‡John Bratby RA (1928-1992)

‡John Bratby RA (1928-1992)

Portrait of Gloria as an art student

Signed BRATBY (upper right) and inscribed Dear Jack, This is a portrait of Gloria - 1960 - Blackheath/Gloria as an Art student/Goldsmiths School of Art New Cross/Jack Merrill (to reverse, beneath frame)

Oil on canvas

101.5 x 61cm

Provenance:

Purchased from the artist by Jack Merrill;

By descent to the previous owner;

By whom sold, Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Modern British & 20th Century Art, 6 June 2018, lot 321;

Private Collection, UK