James Kessell (1915-1978), Pale Rose in a Glass Tumbler, signed and dated '54, exhibition label inscribed on verso, oil on board, 44.5 x 34.5cm.; 17.5 x 13.5in. * Studied at Coventry School of Art 1928-34 and 1945-52. Exhibited at the Royal Academy; National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Gravers; Royal Institute of Oil Painters; Royal Society of British Artists and the Royal Society of Marine Artists. Had a series of one-man shows, including Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry and Coventry Cathedral in 1973.