Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978)
Portrait of a Torero, three-quarter length, seated wearing a 'traje de luces'
signed 'MESSEL' (lower left), signed, dated and inscribed 'TORERO 1950 Oliver Messel.' on the reverse overlap
oil on canvas
30 x 23 in. (76.2 x 58.4 cm.)
Executed in 1950.

The artist, and by descent to Lord Snowdon.

London, O’Hana Gallery, Paintings by Oliver Messel, 25 October – 10 November 1962.

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