So much love.

1997.

1 painting : watercolour, with gouache ; sheet 28.6 x 20.4 cm

In October 1996 Petrone gave a presentation of a set of his paintings with accompanying commentary at the Cancerbackup 10th anniversary conference. The artworks explored his emotional response to his diagnosis of and treatment for Hodgkin's disease. As a result of the presentation he was invited to exhibit his artworks at several Sussex venues in 1997 under the exhibition title "The Emotional Cancer Journey".

Wellcome Collection holds Michele Angelo Petrone's archive, reference PP/MAP https://wellcomecollection.org/works/kuz6p6jr

Complemented by (work): The emotional cancer journey : powerful, hopeful, beautiful, images of the emotions and feelings experienced during the cancer journey. (b30699654)

"So Much Love" M. A. Petrone 1997

Michele Angelo Petrone. 1997. So Much Love. [painting]. Wellcome Collection 3153853i

Artwork included in the exhibition catalogue: Michele Angelo Petrone. "The Emotional Cancer Journey", 2003.

Exhibited in "The Emotional Cancer Journey", a touring exhibition held in six venues in Sussex, 18 April - 1 October 1997.

Title from caption on the verso.

Presented to Wellcome Collection in June 2015 by the MAP Foundation.