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DESCRIPTION | Original oil pastel sketch of A LOVELY YOUNG LADY drawn by S A listed artist ROBERT MELVIN SIMMERS. Signed at bottom right. Dating from the 1970s. On art paper and newly framed in a top quality Italian frame with a double mount. Also glass protected. Measures 40 x 40 cm & the artwork without frame 26 x 26 cm. |
CONDITION | Both painting and frame are in excellent condition. |
Melvin Simmers was a very accomplished artist and art lecturer at the Michaelis School of Art (UCT) and a newspaper art critic. He was also a ballet dancer and had a great interest in the performing arts. His artworks have shown a steady (and recent dramatic) increase in value. This art work is beautifully executed and is AN EXCELLENT PIECE OF INVESTMENT ART. There is much information on the artist on the internet on sites such as Artprice.com and those of the top South African art auction sites. |
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Back shown with a matchbox to indicate relative size.
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