Mervyn Peake (Jiujiang 1911-1968 Burcot)

The present work is a fine portrait of the artist David Jones, C.H. (1895-1974). Jones was a painter, wood-engraver, poet, and, like Mervyn Peake, an illustrator. His work was exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1951, and at the Tate in 1954-5 and 1981.