Lot 510: Ben Sunlight, British 1935-2002- ''Great Court, Kings - Summer Evening''; oil on board, signed and d

Ben Sunlight, British 1935-2002- ''Great Court, Kings - Summer Evening''; oil on board, signed and dated 1956, 50x90cm (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Provenance: with The Portico Library and Gallery according to label attached to the reverse

In a black and gilded along the edge, wooden frame with blue inner slip. signed and dated lower left surface dust throughout the work and frame label attached verso for gallery otherwise in general good condition

From the Estate of the Artist Ben Sunlight. Ben Sunlight was born in Brighton and educated at Clifton, Magdalene College Cambridge and Central School of Art & Design (now Central St. Martins). He was a fellow and Vice-Chairman of Free Painters and Sculptors Ltd 1965-68. He showed extensively in Britain and abroad. Simon Field reviewed his figurative work by saying 'with the erotic subjects the paintings become much more involving, not as titillation, but because the style is relevant to the subject matter. The very coolness of Sunlight's style, the pastel shades and the balanced composition, play off against the 'hot' content...' from 'Art and Artists' May 1969, Publ. by Hansom Books Ltd. His canons of work include figurative, abstract, drawings and print making.