ALLEN FREER (B. 1926)
On the Dove, Derbyshire
signed Allen Freer (lower right) and signed and inscribed On the Dove, Derbyshire/ Allen Freer (on the reverse)
ink and watercolour
13 x 16 cm (5 1/4 x 6 1/4 in)

'when I was very young, my grandfather asked me what I would like to have as a present from the seaside. I said, a blackboard and easel.' Allen Freer

An accomplished watercolourist, Allen’s work was published to illustrate both poetry and prose, and has been part of mixed shows at Agnew’s, the New Grafton Gallery, Spink and Sons, Robin Garton and with Austin/Desmond Fine Art. He also had solo shows at the Tib Lane Gallery in Manchester between 1970 and 1982.