Portrait of Peter Davies

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Carel Weight, R.A. (1908-1997)
Portrait of Peter Davies
signed 'Carel Weight' (lower left)
oil on canvas laid down on board
19 x 25 in. (48.3 x 63.5 cm.)

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Lot Essay

An inscription on the back identifies the sitter as the Art History author Peter Davies. Weight painted the picture in July and early August 1991, and in the background can be seen a Michael Rothenstein poster and another of the Weight's work.

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