Tuesday 12 March 2024 | Lots:
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Modern British & 20th Century Art Part I
Tuesday 12 March 2024 10:00
This sale features one of our strongest ever selections of early Modern British artworks and includes a wonderful range of important private collections. Particular highlights are a portrait by Philip Wilson Steer (lot 83), an early landscape by Sir Kyffin Williams (lot 305), an early Henry Moore sculpture (lot 146) and an important 1950s work by Adrian Heath (lot 317). We are also delighted to be selling works from the Collection of Bernard Sheridan (1927-2007), which includes Wyndham Lewis (lot 7), Dame Ethel Walker (lots 4-5) and Duncan Grant (lot 6); the Collection of Paul Clarke (lots 32-77); and works from a private collector of Bloomsbury related art (lots 139-143). International highlights include a 1960s work by André Lanskoy (lot 309) and an early work by Larry Rivers (lot 401).
Friday 8 March: 9.30am – 5pm
Sunday 10 March: 10am – 2pm
Monday 11 March: 9.30am – 5pm
Highlight Lots
LOT 6
Duncan Grant, British 1885-1978 - Parrot Tulips, c.1957; oil on board, signed lower right 'Duncan...
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
Price Realised: £31,440
LOT 146
Henry Moore OM CH, British 1898-1986 - Reclining Figure, 1932; stone and carved concrete, unique, H8...
Estimate: £15,000 - £20,000
Price Realised: £27,540
LOT 289
Franciska Clausen, Danish 1899-1986 - Abstract composition, 1930; gouache on paper, signed and dated...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Price Realised: £11,808
LOT 226
Paule Vézelay, British 1892-1984 - Ten Forms, White, Grey and Brown, 1952; collage on paper, signed...
Estimate: £2,000 - £2,500
Price Realised: £7,610
LOT 1
Ambrose McEvoy ARA, British 1878-1927 - Street scene; pen and ink, wash and charcoal on paper,...
Estimate: £250 - £300
LOT 2
British school, early 20th century - Portrait of a woman in pink; pastel on paper, 34.7 x 27.5...
Estimate: £100 - £150
LOT 3
Emmanuel-Charles Bénézit, French 1887-1975 - Paris 'Les Gobelins', 1907; crayon and pastel on paper,...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 4
Dame Ethel Walker DBE ARA, British 1861-1951 - Portrait of a woman in blue; oil on canvas, bears...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
LOT 5
Dame Ethel Walker DBE ARA, British 1861-1951 - Portrait of a woman in pearls; oil on canvas, 61...
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,000
LOT 6
Duncan Grant, British 1885-1978 - Parrot Tulips, c.1957; oil on board, signed lower right 'Duncan...
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
LOT 7
Wyndham Lewis, British 1882-1957 - The Cow Jumped Over the Moon, 1948; pastel, gouache and pencil on...
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
LOT 8
Michel Henry, French 1928-2016 - Figures on horseback; gouache on paper, signed lower right...
Estimate: £150 - £200
LOT 9
Josef Herman OBE RA, British/Polish 1911-2000 - Flowers, 1968; oil on canvas, signed, titled and...
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,000
LOT 10
Josef Herman OBE RA, British/Polish 1911-2000 - Miner Against Telegraph Pole; oil on canvas, 38.5...
Estimate: £4,500 - £5,000
LOT 11
Josef Herman OBE RA, British/Polish 1911-2000 - Sleeping figures; ink, wash and pencil on paper,...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 12
Gwendolyn Piggott, British 20th century - Cottages at Ashdon; oil on board, signed with initials...
Estimate: £80 - £120
LOT 13
Robert Colquhoun, British 1914-1962 - A Drunk Man looks at the Thistle, 1962; ink on paper, signed...
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
LOT 14
Alfred Cohen, American/British 1920-2001 - Flowers; ink and watercolour on paper, signed lower...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 15
Jean-Marie Daneis, French b.1944 - Farmyard with chickens; oil on canvas, signed lower left...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 16
Paul Barton, British active 20th century - Portrait of a man; pencil on paper, signed with...
Estimate: £80 - £120
LOT 17
Keith Grant, British b.1930 - Space Station in the Jungle, French Guyana, 1983; acrylic and collage...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 18
John Bellany CBE RA HRSA, Scottish 1942-2013 - Harbour scene; oil on canvas, signed on the...
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
LOT 19
Anthony Whishaw RA, British b.1930 - Two Seated Figures; pen and ink and wash on paper, 24.3 x...
Estimate: £150 - £200
LOT 20
Pat Bloomfield, British 20th century - The Stort, September; watercolour and pastel on paper,...
Estimate: £80 - £120
LOT 21
Peter Greenham CBE RA, British 1909-1992 - Teashop; oil on canvas, 50.8 x 40.7cm: together with...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
LOT 22
Peter Greenham CBE RA, British 1909-1992 - July Flowers; oil on board, signed with initials...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 23
Nicholas Garland CBE, British b.1935 - Man on a desert island; ink and wash on paper, signed...
Estimate: £100 - £150
LOT 24
John Neale, British late 20th century - Fishermen and Boats, Under the Acropolis, Rhodes; oil on...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 25
Tom W. Quinn, British 1918-2005 - Still life with roses; oil on board, signed lower right 'T. W....
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 26
Robert Mason, British b.1946 - Family Portrait (Study VI), 1985; acrylic, crayon and charcoal on...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 27
Anthony Stones, British active c.1983 - Seated nude study, 1983; charcoal on paper, signed and dated...
Estimate: £100 - £150
LOT 28
Alfred Horace Gerrard, British 1899-1998 - Figure studies and Portrait study, 1937; two oil on...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 29
Alfred Horace Gerrard, British 1899-1998 - Tommy, 1994; red chalk on paper, signed with initials and...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 30
Katharine Leigh-Pemberton (Kaff Gerrard), British 1894-1970 - Chalk Pit; oil on board, 30.1 x...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 31
Martin Froy, British 1926–2017 - Drawing of Standing Figure; pencil, felt-pen and gouache on...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 32
Adolf Gustaf Plate, German/Australian 1874-1914 - Niuafoʻou volcano erupting; watercolour on...
Estimate: £150 - £200
LOT 33
Patricia Preece, British 1894-1966 - Portrait of a young lady; oil on canvas, bears inscription...
Estimate: £600 - £800
LOT 34
Albert Ernst Bottomley, British 1873-1950 - Shoreham; oil on canvas, signed and titled lower...
Estimate: £250 - £300
LOT 35
Lill Tschudi, Swiss 1911-2004 - Interior, 1937; linocut on paper, signed and numbered along lower...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
LOT 36
Sir Stanley Spencer CBE RA, British 1891-1959 - Cloaked Figures Studies (with 'Figure studies'...
Estimate: £500 - £800
LOT 37
George Bergen, Russian/American 1903-1984 - Marseilles; oil on panel, signed lower right...
Estimate: £700 - £900
LOT 38
Philip Naviasky, British 1894-1983 - Still life with fruit; oil on board, signed lower left...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 39
Bernard Meninsky, Ukrainian/British 1891-1950 - Portrait of Celia Boywell; oil on canvas, signed...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
LOT 40
Henryk Gotlib, Polish 1890-1966 - Couple Embracing in a Mountainous Landscape, c.1924-25;
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 41
Frederic Whiting, British 1874-1962 - Mountainous landscape; watercolour on paper, signed lower...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 42
Annie M Anderson, British flor.1932-1937 - Pink house; gouache on paper, signed lower left 'Annie...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 43
Eric Slater, British 1896-1963 - Early Spring; woodcut in colours, signed and titled along...
Estimate: £500 - £800
LOT 44
Eric Slater, British 1896-1963 - The Mill Stream, c.1935; woodcut in colours, signed and titled...
Estimate: £500 - £800
LOT 45
Francesco Pablo de Besperato, Czech 1900-1963 - Landscape; oil on board, 38 x 49.5 cm (ARR)
Estimate: £250 - £300
LOT 46
Feliks Topolski RA, Polish/British 1907-1989 - The Right Hon. Herbert Morrison MP; pen and...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 47
Horace Brodzky, Australian 1885-1969 - In conversation, 1963; oil on board, signed and dated lower...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
LOT 48
Horace Brodzky, Australian 1885-1969 - Welsh Boys in the Choir with Diva, 1964; oil on panel, signed...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
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