Lot 722 , § Peter Kinley (1926-1988) Standing figure, overall 12 x 9in.

§ Peter Kinley (1926-1988)
oil on paper,
Standing figure,
signed and dated 1960, Gimpel Fils Gallery label verso,
overall 12 x 9in.
Estimate £1,500-2,000

Oil on paper in honest original untouched condition, some fine but stable craquelure running through the paint notably the reddish tone where some of the blue seeps through, in addition these is some discolouration of the ground paper where the oil of the paint has seeped into it, pencil lines showing around the edges, our measurement is the full amount of paper visible, the area of the paint is 10 x 5.75in., the work is signed in blue lower left and housed under glass in the original mount and gilt frame, Gallery label verso along with framers labels for Ernest Wheatley.


Dennis Farr, museum curator and art historian was an outstanding propagandist for 20th century British art. He trained under Anthony Blunt, wrote his MA dissertation on William Etty and subsequently published a full catalogue (William Etty, 1958)
His career began as Assistant Keeper at the Tate Gallery where he was involved in the Duncan Grant retrospective, the 'Romantic Movement' exhibition and wrote two books; Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture (1964) and British Sculpture Since 1945 (1965). He went on to work at the Paul Mellon Collection in Washington, Glasgow University and as Director of the Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery.
He served as a JP, was appointed CBE in 1991 and remained unique in having been both President of the Museums Association and Chairman of the Association of Art Historians. Alongside his administrative roles he engaged in research, producing numerous works including a volume in the Oxford History of English Art series; English Art 1870-1940 (1978) as well as his book on the sculptor Lynn Chadwick (Lynn Chadwick: sculpture, 1990, written with Eva Chadwick).


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Sold for £1,400