‡John Bratby RA (1928-1992)

‡John Bratby RA (1928-1992)

Dayan, Wendy, Jason and Jean's Feet

Signed BRATBY (lower right)

Oil on canvas, 1971

91 x 121.5cm

Provenance:

The Thackeray Gallery, London;

From whom purchased by Richard Cory Smith, 1971;

By whom gifted to Baroness Dianne Hayter, 2015;

From whom purchased by Robert Eagle Fine Art, 2015;

From whom purchased by the present private collector, 2016

Literature:

Peter Davies, Bratby (Abertillery, 2002), p. 93

Exhibited:

London, The Thackeray Gallery, John Bratby, R.A. Paintings and Drawings, September-October 1971

This painting depicts Bratby's new daughter Wendy in the pram, with her older brothers Jason and Dayan looking on. The feet of Jean, Bratby's wife, are visible in the background.