Rugby, Sketch for
Catalog no.
0285
Year
1990
Subject
Landscape
Media
Oil / Acrylic /
Oil on canvas
Size (H x W)
28 x 38 inches
Availability
Sold
Interesting to compare with the contemporary 'Boatbuilders' (Cat. No. 220). PBB occasionally enjoyed watching rugby - trying to work out what is happening in the image - is the referee calling out the blue team? But one appears to have been injured...
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