FOREST FANTASY
signed with initials and dated 46 lower right
gouache on card
29 x 15cm; 11 1/2 x 6in
(unframed)
Executed in the late 1940s, the present work may well be a preparatory sketch for the artist's decorations of the tea room at the Victoria and Albert Museum completed for the post-War rallying exhibition Britain Can Make It held in 1946. For sketches for the tea rooms see Olympia Auctions, 11th October 2023, lots 52 & 53.
Sold for £420
FOREST FANTASY
signed with initials and dated 46 lower right
gouache on card
29 x 15cm; 11 1/2 x 6in
(unframed)
Executed in the late 1940s, the present work may well be a preparatory sketch for the artist's decorations of the tea room at the Victoria and Albert Museum completed for the post-War rallying exhibition Britain Can Make It held in 1946. For sketches for the tea rooms see Olympia Auctions, 11th October 2023, lots 52 & 53.
Auction: From the Studio: Works from 15 Artists' Estates, 20th Mar, 2024
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