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Nocturnal Adventures signed with initials 'GF' (lower left) oil on board (Dimensions: 23 x 34cm)

(23 x 34cm)

Footnote: Provenance With Agnew's, London, where purchased by Angus McBean His sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 13 September 2005, lot 821 Leslie Roy Hobdell is best remembered for his surrealist paintings and his convincing trompe l’oeil murals. After studying at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, Hobdell collaborated with photographer and set designer Angus McBean, creating numerous backdrops for ballets and plays in London. Many of Hobdell’s works are playfully signed with the initials of his two cats, Giles and Emma Farquharson. The present work is typical of Hodbell’s paintings, that of balancing decay against growth in a surrealist landscape.

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