26th Feb, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
Ruskin Spear CBE, RA (1911-1990)
"Conversation in the Pub"
Mixed media on paper, 46cm by 40cm
Provenance: With the Leicester Galleries, London
Beaux Gallery, London
Crane Kalman Gallery, London
Exhibited: "Exhibition of Works, Artists of Fame and Promise II", Leicester Galleries, London, August 1950 No. 68.
Sold for £3,500
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Mixed media on paper. Slight cockling to the paper. The work is glazed, the lower area in general, but not exclusively has a chalky residue or bloom to the surface which might suggest a small degree of moisture which the work has been exposed to. See images. Small nick/damage/ paint loss? lower left corner - this may be by design. Otherwise appears in good overall condition. Not examined out of the frame.
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