Lot 363
"Jack Sears, Cobra at Le Mans, 1965," Acrylic on Canvas by Dexter Brown, 2010
Estimate:
£8,000 - £12,000
Sold for:
£4,100
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Description
Without Reserve
A massive original painting, acrylic on canvas, painted in 2010. Framed with a swept dark red frame and unglazed.
Jack Sears (English, 1930–2016) was a British race and rally driver popularly known as "Gentleman Jack" due to his erudite charm and never-less-than immaculate appearance. Winner of the inaugural British Saloon Car Championship in 1958, Sears raced A.C. Cobras for the Willment racing team along with fellow driver Frank Gardner. This painting executed in 2010 depicts Sears racing chassis no. CSX2131, also known as registration 39PH – the first and only A.C. Cobra ever to win its class at Le Mans – at Brands Hatch circuit in 1964.
Size: 53 x 78.5 in. (135 x 200 cm).