Lot 59
"Night Train," Huge Original Oil Painting by Olivier Raab, 1986
Estimate:
£5,000 - £8,000
Sold for:
£200
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Description
Without Reserve
An impressive and large oil painting by Olivier Raab (b. 1955) depicting a powerful steam locomotive powering through the night. Framed within an Art Deco-style, stepped ebonized frame, with copper slip, unglazed. French, dated 1986.
Olivier Raab was born in Paris in 1955 and studied in both Paris and London before moving to London in 1985. His work has been regularly exhibited throughout his career in various European capitals as well as Hong Kong and New York. Raab’s paintings are held in the collections of the Royal Automobile Club in London, De Beers, Schroders, and Sir Paul McCartney.
Canvas size: 53 x 79 in. (135 x 201 cm). Overall frame size: 61 x 86 in. (155 x 219 cm).