WHYTE'S IRISH ART 28 MAY 2018

Nevill Johnson (1911-1999) 62 Nevill Johnson (1911-1999) HOUSE BY THE CANAL, c.1948-1956 oil on board signed and titled on label on reverse 20 by 24in. (50.8 by 61cm) Provenance: Victor Waddington Galleries; Private collection; Collection of Professor Eoin O’Brien Exhibited: D. Hall and E. O’Brien, Nevill Johnson, Paint the Smell of Grass, Ava Gallery, 2008, p. 36 (illustrated) With letter on reverse from the artist to a previous owner: 78 Campden House, Peel Street, London W8 7PQ, Aug 28, ‘90 Dear Mr. Cole, Thank you for photographs of what I think was called ‘House by the Canal’. It was painted between 1948 and 1956 (I am surprised that the date is not beside the signature - or at least on the back of the board (or canvas). It would have been sold by the Victor Waddington Gallery. Sr. Nevill Johnson A copy of Nevill Johnson, Paint the Smell of Grass accompanies this lot. €5,000-€7,000 (£4,390-£6,140 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid Lot 62