The Collection

A collection, kept by the founder.

Launcha is a regulated hedge fund. Alongside the strategies, the fund's founder holds a private art collection, a selection of which is shown here. The same considered, long-term eye runs through the portfolio and the collection.

Selected works
Untitled by Patrick Caulfield, from the collection

Patrick Caulfield

Untitled · Screenprint on paper

A bold black-and-white graphic: a large curved black form wrapping a clean white circle, above a triangle of fine white-on-black damask pattern.

Untitled by Joan Miro, from the collection

Joan Miro

Untitled · Lithograph on paper

A playful, biomorphic composition of organic black shapes, primary-colour accents, dots and stars on an off-white ground.

Untitled by Paul Feiler, from the collection

Paul Feiler

Untitled · Oil on board

A calm, muted abstract in warm neutrals and greys, built from overlapping curved forms and subtle texture. Feiler (1918-2013) was a St Ives modernist drawn to Cornish light and coastal form.

Untitled, 1987 by Bridget Riley, from the collection

Bridget Riley

Untitled, 1987 · Lithograph on paper

A classic Op Art composition of rhythmic, undulating forms in green, orange and lavender that create optical movement.

Untitled, from the collection

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Mixed media on canvas

Molten gold and yellow cascades against a deep black ground, in a heavy gilt frame. Dramatic, liquid and intense. Artist to be confirmed.

Untitled by John Hoyland, from the collection

John Hoyland

Untitled · Acrylic on canvas

A cobalt-blue ground with gestural, totemic forms: an orange organic shape, red drips and a bright yellow sun. Hoyland (1934-2011) was a leading British post-war abstract painter.

Untitled by Keith Haring, from the collection

Keith Haring

Untitled · Screenprint on paper

A bright yellow ground packed with black continuous-line figures and symbols, in the bold, kinetic pop idiom.

Untitled (tondo), from the collection

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Acrylic on canvas

A vibrant circular painting of bold colour blocks, hearts, stripes and organic shapes. Warm and contemporary. Artist to be confirmed.

Untitled by John Hoyland, from the collection

John Hoyland

Untitled · Acrylic on canvas

Vivid crimson forms with heavy drips, circular motifs and gold accents on a dark ground. Abstract Expressionist energy with a luxurious edge.

Composition with Circles by Bridget Riley, from the collection

Bridget Riley

Composition with Circles · Screenprint on paper

From Riley's Op Art circle series, with related wall drawings: overlapping outlined circles set in a systematic grid, producing the shifting perceptual rhythms for which her work is known.

Untitled by Terry Frost, from the collection

Terry Frost

Untitled · Mixed media

Bold geometric forms, a black ring, a maroon bar and a circle, set against vibrant red. Sir Terence Frost (1915-2003) was a leading British abstract painter of the St Ives school in Cornwall.

Untitled by Terry Frost, from the collection

Terry Frost

Untitled · Oil on canvas

Four bold black and deep-blue petal forms against a silvered grey ground, rhythmic and pared back. A characteristic work by the St Ives abstract painter (1915-2003).

Untitled by Philip Guston, from the collection

Philip Guston

Untitled · Oil on canvas

A surreal, theatrical interior of standing figures in saturated reds and teals, blending expressionism with social commentary.

The Piper by Charles Bragg, from the collection

Charles Bragg

The Piper · Serigraph, edition 159 of 200

Elongated, stylised figures with bold black outlines and red accents on a pale ground. A limited-edition print (c.1966) by the American satirical artist (1931-2017), evoking music and celebration.

Untitled by Yoko Ono, from the collection

Yoko Ono

Untitled · Mixed media

A framed assemblage of inscribed cards and small marks of colour. Yoko Ono is a Japanese multimedia artist, composer and peace activist associated with the Fluxus movement.

Untitled by Yoko Ono, from the collection

Yoko Ono

Untitled · Mixed media

A white relief of scattered cast forms with a single red element, set in a deep box frame. Yoko Ono is a Japanese multimedia artist and peace activist associated with Fluxus.

For You by Tracey Emin, from the collection

Tracey Emin

For You · Photogravure etching

A small, intimate animal etching printed in blue on wove paper, signed and editioned (2010). One of Emin's animal-themed prints, in her raw and personal idiom.

Love is What You Want by Tracey Emin, from the collection

Tracey Emin

Love is What You Want · Neon

A glowing red heart enclosing the words 'Love is What You Want' in blue, signed in white. A characteristic Emin neon: direct and romantic, at once empowering and a little melancholic.

Untitled, from the collection

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Acrylic on canvas

Hard-edge geometric abstraction: intersecting colour fields and diamonds in pink, orange and green with a blue bar, in the mid-century tradition of Albers and Ellsworth Kelly. Artist to be confirmed.

Untitled, from the collection

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Oil on canvas

A translucent, sketchily drawn figure curled on a bed within a richly patterned interior, loose and ghostly against the detailed room. In the tradition of distorted bodies in interiors associated with Francis Bacon. Artist to be confirmed.

Untitled, from the collection

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Pigment on paper

Dense vertical black lines dissolving into white, a minimalist study of blackness, depth and gradient in the spirit of Anish Kapoor's explorations of the void. Artist to be confirmed.

Untitled by Ben Nicholson, from the collection

Ben Nicholson

Untitled · Mixed media

A quiet, muted abstraction in warm brown and soft greys. Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) was a leading British modernist painter and a central figure in British abstract art.

Untitled by Ben Nicholson, from the collection

Ben Nicholson

Untitled · Oil and pencil on board

A restrained still-life abstraction: a rounded rust form over pale ground with fine pencil lines. Nicholson (1894-1982) was a pioneer of British modernism.

Untitled by John Hoyland, from the collection

John Hoyland

Untitled · Acrylic on canvas

A purple loop and squiggle against a black ground, scattered with red, blue, yellow and green. The dark grounds and explosive colour are signatures of Hoyland (1934-2011), a leading British abstract painter.

Untitled by Billy Childish, from the collection

Billy Childish

Untitled · Oil on canvas

A bold expressionist portrait in vivid, gestural colour. Billy Childish (b.1959) is a British painter, musician and poet, and a co-founder of the Stuckism movement.

Untitled by Billy Childish, from the collection

Billy Childish

Untitled · Oil on canvas

An expressionist head built from saturated colour and loose brushwork. Billy Childish (b.1959) is a British painter, poet and musician.

Untitled by William Kentridge, from the collection

William Kentridge

Untitled · Charcoal on paper

A charcoal work by the South African artist (b.1955), known internationally for his expressive drawing, animation and socio-political narratives.

Untitled by Mmangaliso Nzuza, from the collection

Mmangaliso Nzuza

Untitled · Oil on canvas

A vibrant, impasto figure in angular colour blocks against a dark, textured ground. Mmangaliso Nzuza (b.1998) is a Cape Town-based self-taught painter exploring identity and human connection.

Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, c.1969, from the collection

Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, c.1969

Black-and-white photograph

An iconic photograph of the French singer Serge Gainsbourg with his muse, the actress and singer Jane Birkin, capturing the bohemian intimacy of their late-1960s partnership. Often credited to Patrick Bertrand.

Rudolf Nureyev by Cecil Beaton, from the collection

Cecil Beaton

Rudolf Nureyev · Black-and-white photograph

A portrait of the ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993), reclining in a loose white shirt. Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was a leading British portrait and fashion photographer, and court photographer to the Royal Family.

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Works shown are from a private collection and are not for sale. Some titles and attributions are being confirmed.

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