Live Auction 14436Modern British & Irish Art Day Sale
John Minton (1917-1957)
Lot 256

John Minton (1917-1957)

Portrait of Myra Davis

Closed23 November 2017

Price Realised

GBP 25,000

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John Minton (1917-1957)
Portrait of Myra Davis
signed and dated 'Minton 1940' (upper right)
oil on board
29 x 23½ in. (73.6 x 59.7 cm.)

A gift from the artist to the sitter, the present owner's mother, and by descent.

Specialist note

The present work depicts Myra Chigerovitch, also known as Myra Davis (1915-1994). She was an artist and shared a studio in St John's Wood and was friends with John Minton and Michael Ayrton, whose portrait she painted. She was also friends with Edward Wadsworth, who painted her portrait in 1946 (please see lot 109 in the Modern/British Art Online Sale, 17-24 November).