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George Herbert Buckingham Holland:
The City Gent, Man with a bowler hat, 1928
Mounted (ref: 4320)

Signed and dated

Charcoal on blue paper, 12 5/8 x 12 1/4 in. (32 x 31 cm. )

Tags: George Herbert Buckingham Holland charcoal men Metropolitan portraits

Provenance: The Artist's Estate; Private collection

Holland was educated at the Grammar School in Northampton, where he was born and made remained during his career. He worked as a commercial artist before studying at Leicester School of Art and Chelsea Polytechnic. He was a founder-member of Northampton Town and County Art Society and its president in 1940-50. He was noted for his portraits and showed at RP, Alpine Club Gallery, ROI and elsewhere. National Portrait Gallery, Royal Academy of Music and National Library of Wales hold his work.