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Acrylic on linen laid on board, 38 x 73.5 cm (15 x 29”)
Signed
Provenance: The Pyms Gallery, London, July 1987, where purchased by the current owners
Exhibited : Charles Oakley Exhibition Mentors and Momentoes Cat. No. 6, Abbott Hall Art Gallery, Cumbria November 1988 / January
1989;York City Art Gallery, January / February 1989;The Pyms Gallery, London from whom purchased
Although born in Manchester Charles Oakley studied at Queens University Belfast and later played an important role in the arts of
Northern Irelandbeing Senior Lecturer in painting at the Ulster College of Art and Design 1962 - 1974. He showed at the Tom Caldwell
galleries in Belfast.
This work references the following works by Balthus :-
“Nude in profile” - 1973/77
“The room” - 1952 - 54
“Nude resting” - 1980
“The dream I “ - 1955/56
€800 - €1,200