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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 1197
Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
The Magpie
signed and dated 'Fedden 1990' (lower left), further signed and titled (on the artist's label attached to the backboard)
watercolour and gouache on paper
19 x 23cm
ARR
Provenance
Jonleigh Gallery, Guildford, 1990, from whom acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'Fedden 1990' (lower left), further signed and titled (on the artist's label attached to the backboard)
watercolour and gouache on paper
19 x 23cm
ARR
Provenance
Jonleigh Gallery, Guildford, 1990, from whom acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£2,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1198
Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Fruit
signed and dated 'M Fedden 1946' (lower right) and with two signed, dated and titled labels (verso)
oil on canvas
76 x 51cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Literature
Mel Gooding, Mary Fedden, Scolar Press, Aldershot, 1995, p. 8 and illus. p. 18 (as Fruit and Candle)
signed and dated 'M Fedden 1946' (lower right) and with two signed, dated and titled labels (verso)
oil on canvas
76 x 51cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Literature
Mel Gooding, Mary Fedden, Scolar Press, Aldershot, 1995, p. 8 and illus. p. 18 (as Fruit and Candle)
Condition reportOriginal canvas, slightly loose on stretcher; stretcher bar mark faintly visible to…
Hammer price:
£5,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1199
Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Village in France
signed and dated 'Fedden 1949' (lower right) and with signed and titled label (to back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
64 x 76.5cm
(unframed)
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'Fedden 1949' (lower right) and with signed and titled label (to back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
64 x 76.5cm
(unframed)
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportOriginal canvas; light surfaces dirt to paint surface, small inconsistency to paint…
Hammer price:
£2,600
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1200
Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Winter
signed and dated 'Fedden 1955' (lower left) and with signed, dated and titled label (to back of frame)
oil on board
36 x 55cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'Fedden 1955' (lower left) and with signed, dated and titled label (to back of frame)
oil on board
36 x 55cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£3,500
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1201
Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Etching Table
signed and dated 'Fedden 1971' (lower right), and with a signed and titled label (attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
50.5 x 60.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'Fedden 1971' (lower right), and with a signed and titled label (attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
50.5 x 60.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Conditon reportSome surface dirt.A few very small brown spots in places, such on lower section of…
Hammer price:
£3,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1202
Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Blue Still Life
signed and dated 'Fedden '97' (lower left) and with a signed and titled label (verso)
oil on board
29 x 61cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'Fedden '97' (lower left) and with a signed and titled label (verso)
oil on board
29 x 61cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1203
Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Star Table
signed and dated 'Fedden '99' (lower right)
oil on board
38 x 31cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'Fedden '99' (lower right)
oil on board
38 x 31cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£4,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1204
Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
The Weighing Machine
signed and dated 'Fedden 2001' (lower left) and with a signed and titled label (to back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
60.5 x 76cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Literature
Christopher Andreae, Mary Fedden, Enigmas and Variations, Lund Humphries, Aldershot, 2007, illus. No. 61. p. 59
signed and dated 'Fedden 2001' (lower left) and with a signed and titled label (to back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
60.5 x 76cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Literature
Christopher Andreae, Mary Fedden, Enigmas and Variations, Lund Humphries, Aldershot, 2007, illus. No. 61. p. 59
Hammer price:
£4,500
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1205
Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Red still life with wine and fruit
signed and dated 'Fedden '09' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 x 30.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'Fedden '09' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 x 30.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1206
Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Still life with a bottle, corn and fruit
signed and dated 'Fedden '09' (lower left)
oil on canvas
31 x 25cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'Fedden '09' (lower left)
oil on canvas
31 x 25cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1207
Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
The Blue Fish
signed with initials and dated 'MF 09' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25.5 x 30.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed with initials and dated 'MF 09' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25.5 x 30.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportOriginal canvas; paint surface is in good, clean condition; no sign of retouching…
Hammer price:
£1,300
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1208
Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
The Pineapple
signed and dated 'Fedden '09' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30.5 x 25.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'Fedden '09' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30.5 x 25.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportOriginal canvas; paint surface in good, clean condition throughout; no sign of…
Hammer price:
£2,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1209
Sold
REG CARTWRIGHT (BRITISH. B. 1938)
Still Life with Spotted Jug and Figs
signed and dated 'Cartwright '14' (lower right) and signed, titled and dated (verso)
oil on board
50 x 50.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Bircham Gallery;
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'Cartwright '14' (lower right) and signed, titled and dated (verso)
oil on board
50 x 50.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Bircham Gallery;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1210
Sold
FRED UHLMAN (BRITISH, 1901-1985)
The Hospital Ward
signed 'UHLMAN' (lower right) and inscribed and dated 'To Robert Melville with all my regards F. U 7/3/50' (on back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
30 x 37cm
ARR
Provenance
Robert Melville, 1950;
Sale, Phillips, London, 17th September 1991, lot 144;
Private collection, UK
signed 'UHLMAN' (lower right) and inscribed and dated 'To Robert Melville with all my regards F. U 7/3/50' (on back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
30 x 37cm
ARR
Provenance
Robert Melville, 1950;
Sale, Phillips, London, 17th September 1991, lot 144;
Private collection, UK
Footnote Robert Melville (1905-1986), to whom this picture is dedicated, was a prominent art critic…
Hammer price:
£1,100
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1211
Sold
CAREL WEIGHT (BRITISH, 1908-1997)
Lover's Lane
signed 'Carel Weight' (lower left)
oil on board
30.5 x 48cm
ARR
Provenance
Jonleigh Gallery, Guildford, 1989, from whom acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
signed 'Carel Weight' (lower left)
oil on board
30.5 x 48cm
ARR
Provenance
Jonleigh Gallery, Guildford, 1989, from whom acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe board is sound and flat; paint surface in good, clean condition throughout;…
Hammer price:
£1,100
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1212
Sold
CAREL WEIGHT (BRITISH, 1908-1997)
Battersea Rise
signed 'Carel Weight' (lower right)
oil on board
74 x 63.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 6th November 1998, lot 58;
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 1989, No. 5
signed 'Carel Weight' (lower right)
oil on board
74 x 63.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 6th November 1998, lot 58;
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 1989, No. 5
Hammer price:
£1,600
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1213
Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO MARY LOUISE COLOURIS (AMERICAN, 1939-2011)
A Busy Street
inscribed 'COLOURIS' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
61 x 77cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
inscribed 'COLOURIS' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
61 x 77cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1214
Unsold
JOHN BRATBY (BRITISH, 1928-1992)
Eve
signed 'BRATBY' (lower left), titled and dated 'Eve 58' (verso)
oil on board
142 x 50cm
ARR
Provenance
Sale, Christie's London, 12th May 1989, lot 99;
Sale, Sotheby's London, 15th December 2010, lot 30; where acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
London, Julian Hartnoll, John Bratby 1928-1992, Spring 2003, cat. no. 11
Literature
Maurice Yacowar, The Great Bratby: A Portrait of John Bratty, R.A., Middlesex University Press, 2008, p.66, illustrated
signed 'BRATBY' (lower left), titled and dated 'Eve 58' (verso)
oil on board
142 x 50cm
ARR
Provenance
Sale, Christie's London, 12th May 1989, lot 99;
Sale, Sotheby's London, 15th December 2010, lot 30; where acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
London, Julian Hartnoll, John Bratby 1928-1992, Spring 2003, cat. no. 11
Literature
Maurice Yacowar, The Great Bratby: A Portrait of John Bratty, R.A., Middlesex University Press, 2008, p.66, illustrated
FootnoteThe present work forms part of a series of paintings commissioned for the 1958, Oscar…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1215
Sold
JOHN BRATBY (BRITISH, 1928-1992)
Still life with cyclamen
signed 'BRATBY' (lower left)
oil on canvas
57 x 47cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed 'BRATBY' (lower left)
oil on canvas
57 x 47cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportA very small dark spot visible upper centre, near edge (just to right of upper…
Hammer price:
£2,400
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1216
Sold
MARLENE VON DURCKHEIM (SOUTH AFRICAN, B. 1945)
Still Life with Lemon and Glass
signed and dated 'DURCKHEIM 98' (lower right) and inscribed with title (to backing paper)
oil on canvas
66 x 51cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'DURCKHEIM 98' (lower right) and inscribed with title (to backing paper)
oil on canvas
66 x 51cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1217
Sold
STAN SMITH (BRITISH, 1929-2001)
Two Girls in the Cherwell
signed 'SMITH' (upper right)
oil on board
57 x 87cm
ARR
Provenance
Galeria Internacional de Arte, LDA, Almansil, Portugal;
Private collection, UK
signed 'SMITH' (upper right)
oil on board
57 x 87cm
ARR
Provenance
Galeria Internacional de Arte, LDA, Almansil, Portugal;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £200 - £400
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1218
Unsold
RUSKIN SPEAR (BRITISH, 1911-1990)
Bank Holiday at the Beach
signed 'Ruskin Spear' (lower right) and with inscribed label (attached to the back of the frame)
oil on canvas
36 x 45.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed 'Ruskin Spear' (lower right) and with inscribed label (attached to the back of the frame)
oil on canvas
36 x 45.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportA small abrasion upper centre showing as a small white mark and below this a pale…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1219
Sold
RUSKIN SPEAR (BRITISH, 1911-1990)
The Thames at Twickenham
signed 'Ruskin Spear' (lower left) and with inscribed label (attached to the back of the frame)
oil on canvas
51 x 61cm
ARR
Provenance
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London, 1983, No. 3, where purchased by the present owners;
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 1983, No. 3
signed 'Ruskin Spear' (lower left) and with inscribed label (attached to the back of the frame)
oil on canvas
51 x 61cm
ARR
Provenance
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London, 1983, No. 3, where purchased by the present owners;
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 1983, No. 3
Hammer price:
£2,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Lot 1220
Unsold
RENOS LOIZOU (GREEK, 1948-2013)
Resting Man with Approaching Sanglier
signed 'Renos Loizou' (lower left)
oil on canvas
83 x 76cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
London, Christopher Hull Gallery, 1991
signed 'Renos Loizou' (lower left)
oil on canvas
83 x 76cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
London, Christopher Hull Gallery, 1991
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
14 May 2025
14 May 2025