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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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"Attributed to ..." - probably a work by the artist in whole or in part.
"Name and initial" - possibly a work by the artist.
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"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.
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Total lots: 235

SCOTTIE WILSON (BRITISH, 1888-1972)
Lot 25 Sold
SCOTTIE WILSON (BRITISH, 1888-1972)
Birds in trees
signed 'SCOTTIE' (lower right)
ink and watercolour
35.5 x 46cm
ARR
Condition reportSome discolouration.A few small very minor spots of foxing in places.Some surface…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
WALTER SICKERT (BRITISH, 1860-1942)
Lot 26 Sold
WALTER SICKERT (BRITISH, 1860-1942)
Barnett’s Veterans (They Also Serve)
signed in pencil 'Sickert' (in lower margin)
etching
13.5 x 21cm
 Provenance: The Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff, https://www.bellmans…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
GERALD LESLIE BROCKHURST (BRITISH, 1890-1978)
Lot 27 Sold
GERALD LESLIE BROCKHURST (BRITISH, 1890-1978)
Elizabeth
signed in pencil 'GL Brockhurst' (in lower margin)
etching
14 x 10.7cm
ARR
 Provenance: The Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff, https://www.bellmans…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
SIR HENRY RUSHBURY (BRITISH, 1889-1968)
Lot 28 Sold
SIR HENRY RUSHBURY (BRITISH, 1889-1968)
The Market, Assisi
signed 'Henry Rushbury' (lower right)
pencil, charcoal and wash
28 x 41cm
ARR
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH, 1872-1945) (2)
Lot 29 Sold
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)
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
MICHAEL ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH, 1908-1993)
Lot 30 Sold
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 Collection
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
BERNARD MENINSKY (BRITISH, 1891-1950)
Lot 31 Sold
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 collection, UK

Exhibited
London, Belgrave Gallery, Jewish Artist's of Great Britain (1845-1945), 1978, No. 54
Condition reportAcidic mount.Possibly a little discolouration.A few very small minor marks and…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
BERNARD MENINSKY (BRITISH, 1891-1950)
Lot 32 Unsold
BERNARD MENINSKY (BRITISH, 1891-1950)
Reclining female nude with red hair
signed 'Meninsky' (lower left)
charcoal and red chalk
44 x 50cm
Estimate: £600 - £800
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
MARK GERTLER (BRITISH, 1891-1939)
Lot 33 Sold
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 family;
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
London, Belgrave Gallery, Jewish Artist's of Great Britain (1845-1945), 1978
FootnoteThe sitter, Alice Edwards, lived in East London and was a professional model who often sat…
Hammer price: £4,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
AUGUSTUS JOHN (BRITISH, 1878-1961) (2)
Lot 34 Sold
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 [?], I send a few rough sketches hoping they'll be in time to be useful as my sections. I'm sorry I couldn't manage to send them before. Yours, Augustus John, I think the figures ought to be well above life size'
(2)
Provenance20th Century British Art, South Kensington, London, 1st March 2006, lot 7 (as ten…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
WINIFRED KNIGHTS (BRITISH, 1899-1947)
Lot 35 Sold
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
Condition reportAcidic mount.A little discolouration, mostly where sheet meets mount.A little…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
DUNCAN GRANT (BRITISH, 1885-1978)
Lot 36 Sold
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
Condition reportMultiple and various creases throughout.Small hole in paper upper right and two…
Hammer price: £6,500
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
EDWARD WOLFE (BRITISH, 1897-1982)
Lot 37 Sold
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, lot 34;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Condition reportA few small white spots in places.A few lines in paper lower left, possible old…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
EDWARD WOLFE (BRITISH, 1897-1982)
Lot 38 Sold
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 Collection
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
KEITH VAUGHAN (BRITISH, 1912-1977)
Lot 39 Sold
KEITH VAUGHAN (BRITISH, 1912-1977)
Male Nude
signed and dated 'Vaughan /47' (lower right)
pencil
34 x 23cm
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Condition reportAppears in generally good condition.
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
KEITH VAUGHAN (BRITISH, 1912-1977)
Lot 40 Sold
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 from the Collection of the late Sebastian Walker, Sotheby's, London, 20th November 1991, lot 10;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Condition reportThe pale white drip marks visible in the online image are on the glass, not on the…
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
VERNON HILL (BRITISH, 1887-1972)
Lot 41 Sold
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
Condition reportWhite drip marks in online photo are on glass, not on the work.A little foxing and…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
WILLIAM HORACE LITTLEFIELD (AMERICAN, 1902-1969) (4)
Lot 42 Sold
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 other signed and dated '1929', 52 x 35cm; and an ink drawing of a male nude, signed and dated '1929', 36 x 49cm, all by the same hand
(4)
Condition reportDiscolouration, marks and spots to all.Two with a large cross of discolouration…
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
NICHOLAS EGON (BRITISH, 1921-2017) (2)
Lot 43 Sold
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)
 Provenance: The Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff, https://www.bellmans…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
BERNARD DUNSTAN (BRITISH, 1920-2017)
Lot 44 Sold
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, UK

Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, November, 1993
Condition reportAcidic mount.Paper possibly a little discoloured.One or two very small spots of…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £80 - £120
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
WILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON (BRITISH, 1872-1944)
Lot 45 Sold
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, South Kensington, 24th July 2013, lot 499, where acquired by the present owner
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
LOUIS WAIN (BRITISH, 1860-1939)
Lot 46 Sold
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 Works by Louis Wain, Christie's, South Kensington, London, 7th March 1983, lot 171;
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThere are faint creases to the sheet, upper left and right, some further to the…
Hammer price: £15,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
KATHE KOLLWITZ (GERMAN, 1867-1945)
Lot 47 Sold
KATHE KOLLWITZ (GERMAN, 1867-1945)
Beim Dengeln
signed in pencil 'Kathe Kollwitz' (in lower margin)
etching
29 x 29cm
(unframed)
Condition reportImage itself looks largely ok, although there are some minor pale marks/spots in…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
PIERRE BONNARD (FRENCH, 1867-1947)
Lot 48 Sold
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 des Peintres - Lithographes de Manet a Matisse
30 x 21.5cm

Provenance
William Weston Gallery, Royal Arcade, Albemarle Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportA little undulation to paper in upper section.Otherwise appears in generally good…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023

Total lots: 235

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