20th Century British School Portrait By Ruby Bostock C.1980

A quietly compelling double portrait in the British Post-War figurative tradition, depicting two young boys, known as "Pat's Boys" per the original hand-written label on the verso. Seated side by side, arms folded, their gaze averted in a moment of unselfconscious stillness. The larger boy faces the viewer at three-quarter profile; the younger sits in pure profile to the left, lending the composition a gentle, almost cinematic rhythm.

Ruby Bostock is a documented British artist with work held in the permanent collection of North Somerset Council, England.

Medium: Oil on card
Period: British, circa 1980
Origin: Weston-super-Mare, England
Condition: Good overall; some minor surface toning consistent with age; unframed
Verso: Original hand-written artist label: "Pat's Boys, Ruby Bostock (Mrs Pollock), 5 Eastfield Park, Weston-super-Mare, Avon"
Signed: Lower left, Ruby Bostock