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CHURCH, RICHARD (1893-1972), (i) PORTRAIT BY WILLIAM SHACKLETON (1872-1933), dated December 1923; (ii) AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF HIS POEM 'NOBODY AT HOME,' 3 March 1955 (2) image 1
CHURCH, RICHARD (1893-1972), (i) PORTRAIT BY WILLIAM SHACKLETON (1872-1933), dated December 1923; (ii) AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF HIS POEM 'NOBODY AT HOME,' 3 March 1955 (2) image 2
Lot 92

CHURCH, RICHARD (1893-1972)

10 April 2013, 13:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£450 - £550

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CHURCH, RICHARD (1893-1972)

(i) PORTRAIT BY WILLIAM SHACKLETON (1872-1933), pastel and pencil, head and shoulders, turned to the left slightly looking down, signed and dated by the artist, framed and glazed, size of image 15 x 10 inches (38 x 25.5 cm), overall size 24 x 18 inches (61 x 46 cm), dated December 1923

PROVENANCE: Wyndham Vint, Bradford, Yorkshire; Exhibited at the British Institute of Adult Education, London.

(ii) AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF HIS POEM 'NOBODY AT HOME', 15 lines, beginning, 'This is the silent house...', signed by Richard Church and inscribed by him to Peter Wiener, 1 page, small octavo, 3 March 1955

Publication of this poem has not been traced.

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