Modern British & 20th Century Art - 5th June 2024

Lot 134

Φ William Scott RA (1913-1989)

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £504

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Description

Φ William Scott RA (1913-1989)
Lyrical
Signed W Scott (lower right), and further inscribed and dated by Marianna Hill "Abstract Lyrical" October 23 1988 (to verso)
Pencil
28.7 x 41.1cm

Provenance:
Whyte's, Dublin, Irish Art, 18 February 2003, lot 182

The present work is a portrait of the actress Marianna Hill (b.1942), drawn by William Scott during the last stages of his Alzheimer's disease.