John Bratby, R.A (1928-1992)

From the Rooftops of the RCA

Details

John Bratby, R.A (1928-1992)
From the Rooftops of the RCA
signed and inscribed 'BRATBY/RCA/Exhibition Rd/South Ken/'La Ditendo' (on the reverse)
oil on board
27 x 35 in. (68.7 x 88.8 cm.)
Painted in 1953.

Provenance

Albert Allen, Bursar at the Royal Collage of Art and John Bratby's lifelong friend.

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Lot Essay

The present work is one of a series of paintings Bratby executed when, after being evicted from his bedsit, he illicitly camped out in the attic recess above the Royal College.

The present work is sold with correspondence between Albert Allen and Bratby.

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