LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

20.08 in. (51.00 cm.) (height) by 24.02 in. (61.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed l.r.: C. SPENCELAYH.

Exhibited:

Royal Academy, 1925, no. 231 as The Old Dealer

Literature:

Aubrey Noakes, Charles Spencelayh and his Paintings, 1978, p. 62, 67,repr. col. pl. 1, opposite p. 32 and on the front cover

Provenance:

Bought from the artist by Mr Levy of Manchester in 1925; Thence to his widow Mrs Rosie Levy, by whom sold Sotheby's, 30 January 1946, lot 125, purchased 'Levy'; Mrs Louise Briscoe, by whom sold Christie's, 27 July 1973, lot 187 bought 'Green'; Richard Green, London; Private collection.