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An oil painting of circus performers by Emilio Grau Sala

Creator: Emilio Grau Sala
Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
An oil painting of circus performers by Emilio Grau Sala, featuring circus performers, including a dancer in a white tutu on a painted blue stage, with a gilt horse’s head roundel, a further dancer in a black tutu and a ‘clown blanc’ behind her, in the background the ring master leaning against the ticket desk. Spanish, circa 1960.

Provenance: LORD GRADE OF ELSTREE Kt, OStJ, KCSS

Emilio (Emi) Grau Sala (1911 – 1975) was a Catalan painter who studied at the Escuela de Bellas Artes de Barcelona. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, he fled to Paris with his wife, the Catalan surrealist painter, Ángeles Santos Torroella. He was a famous colourist in various media including oils, watercolours and pastels, and illustrator

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Spain
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Oil paint
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	Circa 1960
Styles / Movements:	Impressionism, Other , Color
Incollect Reference #:	746115

Dimensions

W.	22 in;	H.	34 in;
W.	55.88 cm;	H.	86.36 cm;

Message from Seller:

Wick Antiques was established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s. Having grown up in the Antiques world Charles developed an extensive wealth of knowledge. Starting out as a ‘man with a van’ he quickly gained a good reputation and embarked on a longstanding relationship with Harrods. He was later joined by his wife, Caroline Wallrock. Caroline having completed a Persian degree, went on to study at Christie’s fine art and then joined Sotheby’s specializing in Islamic and Japanese works of art