Black Man in Search of a Dame

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John Craxton, R.A. (b. 1922)
Black Man in Search of a Dame
inscribed 'a black man in search of/a dame' (upper edge)
frottage and crayon
8½ x 6 in. (21.6 x 15.2 cm.)
Executed in 1942.

Provenance

with Christopher Hull Gallery, London.

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Lot Essay

Executed in his bedroom/studio at Abbey Road Mansions in the company of Lucian Freud before they were installed at 14 Abercorn Place, premises provided by Peter Watson. The present work is a play upon the tune then popular 'A Black Dame in Search of a Man'.

We are very grateful to John Craxton for his assistance in cataloguing the present lot.

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