GEORGE OAKES | CAVALIER WITH BLUE AND WHITE VASE: A PAIR OF WATERCOLORS

GEORGE OAKES
British
1940 - 2017
CAVALIER WITH BLUE AND WHITE VASE: A PAIR OF WATERCOLORS

one signed GO (lower center)
both watercolor on paper
each sight, 14 ¼ by 17 ⅜ in.; 36.2 by 44.1 cm

We are grateful to Lucinda Oakes for confirming the attribution to George Oakes. This pair can be dated to the 1970s, when George was head designer at Colefax & Fowler. The frames were painted either by Oakes or the studio at Colefax & Fowler. The left picture is reproduced in Chester Jones, Colefax & Fowler: The Best in English Interior Decoration (Boston 1989), p.87

Condition Report:
Examined in the frames and under glass. The works present well and the colors remain fresh. Minor surface dirt and dust. A few isolated dots of foxing. Offered with grey mats in painted faux bois frames. Ready to hang in its current state.

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