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JAMES HYMAN GALLERY
Peter de Francia (b.1921)
Please scroll down for further information. Peter de Francia (b.1921) Study (study for the Bombing of Sakiet) Initialled and dated lower right Oil on canvas 41 x 30 cms (16¼ x 11¾ inches) 1959 Exhibition History: Waddington Galleries, London, 1959 'la Colonna' Gallery, Milan, 1959 This oil study relates to Peter de Francia's most important early painting, The Bombing of Sakiet (1959), currently on show at Tate Modern. 68 Tunisian civilians were killed in a raid on the village of Sakiet Sidi Yousef in 1958. This act of French imperialist aggression was condemned around the world. This item is sold. Please click here if you wish to buy or sell a work by this artist. | ||||||||
