Lot 118
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Edward Wolfe R.A. (South African/British 1897-1982) §
Portrait of Jim Wylie at Portmeirion
MODERN MADE: Modern British & Post-War Art, Design & Studio Ceramics | 650
Auction: 29 October 2021 at 11:00 BST
£4,500
Description
signed (lower right), oil on canvas
Dimensions
121cm x 74.5cm (47.5in x 29.3in)
Footnote
Provenance:
Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg.
The war years had cast a sense of despondency over Wolfe. After the war, his travels in Wales resulted in a productive period at Portmeirion, the holiday village designed by Sir Bertram Clough William-Ellis. Jim Wyllie managed Portmeirion and was also a fellow Slade-trained artist.