Rodrigo Moynihan, R.A., 1910-1990

Martin Summers Fine Art, London

To be offered across Contemporary Art Evening, Day and Olympia sales in 2006, the collection of the late Peter Cochrane documents the progressive and adventurous taste of an influential dealer and inspired collector.  At Arthur Tooth & Sons in Mayfair, Cochrane was instrumental in introducing new European and American artists to a British audience.  The champion of an emerging generation of post-war artists, Cochrane's collection comprises masterworks by Howard Hodgkin, Karel Appel, Jean Dubuffet and Asger Jorn among others and documents his special passion for new modes of abstract painting.