Maurice Collis

Drawn on separate pieces of paper and mounted together in the original card mount. Inscribed Collis 1948 0n reverse of drawings. Maurice Collis writer, critic and painter was born in Ireland and wrote many books including biographies of artists. He became a painter in 1956 and it was in 1971 when he had his first one-man show. These drawings of heads are early in his artistic career and show the surreal elements which pre-date his paintings.