Sketch by William Gear of a Woman s Face DRAWING.

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A portait of a woman loosely drawn in ink. A page from a sketchbook with the usual serrated edge on the left side. The sheet has minor soft handling folds else good. Sheet size 350 x 215mm (13.5 x 8 inches): The provenance of these drawings and paintings by William Gear listed on the web site were purchased at a Bonham s sale in June, 2000. The following lots dated from the mid to late 1930 s when Gear took his traveling scholarship in Italy, Greece the Balkans and Paris where he studied at the Acadamie Colarossi under Leger. This body of work culminated in one of the first Surrealist Exhibitions to be held in Britain under the banner of the New Era Group . The exhibition as held at the Gladstone s Land Galleries, Royal Mile, Edinburgh in 1939 and also included the artists Hugh Crawford, Joseph Forrester, Tom Pow and Rendall Wells. The collection highlights the turning point in this decade of Gears career as he moved from figurative towards total abstraction. The collection is from the estate of Rendall Wells. N° de ref. del artículo 60001400

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