Lot 608: Graeme Willson (British, born 1951) Cornucopia a sketch cartoon for the Mural, Cornucopia in Leeds City Centre,

Cornucopia
a sketch cartoon for the Mural, Cornucopia in Leeds City Centre,
signed and dated 1990 oil on canvas laid on board,
121 x 108cm (47 5/8 x 42 1/2in).

The Leeds mural entitled Cornucopia near the Corn Exchange in the City Centre has become a landmark fresco unveiled in 1990 to critical and award winning acclaim receiving the Leeds Award for Architecture and the Environment. Willson has specialised in public commissions which include murals for York Minster, The Arts Council of Great Britain, The London Arts Council, Morrisons Supermarkets and most recently a project for Wimbledon Lawn Tennis club.