Russell Sidney Reeve, British 1895-1970 - Theatre Royal, Norwich, 1932;...

Russell Sidney Reeve,
British 1895-1970 -

Theatre Royal, Norwich, 1932;

pastel on paper, signed, titled and dated 'Russel Reeve Theatre Norwich 31/12/32', 29 x 43 cm: together with a watercolour by the same artist, 'Demonstration Portrait', 1962', 48 x 32.8 cm (2) (ARR)

Exhibited (Portrait of a woman, 1962):
Royal Society of Portrait Painters, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame)

Note:
Reeve studied at the Slade under Philip Wilson Steer and Henry Tonks, who purportedly described him as the best draughtsman at the school since Augustus John. A number of his works are now in public collections, including UCLA Art Museum, the British Museum and the V & A. In 1993, his work was the subject of an exhibition at Ipswich Borough Council Museums and Galleries, which featured an introductory essay by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi.