ALFRED NEVILLE LEWIS (English, 1895-1972). PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG SOUTH AFRICAN, signed lower right. Oil on canvasboard - Framed, 16 in. x 12 in. Estimate $6,000-8,000
Note: An inscription on a sheet affixed to the reverse reads in part: "Pretoria, May 21, 1948/ To General and Mrs. Thomas Holcomb From the Members of the Staff of the American Legation at Pretoria and the Consular Officers stationed in The Union of South Africa."
PROVENANCE: Estate of Suzanne S. Holcomb, Washington, DC
Work is oil on canvasboard. 4 small flaked losses on neck, one one side of nose, surface drip on right shoulder. Minor surface dirt and debris. UV: Fine.
