Patrick Procktor, RA (1936-2003) - 'The Forbidden City, Peking', watercolour, signed, bears 'Redfern Gallery, London' label verso,framed, 46cm x 61cm. In 1980 Procktor was given the honour of visiting China thus becoming the first Western artist to visit since the start of the Cultural Revolution in 1966. This visit culminated in The China Series, a set of eight aquatint's regarded by many critics as Procktor's finest graphic works