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Aubrey Williams,  Blue Crowned Motmot, 1976

Sold for £400 at Roseberys on Jun 3, 2025.

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Aubrey Williams,  Guyanese/British 1926-1990 -  Blue Crowned Motmot, 1976;  gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Aubrey Williams 76', titled lower left 'Blue Crowned Motmot', 28.5 x 20 cm (ARR)  Note: Williams moved to London in the 1950s and quickly became one of the leading members of the avant-garde movement there, especially through his connection with the artist Denis Bowen. Williams co-founded the Caribbean Artists Movement with other London-based Caribbean artists and intellectuals. His artwork is currently in the collection of the Tate in London, the Arts Council, the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, and the Bristol Museum and Gallery, among others.

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