JOHN BRATBY, R.A. (BRITISH, 1928-1992)
Self-portrait with Playing Cards
oil on masonite
122.2 x 67 cm. (48 x 26 1/2 in.)

Provenance
With Ashgate Gallery, London
With ACA Gallery, New York, where acquired by
Private Collection
Their sale; Sotheby's, New York, 4 October 2012, lot 123, where purchased by the present owner

Exhibited
England, Arts Council of Great Britain, British Self Portraits c.1580-c.1860, February-September 1962 (as Self Portrait with Card)
Farnham, Ashgate Gallery, John & Jean Bratby, 23 Oct-15 Nov 1962
New York, ACA Gallery, John Bratby, 23 Nov-12 Dec 1964 (as Sanguine Self Portrait and Ace of Hearts)