Original Oil on Canvas 'the Artists Surreal Dream' by Basil Jonzen 1913-1967. Signed and Dated Verso. Unframed

Basil Jonzen (1913-1967). Original 1952 Oil on canvas. A very typical late work with a surreal subject matter. Signed verso. Provenance; Purchased by me from Karen Jonzen, sculptor, and the artists' ex wife. Basil Jonzen (1913-1967) was a well known painter of landscapes, still lifes and portraits, mainly in oils. He studied art under Bernard Meninsky at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. Early in his career he established a successful relationship with The Redfern Gallery in London who arranged during the 1930s for him to travel to France, mainland Spain, and the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands to paint. Jonzen also showed with the New English Art Club from 1933, the Royal Academy from 1944, with the Royal Society of British Artists, and the Arthur Tooth & Son Gallery in London. After war service, as a camouflage specialist, he and his artist wife Karen Jonzen ran a Weekend Art Gallery at their house in Mayfair. Their they sold many high quality 20th C. art to discerning collectors and national Institutions Basil Jonzen’s work is held in a number of public collections, including The Arts Council, Bradford Art Gallery & Museums, and Brighton & Hove Art Galleries