Llyn Peris near Snowdon sold Priestley and Thesiger and the

Priestley and Thesiger and the result was exhibited that year at his solo show with the Goupil Gallery

Described as the ‘Grandfather of British illustration’ (thank you Chris Beetles) his economy of line was said to have modernised his trade and certainly influenced the next generation of cartoonists from Frank Reynolds to David Low

celebrating the optimism and rediscovery of England and Englishness that accompanied the new Elizabethan era of the 1950s

this image by Roger was so astounding that I hunted down more of his work

Most of the lots were painted in the last forty years of her life and although pleasing in a sub-NEAC decorative way did not begin to hint at the talent displayed by the young art student at the RA Schools

Llyn Peris near Snowdon sold Priestley and Thesiger and theOriginal artwork