Modern British & 20th Century Art - 4th June 2025

Lot 488

ΦJames Proudfoot (1908–1974)

Estimate £1,500 - £2,500

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Description

ΦJames Proudfoot (1908–1974)
Portrait of Sir Noël Coward (1899-1973)
Signed and dated Proudfoot/52 (lower left) and further signed and inscribed NOEL COWARD/James Proudfoot (to reverse)
Oil on canvas
76.3 x 63.4cm

Provenance:
Christie's, London, 20th Century British Art, 1 March 2000, lot 146;
Christie's, London, 20th Century British Art, 2 November 2001, lot 158, where purchased by the previous private collector;
And by family descent