Lot 155: Sir Roland Penrose (London 1900-1984 Farley Chiddingly, East Sussex)

Sir Roland Penrose (London 1900-1984 Farley Chiddingly, East Sussex) Postcard collage with the Eiffel Tower signed and inscribed 'for the Angelic Diane Lady Penrose/hommages et salutations tres distiguées de son admirateur./ Roland de Riaz' (on the reverse) mixed media collage on paper 7 ¼ x 12 ½ in. ( 18.4 x 31.7 cm.)

18.4 x 31.7 cm.

The inscription on the reverse refers to Ms Diane Deriaz - a French trapeze artist Penrose met in 1953. She was present at the creation of many of his collages, and joined him in his travels to France, Sri-Lanka, Kenya and the Seychelles in the 80s- the main sources of inspiration for Penrose's postcard collages. (See: A. Penrose, The Home of the Surrealists, Lincoln, 2001.)