Vasco Lazzolo (British, 1916-1984) Portrait of Christine Keeler oil on plywood panel, signed 'VASCO LAZZOLO' upper left, in period giltwood and gold velvet frame 29 3/4 x 19 3/4in. (75.5 x 50.5cm.) * Provenance: Property of a Channel Islands collector. By descent from her first husband, who bought the painting directly from the artist, when Lazzolo was staying at the former Little Grove Hotel in Jersey with Stephen Ward and Keeler. Lazzolo, a Slade trained portraitist of note and a commercial artist, became a society figure and was invited to paint Prince Phillip's portrait at Buckingham Palace in 1961. Known as one of the attendees at Prince Phillip's stag party in November 1947, he was a member of the infamous 'Thursday Club'. However, against much advice he decided to testify as a character witness for the defence during the trial of Dr. Stephen Ward as part of 'The Profumo Affair' and was subsequently prosecuted himself and exiled by society, spending the remainder of his life in relative obsucrity in Malta. *Condition: Good condition but would benefit from cleaning. Vertical lines to paint visible throughout from the plywood grain beneath but more obvious under close inspection to LH side of painting. Paint surface dry and there is micro-craquelure around the face, so would probably benefit from attention from a conservator to ensure paint remains stable.
Vasco Lazzolo (British, 1916-1984) Portrait of Christine Keeler oil on plywood panel, signed 'VASCO LAZZOLO' upper left, in period giltwood and gold velvet frame 29 3/4 x 19 3/4in. (75.5 x 50.5cm.) * Provenance: Property of a Channel Islands collector. By descent from her first husband, who bought the painting directly from the artist, when Lazzolo was staying at the former Little Grove Hotel in Jersey with Stephen Ward and Keeler. Lazzolo, a Slade trained portraitist of note and a commercial artist, became a society figure and was invited to paint Prince Phillip's portrait at Buckingham Palace in 1961. Known as one of the attendees at Prince Phillip's stag party in November 1947, he was a member of the infamous 'Thursday Club'. However, against much advice he decided to testify as a character witness for the defence during the trial of Dr. Stephen Ward as part of 'The Profumo Affair' and was subsequently prosecuted himself and exiled by society, spending the remainder of his life in relative obsucrity in Malta. *Condition: Good condition but would benefit from cleaning. Vertical lines to paint visible throughout from the plywood grain beneath but more obvious under close inspection to LH side of painting. Paint surface dry and there is micro-craquelure around the face, so would probably benefit from attention from a conservator to ensure paint remains stable.
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