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Modern British & 20th Century Art

Auction date Tuesday 16 May 2023 13:00 BST

Tuesday 16 May - Sussex Saleroom  Lot 1 - 239 Modern British & 20th Century Art 1.00pm
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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
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

Total lots: 235

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