PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF HELEN AND ALFRED MIGNANO JACOB KRAMER (1892–1962) Portrait of Augustus John signed and dated J. Kramer/1915 (lower right), inscribed Portrait of Augustus John (lower left) ink and wash 50 x 34.5 cm (19 1/2 x 13 1/2 in) Provenance: Sale, Sotheby's, London, 25 May 2006, lot 44 Artist's Resale Rights may apply on this lot. 'My husband was interested in art and in the 1970s, having seen an article by the Daily Telegraph art critic, we visited Abbot and Holder n Hammersmith, where we nought a picture for £5, framed. We then discovered Redfern, the Fine Art Society. Peter Nahum and started buying regularly- only what we liked, never following fashion. Alfred became a patron at Tate - we discovered Carel Weight, Keith Grant, John Tunnard, Josef herman, Augustus John, John Piper, Alfred Wolmark and became regulars at Art Fairs and pre-exhibition reception s where we met knowledgeable critics, artists and writers, some of whom have visited us. A weekend without a gallery visit was almost unheard of, not to mention weekends away from the Tate' (Helen Mignano, Private correspondence, November 2019)