Signed, inscribed to reverse "Gavin David Bone by Himself (Painted on his return from 1? visit to Spain in a Cordoba hat bought there. M... Bone) 61
Oil on board
Literature: Llewellyn, Sacha, and Paul Liss. Portrait of an Artist. Liss Llewellyn, 2021, p.309.
Tags: Gavin Bone oil panel portraits 1.PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST
Provenance: The Artist's Studio
Gavin Bone (1903-1942) was a poet, artist and Fellow of St John’s College, Oxford who specialised in Medieval English Language and Literature. Whilst there is a general recognition of his talents unfortunately he has been little studied and largely forgotten due to a number of factors, not least the sombre conditions of the posthumous publications of his works. He will be the subject of a future publication by Charles Tolkien-Gillett.
We are grateful to Charles Tolkien-Gillett for assistance.
