Modern, Post-War, Contemporary Art
Live Virtual Auction, 7 - 8 November 2021
Evening Sale
Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 85 350
About this Item
British 1923-2015
83 Degrees N. Arctic Skua and Ivory Gulls
signed and dated 1973; inscribed with the artist's name and the title on a Guildhall Art Gallery, London, label adhered to the reverse; includes letter to Lady Clayden adhered to the reverse
oil on board
59,5 by 90,5cm excluding frame; 82 by 112,5 by 3cm including frame
Notes
Keith Shackleton was an artist, a naturalist, a pilot who served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, and, in later years, a television educationalist. Being related to the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, he developed an interest in Antarctica and the Arctic from an early age. Many of his paintings depict the extreme environments of the polar regions and the marine birds and animals that inhabit them.