McCartney Times

Amidst the whirlwind of Beatlemania fame in 1965, John Lennon commissioned the Psychedelic Eye mosaic for his Kenwood home’s swimming pool, as a vivid display of the Beatle’s artistic vision. Now, almost sixty years later, this monumental piece, crafted from an astonishing 17,000 tiles, is set to be auctioned at Bonhams’s Rock, Pop & Film sale on November 29th, 2023. Master tiler Joseph Ritrovato designed the mosaic using polychrome tiles in vibrant shades of red, blue, green, and white, while mirrored tiles were incorporated to form the iris. The piece adorned the deep-end wall of Lennon’s pool at his Kenwood residence in England, which emerged as his secluded retreat away from public attention.

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