AM I ON THE RIGHT ROAD FOR THE SEA, 1950

Signature: signed lower right; titled on reverse Medium: oil on board Size: 9 x 14in. (22.86 x 35.56cm) Framed Size: 17 x 22in. (43.18 x 55.88cm) Condition: Excellent condition. Provenance: Purchased from Waddington Galleries, London, by the father of the present owner, circa 1950;Thence by descent Purchased from Waddington Galleries, London, by the father of the present owner, circa 1950;Thence by descent Literature: Pyle, Hilary, Jack B. Yeats, A Catalogue Raisonn Of The Oil Paintings, Andr Deutsch, London, 1992, Vol. II, no. 1027, p.933 'Am I on the right road for the sea?' is one of Jack Yeats's late paintings that question the meaning of life - through characters that have become familiar through the years. His maternal grandfather in Sligo ran cargo boats back and forth to Liver...

Estimate:£125,008.2

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