Lot 259: LEWIS CHAMBERLAIN

LEWIS CHAMBERLAIN B. 1966 THE CITY WITHOUT oil on canvas 102 by 102cm.; 40 by 40in. Executed in 2006.

James Hyman Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner in June 2006

The City Without is characteristic of Chamberlain's output, combining hyper-realism with the depiction of children's toys in domestic interiors. Employing an extreme level of precision, Chamberlain labours over his paintings and he can take up to four years to complete a single work.

Following his graduation from the Slade School of Fine Art, Chamberlain was nominated for the BP Portrait Award from the National Portrait Gallery in 1998 and was awarded the Discerning Eye first prize in 2001. He has held solo exhibitions at the Merchant Ivory Commission in New York, the Barings Bank in London and with James Hyman Gallery, London.