£300 

Hubert Arthur Finney:
Still life with fruit
Unmounted (ref: 10285)
Signed and inscribed 'Study for a painting'. Ink, black chalk and highlights on grey paper. Squared in pencil.

Tags: Hubert Arthur Finney chalk drawing ink pencil interiors still lifes

Provenance: The Artist's Estate; Private collection

After gaining a Travelling Scholarship to Rome, in 1929, Finney returned to London to

embark on his career – but in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash he considered

himself "lucky in obtaining a part-time teaching post at Chelsea School of Art under

P. H. Jowett (1882-1955). This teaching post enabled me to have contact with a few of

the personalities, who were ultimately to make a name for themselves in the world of

the visual arts. Henry Moore (1898-1986) was in charge of the sculpture department

and Graham Sutherland (1903-1980) of the department of design.