Fay Pomerance (1912-2001)
Study for 'Symphony in Mud'
Signed verso, squared up for transfer, pencil, together with a further drawing by the artist for the 'Ballet of Lust and Avarice' and four portrait studies by the artist, 34cm by 48cm, 51cm by 73cm and various other sizes (6)

Born in Birmingham Fay Pomerance was an Anglo-Jewish artist who left school at the age of 16 to study for five years at the Birmingham Central School of Arts and Crafts.

Fay had a long friendship with Michael Ayrton who was the dominant influence on her work. Like William Blake she was also a visionary artist (stating that she had visions from the age of eight) and her stylized works explore themes of war, the bible and redemption. She was President of The Sheffield Society of Artists and exhibited widely throughout her career in both solo and mixed shows at the Ben Uri Gallery, Redfern Gallery, Molton and Leicester galleries in London amongst others. Her work is held in many permanent collections including the Museum of Israel.