Sir Francis ROSE (1909-1979). - Lot 70

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Sir Francis ROSE (1909-1979). - Lot 70
Sir Francis ROSE (1909-1979). The angel and the prince. Oil on isorel signed and dated 1932 lower left. D.: 99 x 72.5 cm. Sir Francis Rose is a British portrait painter and theatre decorator. He was the lover of Christopher Wood, an English painter. Gertrude Stein launched his career by commissioning him. He created the sets for the Russian ballets for Diaghilev. In 1938, he had a retrospective at the Petit Palais and a second one in 1966 at the Art Gallery, South London.