£575
Still life with fruit and bottle
Unmounted (ref: 10925)
Oil on paper laid on board
Signed and inscribed 'Still life with fruit and bottle'
NB - there is a large vertical tear in the paper - this work is in need of conservation.
Oil on paper laid on board
Signed and inscribed 'Still life with fruit and bottle'
NB - there is a large vertical tear in the paper - this work is in need of conservation.
Provenance: The Artist's Estate
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.
