Lot 697: Derek Hirst

Derek Hirst, British 1930-2006- Interior with chairs; graphite on squared with coloured crayon and chalk, signed and dated 1967/8, 48x38.5cm, (may be subject to Droit de Suite)
Provenance: From the art collection at the former St Gabriel's College, Camberwell. St Gabriel's was a Church of England teacher training college, founded in 1899 and closed in 1978. Its Art Department attracted talented teachers and artists whose vocation was to inspire young teachers through studying and imitating the work of great artists. The paintings and drawings in this collection were collected by the College's staff through donations and purchases during the interwar and post-war periods. After the College's closure, the collection was transferred to the ownership of an educational trust and until recently loaned to Goldsmith's University of London.