Lot 93: Basil Ivan Rakoczi, (1908-1979) STAG IN A FOREST signed lower left; dated [1951] and signed again on reverse monotype - oil on paper 41 by 50cm.,

Basil Ivan Rakoczi, (1908-1979) STAG IN A FOREST signed lower left; dated [1951] and signed again on reverse monotype - oil on paper 41 by 50cm., 16 by 19.5in. Provenance: Gift from the artist to Victor Bewley (1912-1999); Thence by descent to the present owner Exhibited: Possibly exhibited as The Forest, WCSI, 1951, catalogue no. 38 (œ15- 15-0) E1000-1500 Rakoczi gave both this and the following lot to his friend, businessman Victor Bewley. Bewley and Rakoczi's friendship can be dated as far back as December 1944, when Bewley officially opened Rakoczi's one man exhibition at the White Stag Gallery, 6 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin.