Lot 1484 , Ronald William Fordham Searle (1920-2011) Meeting the Press, 29 x 41in., unframed

Ronald William Fordham Searle (1920-2011)
pencil, pen and black ink,
'Meeting the Press',
signed,
29 x 41in., unframed
Estimate £400-600

Ink and wash on a buff coloured paper which is a little discoloured, numerous fox and dirt marks throughout the work, a 6 inch tear at 3 o'clock running just behind the arm of the young woman, otherwise slight scuffing at the top and bottom of the work where it has been knocked about whilst rolled up.
An oldish Christie's label verso with bar code so presumed to come from the Christie's sale, otherwise the remnant of a sketch of a woman on the back but no further inscriptions.
Size is correct.


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Sold for £750