Headland Study sold There is a certain category

There is a certain category of painting that arrives in Panter & Hall from the far flung corners of the secondary market art universe

this has the essence of a book cover – only really making sense in the context of the title and narrative within

as every work had to be sold instantly he found it impossible to build up a body of work that the dealers required for the solo shows that would have made his name

I imagined that it was a very stylised portrait but found an old black and white image of the young socialite at a ball in 1945 and it’s a pretty good likeness

This painting is in our Cecil Court gallery

Headland Study sold There is a certain category