Lot 208: William Acton (British, 1906-1945)

William Acton (British, 1906-1945)
Portrait of Markie Dinshaw
oil on canvas
42 x 32 in. (106.7 x 81.3 cm.)

The sitter, thence by descent to the present owner.

PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF EDULJI AND BACHOO DIN
This lot is offered without reserve.
The artist William Acton was the younger brother of the great British aesthete and author Sir Harold Acton (1904-1994). He painted the present lot in India where Markie's father was a prominent banker. The sitter in the present portrait died tragically at a young age.