#41 Don't Forget Me Doris sold London Docks were the heart

London Docks were the heart of the capital pumping goods and people to and from the Empire and the view of that stretch of the river leading up to Tower Bridge would have been familiar to all Londoners

this painting is in a different frame than the one illustrated in the catalogue for Christine Woodside's 2021 exhibition Memories Near & Far

It does happen occasionally but short of the painter using a pseudonym to dodge a gallery contract – as often happened – or a joker adding their name for some spurious reason

His very stylized portraits have a faintly celluloid feel about them

Rita Hayworth and Charlie Chaplin

#41 Don't Forget Me Doris sold London Docks were the heartCOLLECTION ONLY Please note: due to the fragile nature of these ceramics, they cannot be shipped and must be collected from the gallery before the end of Sam Toft's exhibition Keep on Keeping on Friday 3rd December.