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Denton Welch (British, 1915-1948) Classical figures in a forest watercolour, pen and ink 35.50 x 25.50cm (14 x 10in)
Provenance: Gillian Jason Gallery, 42 Inverness Street, London, NW1 Other Notes: Born in Shanghai to Anglo-American parents, Denton Welch spent his early childhood in China. Upon his return to England in 1924, he was enrolled in a school in Kensington. He later decided to pursue art at Goldsmith's, where he was taught by the printmaker Edward Bawden. At the age of 20, he was severely injured in a cycling acccident and suffered complications that eventually led to his early death. Despite his bad health, he continued to paint. In 1941, he first exhibited his works at the Leicester Galleries, followed by the Redfern and Leger Galleries. His self-portrait hangs in the National Portrait Gallery. Although he did not set out to be a writer, he made his name as a talented novelist. He took up writing in 1940 and went on to publish several poems, short stories and two novels before his untimely death at the age of 33. Some of his works were published posthumously.

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