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Auction date Tuesday, 16 May 2023 13:00 BST
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Tuesday 16 May      - Sussex Saleroom  Lot 1 - 239  Modern British & 20th Century Art 1.00pm  
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"Full name of the artist" - a work by the artist.
"Attributed to ..." - probably a work by the artist in whole or in part.
"Name and initial" - possibly a work by the artist.
"Studio of ..." - a work executed in the studio or workshop of the artist.
"Circle of ..." - a work of the period of the artist and showing his influence.
"Follower of ..." - a work executed in the artist's style, but not necessarily by a pupil.
"Manner of ..." - a work in the artist's style, but of a later date.
"After ..." - a copy (of any date) of a work by that artist.
"Signed ... Dated ... Inscribed ..." - the work has been signed/date/inscribed by the artist.
"Bears signature and/or date and/or inscription" - has been added by another hand.
"Artist's Resale Right / ARR" - a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or the artist's heirs each time a work is resold during the artist's lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist's death. Royalties are calculated on a sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer's premium. 

 

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Total lots: 235

MARK SENIOR (BRITISH, 1864-1927)
Lot 1 Unsold
MARK SENIOR (BRITISH, 1864-1927)
The Sea
signed 'M Senior' (lower right) and signed and titled (verso)
oil on panel
21 x 26.5cm
 Provenance: The Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff, https://www.bellmans…
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
MARK SENIOR (BRITISH, 1864-1927)
Lot 2 Sold
MARK SENIOR (BRITISH, 1864-1927)
Coastal view
signed 'M Senior' (lower centre)
oil on board
20.5 x 26cm
 Provenance: The Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff, https://www.bellmans…
Hammer price: £6,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
MARK SENIOR (BRITISH, 1864-1927)
Lot 3 Unsold
MARK SENIOR (BRITISH, 1864-1927)
Still life of roses in a vase
signed 'M Senior' (lower right) and signed and inscribed 'a sketch' (verso)
oil on panel
21 x 26.5cm
 Provenance: The Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff, https://www.bellmans…
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
MARK SENIOR (BRITISH, 1864-1927)
Lot 4 Sold
MARK SENIOR (BRITISH, 1864-1927)
Still life of roses in a tall vase
signed 'M Senior' (lower right) and signed and inscribed 'a sketch' (verso)
oil on panel
26.5 x 21cm
 Provenance: The Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff, https://www.bellmans…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
HERBERT F. ROYLE (BRITISH, 1870-1958)
Lot 5 Sold
HERBERT F. ROYLE (BRITISH, 1870-1958)
Landscape with four mountain peaks, probably Hallival, Askival, Trollabhal and Sgurr nan Gillean, Isle of Rùm
signed 'H Royle' (lower left)
oil on board
30 x 39.5cm
ARR
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
ADRIAN HILL (BRITISH, 1895-1977)
Lot 6 Sold
ADRIAN HILL (BRITISH, 1895-1977)
Midhurst Under Snow
signed 'ADRIAN HILL' (lower right)
oil on board
63.5 x 75.5cm
ARR

Exhibited
London, Royal Academy Exhibition, 1940, No. 144
 Provenance: The Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff, https://www.bellmans…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
DOROTHEA SHARP (BRITISH, 1874-1955)
Lot 7 Sold
DOROTHEA SHARP (BRITISH, 1874-1955)
Children by the sea
oil on canvas
25 x 30cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe canvas is unstretched and has been cut down with a partial composition verso. …
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
MAXIMILIEN LUCE (FRENCH, 1858-1941)
Lot 8 Sold
MAXIMILIEN LUCE (FRENCH, 1858-1941)
Gare de L'Est, L'Attente
signed and dated 'Luce 1915-16' (lower left)
oil on board
52 x 67cm

Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 12th June 2005, lot 77, where acquired by the present owner;
The Seymour Stein Collection

Literature
Jean Bouin-Luce & Denise Bazetoux, Maximilien Luce, Catalogue de l’œuvre peint, Paris, 1986, vol. II, p. 426, no. 1753, illustrated
Condition ReportThe board is very slightly bowed inwards in the left half of the painting.  Light…
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
GEORGES PAUL LEROUX (FRENCH, 1877-1957)
Lot 9 Sold
GEORGES PAUL LEROUX (FRENCH, 1877-1957)
Soldiers
signed 'GeORGeS LeROUX' (lower left)
oil on canvas
81 x 105cm
ARR

Provenance
Purchased in a brocante in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France, circa 2005 by the current owner
FootnoteBorn in Paris in 1877, to parents with strong connections to Trelly in Normandy, Georges…
Hammer price: £6,500
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
LUCIEN HECTOR JONAS (FRENCH, 1880-1947)
Lot 10 Sold
LUCIEN HECTOR JONAS (FRENCH, 1880-1947)
L'Armée Britannique restait en possession de la Ligne Hindenberg
signed 'Jonas' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour on paper
11 x 19.5cm
Condition reportAppear to be a few minor vertical abrasions to left of centre but these could be…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
VERA RUSSELL YOUNG (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY)
Lot 11 Sold
VERA RUSSELL YOUNG (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY)
Portrait of Captain A. Cooper in uniform
signed and dated 'VERY 1931' (lower right) and with inscribed label (to reverse of frame)
oil on canvas
92 x 71.5cm
ARR
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
HARRY MORLEY (BRITISH, 1881-1943)
Lot 12 Sold
HARRY MORLEY (BRITISH, 1881-1943)
Mars
signed 'HARRY...' (lower right)
oil on canvas
101 x 107cm

Provenance
Modern British and Continental Paintings, Christie's, London, 26th October 1995, lot 82;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Condition reportDirt throughout.Craquelure visible in places, most noticeable as several vertical…
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
VIVIAN FORBES (BRITISH, 1891-1937)
Lot 13 Sold
VIVIAN FORBES (BRITISH, 1891-1937)
Angels Resting
signed, dated and titled 'VIVIAN Forbes 1918' (lower right)
oil on cardboard
42 x 33cm

Provenance
Modern British Pictures, Bonhams, London, 12th July 1995, lot 9;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Condition reportHorizontal split across the top, above boy's head.Pin holes to corners and lower…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
RUSKIN SPEAR (BRITISH, 1911-1990)
Lot 14 Sold
RUSKIN SPEAR (BRITISH, 1911-1990)
The Palace Tavern, Charing Cross Road
signed 'Ruskin Spear' (lower right)
oil on board
64 x 72cm
**This lot is subject to 20% VAT on the Hammer Price**
ARR
ProvenanceOriginally purchased from the Royal College of Art by the financial services group Dawnay…
Hammer price: £6,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
GEOFFREY TIBBLE (BRITISH, 1909-1952)
Lot 15 Sold
GEOFFREY TIBBLE (BRITISH, 1909-1952)
Theatre scene
signed 'G. Tibble' (lower right)
oil on canvas
47.5 x 60cm
ARR

Provenance
Austin Desmond Fine Art, Great Russell Street, London
Condition reportTear and associated hole to centre on stage floor.Craquelure and some paint…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
VANESSA BELL (BRITISH, 1879-1961)
Lot 16 Sold
VANESSA BELL (BRITISH, 1879-1961)
Church in France
signed with initials 'V B' (lower right)
oil on board
49 x 41cm
ARR

Provenance
Modern British and Irish Paintings, Sotheby's, London, 4th October 1995, lot 87;
Private collection
Condition reportSmall spot of paint loss lower centre edge but could be original to work.Dirt and a…
Hammer price: £13,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
VANESSA BELL (BRITISH, 1879-1961)
Lot 17 Sold
VANESSA BELL (BRITISH, 1879-1961)
On the Yonne, near Cezy (c. 1950)
signed with initials 'V B' (lower left)
oil on canvas
45 x 35cm
ARR

Provenance
Modern British and Irish Paintings, Sotheby's, London, 4th October 1995, lot 68;
Private collection
Condition reportOld pin holes visible to some corners.Uneven old varnish.Some old minor surface…
Hammer price: £13,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES FREDERIC DAWSON (BRITISH, FL. 1909-1933)
Lot 18 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES FREDERIC DAWSON (BRITISH, FL. 1909-1933)
Harbour scene
oil on canvas
46.5 x 36cm
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
RUDOLPH IHLEE (BRITISH, 1883-1968)
Lot 19 Sold
RUDOLPH IHLEE (BRITISH, 1883-1968)
The Car by the Trees
signed and dated 'R. ihlee 1925' (lower left)
oil on canvas
79 x 64cm
ARR

Exhibited
London, Chenil Gallery, Rudolph Ihlee Solo Show, 1926

Literature
James Trollope, Rudolph Ihlee: The Road to Collioure, Lund Humphries, 2022, p.115
FootnoteThis painting was exhibited at Ihlee’s one man show at the Chenil Gallery in 1926 with a…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
JULIAN TREVELYAN (BRITISH, 1910-1988)
Lot 20 Sold
JULIAN TREVELYAN (BRITISH, 1910-1988)
Landscape with a river and mountains beyond, possibly Lanzarote
signed and dated 'Trevelyan 77' (lower right)
oil on board
50.5 x 76cm
ARR
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
JULIAN TREVELYAN (BRITISH, 1910-1988)
Lot 21 Sold
JULIAN TREVELYAN (BRITISH, 1910-1988)
Russian Church
signed and dated 'Trevelyan 61' (lower left) and titled (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
41 x 50.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, from whom acquired by the father of the present owner;
Thence by descent
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
ANNA ZINKEISEN (BRITISH, 1901-1976)
Lot 22 Sold
ANNA ZINKEISEN (BRITISH, 1901-1976)
Shell Form
signed 'Anna Zinkeisen' (lower right)
oil and mixed media collage on board
30 x 40cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 12th December 1991, lot 138, where acquired by the present owner
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
BERNARD MENINSKY (BRITISH, 1891-1950)
Lot 23 Sold
BERNARD MENINSKY (BRITISH, 1891-1950)
Mother and Child
oil on canvas
56 x 40cm

Provenance
Belgrave Gallery, Motcomb Street, London;
Purchased from the above in 1978 by the current vendor's family;
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
London, Belgrave Gallery, Jewish Artist's pf Great Britain (1845-1945), 1978
Condition ReportOriginal canvas.  There is a very minor surface abrasion in the tree, upper left,…
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTOPHER RICHARD WYNNE NEVINSON (BRITISH, 1889-1946)
Lot 24 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTOPHER RICHARD WYNNE NEVINSON (BRITISH, 1889-1946)
The Thames looking towards Greenwich
bears signature (lower right)
oil on panel
30.5 x 40.5cm
ProvenanceThe Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff https://www.bellmans.co…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 May 2023
16 May 2023

Total lots: 235

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