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Lot 710: Cecil Riley, Surrealist Forest Composition with Fish and Figures, Oil on Board
A surrealist composition by British artist Cecil Riley, executed in oil on board. The scene depicts a fantastical wooded landscape populated by large, vibrantly coloured tropical fish, including species resembling a blue tang and moorish idols, alongside several nude human figures. At the base of the composition, a reclining male figure is shown playing a flute on a fallen log, while other figures are positioned among the branches above. The work is signed in the upper right corner in dark paint with the name CECIL RILEY. The painting is housed in a green-painted wooden frame featuring a white-painted inner slip.
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