeanIsthmus, 1981initialled; signed, titled and dated on backboardwatercolour and oil pastel on paper13 x 16 cm
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John McLeanOrient, 1982initialled; signed, titled and dated on backboardgouache and oil pastel on paper17.5 x 25.5 cm
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John McLeanVerde, 1982initialled; signed, titled and dated on backboardwatercolour and oil pastel on paper20.5 x 13.5 cm
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John McLeanPiero, 1983initialled; signed, titled and dated on backboardgouache and oil pastel on paper16 x 22 cm
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John McLeanU of S, 1983signed, titled and dated on backboardacrylic on coloured paper51 x 65.5 cm
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John McLean3rd Ave S'toon, 1983signed, titled and dated on backboardacrylic on coloured paper51 x 66.5 cm
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John McLeanCircus, 1994initialled and dated '94acrylic on paper56.5 x 75.5 cm
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John McLeanUntitled, 1996initialled and dated '96acrylic on paper56 x 75 cm
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John McLeanNur Das Wintergrün, 1997initialled and dated '97gouache and acrylic on paper56 x 76 cm
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John McLeanTorrent, 1997initialled and dated '97acrylic on paper75 x 56 cm
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John McLeanUntitled, 1997initialled and dated 97; signed and dated on backboardacrylic on paper76 x 57 cm
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John McLeanSeaton, 2003initialled and dated 2003acrylic on paper57 x 76 cm
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John McLeanUntitled, 2003initialled and dated 2003acrylic on paper64 x 79.5 cm
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John McLeanUntitled, 2004initialled and dated 2004gouache and acrylic on paper14.5 x 20.5 cm
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John McLeanTifoso, 2006signed, titled and dated on backboardacrylic on paper76.5 x 58 cm
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John McLeanAntiphon, 2010initialled; signed, titled and dated on backboardacrylic on paper10.5 x 12.5 cm
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John McLeanStrunz, 2010initialled and dated '10ink and newspaper collage on paper14.5 x 9 cm
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John McLeanUntitled, 2011initialled and dated '11acrylic and collage on paper28.5 x 15.5 cm
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John McLeanUntitled, 2012initialled and dated '12gouache, acrylic and collage on paper19 x 15 cm
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John McLeanUntitledinitialledacrylic on paper75 x 56.5 cm
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John McLeanStasera, 2007signed, titled and dated 2007 versooil on canvas86 3/4 x 62 1/2 in
220.3 x 158.8 cm