Paul Selley


Portrait of René Jules Laliqueoil on canvas board, framedboard 25cm x 30cm, signed 'Lightspeed'
|The artist specialises in political, historical and society portraits in oil. He was recently exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, curated by Grayson Perry. His portrait of Jacob Rees-Mogg was exhibited in the main gallery alongside pieces by Royal Academicians as well as other prominent artists as Banksy.John Nemeth commissioned this work directly from the artist and it was completed in November 2018. It was decided that this original painting would be auctioned for charity as the final lot in this auction. A further 5 examples of this work will be created using the same technique as an individually numbered limited editions.