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Sheila Fell R.A. (British, 1931-1979) Haystacks in Winter 101.7 x 127 cm. (40 x 50 in.) (Painted in 1961-2) image 1
Sheila Fell R.A. (British, 1931-1979) Haystacks in Winter 101.7 x 127 cm. (40 x 50 in.) (Painted in 1961-2) image 2
Sheila Fell R.A. (British, 1931-1979) Haystacks in Winter 101.7 x 127 cm. (40 x 50 in.) (Painted in 1961-2) image 3
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Sheila Fell R.A.
(British, 1931-1979)
Haystacks in Winter 101.7 x 127 cm. (40 x 50 in.)

18 November 2020, 15:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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Sheila Fell R.A. (British, 1931-1979)

Haystacks in Winter
signed 'FELL' (lower right); further signed and titled 'HAYSTACKS IN WINTER/Sheila Fell' (on a label attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
101.7 x 127 cm. (40 x 50 in.)
Painted in 1961-2

Footnotes

Provenance
Sir Stephen Timothy Beilby Forbes Adam, circa 1960, thence by family descent
Private Collection, U.K.

Exhibited
Middlesbrough, Municipal Art Gallery, Paintings and Drawings by Sheila Fell, 28 April-26 May 1962, cat.no.6

Literature
Cate Haste, Sheila Fell: A Passion for Paint, Lund Humphries, Farnham, 2010, p.68, pl.57 (col.ill)

'In Haystacks in Winter the lines are flowing, the snow luminous, and the shapes in warmer tones of rich orange-browns are rounded, humped and almost animate under a menacing, turbulent sky' (Cate Haste, Sheila Fell: A Passion for Paint, Lund Humphries, Farnham, 2010, p.67)

We are grateful to Professor Andrew Bradley for his assistance in cataloguing this lot. Professor Andrew Bradley is currently preparing the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the Artist's work and would like to hear from owners of any work by the Artist so that these can be included in this comprehensive catalogue. Please write to Professor Andrew Bradley, c/o Modern British and Irish Art, Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street London W1S 1SR or email britart@bonhams.com

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