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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.
"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.
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"Manner of ..." - a work in the artist's style, but of a later date.
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Total lots: 235

PIERRE BONNARD (FRENCH, 1867-1947)
Lot 49 Sold
PIERRE BONNARD (FRENCH, 1867-1947)
Etude de Nu (Study of a Nude) (Bouvet 97)
signed in pencil 'PBonnard' (in lower margin)
lithograph
one of only ten impressions in sanguin ink, from a total edition of forty (five trial proofs, ten impressions in sanguin and twenty five impressions in black)
published by E. Frapier, Paris 1925
29.5 x 18.5cm

Provenance
William Weston Gallery, Royal Arcade, Albemarle Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £600 - £800
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (FRENCH, 1841-1919)
Lot 50 Sold
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (FRENCH, 1841-1919)
La Danse a la Campagne
with stamped signature (in lower margin)
etching
22 x 13.7cm

Provenance
William Weston Gallery, Albemarle Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportA little undulation to paper.A few minor small pale spots to left and lower margin…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
JACQUES BOULLAIRE (FRENCH, 1893-1976)
Lot 51 Sold
JACQUES BOULLAIRE (FRENCH, 1893-1976)
Mahiri - Tahiti
signed and titled in pencil 'J. Boullaire' (in lower margin)
etching
22.5 x 16cm
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Condition reportA little undulation to paper.Appears in generally good condition.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
JACQUES VILLON (FRENCH, 1875-1963) AFTER AUGUSTE RENOIR
Lot 52 Sold
JACQUES VILLON (FRENCH, 1875-1963) AFTER AUGUSTE RENOIR
La Loge
signed, numbered and inscribed in pencil 'Jacques Villon 75/200' (in lower margin)
etching with aquatint
26.5 x 21cm
ARR
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
CARL MOSER (AUSTRIAN, 1873-1939)
Lot 53 Sold
CARL MOSER (AUSTRIAN, 1873-1939)
In Erwartung (In Anticipation) (1906)
woodcut in colours
33 x 21.5cm

Provenance
P & D Colnaghi & Co, London
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
JAMES ABBOT MCNEILL WHISTLER (AMERICAN, 1834-1903)
Lot 54 Sold
JAMES ABBOT MCNEILL WHISTLER (AMERICAN, 1834-1903)
The Pool
etching
13.5 x 21.4cm

Provenance
William Weston Gallery, Albemarle Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportNot hand signed. The signature is in the plate.However, it does appear to be very…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
AFTER PABLO PICASSO
Lot 55 Unsold
AFTER PABLO PICASSO
Picasso, 100 Estampes Originales 1930-1937, Novembre-Décembre 1973, Galerie Guiot - 18 Avenue Matignon, Paris
exhibition poster
65 x 44cm
ARR
Condition reportThe sheet has been adhered to the backboard.  There are scattered abrasions to the…
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
PABLO PICASSO (SPANISH, 1881-1973)
Lot 56 Sold
PABLO PICASSO (SPANISH, 1881-1973)
Les Dejeuners, text by Douglas Cooper, Thames and Hudson, London, published 1963 by arrangement with Editions Cercle d'Art, Paris, 37 x 26.5cm
with original slip case
ARR
Condition reportVarious marks, tears, dirt, what and tear to slip case.The book has the corners of…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH, 1891-1915)
Lot 57 Sold
HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH, 1891-1915)
Male nude
ink and pencil
19.5 x 16cm

Provenance
Modern British and Continental Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings and Sculpture, Christie's, London, 4th June 1992, lot 2 (part lot);
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH, 1891-1915)
Lot 58 Sold
HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH, 1891-1915)
Male nude standing
initialled 'H G B' (upper right) and inscribed (verso)
ink and pencil
15.5 x 8.7cm

Provenance
Modern British and Continental Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings and Sculpture, Christie's, London, 4th June 1992, lot 1 (part lot);
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
THEOPHILE ALEXANDRE STEINLEN (FRENCH/SWISS, 1859-1923)
Lot 59 Sold
THEOPHILE ALEXANDRE STEINLEN (FRENCH/SWISS, 1859-1923)
Les Captives
signed 'Steinlen' (lower right)
charcoal
23 x 31cm

Provenance
Sale, Chayette-Calmels, Paris, France, 13th December 1989, lot 45;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
RENE BUTHAUD (FRENCH, 1886-1986)
Lot 60 Sold
RENE BUTHAUD (FRENCH, 1886-1986)
Seated figure
signed 'R. BUTHAUD' (lower left)
gouache
23.5 x 15cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Condition reportThe sheet is stuck with masking tape to the mount.Appears generally good.
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
RENE BUTHAUD (FRENCH, 1886-1986)
Lot 61 Sold
RENE BUTHAUD (FRENCH, 1886-1986)
Two figures, one seated, one standing
signed 'R. BUTHAUD' (lower left)
gouache
14.5 x 10cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, 15th May, 1992, lot 257 (part lot);
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
RENE BUTHAUD (FRENCH, 1886-1986)
Lot 62 Sold
RENE BUTHAUD (FRENCH, 1886-1986)
Reclining female nude
signed 'R. BUTHAUD' (lower left)
gouache
11 x 16.5cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Condition ReportThe sheet has uneven edges and is attached with tape by the four corners to the…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
JEAN COCTEAU (FRENCH, 1889-1963)
Lot 63 Sold
JEAN COCTEAU (FRENCH, 1889-1963)
Male nude standing
signed 'Jean Cocteau' (lower left)
pencil on tracing paper
42 x 35cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £3,500
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
EMIL ORLIK (AUSTRIAN/GERMAN, 1870-1932)
Lot 64 Sold
EMIL ORLIK (AUSTRIAN/GERMAN, 1870-1932)
Woman with Fan 1 (circa 1923)
signed 'orlik' (lower right)
pencil
14 x 10.5cm

Provenance
The Piccadilly Gallery, Cork Street, London
Condition ReportDiagonal creases to sheet, lower left and upper right, rippled paper off the upper…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
JOHANNES ITTEN (SWISS, 1888-1967)
Lot 65 Sold
JOHANNES ITTEN (SWISS, 1888-1967)
Study of three female nudes
signed and dated 'J Itten 27' (lower right)
pencil
48 x 41cm
(unframed)

Provenance
The Itten Estate

Exhibited
Bodo Niemann, Novembergruppe, 1994, catalogue p. 57

Footnote
We understand this drawing is listed in the Johannes Itten Catalogue Raisonne, no. 342
Condition reportWork is hinged to backing card from the top with two small pieces of white tape…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
HUGO BOETTINGER (CZECH, 1880-1934)
Lot 66 Sold
HUGO BOETTINGER (CZECH, 1880-1934)
Boys bathing by a stream surrounded by geese
signed and dated 'HUGO BOETTINGER 1911' (lower left) and inscribed with artist's name (to reverse of stretcher)
pastel
78.5 x 103.5cm

Provenance
Fine 19th Century European Paintings & Watercolours, Phillips, London, 27th November 1990, lot 228;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Condition ReportThe sheet is sound and the pastel surface in good condition throughout.  Under…
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
ERICH WOLFSFELD (GERMAN, 1884-1956)
Lot 67 Sold
ERICH WOLFSFELD (GERMAN, 1884-1956)
Galician Jew
signed 'Erich Wolsfeld' (upper left) and numbered 'No 42' (upper right)
oil on paper
57.5 x 45cm
ARR

Provenance
Belgrave Gallery, Motcomb Street, London

Exhibited
London, Belgrave Gallery, No. 5
Condition ReportCreases to sheet, particularly in the upper half of the picture, some spots of…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
ANDRE BICAT (FRENCH, 1909-1996)
Lot 68 Sold
ANDRE BICAT (FRENCH, 1909-1996)
Woman in a bar
signed and dated 'Bicat 57' (lower left)
oil on board
90 x 59cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 14th May 1992, lot 188
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
JACQUES BARTOLI (FRENCH, 1920-1995) (2)
Lot 69 Sold
JACQUES BARTOLI (FRENCH, 1920-1995) (2)
Musiciens, Toulon; Plage a Toulon
each signed 'J BARTOLI' (lower right) and signed and titled (verso)
oil on canvas
each 24 x 33cm
(2)
ARR
Condition reportThe Beach; a little indentation to canvas centre right, to left side of woman in…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
ZOE PROVIS (NEW ZEALANDER, 1884-1976)
Lot 70 Sold
ZOE PROVIS (NEW ZEALANDER, 1884-1976)
Up For The Ball, Arsenal vs Norwich City
inscribed with artist's name and with label for Centenary Exhibition 1939-40, Wellington, New Zealand (to reverse of stretcher) and part of label for Royal Society of British Artists (to reverse of frame)
oil on canvas
92 x 62cm

Provenance
Modern British & Continental Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings and Sculpture, Christie's, London, 7th March 1997, lot 361;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Condition reportSmall amount of white waxy substance lower right edge.Surface dirt.Otherwise…
Hammer price: £4,200
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
ALFRED HELBERGER (GERMAN, 1871-1946)
Lot 71 Sold
ALFRED HELBERGER (GERMAN, 1871-1946)
Portrait Herr M.
signed and dated 'A. Helberger: 29' (lower right)
oil on board
75.5 x 60cm

Provenance
20th Century European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Phillips, London, 29th June 1998, lot 62;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
PAUL COLIN (FRENCH, 1892-1985)
Lot 72 Sold
PAUL COLIN (FRENCH, 1892-1985)
Portrait of Larry Adler
signed 'PAUL COLIN' (lower centre)
mixed media
98.5 x 71.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Impressionist and Modern Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Editions Picasso, Christie's, London, 27th June 1994, lot 297;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 May 2023
16 May 2023

Total lots: 235

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