Wednesday 25 March 2026 | Lots:
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Modern British & 20th Century Art: Part I
Wednesday 25 March 2026 10:00
The sale once again brings together the best of Modern art from across the world, encompassing the breadth of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Early highlights in Part I include a heady nude by Willy Eisenschitz (lot 99), a moving First World War scene by Gaston Balande (lot 27) and sensational collections of works by Dame Ethel Walker (lots 34-36) and Isabel Rawsthorne (lots 289-293). We also have an important early painting by Trinidadian painter and actor Geoffrey Holder (lot 194).
In Part II, particularly special is a collection of early works by contemporary painter Michael Armitage (lots 503-506), charting the early development of one of the most important artists working today. We also have special pieces by Mary Fedden (lot 405) and Gary Bunt (lot 409), alongside a striking portrait by contemporary Nigerian artist Oluwole Omofemi (lot 542).
The sales features works from numerous Artist’s Estates, including the Estate of Derek Hill (lots 283-288), with pieces by Zoran Mušič and Pavel Tchelitchew, as well as a Private Collection from Motcombs Restaurant in Belgravia (lots 295-306), which features pieces by Graham Knutell and Roy Spencer.
Viewing Times:
Sunday 22 March: 10am - 2pm
Monday 23 March: 9.30am – 5pm
Tuesday 24 March: 9.30am – 5pm
Highlight Lots
LOT 294
Zoran Mušič, Slovenian/Italian 1909-2005 - Assis Gris (or 'Uomo Grigio'), 1998; oil and mixed media...
Estimate: £25,000 - £30,000
Price Realised: £28,840
LOT 83
Henry Moore, British, 1898-1986 - Reclining woman, 1978; wash, charcoal and pencil on card, signed...
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Price Realised: £15,744
LOT 194
Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian 1930-2014 - Reclining Figure (with 'Portrait of a woman' on the...
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Price Realised: £11,808
LOT 18
Jacob Kramer, Russian/British 1892-1962 - Portrait of a woman; oil on canvas, signed lower right...
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Price Realised: £10,758
LOT 207
Claude Venard, French 1913-1999 - Le Port, c.1955; oil on canvas, signed lower right 'C.Venard', 50...
Estimate: £7,000 - £9,000
Price Realised: £10,496
LOT 1
Sir Frank Brangwyn RA RBS RBA, British 1867-1956 - East Anglian Canal Scene at Sunset, c.1900;
Estimate: £500 - £700
LOT 2
Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell RSA RSW, Scottish 1883-1937 - Street scene with man; watercolour...
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
LOT 3
Claude Émile Schuffenecker, French 1851-1934 - Fermier dans la prairie gardent ses vaches, c.1886;
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
LOT 4
Claude Émile Schuffenecker, French 1851-1934 - Rue à Meudon, c.1880; pastel and gouache on...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
LOT 5
Pont-Aven School, Late 19th/early 20th century - Mother and Child with a cat; pencil on paper,...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 6
Elliott Seabrooke, British 1886-1950 - Three sketchbooks; pencil on paper in bound sketchbooks,...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 7
Elliott Seabrooke, British 1886-1950 - Large Barn, Aix-en-Provence, 1920; oil on board, signed lower...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
LOT 8
Dame Laura Knight DBE RA RWS, British 1877-1970 - Studies of heads of dancers; pencil on paper,...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 9
Victor-Ferdinand Bourgeois, French 1870-1957 - Le Lavoir à Saint-Martin de Vésubie...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 10
Victor-Ferdinand Bourgeois, French 1870-1957 - Les Rochers de la Bocca (près Cannes), 1907; oil on...
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
LOT 11
Augustus John OM RA, British 1878-1961 - Head of a woman; watercolour and pencil on paper, 34 x...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
LOT 12
Augustus John OM RA, British 1878-1961 - Vivien John posing nude in a landscape, late 1930s; oil...
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
LOT 13
Gwen John, British 1876-1939 - Woman in a church; charcoal on paper, 13 x 9.3 cm...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 14
Gwen John, British 1876-1939 - Women in a church; charcoal on paper, 16 x 14 cm...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 15
Gwen John, British 1876-1939 - Flowers; charcoal on paper, 11.3 x 8.7 cm (mounted/unframed)
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 16
Gwen John, British 1876-1939 - Women in a church; charcoal on paper, 16 x 12.5 cm...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 17
André Georges Barbier, French 1883-1970 - Paris Montmartre Sacre Coeur, 1906; oil on canvas, signed...
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
LOT 18
Jacob Kramer, Russian/British 1892-1962 - Portrait of a woman; oil on canvas, signed lower right...
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
LOT 19
Thérèse Lessore, British 1884-1945 - A street in Bath in winter, c.1940s; oil on canvas, 61 x...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 20
Bernard Meninsky, British 1891-1950 - Portrait of a woman combing her hair, 1916; watercolour and...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 21
Bernard Meninsky, British 1891-1950 - Standing female nude study; oil on oil paper, signed lower...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 22
Bernard Meninsky, British 1891-1950 - Still life of flowers in a green vase; oil on canvas,...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
LOT 23
John N. Nash CBE RA, British 1893-1977 - Gardening without Garden, 1934; ink on paper, signed with...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 24
John N. Nash CBE RA, British 1893-1977 - Study of Petunias - folio; pencil, coloured pencil and...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 25
Gaston Balande, French 1880-1970 - Bords de Seine; oil on paper laid down on canvas, signed lower...
Estimate: £1,800 - £2,000
LOT 26
Gaston Balande, French 1880-1970 - Bergers Marocains, 1929; oil on canvas, signed, inscribed and...
Estimate: £2,000 - £2,500
LOT 27
Gaston Balande, French 1880-1970 - La descente du Cabaret-Rouge, Souville, 1917; oil on canvas,...
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
LOT 28
Gaston Balande, French 1880-1970 - Bouquet de fleurs et faience; oil on board, signed lower right...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 29
Eric Kennington, British 1888–1960 - Portrait of a young man; pencil on paper, signed lower...
Estimate: £600 - £800
LOT 30
Eric Kennington, British 1888–1960 - Portrait of a young man, possibly the owner's grandfather;
Estimate: £600 - £800
LOT 31
Erna Hoppe-Kinross, German/British 1875-1964 - Three works including 'Beach scene'; oil on...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 32
Erna Hoppe-Kinross, German/British 1875-1964 - Three works including 'Beach scene'; oil on...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 33
Erna Hoppe-Kinross, German/British 1875-1964 - Three works including 'Two men on a bench';
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 34
Dame Ethel Walker, British 1861-1951 - Sketch for 'The Stepmother', c.1899; oil on canvas, 93 x 71.3...
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
LOT 35
Dame Ethel Walker, British 1861-1951 - Seascape - Study (with 'Coastal study' on the reverse);
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
LOT 36
Dame Ethel Walker, British 1861-1951 - Portrait of a woman in red; oil on canvas, signed lower...
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
LOT 37
Dorothy Travers Smith ('Dolly Robinson'), Irish 1901-1977 - Artist in her studio; oil on board,...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
LOT 38
Dorothy Travers Smith ('Dolly Robinson'), Irish 1901-1977 - Nude portrait of a woman; oil on...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
LOT 39
Claude Flight, British 1881-1955 - The Factory, c.1923; watercolour on paper, 34.8 x 48.3 cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 40
Claude Flight, British 1881-1955 - Rural Idyll, c.1923; watercolour on paper, 34.8 x 48.3 cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 41
René Fontayne, French 1892-1952 - Cruche en grès et oeufs de merle noir, 1925; oil on cardboard,...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 42
René Fontayne, French 1892-1952 - Biches et oiseaux blancs - composition décorative; oil on...
Estimate: £500 - £700
LOT 43
René Fontayne, French 1892-1952 - Antilopes traversant une cascade - composition; oil on canvas,...
Estimate: £3,000 - £6,000
LOT 44
Aron Haber Beron, Polish 1908-1933 - Still Life; oil on canvas, signed lower centre 'Aron Beron',...
Estimate: £500 - £700
LOT 45
Joachim Weingart, Polish 1895-1942 - Composition No.17 (Group of three in conversation); ink...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 46
Joachim Weingart, Polish 1895-1942 - Flowers; gouache on paper, 53.2 x 42 cm (unframed)
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 47
Joachim Weingart, Polish 1895-1942 - Two figures; coloured chalk and gouache on paper, 62.5 x...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 48
Joachim Weingart, Polish 1895-1942 - Reclining female nude; pastel on paper, 42.5 x 55.3 cm...
Estimate: £300 - £500
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