Lot 145: Philip Moysey (1912-1991) JACK YEATS IN OLD AGE signed and dated [1950] lower left; inscribed in another hand on reverse pastel on paper 38 by

Philip Moysey (1912-1991) JACK YEATS IN OLD AGE signed and dated [1950] lower left; inscribed in another hand on reverse pastel on paper 38 by 27cm., 15 by 10.5in. Philip Moysey was a pupil and friend of Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980), who was most probably responsible for introducing him to Victor Waddington and Jack B. Yeats. He had three one-man shows with Waddington in Dublin: 1948, 1950 and 1953. Yeats attended the opening of the 1950 exhibition, when he was approaching his 80th year. For a biography of Moysey, see the catalogue of his 1990 retrospective exhibition, a copy of which is included with this lot.