Lot Essay
L Roy Hobdell from time to time sold his paintings through Peter Jones in Sloane Square. These he signed with the names of his two cats, Giles and Emma Farquharson.
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Nocturnal adventures
Details
Giles Farquharson (Leslie Roy Hobdell 1911-1961)
Nocturnal adventures
signed with initials (lower left)
oil on board
9 x 13½ in. (22.8 x 34.3 cm.)
The reverse with various paper labels. ANGUS McBEAN/PHOTOGRAPHER/53 Endell Street, London WC2 Temple Bar 1015. Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd WO 0917/88. James Bourlet & Sons Ltd M 12406. Nocturnal Adventures/Giles Farquharson. Inscribed in ink by Angus McBean, L Roy Hobdell's nom de l'art-HIS CAT! Bought at Peter Jones.
Nocturnal adventures
signed with initials (lower left)
oil on board
9 x 13½ in. (22.8 x 34.3 cm.)
The reverse with various paper labels. ANGUS McBEAN/PHOTOGRAPHER/53 Endell Street, London WC2 Temple Bar 1015. Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd WO 0917/88. James Bourlet & Sons Ltd M 12406. Nocturnal Adventures/Giles Farquharson. Inscribed in ink by Angus McBean, L Roy Hobdell's nom de l'art-HIS CAT! Bought at Peter Jones.
Provenance
with Agnew's, London.
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