JOHN SEEREY-LESTER

Titled "Cliff Hanger - Bobcat", signed lower right and dated (19)87, oil on canvas, 91.4cm x 1.22m (36 x 48in); housed in a costly custom frame, outside dimensions 1.17 x 1.47m (46 x 58in); Provenance: Select Art Galleries, Uxbridge, Ontario, original 1988 purchase price $33,705.00 (receipt included); present private Ontario collection, together with the following lot; John Seerey-Lester, British/American, 1946-2020; an award winning artist noted for his realistic wildlife paintings, Seerey-Lester travelled the globe to such diverse locations as Africa, China, India, the Arctic and Antarctica; he was born in Manchester, England, and studied art at Salford Technical College in Lancashire, England, eventually moving to the U.S. and residing on Florida's west coast; his works are displayed in numerous important private and public collections worldwide, including the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the Bennington Center for the Arts, and the White House, Washington, D.C.; paintings of this size and quality have seldom appeared for sale on the open market; clients located outside of Ontario are advised to contact our office for any shipping related inquiries