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14 May | Modern and Contemporary Art
Auction date
Wednesday 14 May 2025
11:00
- 17:00 BST
DAVID HOCKNEY (BRITISH, B. 1937) Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book (1980)
Wednesday 14 May
Lots 1101 - 1360 Modern & Contemporary Art 11am
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Lot 1173
Sold
LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (BRITISH, 1887-1976)
Industrial Panorama
signed in pencil 'L. S. Lowry' and with Fine Art Trade Guild blindstamp 'BBL' (no.120) (in lower margin)
lithograph in colours
61 x 79.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed in pencil 'L. S. Lowry' and with Fine Art Trade Guild blindstamp 'BBL' (no.120) (in lower margin)
lithograph in colours
61 x 79.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition Reportthe sheet is sound and flat; strong, original colour; good condition overall;…
Hammer price:
£1,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1174
Sold
AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE (BRITISH, 1888-1956) (5)
A book of automatic drawing by Austin Osman Spare, Catalpa Press London, 1972, printed by Raymond Flatt
numbered in ink '166', from a limited edition of a thousand copies
ARR
numbered in ink '166', from a limited edition of a thousand copies
ARR
Together with, Images and Oracles of Austin Osman Spare by Kenneth Grant, Frederick Muller Ltd.,…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £100 - £200
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1175
Sold
SIR EDUARDO PAOLOZZI (BRITISH, 1924-2005) (4)
The Metallization of a Dream, a set of four
three signed, dated and dedicated 'Eduardo Paolozzi 1963 For John'
lithographs in colour
the largest 27 x 21, the smallest 22.5 x 18cm
(4)
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
three signed, dated and dedicated 'Eduardo Paolozzi 1963 For John'
lithographs in colour
the largest 27 x 21, the smallest 22.5 x 18cm
(4)
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAll sheets are sound and works in good overall condition; frame and under glass,…
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £150 - £250
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1176
Sold
PAULA REGO (PORTUGUESE, 1935-2022)
Wary (Dog Woman)
signed and numbered in pencil 'Paula Rego 50/50' (in lower margin)
etching
20.5 x 28cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed and numbered in pencil 'Paula Rego 50/50' (in lower margin)
etching
20.5 x 28cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe upper and lower edges of the sheet are deckled; sheet sound and clean overall…
Hammer price:
£950
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1177
Unsold
AFTER GEORGES ROUAULT (3)
The Conversation
woodblock print
18.5 x 19.5cm
together with two other woodblock prints after Georges Rouault; Dr Paille and Prof. Poutre, 16.5 x 19.5cm; and Christ on the Cross, 12 x 19.5cm
(3)
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
woodblock print
18.5 x 19.5cm
together with two other woodblock prints after Georges Rouault; Dr Paille and Prof. Poutre, 16.5 x 19.5cm; and Christ on the Cross, 12 x 19.5cm
(3)
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £100 - £200
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1178
Sold
BERNARD BUFFET (FRENCH, 1928-1999) AND ANNABEL BUFFET (FRENCH, 1928-2005)
Le Voyage au Japon (S. 365-388) (1981)
signed and numbered in pencil 'Bernard Buffet, 170', and in ink 'Annabel Buffet' (on the justification page)
twenty-four lithographs in colour on wove paper
from the regular edition of 180, published/printed by l'Imprimerie Mourlot/A.G. Mazo, Paris, with title, text, justification, and list of contents loose, as issued, in a yellow silk covered box
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed and numbered in pencil 'Bernard Buffet, 170', and in ink 'Annabel Buffet' (on the justification page)
twenty-four lithographs in colour on wove paper
from the regular edition of 180, published/printed by l'Imprimerie Mourlot/A.G. Mazo, Paris, with title, text, justification, and list of contents loose, as issued, in a yellow silk covered box
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £500 - £700
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1179
Sold
AFTER PABLO PICASSO
Tête de Femme (Marie-Thérèse) (1958)
signed 'Picasso' (lower right) and numbered '3/150' (lower left)
lithograph
51 x 43.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Reference
Czwiklitzer 129
signed 'Picasso' (lower right) and numbered '3/150' (lower left)
lithograph
51 x 43.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Reference
Czwiklitzer 129
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1180
Sold
DAME ELISABETH FRINK (BRITISH, 1930-1993)
Head I (1988) (Wiseman 143)
signed and numbered in pencil 'Frink 10/70' (lower right), printed at Chilford Hall Press, with Kip Gresham's 'KG' blindstamp and 'AB' blindstamp (verso), published by Chilford Hall Press and the artist
screenprint in colours on BFK Rives
108 x 74cm
(unframed)
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Literature
Caroline Wiseman, Elisabeth Frink Original Prints Catalogue Raisonné, Art Books International, London, 1998, no. 143
signed and numbered in pencil 'Frink 10/70' (lower right), printed at Chilford Hall Press, with Kip Gresham's 'KG' blindstamp and 'AB' blindstamp (verso), published by Chilford Hall Press and the artist
screenprint in colours on BFK Rives
108 x 74cm
(unframed)
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Literature
Caroline Wiseman, Elisabeth Frink Original Prints Catalogue Raisonné, Art Books International, London, 1998, no. 143
Condition reportthe upper edge is deckled; good, clean condition throughout.
Hammer price:
£950
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1181
Sold
DAVID HOCKNEY (BRITISH, B. 1937)
Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book (1980)
signed, dated and numbered in pencil ‘David Hockney 80 240/1000’ (in lower margin)
published by Tyler Graphics Ltd. New York, with their blindstamp (lower right) and workshop number in pencil 'DH80-460' (verso)
lithograph in colours
sheet size 26.7 x 22.9cm
(unframed)
complete with the book 'Paper Pools', number-stamped '240' and signed in red ink 'David Hockney' (on the limitation leaf) and slipcase number-stamped '240'
ARR
signed, dated and numbered in pencil ‘David Hockney 80 240/1000’ (in lower margin)
published by Tyler Graphics Ltd. New York, with their blindstamp (lower right) and workshop number in pencil 'DH80-460' (verso)
lithograph in colours
sheet size 26.7 x 22.9cm
(unframed)
complete with the book 'Paper Pools', number-stamped '240' and signed in red ink 'David Hockney' (on the limitation leaf) and slipcase number-stamped '240'
ARR
ProvenanceAcquired by the present owner in circa 1983;Private collection, UKLiteratureMuseum of…
Hammer price:
£30,000
Estimate: £30,000 - £50,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1182
Unsold
PETER LANYON (BRITISH, 1918-1964)
Design for table mat
bears studio stamp, inscribed, dated and numbered 'Untitled - (Table mat design) 1951/ 0478' (verso); further studio stamp to backboard
acrylic on paper
35 x 38.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
bears studio stamp, inscribed, dated and numbered 'Untitled - (Table mat design) 1951/ 0478' (verso); further studio stamp to backboard
acrylic on paper
35 x 38.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1183
Unsold
SIR SIDNEY NOLAN (AUSTRALIAN, 1917-1992)
Untitled, Thought to be Tree study for Paradise Garden (1969)
signed 'Nolan' (lower right)
mixed media on card
30.5 x 25cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed 'Nolan' (lower right)
mixed media on card
30.5 x 25cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £500 - £700
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1184
Sold
SIR KYFFIN WILLIAMS (BRITISH, 1918-2006)
Figure by Cottages
signed with initials 'KW' (lower right)
ink and watercolour
19 x 23.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed with initials 'KW' (lower right)
ink and watercolour
19 x 23.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £350 - £550
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1185
Sold
SIR KYFFIN WILLIAMS (BRITISH, 1918-2006)
The Road to the Mountain
signed with initials 'KW' (lower right)
grey wash and ink
27 x 37cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed with initials 'KW' (lower right)
grey wash and ink
27 x 37cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£750
Estimate: £600 - £800
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1186
Sold
SIR KYFFIN WILLIAMS (BRITISH, 1918-2006)
Trees by a river
signed with initials 'KW' (lower right)
ink and grey wash
19 x 31cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed with initials 'KW' (lower right)
ink and grey wash
19 x 31cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1187
Sold
SIR KYFFIN WILLIAMS (BRITISH, 1918-2006)
Barriers
signed with initials 'KW' (lower right)
ink and grey wash
23.5 x 33.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed with initials 'KW' (lower right)
ink and grey wash
23.5 x 33.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1188
Sold
SIR KYFFIN WILLIAMS (BRITISH, 1918-2006)
Barrow in a landscape
signed with initials 'KW' (lower right)
ink
34 x 55cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed with initials 'KW' (lower right)
ink
34 x 55cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1189
Sold
SIR KYFFIN WILLIAMS (BRITISH, 1918-2006)
Fields beneath the mountain
signed with initials 'KW' (lower right)
ink and grey wash
34.5 x 54.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed with initials 'KW' (lower right)
ink and grey wash
34.5 x 54.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1190
Unsold
SIR KYFFIN WILLIAMS (BRITISH, 1918-2006)
Storm over the mountain
signed with initials 'KW' (lower left)
ink and grey wash
34.5 x 54.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed with initials 'KW' (lower left)
ink and grey wash
34.5 x 54.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1191
Sold
SIR KYFFIN WILLIAMS (BRITISH, 1918-2006)
The Village Church
signed with initials 'KW' (lower right)
ink and grey wash
36 x 54.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed with initials 'KW' (lower right)
ink and grey wash
36 x 54.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1192
Sold
JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH, 1911-2000)
Nude with crossed legs
stamped 'JOSEF HERMAN Sketchbook 1986-88' (to backboard)
watercolour
19 x 11.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Goldmark Gallery, Uppingham, Rutland;
Private collection, UK
Footnote
This page was taken from one of Josef Herman sketchbooks that included nude sketches from 1986-1988.
stamped 'JOSEF HERMAN Sketchbook 1986-88' (to backboard)
watercolour
19 x 11.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Goldmark Gallery, Uppingham, Rutland;
Private collection, UK
Footnote
This page was taken from one of Josef Herman sketchbooks that included nude sketches from 1986-1988.
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1193
Sold
ROGER DE GREY (BRITISH, 1918-1995)
Ile d'Oleron
signed 'De G' (lower right)
coloured chalks
63 x 49cm
ARR
Provenance
Jonleigh Gallery, Guildford, 1993, from whom acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
signed 'De G' (lower right)
coloured chalks
63 x 49cm
ARR
Provenance
Jonleigh Gallery, Guildford, 1993, from whom acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1194
Sold
FLAVIA IRWIN (BRITISH, 1916-2009)
Summer Gulling I
signed 'Flavia Irwin' (lower right)
watercolour, crayon, collage and further mixed media on paper
40 x 121cm
ARR
Provenance
Jonleigh Gallery, Guildford, from whom acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
signed 'Flavia Irwin' (lower right)
watercolour, crayon, collage and further mixed media on paper
40 x 121cm
ARR
Provenance
Jonleigh Gallery, Guildford, from whom acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportMinor crease to sheet, lower right corner; otherwise sheet is sound and colour…
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £100 - £200
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1195
Sold
MARY HARRIS FILER (CANADIAN, 1920-2016)
Bird in flight above the sea
signed and dated 'M Filer 21.5.62' (lower left)
watercolour
55 x 77cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'M Filer 21.5.62' (lower left)
watercolour
55 x 77cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1196
Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Shrimping in Normandy
signed and dated 'Fedden 1994' (lower right), further signed and titled (on the artist's label attached to the backboard)
watercolour and gouache on paper
14.5 x 21cm
ARR
Provenance
Jonleigh Gallery, Guildford, 1994, from whom acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'Fedden 1994' (lower right), further signed and titled (on the artist's label attached to the backboard)
watercolour and gouache on paper
14.5 x 21cm
ARR
Provenance
Jonleigh Gallery, Guildford, 1994, from whom acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe sheet is sound; a couple of tiny media spots, lower right, otherwise good,…
Hammer price:
£3,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
14 May 2025
14 May 2025