£600
John Melville (1902 - 1986), initiation ceremony, Aston Villa Branch 1953, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1953, titled verso, 110cm x 160cm, unframed. ARR. John Melville was one of the key members of the vital Birmingham surrealists along with Conroy Maddox, and fundamentally one of the most important surrealist artists working in the UK. His work was included in all major surrealist exhibitions in the 1930s and '40s
No canvas damage, some very light surface paint abrasions near the edges
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