Lot 74: AR Percy Shakespeare (British, born 1906) 'December on the Downs, Wartime'

Name: AR Percy Shakespeare (British, born 1906) 'December on the Downs, Wartime'
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: 58545d8998

Est: £2,000 GBP - £3,000 GBPSold:

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomMarch 28, 2017

Item Overview

Description

Percy Shakespeare (British, born 1906)
'December on the Downs, Wartime'
signed 'PERCY SHAKESPEARE' (lower right),
oil on canvas
62.5 x 92.5cm (24 5/8 x 36 7/16in).
Footnotes

Provenance
Dudley Libraries, Museums and Arts Department, date of accession 1971

Exhibited
Paisnel Gallery, Autumn Exhibition, 30th October, 1985

The current lot was painted during wartime when the artist was stationed at Roedean School in East Sussex. He was tragically killed by a German bomber in 1943 whilst walking alone in Brighton.

Artist or Maker

Percy Shakespeare

Auction Details

Modern British and Irish Art

Bonhams

March 28, 2017, 02:00 PM GMT

Montpelier Street Knightsbridge, London, LDN, SW7 1HH, UK

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