John Wesley

Robert Elkon Gallery, New York

Acquired from the above circa 1980 by the present owner

"Going to the beach as a child, was to be in an automobile with adults, which was like being alone, waiting for the first sight of the sea, not knowing when it would appear, looking down street after street, the view always blocked by buildings. Suddenly, seeing a street whose end was a hole of blue made of sea and sky, framed by buildings. My childish heart was filled with the notion of infinity."

-John Wesley, in Exh. Cat, John Wesley: Paintings 1963-1992, Gouaches 1961-1992, Portikus, Frankfurt am Main, July – August 1993