Portrait of the Artist's Wife reserved the bomb sites and perhaps

the bomb sites and perhaps most of all the Black & White film

sourced by an American dealer friend who knows our soft spot for theatrical subjects

Later in life she was to marry the sculptor James Butler RA (1931-2022) and according to the Guardian is now a published crime novelist writing as Liza Cody

By 1957 he had enough to hold the first Trotin exhibition in Munich

The shy young teenager is his daughter

Portrait of the Artist's Wife reserved the bomb sites and perhapsSpear has long been an artist beyond my pocket, a Modern British painter who has a loyal and determined fan base amongst collectors and dealers alike. I was delighted to find these two portraits tucked away in a country saleroom during the first lockdown for something of a steal. Both paintings portray Claire Stafford and therein lies a story. Spear had a long and presumably happy marriage to Mary who he remained with all his life. However in the mid