Lot 61 Peter Lanyon

Peter Lanyon 1918-1964 THE MARKET, BRUGES Oil on board, 13'' x 16'' (33 x 41cm), signed, inscribed artists label verso. Lanyon was born in St Ives, Cornwall . A major school of art grew up amongst a large group of painters who lived in St. Ives and the surrounding area. Fellow artist's that Lanyon befriended included Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth . Tony O'Malley lived amongst them for many years and was greatly influenced by Lanyon. This early work of the ''Market at Bruges'' came for the collection of Mary ''Boots'' Redgrave, whom was a well known figure amongst the St Ives artistic community and was on friendly terms with many of them. Lanyon was a gliding enthusiast and he was to die prematurely following a gliding crash.