Mary Potter (British, 1900-1981) Light Through Leaves oil on canvas 101.5 x 127cm (39 15/16 x 50in). Painted in 1969 Footnotes: Provenance With New Art Centre, London, where acquired by the previous owner in 1972 Sale; Bonhams, London, 16 September 2020, lot 54, where acquired by the present owner Private Collection, U.K. Exhibited London, The New Art Centre, Mary Potter, 6-29 November 1969, cat.no.1 London, Serpentine Gallery, Arts Council of Great Britain, Mary Potter: Paintings 1922-80, 23 May-28 June 1981, cat.no.45 Welshpool, Oriel 31, Mary Potter: 1900-1981; A Selective Retrospective, 30 September-11 November 1989, cat.no.46; this exhibition travelled to Kendal, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, 18 November-30 December 1989; Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, 6 January-17 February 1990; Norwich, Norwich Castle Museum, 24 February-8 April 1990; Lincoln, Usher Gallery 21 April-29 May 1990 The present work was inspired by the light coming through the beech hedge outside the artist's large, north-facing studio window in winter. At the time, her studio was in the grounds of The Red House in Aldeburgh, her former home, which she exchanged with her friends Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears in November 1957; they had been friends for a few years and often played tennis together in the large garden. Pears and Britten commissioned Peter Collymore to build the studio for Potter in 1963. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing