Patrick Procktor RA, British 1936-2003 - Figures sleeping, with Donkey; watercolour and pencil on paper, signed lower right 'Patrick Procktor', 18 x 26 cm (ARR) Provenance: The Geoffrey and Fay Elliot collection. Note: Patrick Procktor was one of the most important British artists of the late 20th century, celebrated alongside his friends Keith Vaughan and David Hockney. Known for his natural and colourful figurative style, his watercolours encapsulate his talent and wit. An intrepid traveller, his works were often inspired by the colours and sounds remembered from his trips to Greece, India and Morocco. His work has been regularly exhibited at the Redfern Gallery, alongside a touring museum show in 1985 that began at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. He was more recently the subject of an acclaimed retrospective at Huddersfield Art Gallery in 2012. His work is in collections across the world including British Museum, London, Los Angeles County Museum, Museum of Modern Art, New York and Museo de Arte São Paulo, Brazil.Floated in mount and held in a glazed, silvered, moulded wooden frame, with scuff marks. Appears to be affixed in each corner but unexamined out of frame. Edges visible and in very good condition. Remnants of a black adhesive are visible coming away from the edges, but this appears to be inherent to the manufacture of the paper. Slight undulation to the sheet. Paper and painted surface in very good condition. Colours fresh throughout.