Signed, titled and dated on the reverse
The paintings of Greaves's children, such as First Steps (1956), Simon Martin Greaves (1958) and Anna Julia Greaves (1958), used paint in a post-Cézanne way, with colours mixed on a palette or plate dabbed on a bit at a time.
History
Derrick Greaves: Paintings and drawings 1952-2002, James Hyman FIne Art, London 12 March-9 May 2003
New Directions. Painting and Drawings by Michael Andrews, Peter de Francia, Derrick Greaves and Robert Medley, James Hyman Gallery, London, 3 February - 17 March 2006.
Literature
Derrick Greaves: Paintings and Drawings 1952 - 2002, James Hyman Gallery, London, 2003, (cat. 20), illustrated p.15.