Madonna of the Lock

Catalog no.

0069

Year

1963

Subject

Nude

Media

Oil and Acrylics /
Oil on board

Size (H x W)

46 x 34 inches

Availability

For sale, Price on Application

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Painted against a background of Richmond (Half-tide) Lock, 'an obvious pun for those who recognise the setting, and the child holding a lock of hair' PBB. This is a stylised portrait of his wife and new son from the time when they lived on a boat on the Thames.

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