Live Auction 14232Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art
Edward Seago, R.W.S., R.B.A. (1910-1974)
Lot 114

Edward Seago, R.W.S., R.B.A. (1910-1974)

Portrait of Jeremy Spenser (b. 1937) in a black jumper

Closed11 July 2017

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GBP 22,500

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Edward Seago, R.W.S., R.B.A. (1910-1974)
Portrait of Jeremy Spenser (b. 1937) in a black jumper
signed and dated 'Edward Seago 56' (upper left), with inscription 'PORTRAIT OF JEREMY' (on the reverse) and with further inscription 'JEREMY SPENSER' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)

Specialist note

Seago first met the actor Jeremy Spenser after seeing him perform in Henry James's The Turn of the Screw at the age of 14, when he asked to paint his portrait. The two became close friends, and Seago painted him a number of times over the years. Spenser was one of four executors appointed by Seago to administer his estate.