Wednesday 29 November 2023
Clifford Hall, British 1904-1973 - Portrait of Abbie La Fleur, 1958; pencil and coloured crayon on...
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Clifford Hall,
British 1904-1973 -
Portrait of Abbie La Fleur, 1958;
pencil and coloured crayon on paper, signed and dated centre right 'Clifford Hall 1958', 61.5 x 50.7 cm (ARR)
Note:
the present lot is a study for an oil on canvas which was sold at Bonhams, London in 2006.
Abbie Le Fleur was a dancer from the Bahamas who came to London to study fashion design around 1957. She worked as a dancer at Club Ebony in Gerrard Street, Soho, and was introduced to my father by his friend, George Melly, in 1958.
With thanks to the Clifford Hall Estate for their assistance with the cataloguing of this work.
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