Title
Round
Oil on canvas
36 x 24 inches
Estimated Value Range:
$6,000 - $9,000
Starting Bid: $3,000
Chrissie Hynde is a true icon, both in rock music and the art world. As the founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, and legendary songwriter of The Pretenders, she redefined the genre with her unique blend of punk, new wave, reggae, and metal. Her career, spanning over four decades, is marked by resilience and creativity. From The Pretenders' groundbreaking 1979 debut album to her latest album Relentless, released 44 years later, Hynde has remained an enduring force in music despite incredible challenges. Yet, her artistic journey doesn’t stop at music.
Born in Akron, and a former Kent State art student, Hynde has always felt a calling to return to painting. In 2015, Hynde began making art in earnest, bringing her bold and distinctive vision to life. Her work, featured at venues like Broadbent, London, and MASS MoCA, encompasses a diverse range of styles, from portraiture to abstraction.
In Extremal Flower, Hynde portrays an imaginary scene, a floral still life floating amid various shapes. Hynde’s spontaneous approach to painting, influenced by what she sees around her, along with her whimsical and intuitive use of color, imbues artworks like this one with a sense of immediacy and energy.
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Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde was born in Akron, Ohio in 1951 and attended Kent State University's art school for three years. While at Kent State she joined a band with Mark Mothersbaugh who would go on to found Devo. Hynde is better known as a founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for The Pretenders. She has been a lover of art throughout her life. Hynde says, “I always thought I would get into painting, but I got waylaid by rock ‘n’ roll. Finally, I thought, ‘Now’s the time.’ As soon as I could be alone and paint without any interruptions, I just couldn’t stop.” She rekindled a love of painting that predates her passion for music. With bold lines and a distinctive palette, Hynde’s work ricochets between portraiture, still life, landscape, and abstraction. Her work has been featured at Broadbent, MASS MoCA, and the Franklin Bowles Gallery in New York. In 2018, the collection Adding the Blue was published featuring nearly 200 original paintings.
