William Selby, Pool players, oil.

William Selby (b.1933), Pool players, signed and dated 81, oil on board, 39 x 50cm.; 15.5 x 19.75in. * The artist is self-taught. He was born in Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire, the son of a miner, and worked in the mines 1948-1955, doing his National Service 1955-1957 and then worked in engineering and insurance until he became a fulltime painter in 1974. He is a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1982 and the Royal Society of British Artists. He has won several awards. His works can be seen in the Mappin Art Gallery Sheffield. Artists' Resale Right (droit de suite) may apply to this lot.