▲ William Gear RA (British, 1915-1997) Nude

signed and dated 'Gear '37' l.r., ink and watercolour, 47.5 x 31.5cm; framed 74.5 x 59cm, Rendall Wells; his sale, Bonhams, London, 28 June 2000, where acquired by the present owner. William Gear, along with fellow Edinburgh students Rendall Wells, Joseph Forrester and Tom Pow, formed what they called The New Era Group in 1939 and held their first exhibition at Gladstone Land Galleries. Rendall Wells came to hold a large collection of Gear's early works, which were auctioned by Bonhams in 2000 and in a follow-up auction in 2001. We are grateful to David Gear for his kind assistance in cataloguing the present work. We are grateful to David Gear for his kind assistance in cataloguing the present work. Condition Report, Condition Report, Light cockling. Time staining and discolouration to exposed areas of the paper. Creasing to corners and edges. The colours are bright. Not viewed out of glazed frame. Request A Condition Report, Request A Condition Report

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