In Flight

Details

John Wells (1907-2000)
In Flight
signed and dated 'John Wells 1945' (on the backboard)
oil and pencil on board
3 x 5 7/8 in. (7.6 x 13.7 cm.)

Provenance

with Lefevre Gallery, London.

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Lot Essay

The present work was executed in 1945, the year that John Wells chose to pursue a career as a full-time artist. Previously, Wells had qualified as a doctor in 1930. His last role as a GP was in the Scilly Isles from 1936 to 1945. During the war he made visits to Nicholson and Hepworth in St.Ives where he also met Naum Gabo, who became a major and lasting influence upon him. At the end of the war he bought a studio in Newyln.

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