Tuesday 16 May - Sussex Saleroom Lot 1 - 239 Modern
British & 20th Century Art 1.00pm
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Saturday 20 May 9am -12noon
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Tuesday 23 May 9am – 4.30pm
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PICTURES & PRINTS
CATALOGUE TERMS -An explanation of catalogue terms in our opinion:
"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.
| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MARK SENIOR (BRITISH, 1864-1927)
The Sea
signed 'M Senior' (lower right) and signed and titled (verso) oil on panel 21 x 26.5cm |
£2,000 - £3,000 | - | View |
| 2 |
MARK SENIOR (BRITISH, 1864-1927)
Coastal view
signed 'M Senior' (lower centre) oil on board 20.5 x 26cm |
£2,000 - £3,000 | £6,000 | View |
| 3 |
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 |
£800 - £1,200 | - | View |
| 4 |
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 |
£800 - £1,200 | £700 | View |
| 5 |
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 |
£400 - £600 | £350 | View |
| 6 |
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 |
£150 - £250 | £260 | View |
| 7 |
DOROTHEA SHARP (BRITISH, 1874-1955)
Children by the sea
oil on canvas 25 x 30cm ARR Provenance Private collection, UK |
£1,000 - £1,500 | £3,800 | View |
| 8 |
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… |
£2,000 - £4,000 | £1,800 | View |
| 9 |
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 |
£5,000 - £8,000 | £6,500 | View |
| 10 |
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 |
£100 - £150 | £190 | View |
| 11 |
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 |
£300 - £500 | £750 | View |
| 12 |
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 |
£500 - £700 | £3,800 | View |
| 13 |
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… |
£200 - £400 | £1,600 | View |
| 14 |
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 |
£1,500 - £2,500 | £6,500 | View |
| 15 |
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 |
£300 - £500 | £350 | View |
| 16 |
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 |
£5,000 - £8,000 | £13,000 | View |
| 17 |
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;… |
£5,000 - £8,000 | £13,000 | View |
| 18 |
ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES FREDERIC DAWSON (BRITISH, FL. 1909-1933)
Harbour scene
oil on canvas 46.5 x 36cm |
£200 - £300 | £150 | View |
| 19 |
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… |
£800 - £1,200 | £2,800 | View |
| 20 |
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 |
£4,000 - £6,000 | £3,000 | View |
| 21 |
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… |
£2,000 - £4,000 | £2,600 | View |
| 22 |
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… |
£1,000 - £1,500 | £3,800 | View |
| 23 |
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… |
£1,500 - £2,500 | £1,800 | View |
| 24 |
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 |
£500 - £700 | £1,500 | View |
| 25 |
SCOTTIE WILSON (BRITISH, 1888-1972)
Birds in trees
signed 'SCOTTIE' (lower right) ink and watercolour 35.5 x 46cm ARR |
£800 - £1,200 | £1,000 | View |
| 26 |
WALTER SICKERT (BRITISH, 1860-1942)
Barnett’s Veterans (They Also Serve)
signed in pencil 'Sickert' (in lower margin) etching 13.5 x 21cm |
£300 - £500 | £420 | View |
| 27 |
GERALD LESLIE BROCKHURST (BRITISH, 1890-1978)
Elizabeth
signed in pencil 'GL Brockhurst' (in lower margin) etching 14 x 10.7cm ARR |
£200 - £300 | £220 | View |
| 28 |
SIR HENRY RUSHBURY (BRITISH, 1889-1968)
The Market, Assisi
signed 'Henry Rushbury' (lower right) pencil, charcoal and wash 28 x 41cm ARR |
£200 - £300 | £180 | View |
| 29 |
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH, 1872-1945) (2)
The Frenchman
pencil heightened with white 28 x 21.5cm Provenance Michael Parkin Fine Art, Motcomb Street, London Together with another pencil drawing of a gentleman by the same hand, 18 x 17cm (2) |
£300 - £500 | £650 | View |
| 30 |
MICHAEL ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH, 1908-1993)
Fortesques No 1
with old label (verso) watercolour and gouache 71 x 91cm ARR Provenance Selected Paintings, Watercolours and Prints, Phillips, London, 12th April 1999, lot 23; The Seymour Stein… |
£800 - £1,200 | £600 | View |
| 31 |
BERNARD MENINSKY (BRITISH, 1891-1950)
The Back (Nude)
signed 'Meninsky' (lower right) charcoal 35 x 19.5cm Provenance Belgrave Gallery, Motcomb Street, London; Purchased from the above in 1978 by the current vendor's family; Private… |
£200 - £300 | £450 | View |
| 32 |
BERNARD MENINSKY (BRITISH, 1891-1950)
Reclining female nude with red hair
signed 'Meninsky' (lower left) charcoal and red chalk 44 x 50cm |
£600 - £800 | - | View |
| 33 |
MARK GERTLER (BRITISH, 1891-1939)
Head study of Alice Edwards
signed 'M Gertler' (lower left) red chalk 21.5 x 24.5cm Provenance Belgrave Gallery, Motcomb Street, London; Purchased from the above in 1978 by the current vendor's… |
£2,000 - £3,000 | £4,200 | View |
| 34 |
AUGUSTUS JOHN (BRITISH, 1878-1961) (2)
Cavemen and women, a set of nine framed as two
watercolour and ink the largest 22 x 16.5cm ARR Together with a letter from Augustus John sent from Alderney Manor, Nr Parkstone, Dorset, 'Dear Hodge [… |
£800 - £1,200 | £600 | View |
| 35 |
WINIFRED KNIGHTS (BRITISH, 1899-1947)
Portrait of Arnold Mason Sketching, circa 1918
pencil on paper 9.5 x 7cm Provenance The Fine Art Society, Winifred Knights, September 1995, no. 15e, from whom acquired by the present owner |
£300 - £500 | £700 | View |
| 36 |
DUNCAN GRANT (BRITISH, 1885-1978)
The Blue Underpants
gouache, ink and pencil 50 x 39.5cm ARR Provenance 20th Century British Art, Christie's, South Kensington, London, 2nd December 2004, lot 30; The Seymour Stein Collection |
£1,000 - £1,500 | £6,500 | View |
| 37 |
EDWARD WOLFE (BRITISH, 1897-1982)
Reclining male nude wearing boots and socks in bed
signed 'Wolfe' (lower right) pencil 32.5 x 42.5cm ARR Provenance Modern British and Continental Paintings, Christie's, London, 24th September 1992,… |
£150 - £250 | £650 | View |
| 38 |
EDWARD WOLFE (BRITISH, 1897-1982)
Ischin Fisherman (1946)
signed 'Wolfe' (lower right) pencil 43 x 34cm ARR Provenance Modern British and Continental Paintings, Christie's, London, 24th September 1992, lot 32; The Seymour Stein… |
£150 - £250 | £700 | View |
| 39 |
KEITH VAUGHAN (BRITISH, 1912-1977)
Male Nude
signed and dated 'Vaughan /47' (lower right) pencil 34 x 23cm ARR Provenance The Seymour Stein Collection |
£800 - £1,200 | £2,200 | View |
| 40 |
KEITH VAUGHAN (BRITISH, 1912-1977)
Man and Fossils (1942)
inscribed and stamped (on piece of paper under mount) ink and wash 13 x 19cm ARR Provenance The Sebastian Walker Collection; Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture… |
£800 - £1,200 | £1,900 | View |
| 41 |
VERNON HILL (BRITISH, 1887-1972)
The Ring
signed and titled 'Vernon Hill' (in lower margin) etching 22 x 21cm ARR Provenance The Seymour Stein Collection |
£150 - £250 | £1,300 | View |
| 42 |
WILLIAM HORACE LITTLEFIELD (AMERICAN, 1902-1969) (4)
Boxing match
signed and dated 'Wm H Littlefield 1929.' (upper left) ink and wash 49 x 38cm together with two other ink and wash works of boxers, one signed and dated '1928', 62 x 38cm (unframed), the… |
£300 - £500 | £2,600 | View |
| 43 |
NICHOLAS EGON (BRITISH, 1921-2017) (2)
Portrait of a lady
signed and dated 'Egon 52' (lower right) charcoal 55 x 39.5cm ARR Together with a book on Nicholas Egon by Fani-Maria Tsigakou, second edition (2) |
£100 - £150 | £40 | View |
| 44 |
BERNARD DUNSTAN (BRITISH, 1920-2017)
Nude Resting
signed with initials 'B D' (lower left) and dated '12 Mar 89' (lower centre) pencil 31 x 22.5cm ARR Provenance Acquired from Royal Academy Exhibition, November 1993; Private collection,… |
£80 - £120 | £50 | View |
| 45 |
WILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON (BRITISH, 1872-1944)
Amateur Dramatics - an artwork for The Nash's Pall Mall Magazine, 1934
signed 'W HEATH ROBINSON' (lower left) pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour 33 x 57.5 cm Provenance Sale, Christie's,… |
£2,000 - £4,000 | £1,900 | View |
| 46 |
LOUIS WAIN (BRITISH, 1860-1939)
Table Tennis
signed 'Louis Wain' (lower left) watercolour and gouache heightened with white 34.5 x 51.5cm Provenance English and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, Including a Small Selection of… |
£2,000 - £3,000 | £15,000 | View |
| 47 |
KATHE KOLLWITZ (GERMAN, 1867-1945)
Beim Dengeln
signed in pencil 'Kathe Kollwitz' (in lower margin) etching 29 x 29cm (unframed) |
£300 - £500 | £1,400 | View |
| 48 |
PIERRE BONNARD (FRENCH, 1867-1947)
Le Bain (The Bath)
with stamp 'Galerie des Peintres Graveurs Paris' (lower right) lithograph from the edition of 525 impressions, commissioned by E. Frapier, Paris, 1924. Issued for the series, Album… |
£300 - £500 | £260 | View |