Roy Osborne, Chromotopia 29 (Per Pale), 2013

Roy Osborne (1948-)

Chromotopia 29 (Per Pale) (2013)

Acrylic paint on canvas
80 x 80 cm

A warm, optically layered Chromotopia work, built from repeated circular forms over vertical bands of ochre, red, pink and olive. The circles appear to slide across the ground, their divided colour sections creating a subtle sense of movement and depth.

The palette is rich and interior-friendly, with enough softness to make the pattern feel sophisticated rather than hard-edged. It is a balanced, quietly absorbing example of Osborne’s colour-division works.

Details
Artist No. 458. Divisions series 3. Signed bottom right. Wood frame.

Exhibition history
Barnes Riverside Gallery, London SW13, Winter Exhibition, 29 November 2014-20 February 2015. Cavendish Conference Centre, London W1, New Constructivists, 28 August 2015-24 January 2016. Gallery 286, London SW5, solo show, 8-30 November 2018. Janus Avivson Gallery, London N6, 21 July 2021-3 July 2023. 44AD Artspace Gallery, Bath, Colour Visions, solo show, 1-6 August 2023. Sandra Higgins Art Gallery, Bath, A Stylish Start, 6 January-8 February 2026 and The Viewing Room, 12 February-1 March 2026.