FRED UHLMAN (BRITISH, 1901-1985)
The Hospital Ward
signed 'UHLMAN' (lower right) and inscribed and dated 'To Robert Melville with all my regards F. U 7/3/50' (on back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
30 x 37cm
ARR
Provenance
Robert Melville, 1950;
Sale, Phillips, London, 17th September 1991, lot 144;
Private collection, UK
Bidding ended. Lot is unsold.
Footnote
Robert Melville (1905-1986), to whom this picture is dedicated, was a prominent art critic associated with the the Birmingham Surrealist Group; he also write a biography of Picasso and art correspondent for the New Statesman.
