Lot 44: Sold for £25 hammer
A Maritime and Militaria Auction to include Antiques & Collectables,
Thursday 12th September 2024
Mervyn Suart (1908 - 1992): a signed ceramic sculpture depicting a recumbent naked male figure, 23cm long.
Mervyn's career was incredibly varied, he served in the army during the second world war, spending part of the time as a war artist at the front, he had the task of painting soldiers with serious facial injuries, later used by pioneering plastic surgeon Sir Harold Gillies in his ground-breaking book 'The Principles and Art of Plastic Surgery'. After the war, Mervyn continued with his work of illustrating for numerous magazines, books, and periodicals, he was exhibited at several London shows and was even commissioned to paint one of the ceilings at Goodwood House.