John Walton R.P.
ARTIST: JOHN WALTON RP (1925-2023) British
TITLE: “Self Portrait Of The Artist & His Wife” (c.1953)
SIGNED: extensively labelled verso
MEDIUM: oil on board
SIZE: 55cm x 47cm inclusive of frame
CONDITION: very good – original frame
PRICE: £2000
DETAIL: Portrait painter and teacher, born in Birkenhead, Cheshire. He studied at Ruskin School of Drawing, Oxford, under Albert Rutherston, 1944–5, then at Slade School of Fine Art, under Randolph Schwabe, 1945–9. Was elected RP in 1976, also showing at The Royal Academy and Paris Salon. He was principal of Heatherley School of Fine Art. Lived in Radlett, Hertfordshire.
