29th Jun, 2023 9:30
Ronald Searle (1920 - 2011), 'Could Not Explain Away 3000 Table Cloths', initialled, ink watercolour and crayon, 28 x 22.5 cm, framed and glazed, frame 62 x 47 cm
Illustration for Jeffrey Archer 'Cat O'Nine Tales', London (Macmillan 2006) 'Maestro'
Exhibited: Ronald Searle: A Celebration (Ruskin Gallery, Anglia Ruskin University, Jan - Feb 2008; 'Happy Birthday Ronald Searle' Mar - Apr 2010
Chris Beetles Ltd January 2012
Sold for £550
Ronald Searle (1920 - 2011), 'Could Not Explain Away 3000 Table Cloths', initialled, ink watercolour and crayon, 28 x 22.5 cm, framed and glazed, frame 62 x 47 cm
ProvenanceIllustration for Jeffrey Archer 'Cat O'Nine Tales', London (Macmillan 2006) 'Maestro'
Exhibited: Ronald Searle: A Celebration (Ruskin Gallery, Anglia Ruskin University, Jan - Feb 2008; 'Happy Birthday Ronald Searle' Mar - Apr 2010
Chris Beetles Ltd January 2012
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