Still Life with Red Chair and Poppies Black & White His nudes were never titillating

His nudes were never titillating and he always appeared to have great respect for his models and feminine beauty throughout his long career

"Ray Ching is the illustrator of the hugely influential Reader's Digest Book of British Birds

Professional illustrators have always made great figurative painters

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

I absolutely adore them but they are rare and I expect one day soon a cleverer and richer dealer will root out a stash on the continent and make them very expensive overnight

Still Life with Red Chair and Poppies Black & White His nudes were never titillating