William Clayton English, 1934-2006
Trompe l’oeil of a Violin and Clarinet on a Shelf
Oil
Size without frame: 35 x 21 1/2 inches
Size with frame: 44 x 30 inches
Size with frame: 44 x 30 inches
£ 2,500.00
Bill Clayton was a specialist trompe l’oeil artist who lived and worked in Nottingham. He was the leading British artist of his day in this genre and numbered amongst collectors of his work is the well known lawyer Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia. His work is in Nottingham Castle, Museum & Art Gallery and in the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry, as well as many private collections.