▲ Bryan Organ (British, b.1935) Cockerel, circa 1975

pencil, pen and ink and watercolour, (2, painting and letter of authenticity), 82 x 56cm; framed 92.5 x 67cm, The Artist by whom gifted to a private collector. This lot is accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity signed by Richard Gault, the director of The Redfern Gallery. Bryan Organ became particularly well known for his portraits of prominent figures, including, jockeys Willie Carson and Lester Piggott, the composer Sir Michael Tippett, writer and broadcaster Malcolm Muggeridge, Diana, Princess of Wales, Princess Margaret, David Attenborough and the Duke of Edinburgh. This lot is accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity signed by Richard Gault, the director of The Redfern Gallery. Bryan Organ became particularly well known for his portraits of prominent figures, including jockeys Willie Carson and Lester Piggott, the composer Sir Michael Tippett, writer and broadcaster Malcolm Muggeridge, Diana, Princess of Wales, Princess Margaret, David Attenborough and the Duke of Edinburgh. He studied at Loughborough College of Art before continuing his education at the Royal Academy Schools. From 1959 to 1965, he taught at Loughborough College and held his first solo exhibition at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery in 1959. In 1967, he began a long association with The Redfern Gallery, where he held the first of several exhibitions. Organ later exhibited his work internationally, including solo exhibitions in New York, Cologne and Turin, and his paintings are held in public collections such as Oxford University, Tate Britain, the National Portrait Gallery, and the Government Art Collection. Organ later exhibited his work internationally, including solo exhibitions in New York, Cologne and Turin, and his paintings are held in public collections such as Oxford University, Tate Britain, the National Portrait Gallery, and the Government Art Collection. Condition Report, Condition Report, Executed on buff paper. The colours are a little muted. Not viewed out of glazed frame. Request A Condition Report, Request A Condition Report

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