Lot 837
Harold Francis Riley (1934-)
Lot 837 Details
Harold Francis Riley (1934-), British
MRS WESTWELL WEARING A HAT, 1960; A MINE SHAFT WITH FIGURES, CHRISTMAS, 1964
The first: a pencil and charcoal drawing heightened with white on buff-coloured paper; signed and dated 60 lower right; the second: a pencil drawing heightened with white chalk on light brown paper; signed and inscribed “to Mrs. Westall with love for Christmas 1964” in pencil lower right
Sight Respectively 13 x 9.5 in — 33 x 24.1 cm; 14.5 x 9.5 in — 36.8 x 24.1 cm
Estimate $1,000-$1,500
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Provenance:
Both with The House of J. Davey & Sons Limited, Manchester framer’s label verso (Riley had the drawings of framed);
Both works direct from the artist’s studio;
Gifted to Mrs. Westwell (the present owner’s grandmother), Manchester, UK, one as a Christmas card;
By descent to the granddaughter, Toronto, circa 1986
Note:
Mrs. Westwell became a good friend of Harold Francis Riley. She was one of the first collectors to buy his paintings.