George Bissill (1896-1973)
The Brisk Young Widow
- signed, inscribed ‘a Folk Song as presented by the Arts League Travelling Theatre whose season at the King George’s Hall, has just come to an end’ on the backboard watercolour and gouache
- 29 by 21.5 cm.; 11 ¼ by 8 ¼ in.
- £650
George Bissill (1896-1973)
A British miner, painter, and furniture designer. Bissill's paintings are held in a number of important public collections, including the Tate Gallery, National Museum of Northern Ireland and the Manchester Art Gallery. Bissill was known for his landscapes and figurative paintings in oil, watercolour and woodcuts.