Bidspirit auction | Two Mid-20th-Century Works including Joanne

Two Mid-20th-Century Works including Joanne Pemberton-Longman The Secret and a Textured Portrait Print - Two mid-20th-century artworks. The first is an oil on stretched canvas titled The Secret by Joanne Pemberton-Longman, dated 1963. The painting depicts a seated blonde woman in profile wearing a voluminous light pink gown against a dark green ground. The work is executed in a realist style with smooth, blended brushwork that emphasizes the drape of the fabric. The piece is signed to the lower-right corner with the painted initials JPL and dated 1963. It is housed in a simple cream-painted narrow wooden frame. The second work is a textured print on board depicting a young Southeast Asian woman in traditional dress with a tall black headdress and large drop earrings. The subject is seated against a neutral monochromatic backdrop. The piece is presented in a period gilt-wood frame with a wide red velvet-lined inner slip. The surface of the print has a mechanical pebble-like texture typical of commercial art prints from the 1950s and 1960s. No maker marks or signatures are visible on the portrait print.