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  • Forest

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    A very large and textured mid century abstract modernist oil composition, painted in 1964.

    Titled ‘Forest (Movement through Forest)’, it gives us wonderful insight into the artist’s source of inspiration. On the one hand, this piece is completely abstract and without its title, we might only see something non-representational. Here at The Discerning Palette, before translating the title, this piece reminded us of levels in an industrial building or something related to construction and the modern industrial world. The title added another layer of meaning to the piece, and opened our eyes to a different interpretation altogether. We were suddenly able to ‘see the wood through the trees’, pun intended.

    Dynamic strokes criss-cross across the canvas in a myriad of angles and levels. Areas of impasto have been created to the thick application of paint, resulting in a piece full of texture and layers of blended and unblended colour.

    This exceptional oil has been framed interestingly, with strips of  clear perspex fixed to the canvas edges. This gives a box like appearance to the piece, and adds to its ‘modern’ look. The painting is in very good vintage condition. The frame is missing a small corner to the lower right, as shown in the close ups. This missing corner is not obvious until looked at closely.

    Size: 63 x 82 cm (including frame)

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  • Forest By The Sea

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    A very striking and lively mid century coastal landscape, executed in oil onto board.

    This scenic painting depicts a lush forest landscape by a coast, and it contains post-impressionist qualities as it is characterised by rich saturated colours as well as distinctive brushstrokes.

    A range of vivid colours including shades of green, blue and orange have been used, and the gradient of colours transition so seamlessly and also help to create a sense of depth to the painting. In addition to the selection of lively colours, the use of short and brisk expressive brushstrokes enriches the painting as it overflows with energy.

    This oil on canvas is housed in an off-white frame with inner gilt border. The painting is in very good vintage condition. There are some losses to the frame (as shown in close ups)

    Size: 66 x 72.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Horseback

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    A really fun and striking mid century modernist landscape composition with cubist elements, painted in oil onto canvas.

    Here we see four figures on horseback by the coast, with an orange roof house to the left of the picture. The artist has very clearly focused attention on capturing the formal qualities (shape, form and colour) of the landscape and figures. We are made aware of the flatness of the canvas (a typically modernist ethos), as the picture is essentially a range of carefully placed coloured shapes, yet there is a still great depth to the composition. The colours are vibrant and striking, and the composition is balanced and very harmonious.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a slim wooden frame, which complements the painting very well.  The painting and frame are both in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 51.5 x 68 cm (including frame)

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  • Houses by the Hills

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    A very pleasant and soothing mid century modernist landscape, painted in oil onto canvas.

    This scenic composition presents a row of colourful houses surrounded by nature with a lush meadow and hills in the distance.

    The painting wonderfully captures the peace and tranquility of nature – brought forth through the use of soft and gentle brushstrokes, as well as thorough the use of light and muted pastel colours including shades of green, yellow, purple and orange that imbue the painting with calm.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary gilt frame. The painting is in very good vintage condition. There is some scuffing to the bottom edge of the frame.

    Size: 58 x 68 cm (including frame)

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  • Houses by the Pines

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    An exceptional mid century modernist landscape composition, executed in oil onto canvas.

    In this delightful landscape composition, pine trees are presented in an open forest, with rows of coloured houses behind them.

    As we explore the painting, the wide spectrum of rich and saturated colours used in this work draws the viewer in, and makes it a visual feast for the eyes.

    The artist displays an excellent understanding of colour relationship, as he layers and pairs contrasting shades using short and brisk brushstrokes, establishing a harmonious and well-balanced feel whilst adding a textural quality to the painting.

    As we pay close attention to the pine trees, we notice that the artist has also created an effective colour gradient transition from light shades of orange at the top to darker shades of brown towards the bottom. We can perhaps discern that artist was trying to capture sunlight hitting the top part of the trees, juxtaposed against the shadier interior of the woods.

    This oil on board is housed in a well-suited wood frame with an inner gilt and linen lining. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 45 x 37 cm (including frame)

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  • Limestone

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    A semi abstract mid century modernist oil composition, painted on canvas and ready to hang.

    This lovely semi abstract depiction of a limestone quarry features a gentle palette, expressive yet soft brushwork, and an emphasis on form and line. We are able to discern the reflection in the water of the quarry lake, which the artist has very skilfully captured in the most subtle, delicate way. There is a wonderful softness and diaphanous quality to this painting which makes it very unique.

    It is housed in an oak frame with a inner cream coloured window, which suits the painting perfectly. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 47 x 60 cm (including frame)

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  • Man with Bowler Hat

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    This oil on canvas is housed in an attractive gilt and wood frame,  which complements the painting very well. The frame has some minor paint losses, but overall the painting and frame are both in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 58.5 x 34.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Midnight Oil

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    A striking yet homely still life in oil, painted in a modernist manner.

    A group of objects including a lamp, a pot as well as an open book sit together in a well-arranged manner.

    Warm colours as well as expressive and rhythmic multi-directional brushstrokes fill the canvas, breathing life into this composition.

    There is also a sense of harmony within the picture – as the artist has thoughtfully painted a different coloured background where each object sits, making each item stand out.

    This oil on canvas sits in a lovely gilt frame with red undertones. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 64 x 53 cm (including frame)

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  • Pair of Abstracts

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    A striking pair of 20th century abstract oils, painted onto canvas.

    Both paintings are in very good vintage condition. There is some very light scuffing to their frames, but nothing that detracts from their overall appeal.

    Size: 38.5 x 33 cm (including frame) each

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  • Portrait in Yellow

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    A large and brilliantly executed modernist figurative oil portrait by Swedish painter Hans Osswald (1919-1983), whose works have been exhibited at the National Museum in Stockholm, Malmö Museum as well as The Brooklyn Museum.

    The painting depicts a silhouette of a female figure in yellow clothing, set against a light coloured background.

    The facial features of the figure have been intentionally left out, focusing our appreciation on the qualities of colour, form, shape and brushstrokes.

    Large swathes of rich and vivid colours have been applied to the canvas, creating areas of impasto where the paint stands proud from the surface. The artist has also wonderfully layered contrasting colours to reveal  great depth within this striking painting.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a silver frame with linen border. There is some light craquelure to the lower half of the painting, and an area of paint loss along the lower section, as shown in the close ups. However this paint loss is fairly inconspicuous due to the colour blocking style of the piece.  The frame and inner border have some general age wear and marks.

    Size: 87 x 67 cm (including frame)

    Free domestic (UK) shipping. As this artwork is large and heavy, it is unlikely that we will be able to ship it internationally. If you are very interested and are located outside of the UK, please contact us and we will see what we can do.

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  • Quiet Street

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    A calm and very pleasant mid century modernist street scene composition, executed in oil onto board.

    This scenic painting depicts a quiet street lined with red houses and trees on both sides, and that leads up to a view of an ocean in the distance.

    A myriad of colours including gentle pastel shades and rich colours have been applied with short and gentle brushstrokes across the canvas; and the subtle blending of shades have been executed skilfully.  The artist has also intentionally made bold black outlines visible, drawing our attention the shape and form of the objects depicted.

    This oil on board is housed in a complementary light wooden frame, which suits the painting very well. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 59 x 74 cm (including frame)

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  • Racehorse

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    A mid century modernist limited edition (192/260) coloured lithograph, signed by Torsten Hult.

    Working in an almost ‘vorticist’ or ‘futurist’ style, the artist combines cubist fragmentation and hard-edged imagery to convey the dynamism, energy, and movement of the horses.

    This mid century print is housed behind glass in a very complementary silver frame. Both print and frame are in good vintage condition.

    Size: 51 x 68 cm (including the frame)

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  • Springtime

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    This mid 20th century painting captures a fleeting moment of spring time in bloom, on a calm and tranquil afternoon. Impressionistic in style, the artist gives us a glimpse into the beauty of nature through the use of short and spontaneous strokes of paint. The artist depicts the fields of flowers, and skilfully captures its coloured reflection cast on the river that meanders through the meadow.

    Size: 50 x 60cm (including frame)

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    In excellent vintage condition.

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  • Still Life with Fruits & Pitcher

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    This oil on canvas is housed in its original mid-century wood frame with an inner gilt and linen lining. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 53 x 61 cm (including frame)

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  • Swinging Acrobats

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    A very striking mid century composition of two acrobats swinging in action, executed in watercolour onto paper.

    Drawing on a distinctly modernist ethos, the artist has skilfully reduced this composition down into shapes and lines using contrasting colour blocks.

    The figures, depicted long and slender with black outlines to highlight their form, are set against a well-coloured background comprising darker shades of teal, pink and grey. Bold and deliberate brushstrokes have been confidently executed, capturing the energy and dynamism of the swinging acrobats.

    This watercolour on paper is housed in a gilt frame with a mount card, and is glazed (there is a layer of glass between the frame and the painting to ensure its longevity). The mount card has very minor age toning present, and otherwise, the painting and frame are in good condition overall. Please note that there is some glare evident in the photographs due to the layer of glass.

    Size: 78 x 64 cm (including frame)

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  • The Duo

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    A brilliantly executed and very striking modernist figurative oil painting by Swedish painter Hans Osswald (1919-1983), whose works have been exhibited at the National Museum in Stockholm, Malmö Museum as well as The Brooklyn Museum.

    This affectionate portrait depicts a silhouette of a female figure and male figure standing next to each other and holding hands, set against a background with planes of colours that repeat within the figures. The facial features of the figures have been intentionally left out, focusing our attention to the power and beauty of colour.

    Through the use of fine and detailed brushstrokes, the artist has skilfully reconstructed this scene down to flat blocks of contrasting colours to highlight the respective forms.

    The artist outstanding painterly skills is further displayed through the thin outlines around the figures. A range of primary colours create different focal points, encouraging our eyes to move across the picture.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary silver frame with an inner off white border. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some scuffs to the upper left corner.

    Size: 68 x 57 cm (including frame)

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  • The Fishing Huts

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    An expressive mid century modernist seascape scene, painted in oil onto board.

    Executed in rich colours and confident brushstrokes, this painting depicts two figures standing by a row of fishing huts. Probably fishermen, the figures look out at the sea, possibly determining its conditions. With areas of thick impasto creating texture and three dimensionality, we get a real sense of the movement of the choppy waters.

    The painting is housed in a very well suited silver frame with an inner white window. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 36.5 x 38.5 cm (including frame)

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  • The Pier

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    A large mid century modernist coastalscape, painted in oil onto canvas.

    In this composition we see a long pier heading out towards the sea, with the backs of a figure and horse cart walking away from us. In the distance, a large cloud hangs over a ship, with streams of rain visible. The artist has used two thirds of the composition to paint the sky, yet there is real sense of the vastness of the coastal shoreline. The artist has carefully and delicately used the tip of his brush to paint in wonderful details – such as the little red bed sitting on the line between the poles, the horse drawn cart, the ship out at sea, as well as the lines showing the pouring rain in the distance. The artist has captured the essence of the coastal scene through his expressive yet considered brushwork, imbuing the painting with depth, movement, and tranquillity.

    This wonderful painting is housed in its original mid century wide profile champagne coloured frame. Both painting and frame are in very good vintage condition.

    Size: 62 x 71 cm (including frame)

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  • The Pot

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    A brilliantly executed modernist style still life composition, executed in oil onto board and dated 1957.

    The composition features a jar and some fruits on a raised surface, set against a well-coloured background of green, white and yellow. Upon first glance, our eyes are immediately drawn to the jar in the middle whose larger size as well as striking dark brown and white colours that contrast starkly capture our attention.

    Painted in a semi-abstract manner, the artist has made a conscious decision not to focus on realistic details and has reduced the forms down to expressive brushstrokes, blocks of rich colour as well as bold white outlines.

    Distinct expressive multi-directional brushstrokes fill the canvas, and have been executed with vigour and confidence. The artist displays a deep understanding of colour as he skilfully overlays contrasting shades to demonstrate depth and interest to the painting, and the unique white bold outlines wonderfully accentuate the three dimensionality of the objects.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a slim wooden frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 47.5 x 62.5 cm (including frame)

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  • The Spectacle

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    A striking and very impactful mid century scene of a figure with a bull, executed in oil onto board.

    The composition presents a bull and a matador who is waving a red and pink muleta. Painted in a semi-abstract manner, the artist has used the expressive qualities of rich and saturated colour as well as textured brushstrokes to convey the energy of this spectacle.

    This oil on board is housed in a stunning and very unique decorative wide-profile wood frame. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 33.5 x 45 cm (including frame)

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  • The Studio

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    An exceptional mid century expressionist oil of and interior scene, painted in oil onto canvas.

    This absolutely delightful composition depicts a very charming view of a room, and captures its quaint homeliness. A myriad of details can be found, from the guitar on the left, to the little bureau with vase of flowers, and the curtain by a window that looks out to the outside. There is a distinct sense that the artist is confident with his medium – bold, loose and expressive brushstrokes fill the scene.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a wooden frame with a gilt inner border, which complements the painting beautifully. Both painting and frame are in good vintage condition.

    Size: 83 x 64 cm (including frame)

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  • The Swimmers

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    A very large and very unique semi abstract mid century composition in oil, painted in 1962.

    The scene appears to be of two swimmers, captured from a very interesting angle. It is almost as if we, the viewers, are under the water looking up at them. The two figures have just dived in, and we see the swoosh of the water and bubbles all around them.

    The artist has left the composition very ‘open’, using broad and expressive brushstrokes to capture the effect of the moving water. The figures have also been paired right down, their bodies only partially visible.

    The way the artist has depicted this scene is very inspiring – it is certainly not an easy scene to paint, and yet he has managed to put across the essence of what is at play here – the way the light hits the water and the figures, and the resulting distortions, as well as the sense of movement and air within the water.

    This large oil on canvas is housed in a light frame with linen border. There are some minor scuffs to the frame, and some very slight age toning to the linen border. Overall the painting and frame are in very good vintage condition.

    Size: 78 x 100 cm (including frame)

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  • Valley Path

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    A small but very sweet and charming mid century modernist landscape painting, executed in oil onto board.

    This scenic and atmospheric landscape composition depicts a valley lined with trees and houses, and with rolling hills in the background. In the foreground, we can spot 2 figures strolling on a pathway located on the left side of the artwork.

    Executed in an expressive manner and with a rich and earthy colour palette, energetic and rhythmic brushstrokes have been dabbed and swept across the painting with vigour, wonderfully capturing the delight and liveliness of nature. There is such a distinct sense of depth as well as a timelessness to this picturesque piece.

    This oil on board is housed in a gilt frame with red undertones, that pairs perfectly with the painting.  Both artwork and frame are in excellent vintage condition. Please note that there is some glare evident in the photographs due to the varnish on the darker coloured areas of the painting.

    Size: 34 x 38 cm (including frame)

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  • Wild Flowers

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    A very unique mid century still life composition, executed in oil onto board.

    Simple yet effective in its composition, a bouquet of different wild flowers and leaves are presented against a grey background.

    Rich and saturated earthy colours have been confidently layered and executed  through the use of loose and expressive brushstrokes, adding a striking textural and painterly quality to the painting. Several areas of impasto create a three dimensional effect and capture the very essence of the natural objects. The artist has also skilfully captured the shadows of the flowers and leaves against the grey background.

    This oil on board is housed in a well-suited gilt frame. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 60 x 40 cm (including frame)

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  • Winter Houses

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    An atmospheric mid 20th century modernist street scene landscape composition, executed in oil onto canvas.

    The painting presents a winter scene, where coloured houses and trees are spread across a snow covered neighbourhood.

    The artist has used a combination of muted and subdued colour palette as well as painterly textured brushstrokes –  wonderfully adding a raw textural quality and capturing the chilly and mellow essence of winter.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a beautiful wood frame with an inner gilt and linen lining. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 49 x 75 cm (including frame)

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  • Archipelago

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    A panoramic mid century painting featuring a townscape of Tenerife, in Spain. In the forefront a figure can be see carrying a basket on her head, and set behind her are an array of distinctive white walled Spanish houses. The artist has used a restrained colour palette, sticking to an earthy palette of dark browns and greens contrasted with the stark whites. Short, expressionist brushstrokes have been used in this panoramic composition, which has created depth and texture.

    The painting is beautifully framed in an original mid century grey and cream frame with an inner fabric lined border. Both painting and frame are in very good vintage condition.

    Size: 45 x 84cm (including frame)

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  • Coastal Neighbourhood

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    A pleasant and well-balanced modernist painting, executed in oil onto board.

    This picturesque composition presents a beautiful sea view, of rows of houses surrounded by lush trees that line a coast.

    Painterly brushstrokes and a very uplifting colour palette comprising shades of green, yellow and blue have been used, wonderfully capturing the lively spirit of this neighbourhood.

    This oil on board is housed in a deep-profiled frame. The painting has a small loss to its bottom right corner (as shown in the images), but is in very good vintage condition overall. This loss is not obvious unless inspected closely, and does not detract from its overall attractiveness. The frame has some areas of light scuffing.

    Size: 52.5 x 63.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Yellow Room

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    This oil on board is housed in a complementary gilt frame. There is a surface mark to the top section of the painting. The frame has age wear to its bottom left corner, commensurate with its age.

    Size: 77 x 66.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Conspiracy

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    An incredibly well executed semi abstract modernist oil composition, painted in 1967 by the established artist Ivar Morsing.

    This painting depicts what appears to be a group of figures huddled together. Although merged into one unified form, we can still make out some of the individual features of the figures. The painting has an exceptionally emotive effect (typical of Morsing’s style), alluding to hush whispers and murmurs emanating from the group. The rounded figures seem to pulsate from the surface, their curved forms intertwining, weaving in and out from each other.

    The painting is housed in a black floater frame that suits it very well. The painting is in good vintage condition. The edges of the board have been taped (as shown in close ups), some of which has some wear. The frame is in good vintage condition.

    Size: 44.5 x 59.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Country Road

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    A charming and picturesque landscape with a figure, executed in oil and dated 1954.

    A young woman is depicted walking down a narrow country path, with the rolling countryside behind her.

    The artist has selected a lively colour palette, using bold and saturated colours to depict this expansive countryside scene. Bold and urgent brushstrokes, combined with the use of a palette knife, has created areas of impasto, adding a three dimensional texture to the lively painted surface.

    This oil on board is housed in its original mid century light wood frame with an inner linen window. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 55 x 47 cm (including frame)

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