Portrait of Claire Seated show_depth taken by John Rawlings

taken by John Rawlings

This is something very special

many of his oils were on the smaller scale and the majority depicting beautiful women he encountered in the Café Society around Brussels

-Matthew Hall

In 1939 He was commissioned to paint a group of festival luminaries that included Shaw

Portrait of Claire Seated show_depth taken by John RawlingsSpear has long been an artist beyond my pocket, a Modern British painter who has a loyal and determined fan base amongst collectors and dealers alike. I was delighted to find these two portraits tucked away in a country saleroom during the first lockdown for something of a steal. Both paintings portray Claire Stafford and therein lies a story. Spear had a long and presumably happy marriage to Mary who he remained with all his life. However in the mid