signed and dated lower right 'Whitsun 56'
A prevalent theme of the early work of Derrick Greaves, was that of a mother and baby. Reflecting both personal circumstances and a post-war baby-boom, these prosaic images were nonetheless an antidote to Henry Moore's lofty idealisation of the subject as a universal symbol of maternity.
Provenance
Claire and James Hyman, London
Literature
James Hyman, Derrick Greaves:From Kitchen Sink to Shangri-La, Lund Humphries, London 2007, illustrated p.45.