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  • The View

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    A small but striking mid century abstract oil composition, painted onto board and well framed.

    The artist’s display his painterly skills – as he wonderfully layers contrasting colours upon one another to create this outstanding and lightly textured composition.

    The painting is housed in a light wood frame that has been bleached lightly, with the wood grain still visible. There is some general overall age wear to the piece, but this is in keeping with its vintage style and is commensurate with age.

    Size: 24 x 31 cm (including frame)

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  • Rising Blue

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    A small but powerful abstract composition by British artist Lloyd Durling, painted with oil stick and graphite onto linen panel. Signed, titled and dated on reverse.

    Central to this painting is an intense engagement with oil stick and graphite on linen that explore the interface between painting, drawing and collage. There is a balance between expressive play and tight control and with this comes an expanse of associations that push beyond simple categorisations of abstraction or scale. The information in each painting, given by gesture or mark, is reduced to a fleeting register on the surface, as if each mark has to count.  

     

    The idea of topography is of central importance and is explored through continuing walking projects. These serve as opportunities to gather diverse source material through physical and emotional interactions with whichever environment chosen to traverse. It amounts to a kind of urban and rural wandering where the information gathered is reinterpreted or reimagined feeding into a deep connection with landscape, arrangements of ancient monuments, light, shadow and forgotten histories – all of these elements find a way into the work. 

     

    Both painting and frame are in excellent condition.

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    Lloyd Durling is a British artist working in London. His practice is painting-based and he has exhibited widely throughout Europe, U.S.A and Asia. In 2017 he was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant. Works are held in both public and private collections worldwide. 

     

    Size: 20 x 15 cm (including frame)

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  • Boats at Sea

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    A calm and tranquil coastal scape composition, painted in oil onto board.

    In this miniature painting, two sailboats with long masts are depicted at sea and near a coastline.

    This work of art contains hints of abstract qualities as all realistic details have been omitted, and the artist has captured the seamless transition of the sky, sea and coast so beautifully. Gentle sweeping brushstrokes imbue the work with a soothing feel and the soft colours of blue, brown and grey interact with one another very harmoniously.

    This painting is housed in a complementary gilt frame. The painting is in very good vintage condition. The frame has scuffs commensurate with its age, and there is also a loss to the top left corner which isn’t visible from the front.

    Size: 25 x 30 cm (including frame)

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  • Natter

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    A small and very well-executed mid century figurative composition, executed in oil onto board.

    Painted in a semi-abstract manner, we can discern what appears to be 2 well-dressed figures sitting outdoors, engaging in a conversation.

    All realistic details have been omitted, drawing our attention instead to painterly elements such as brushstrokes and colour.

    The painting exudes liveliness – brought about by the rich earthy palette including green, blue and brown, as well as the energetic and expressive brushstrokes that leave a light textural quality to the painting.

    This oil on board is housed in a complementary wide profile wood frame. The artwork is in very good vintage condition, and the frame corners have slight widening to joints.

    Size: 31 x 36 cm (including frame)

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  • The Green Apple

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    A small yet striking well-executed modernist still life composition, painted in oil onto board.

    Confident, expressive brushstrokes in rich colours have been applied to create this still life composition featuring a green apple on a brown plate, placed atop a table and set against a bold green background.

    The artist displays his artistic skills – thoughtfully using a blend and mix of colours to emphasise the objects’ three-dimensional qualities as well as to capture their reflection on the table.

    The painting is housed in a complementary grey wood frame with an inner gilt window that illuminates the painting. Both artwork and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 31 x 36 cm (including frame)

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  • Figure by a Cottage

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    A small but very well executed mid century oil, painted onto board and beautifully framed in its original mid century wide profile frame.

    In this quaint picture, we see a lone figure walking by a cottage. The artist has use wide and distinct brushstrokes painted an expressive style, but yet skilfully managing to depict this scene within a very small space. The colour palette of rich earthy browns and cream imbue this painting with a wonderfully subdued and mellow tone.

    This miniature oil painting is housed in a wide profile wood frame with an inner gilt window and a linen lined border. The painting is in very good vintage condition. The linen lining on the frame has some age toning commensurate with age and in keeping with its style.

    Size: 19.5 x 25.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Mellow 1

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    A stunning abstract composition in oil, painted by British artist Marian Hyland. The painting is housed in a handmade frame (by the artist) which has been crafted specifically for the painting that sits within it.

    Marian’s practice centres around the relationships of space, shape and colour, created by the interplay between drawing, painting and collage.

    In this piece, the process of mark making and layering, informed by observations of natural environmental processes (e.g. textures and marks left behind through decay/neglect, industrial architecture/landscapes and random associations of objects and surfaces) are important factors in the work.

    Her paintings evolve intuitively to find rather than make the work. She continues to build up and simplify until the composition settles cohesively.

    Both painting and frame are in excellent condition.

    Size: 27 x 32 cm (including frame)

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  • Mellow 1 & 2

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    A stunning pair of abstract compositions in oil, painted by British artist Marian Hyland. Each painting is housed in a handmade frame (by the artist) which has been crafted specifically for the painting that sits within it.

    Marian’s practice centres around the relationships of space, shape and colour, created by the interplay between drawing, painting and collage.

    In this pair, the process of mark making and layering, informed by observations of natural environmental processes (e.g. textures and marks left behind through decay/neglect, industrial architecture/landscapes and random associations of objects and surfaces) are important factors in the work.

    Her paintings evolve intuitively to find rather than make the work. She continues to build up and simplify until the composition settles cohesively.

    Both paintings and frames are in excellent condition.

    Size: 27 x 32 cm each (including frame)

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  • Mellow 2

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    A stunning abstract composition in oil, painted by British artist Marian Hyland. The painting is housed in a handmade frame (by the artist) which has been crafted specifically for the painting that sits within it.

    Marian’s practice centres around the relationships of space, shape and colour, created by the interplay between drawing, painting and collage.

    In this piece, the process of mark making and layering, informed by observations of natural environmental processes (e.g. textures and marks left behind through decay/neglect, industrial architecture/landscapes and random associations of objects and surfaces) are important factors in the work.

    Her paintings evolve intuitively to find rather than make the work. She continues to build up and simplify until the composition settles cohesively.

    Both painting and frame are in excellent condition.

    Size: 27 x 32 cm (including frame)

    This painting matches perfectly with another piece by the same artist, and you can purchase them as a set here.

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  • Wild Horses

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    A lovely mid century oil on board of a pair of horses by a river, painted in 1958. This painting has a wonderful countryside and rural feel to it. The horses appear to be wild horses who have stopped by a river to have a drink. There is a sense of carefree-ness and freedom captured within this quaint painting.

    This oil on board is housed in a gold leaf frame, and is in very good vintage condition.

    Size: 32 x 36.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Seated in Orange

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    A small but very striking and expressive portrait in oil, painted on board and mounted within a frame.

    The artist has used a vivid combination of orange, blue and red to compose this scene of a casually seated female figure. The artist has left out the figure’s facial details, focusing instead on the form of the body, and using broad and gestural brushstrokes to create the image. There is a timelessness to the piece that would make it very versatile for any interior. It’s small size would make it a good addition to a gallery wall.

    The painting is housed in a light box frame. The painting is in very good vintage condition. There is a mark to the lower right corner of the frame, as shown in photos.

    Size: 23.5 x 18.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Portrait Study of a Man

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    A semi abstract mid century modernist portrait in oil, dated 1954.

    The painting is housed in a wooden frame which has been painted white. The paining is in good vintage condition. There is some very general overall ageing to the frame.

    Size: 33 x 24 cm (including frame)

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  • The Boat

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    A small, mid century oil on board, painted in 1957.

    A seemingly simple yet very effective composition of a boat, painted in a semi abstract manner. The artist has  applied bold, broad and textured brushstrokes on the board, in deep, rich, vivid colours. Through the use of colour, the artist suggests to the viewer that this is a scene at sunset. The horizontal brushstrokes in the background  start off in a palette of blues, suggesting the sea, and then as we move upwards, the artist has incorporated reds, pinks, yellows, and orange tones to capture the sunset sky.

    The painting is housed in a wide profile wood frame with visible grain. Both painting and frame are in good vintage condition.

    Size:  22 x 43.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Winter Rooftops

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    A small but stunning mid century modernist landscape composition in oil, painted in 1959.

    This excellently proportioned composition features the snow covered rooftops of a group of houses, painted in a soothing and subtle colour palette. The artist guides us into appreciating the formal qualities of this scene, such as the angular lines and shapes of the roofs, doors and windows, the geometry of the houses stacked up against each other and the repeated patterns created by colour, shape and line. Contrasted against the very angular structures of the buildings are the more free flowing trees, whose branches peek out above the rooftops. The red and ochre walls of the houses and the blue of the sky stand out beautifully against the large planes of white snow.

    This painting is housed in a very well suited gilt frame with a lighter inner window. Both painting and frame are in very good vintage condition.

    Size: 38 x 40 cm (including frame)

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  • Rosewood

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    A very soothing and restful mid century landscape composition in oil, painted onto board.

    A winding river leads our eye deep into the picture, transporting us into this rural wintery landscape surrounded by nature, where pockets of snow rest quietly on the ground. In the distance we see a wooded landscape lining the horizon, with just the tops of the mountains peaking out from behind. The rising sun casts its pinkish – purple hue over the landscape, giving this picture its warm glow. The artist has skilfully captured the peaceful and tranquil feel of this rural landscape through the use of expressive brushwork and colour.

    The painting is housed in  a very complementary gilt frame. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 39 x 43 cm (including frame)

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  • Offload

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    A small but very interestingly executed mid century oil on board, housed in a wonderful frame.

    This semi abstract composition features broad, expressive and textured brushstrokes. The artist has used contrasting and non-realistic colours to create a discernible scene where two figures appear to be standing on a truck with an open door. The artist has also exercised restraint with his paint, using what appears to be simple and minimal brushwork to execute the scene at hand. It is this restraint that shows off the artist’s skill, and makes the composition a very satisfying one to admire.

    This oil on board is in very good vintage condition. It is housed in its original mid century linen-lined frame. There are ageing spots on the frame, commensurate with its age.

    Size:  23 x 25 cm (including frame)

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  • Country in Colour

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    A small but very striking mid century semi-abstract composition in oil.

    Reminiscent of the 20th century modernist style of ‘fauvism’, this painting features the classic fauve feature of separating colour from its descriptive, representational purpose and allowing it to exist on the canvas as an independent element. In this picture, the colour establishes a structure within the work without being true to the natural world. Its brushstrokes also carry the fauve style of being short and separated, creating a sense of movement within the picture.

    Vivid, expressive colours and spontaneous brushwork contained within a small composition create a piece that would stand out in any interior. It would work as a single piece in a small space that needed a lift, but would also work well as part of a group hang.

    The painting is housed in an off white painted wood frame that enhances its vintage character. Both painting and frame are in good vintage condition.

    Size: 32 x 35 cm (including frame)

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  • Abstract Portrait

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    This oil on board is housed in a complementary gilt frame. There are minor areas of scuff across the frame, and there is a pin hole mark on the bottom left of the painting, but the artwork is in good vintage condition overall.

    Size:  64.5 x 34 cm (including frame)

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  • White Winter

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    A semi abstract mid century oil on canvas of a winter landscape, painted in 1957.

    In this painting the artist immediately draws our attention to the expansiveness of the snowy fields by dedicating two thirds of the composition to white, snow covered pasture. In the horizon was see a spread of farmhouses, whose scale is tiny compared to the vastness of the fields. There is a quietness and stillness to the painted scene, which has a very calming and restful effect.

    This oil on canvas has light scattered areas of craquelure across the painting commensurate with its age, but the paint is in very stable condition. It is housed in its original mid-century silver frame with red undertones that that has light wear and minor scuffs, but in keeping with its overall look.

    Size: 50.5 x 65.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Together

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    An absolutely delightful mid century oil by Swedish artist Ivar Morsing, painted on to canvas. This seemingly simple yet very effective composition depicts figures on a beach. The artist has left out all realistic detail, using gentle yet expressive brushwork to capture the figures. There is a softness, and a tender-heartedness to the way he has captured the scene. Despite the use of the very minimalist palette, the artist has very skilfully imbued the painting with a luminosity, which is further enhanced by the gilt frame that surrounds it.

    Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 28 x 27 cm (including frame)

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  • Still Life with Fish

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    A striking and well-executed still life composition painted in a modernist manner, and dated 1952.

    Placed atop a table and against a well-coloured backdrop sit an interesting mix of objects including cherries, two fish, a lemon, a capsicum and a blue container.

    The painting features rich colours, bold outlines and a nice texture, and there is a sense of harmony and balance within the picture.

    This oil on board is in good vintage condition. It is housed in a beautiful gilt frame with copper undertones, and there has some areas of scuff on the frame.

    Size:  35 x 55 cm (including frame)

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  • By the Coast

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    This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary gilt frame. There are minor scuffs to the frame, but the painting is in very good vintage condition overall.

    Size: 38 x 74 cm (including frame)

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  • East and Beyond

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    A small but powerful abstract composition by British artist Lloyd Durling, painted with oil stick and graphite onto linen panel. Signed, titled and dated on reverse.

    Central to these paintings is an intense engagement with oil stick and graphite on linen that explore the interface between painting, drawing and collage. There is a balance between expressive play and tight control and with this comes an expanse of associations that push beyond simple categorisations of abstraction or scale. The information in each painting, given by gesture or mark, is reduced to a fleeting register on the surface, as if each mark has to count.  

     

    The idea of topography is of central importance and is explored through continuing walking projects. These serve as opportunities to gather diverse source material through physical and emotional interactions with whichever environment chosen to traverse. It amounts to a kind of urban and rural wandering where the information gathered is reinterpreted or reimagined feeding into a deep connection with landscape, arrangements of ancient monuments, light, shadow and forgotten histories – all of these elements find a way into the work. 

    Both painting and frame are in excellent condition. 

    Lloyd Durling is a British artist working in London. His practice is painting-based and he has exhibited widely throughout Europe, U.S.A and Asia. In 2017 he was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant. Works are held in both public and private collections worldwide. 

    Size: 15 x 20 cm (including frame)

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  • Soft Emerging Landscape

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    A small but powerful abstract composition by British artist Lloyd Durling, painted with oil stick and graphite onto linen panel. Signed, titled and dated on reverse.

    Central to this painting is an intense engagement with oil stick and graphite on linen that explore the interface between painting, drawing and collage. There is a balance between expressive play and tight control and with this comes an expanse of associations that push beyond simple categorisations of abstraction or scale. The information in each painting, given by gesture or mark, is reduced to a fleeting register on the surface, as if each mark has to count.  

     

    The idea of topography is of central importance and is explored through continuing walking projects. These serve as opportunities to gather diverse source material through physical and emotional interactions with whichever environment chosen to traverse. It amounts to a kind of urban and rural wandering where the information gathered is reinterpreted or reimagined feeding into a deep connection with landscape, arrangements of ancient monuments, light, shadow and forgotten histories – all of these elements find a way into the work. 

    Both painting and frame are in excellent condition.

     

    Lloyd Durling is a British artist working in London. His practice is painting-based and he has exhibited widely throughout Europe, U.S.A and Asia. In 2017 he was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant. Works are held in both public and private collections worldwide. 

    Size: 15 x 20 cm (including frame)

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  • Tangible Place

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    A small but powerful abstract composition by British artist Lloyd Durling, painted with oil stick and graphite onto linen panel.

    Central to this painting is an intense engagement with oil stick and graphite on linen that explore the interface between painting, drawing and collage. There is a balance between expressive play and tight control and with this comes an expanse of associations that push beyond simple categorisations of abstraction or scale. The information in each painting, given by gesture or mark, is reduced to a fleeting register on the surface, as if each mark has to count.  

     

    The idea of topography is of central importance and is explored through continuing walking projects. These serve as opportunities to gather diverse source material through physical and emotional interactions with whichever environment chosen to traverse. It amounts to a kind of urban and rural wandering where the information gathered is reinterpreted or reimagined feeding into a deep connection with landscape, arrangements of ancient monuments, light, shadow and forgotten histories – all of these elements find a way into the work. 

    Both painting and frame are in excellent condition.

    Lloyd Durling is a British artist working in London. His practice is painting-based and he has exhibited widely throughout Europe, U.S.A and Asia. In 2017 he was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant. Works are held in both public and private collections worldwide. 

    Size: 15 x 20 cm (including frame)

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  • Faro

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    This oil on board is housed in a complementary wood frame with a white-painted outer border. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition

    Size: 33.5 x 73.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Fishing Huts

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    A fun, playful, mid century Swedish oil, painted on board in a Naïve style (Naïve art is characterised by childlike simplicity of execution and vision. As such it has been valued by modernists seeking to get away from what they see as the insincere sophistication of art created within the traditional system).

    A row of red fishing huts line the fishing lake, and behind them we see the forest, and mountains and the salmon pink sky. To the left stands a cheerful figure, adding a wonderful playfulness to the composition.

    The painting is currently unframed and is painted onto very sturdy board. It has surface wear around the outermost edges (as shown in photos) where it was previously framed. A new frame would cover these marks. You could also choose to display in its current state on an easel or leant against a shelf. Should you wish to have it framed and would like our assistance, you can contact us via email info@discerningpalette.com.

    Size: 39.5 x 50 cm

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  • Red House

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    This striking modernist oil painting features bold earthy colours and confident, painterly brushwork. There is an expressiveness in the way in which the artist has painted the landscape –  reflecting the ruggedness of the landscape and the old red houses.  Flat planes of contrasting colour create a sense of depth, and areas of the substrate have been left uncoloured – a reminder of the distinctly modernist ethos that a painting, before it is a landscape of houses and mountains, is first and foremost a set of colours and forms arranged in a certain order on a flat surface.

    The painting is housed in a typically mid century wood frame, with a lined lined border and a gilded inner window. It has some scattered areas of paint loss, as well as at the top corners of the board, but due to the style of the work the paint losses are not remarkable. The painting is otherwise in good vintage condition.

    Size: 30 x 37 cm (including frame)

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  • Admiral, Captain & Midshipman

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    A set of 3 quaint and charming detailed portraits of military men in their uniforms. Featured in this set are a Captain, Admiral and a Midshipman, as indicated on the inscription on the back. They are also inscribed on the reverse  with the dating of these style of military uniforms (18th Century). In addition to watercolour, the artist has created depth and interest through the use of gouache and gold paint.

    Each portrait is framed in matching Hogarth style black frames with decorative gilt detailing. The paintings are on paper and their condition is commensurate with their age. The paper has some age toning but this in keeping with their vintage style. The frames have some minor scuffs but again, this is in keeping with the overall style.

    Size: 20 x14cm each (including frame)

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  • Line Portrait

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    A cleverly executed, charming line portrait of a lady, draw in ink. Using the simple yet expressive power of the line, the artist has created this rather striking monochromatic, minimalist composition. Reminiscent of the line drawings of Pablo Picasso, this drawing reduces what would normally be a complicated image to powerful fluid lines.

    This ink study on paper is set within a white card mount, and in a black frame with a gilt inner lining. Both drawing and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 39 x 31cm (including frame)

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