sold ... Pre-decimal Currency - tromp l'oeil, by Norman black ( 1920 - 1999 )
Oil on board,
Signed lower right, 5.5" x 6.5" (14cm x 16cm)
unframed.
Norman Black was born in England in 1920. in 1929 he moved to France with his parents where he lived until the age of 13. during the 2nd world war he served in India tasked with entertaining the British troops stationed there. From 1948 to 1952, Norman attended art school in Bradford, England and established his style as an abstract and surreal artist, with some realism thrown in. He was represented by galleries in Chicago, Illinois,London and Newquay. He also exhibited his work at the Brighton Museum, the Royal Academy, and in West County Exhibition.s He died on December 9th, 1999.
