Tuesday 12 September 2023 | Lots:
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Modern British & 20th Century Art
Tuesday 12 September 2023 10:00
This auction features an extraordinary number of works by major British and European artists unseen for several decades or only recently rediscovered. Most noticeably, Alexandra Exter’s ‘Musiciens, c.1935-38’ (lot 27), which has been in a private collection for nearly 30 years and is sold at a time of an important re-exploration of the Ukrainian avant-garde; and Robert Colquhoun’s early ‘Head of Boy, c.1950’ (lot 139), never seen at auction. Other highlights include works by Georges Rouault (lot 8), Armand Guillaumin (lot 2) and John Luke (lot 20). We are very pleased to be selling the collection of Elaine Moss (1924-2020), a highly important figure in children's books. This includes a wonderful and iconic illustration piece by Ernest H. Shepard for Winnie-the-Pooh (lot 78).
Friday 8 September: 9.30am - 5pm
Sunday 10 September: 10am - 2pm
Monday 11 September: 9.30am - 5pm
Highlight Lots
LOT 139
Robert Colquhoun, British 1914-1962 - Head of Boy (or possibly 'Kitchen-Boy - Brescia'), c.1950; oil...
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
Price Realised: £26,000
LOT 78
Ernest H. Shepard MC OBE, British 1879-1976 - Pooh and Piglet delivering parcels, 1931; ink on...
Estimate: £20,000 - £40,000
Price Realised: £39,000
LOT 150
Alan Reynolds, British 1926–2014 - January 1952, 1951-52; oil on board, signed and dated lower...
Estimate: £15,000 - £20,000
Price Realised: £16,900
LOT 20
John Luke RUA, Irish 1906-1975 - Carnival, 1930; oil on panel, signed lower right 'John Luke', 57.5...
Estimate: £15,000 - £20,000
Price Realised: £13,000
LOT 112
Claude Venard, French 1913-1999 - La Mer, c.1959; oil on canvas, signed lower right 'C. Venard',...
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
Price Realised: £16,900
LOT 1
Bernard Joseph Artigue, French 1859-1936 - Portrait of a girl in profile; oil on canvas, signed...
Estimate: £500 - £800
LOT 2
Armand Guillaumin, French 1841-1927 - Madeleine's lunch, 1891; pastel on paper, signed and dated...
Estimate: £4,500 - £5,500
LOT 3
Dame Laura Knight DBE RA RWS, British 1877-1970 - Study of 'Le Tricorné'; pencil on paper,...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 4
Ethelbert White, British 1891-1972 - Punt in the Woods; watercolour and pencil on paper, signed...
Estimate: £350 - £400
LOT 6
Augustus John OM RA, British 1878-1961 - Portrait of a Woman, 1925; red chalk on paper, signed and...
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
LOT 7
Augustus John OM RA, British 1878-1961 - Portrait of Caroline Pym, 1904; red chalk on paper, signed...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
LOT 8
Georges Rouault, French 1871-1958 - End of Term, 1908; watercolour and gouache on paper, signed and...
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
LOT 9
Dame Ethel Walker, British 1861-1951 - Gibello; pencil on paper laid down on card, signed lower...
Estimate: £150 - £250
LOT 10
Dame Ethel Walker, British 1861-1951 - Portrait of a Lady in front of a piano (with 'Donkeys on...
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
LOT 11
Dame Ethel Walker, British 1861-1951 - Carnations; oil on canvas, signed lower right 'Ethel...
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
LOT 12
Dame Ethel Walker, British 1861-1951 - Robin Hood's Bay with Donkeys (with 'Study of Donkeys' on...
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
LOT 13
Robert Arthur Wilson, British 1884-1979 - Triune; tempera on panel, signed lower right...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 14
Glyn Philpot RA, British 1884-1937 - Study of Two Hands; pencil on paper, 16.9 x 9.9 cm...
Estimate: £500 - £800
LOT 15
Wyndham Lewis, British 1882-1957 - Drawing of David Low, 1932; pencil on paper, signed, dated and...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
LOT 16
Harry Phelan Gibb, British 1870-1948 - Woman; oil on panel, signed lower right 'Gibb', 54.4 x 28...
Estimate: £400 - £500
LOT 17
Harry Phelan Gibb, British 1870-1948 - Hebden Bridge, 1937; watercolour on paper, signed and dated...
Estimate: £250 - £350
LOT 18
Harry Phelan Gibb, British 1870-1948 - Village scene; watercolour on paper, 29.5 x 49.5...
Estimate: £250 - £350
LOT 19
Philip Wilson Steer, British 1860-1942 - Low tide, Bosham, 1914; watercolour on paper, numbered...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 20
John Luke RUA, Irish 1906-1975 - Carnival, 1930; oil on panel, signed lower right 'John Luke', 57.5...
Estimate: £15,000 - £20,000
LOT 21
Roland Pym, British 1905-2010 - Arcadian scene; ink watercolour on paper, 31.5 x 46.8 cm:...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 22
Eric Gill ARA ROI, British 1882-1940 - Mother & child; pencil on paper, 15.4 x 8 cm Provenance:
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
LOT 23
Eric Gill ARA ROI, British 1882-1941 - Standing female nude; pencil on paper, signed lower right...
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
LOT 24
David Jones, British 1895-1974 - Study for the Golden Cockerel Press Colophon, c.1925; pencil on...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 25
Béla Kádár, Hungarian 1877–1956 - Hungarian village; watercolour on paper, signed lower right...
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
LOT 26
Marie Vorobieff Marevna, Russian 1892-1984 - Clown with Guitar, c.1936; gouache and pencil on paper,...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 27
Alexandra Exter, Ukrainian/French 1882-1949 - Musiciens, 1935-38; oil on canvas, signed lower...
Estimate: £50,000 - £80,000
LOT 28
Joachim Weingart, Polish 1895-1942 - Yellow vase of flowers; gouache on paper, signed lower...
Estimate: £600 - £800
LOT 29
Joachim Weingart, Polish 1895-1942 - Head and Shoulders of a lady; red chalk on paper, signed...
Estimate: £250 - £300
LOT 30
German Expressionist School, c.1930s - Large standing male figure of a boxer, unattributed;carved...
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
LOT 31
Sir Jacob Epstein, British 1880-1959 - Sunita, c.1924-31; watercolour and pencil on paper, signed...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
LOT 32
Alfred Wolmark, British/Polish 1877-1961 - North End, Old Hampstead; oil on panel, signed, tiled...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
LOT 33
Alfred Wolmark, British 1877-1961 -Toreador, c.1911;oil on canvas, signed with initials on the...
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
LOT 34
Charles Ginner ARA CBE, British 1878-1952 - The Dome, Brompton Oratory, 1936; ink and watercolour on...
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
LOT 35
Barnett Freedman, British 1901-1958 - Party scene; watercolour and ink on paper, signed lower...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 36
Bernard Meninsky, Ukrainian/British 1891-1950 - Marchioness of Bath; oil on canvas, stamped with...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
LOT 37
Bernard Meninsky, Ukrainian/British 1891-1950 - The Lovers, c.1943-50; gouache and ink on paper,...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
LOT 38
Jacob Krämer, Ukrainian/British 1892-1962 - Harbour scene (with 'A Portrait of a Gentleman' on...
Estimate: £700 - £900
LOT 39
Borland McLellan, Scottish/Canadian b.1913 - Harbour scene; oil on canvas, signed lower right...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 40
Charles H Rogers, American 1840-1918 - The Chalk Pit, Sussex, 1902; watercolour on paper, signed and...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 41
Harold Hope Read, British 1881-1959 - A lady, wearing a long dress and feathers in her hair,...
Estimate: £100 - £150
LOT 42
Russell Sidney Reeve, British 1895-1970 - A Minho Farm, 1937; watercolour and pencil on paper,...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 43
Russell Sidney Reeve, British 1895-1970 - Gerona; oil on canvas, signed lower left 'Russell...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 44
Russell Sidney Reeve, British 1895-1970 - Suffolk Meadow Stream; watercolour on paper, signed...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 45
Frederick Thomas Daws, British 1878-1956 - Two black poodles, 1946; oil on canvas, signed lower...
Estimate: £500 - £800
LOT 46
Alice Des Clayes, Canadian/Scottish 1890-1968 - Horses in a paddock; oil on canvas, signed lower...
Estimate: £150 - £200
LOT 47
Gerald Reitlinger, British 1900-1978 - Wagon in a barn; oil on canvas, stamped on the reverse of...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 48
Marjorie Mostyn, British 1893-1979 - Florence, the Artist's mother, 1916; oil on canvas, signed on...
Estimate: £200 - £400
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