WILLIAM GEAR (British, 1915-1997)

L'Arbre Morte, 1950 Oil on canvas 101 x 81 cm Signed, dated and inscribed verso Exhibition History: 1950, Paris, Salon des Realites Nouvelles; 1982, William Gear: Paintings and Works on Paper, retrospective exhibition, British Council, Talbot Rice Art Centre, Edinburgh and IKON Gallery Birmingham 2008, Post - War To Pop - Modern British Art: Abstraction, Pop and Op Art, Whitford Fine Art, London Literature: William Gear: Paintings and Works on Paper, retrospective exhibition, Talbot Rice Art Centre, Edinburgh and IKON Gallery Birmingham, 1982, cat.7. Post -War To Pop - Modern British Art: Abstraction, Pop and Op Art, Whitford Fine Art, London, 2008, exhibition catalogue, ill. cat. no. 2.