Sir Hugh Casson, P.R.A. (1910-1999)

Three proofs for Sir Hugh Casson's Diary

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Sir Hugh Casson, P.R.A. (1910-1999)
Three proofs for Sir Hugh Casson's Diary
variously inscribed
pen and black ink and watercolour
9½ x 14½in. (24.1 x 16.8cm.)
to be sold with a copy of Hugh Casson's Diary, London 1981, which is signed, inscribed and dated 'Best wishes/from Hugh Casson/January 1990' and a letter from the artist to the present owner. (3)

Lot Essay

The present works are the original proofs by Sir Hugh Casson of pages 74, 75, 94, 95, 164 and 165 of his diary first published by Macmillan in 1981. These works were later hand-coloured at the request of the present owner.

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