Hicks ‘Post Office: One Minute to Six’ 1860

GEORGE ELGAR HICKS (1824-1914) The General Post Office, One Minute to Six (1860) Museum of London Type of work: Painting Medium: oil on canvas Provenance: Commissioned by Wallis, but exchanged to Votkins; H.G.McCrea; M.Bernard Ltd by 1948; E.Waugh; Sotheby’s, 1971; British Rail Pension Fund; Sotheby’s 1990. GRANT This work was acquired with Art Fund help in 1991. Vendor: Richard Green Grant offered: '60,000 Total acquisition cost: '285,000