INDIAN TURBANS
signed LINCOLN SELIGMAN lower right
acrylic on canvas
293 x 218cm; 115 1/2 x 86in

Property from the Estate of Sir John Craven

Provenance
Sir John Craven, London (commissioned from the artist). Sir John Craven (1940-2022), founded Phoenix Securities in 1981 and quickly became one of the most successful bankers in the glory days of the City following de-regulation. One of the early boutique investment banks in the Square Mile, Phoenix profited enormously from mergers and acquisitions at the time of the 1986 stockmarket big bang. Craven was subsequently courted by Morgan Grenfell, becoming their CEO. And when it in turn was acquired by Deutsche Bank Craven became the German bank's first non-German board member. Deutsche's fabled corporate art collection awakened Craven's interest in art, but it was via his connection with another significant corporate collection - that of Flemings Bank - he began collecting. His taste in art was eclectic and wide ranging, his particular interest in Asian culture influenced by his third wife Ning Chang - Lady Ning - who predeceased him in 2009.