Gilmore, Maeve (1917-1983) artist

Portrait of Mervyn Peake

England, 1960s

Oil on canvas, 610 by 460mm (24 by 18 inches)

Painted in the last years of his life when Peake was suffering physically and mentally. Maeve writes a moving account of matters in ‘A World Away, a Memoir of Mervyn Peake’

Provenance From the estate of the artist Maeve

Literature. Gilmore : A World Away, a Memoir of Mervyn Peake

sold - private collection

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