Live Auction 16044Modern | British & Irish Art
Ruskin Spear, R.A. (1911-1990)
Lot 162

Ruskin Spear, R.A. (1911-1990)

Public Bar (Study for Mr. Hollingberry's Canary)

Closed21 March 2018

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GBP 5,000

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Ruskin Spear, R.A. (1911-1990)
Public Bar (Study for Mr. Hollingberry's Canary)
oil on canvas
18 x 16 in. (45.7 x 40.7 cm.)
Painted in 1962.

with Leicester Galleries, London.
Anonymous sale; Weschler's, Washington DC, 17 September 2011, lot 615.

Specialist note

The present work is a study for the remarkable painting Mr. Hollingberry’s Canary, 1963 (Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston), and perfectly captures Ruskin Spear's mastery of the intimate narrative of pub life. Here, he depicts the surroundings of the 'Hampshire Hog', one of his local pubs in Hammersmith.