Code: P170

Portrait of a man by well regarded artist James Proudfoot.

Oil on canvas. Signed to the bottom left and appears to be dated (19)55.

A business card for wood turners is attached to the rear suggesting that this is a portrait of a Mr Farlen.

Approx measurements including the frame: H:73cm W:63cm D:3cm.

Condition: A small tear to the middle left as shown in picture 3.Some scuffs and marks to the wooden frame including stains to the inner frame. Some craquelure too also shown in photos. Some undulation to canvas.

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Artist Biography

James Proudfoot (1908–1974), was a Scottish-born British painter, known for his portraits and landscapes. He was active in London, from 1937 until 1971.

James Proudfoot was born on 3 March 1908 in Perth, Scotland. He attended Perth Academy for high school. Then he studied at Heatherley School of Fine Art in London and Goldsmiths, University of London.
He moved to London in 1937 and in 1945 he married actress Ellen Pollock. He was a portrait painter and amongst his patrons were many actors of stage and screen in London. In the film The Laughing Lady (1946), Proudfoot painted the portraits for the set design. Proudfoot died on 15 July 1971 in London.
Proudfoot’s work is part of the collection at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection, and the Perth Museum and Art Gallery.

On 1st March 2000 a painting by this artist of Noel Coward sold at Christies for £1265.