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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. 

 

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Total lots: 235

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
73 MAREK ZULAWSKI (POLISH, 1908-1985)
Adam and Eve
signed 'Marek' (lower right) and with inscribed label (to backboard)
oil on canvas-board
120 x 67cm
ARR
£150 - £250 £450 View
74 LIDI TADE (20TH CENTURY)
Untitled, Abstract composition
signed 'Tade' (lower right)
mixed media on board
80 x 64.5cm
£200 - £400 £480 View
75 JACQUES-EMILE BLANCHE (FRENCH, 1861-1942)
Paris
signed 'J. E Blanche' (lower left)
oil on board
24 x 33cm

Provenance
Hadspen House Sale, Sotheby's, London, 29th May 1996, lot 403;
Private collection, UK
£800 - £1,200 - View
76 HENRY MUHRMAN (AMERICAN, 1854-1916)
A town scene in winter
signed 'H. Muhrman' (lower right)
pastel
49 x 59cm
£200 - £300 £550 View
77 KONSTANTIN KOROVIN (RUSSIAN, 1861-1939)
Costume design of a man holding a whip
signed and dated 'CONST. KOROViN 1938' (centre left)
ink and watercolour
34.5 x 25cm
£600 - £800 - View
78 KONSTANTIN KOROVIN (RUSSIAN, 1861-1939)
A peasant woman
signed and dated 'CONST. KOROViN 1938' (centre left)
watercolour and ink heightened with bodycolour
35 x 24.5cm
£600 - £800 - View
79 ALEXANDRE BENOIS (RUSSIAN, 1870-1960) (2)
Two costume designs from 'The Dance of the Fishes', Sadko, Act VI
one signed and dated 'A Benois 1931', the other signed and dated 'A Benois 1930' (lower right) and both inscribed
pencil,…
£1,000 - £1,500 £1,000 View
80 ALEXANDRE BENOIS (RUSSIAN, 1870-1960)
Costume design for a peasant in Carmen
signed with initials and dated 'A B 1931' (lower right), inscribed and annotated
watercolour and bodycolour
32 x 24cm
(unframed)
£200 - £300 £350 View
81 ATTRIBUTED TO KONSTANTIN KOROVIN (RUSSIAN, 1861-1939) (4)
Costume designs, a set of four
pen and ink
three 30 x 21cm, one 30 x 19cm
(all unframed)
(4)
£600 - £800 - View
82 PABLO PICASSO (SPANISH, 1881-1973) (3)
Le Tricone ballet designs, one of a man wearing a tricorn hat; the other an abstract design with flowers
stencil prints
Paul Rosenberg editions
each with Paul Rosenberg stamps (lower right)
each 25.5…
£300 - £500 £260 View
83 NATALIA GONCHAROVA (RUSSIAN, 1881-1962) (2)
Costume design for a Spanish dancer; Grime, two
stencil prints in colour
the first 42 x 26cm, the second 43 x 29cm
(2)
£200 - £300 - View
84 NATALIA GONCHAROVA (RUSSIAN, 1881-1962) AND MIKHAIL LARIONOV (RUSSIAN, 1881-1964)
L'Art décoratif théâtral moderne, Paris: Edition La Cible, 1919
stamped with 'No. 354'
33 x 25.5cm
with loose blue case
£300 - £500 - View
85 CHRISTIAN BERARD (FRENCH, 1902-1949) (3)
Autour de Colette
signed 'Berard' (lower right)
pastel and gouache
24 x 22cm

Provenance
Galerie Lucie Weill, Rue Bonaparte, Paris

Together with two watercolour and pastel works by the same hand, A…
£500 - £700 £900 View
86 EDWARD GORDON CRAIG (BRITISH, 1872-1966) (4)
A Cave Dweller
signed with initials 'EGC' (centre left), titled (lower right) and dated '1901' (lower left)
watercolour
15 x 10cm
(unframed)
together with an ink and grey wash titled 'The lap dogs of…
£300 - £500 £260 View
87 CHRISTIAN BERARD (FRENCH, 1902-1949)
Stage design, possibly for the production of the Ballet Les Forains, c. 1943
signed 'Berard' (lower left)
watercolour and gouache
30 x 46.5cm
£300 - £500 £600 View
88 EUGENE BERMAN (RUSSIAN, 1899-1972) (2)
Stage design for the Barber of Seville, New York production, 1953
signed with initials 'E.B.' (lower centre) and inscribed (upper centre)
ink, watercolour, pastel and bodycolour
24.5 x 16cm
together…
£200 - £300 £420 View
89 EUGENE BERMAN (RUSSIAN, 1899-1972)
A ram's head
signed with initials and dated 'EB 1961' (lower centre)
watercolour and pastel heightened with bodycolour
27 x 56cm
£200 - £300 £2,400 View
90 CLAUD LOVAT FRASER (BRITISH, 1890-1921)
Doux Propos de Guerre
signed and dated 'C. LOVAT FRASER INV. 1917.' (lower right) and inscribed (lower centre)
watercolour, ink and bodycolour
36 x 24cm
£300 - £500 £700 View
91 JOHN PIPER (BRITISH, 1903-1992)
The Road to Trehillin, Pembrokeshire
signed 'John Piper' (lower left) and dated '77' (lower right)
gouache
38.5 x 56cm
ARR

Provenance
Bohun Gallery, Henley-on-Thames;
Purchased from the above in…
£3,000 - £5,000 £4,800 View
92 JOHN PIPER (BRITISH, 1903-1992)
Harlaxton
signed and numbered in pencil 'John Piper 9/75' (in lower margin)
screenprint in colours
57 x 101cm
ARR
£800 - £1,200 £600 View
93 JOHN PIPER (BRITISH, 1903-1992)
Nude I (1986)
signed and inscribed in pencil 'John Piper A/P' (in lower margin)
artist's proof
etching with aquatint
49 x 32cm
ARR
£300 - £500 £260 View
94 JOHN PIPER (BRITISH, 1903-1992)
Snape Maltings Concert Hall (1979)
signed and numbered in pencil 'John Piper 37/50' (in lower margin)
screenprint in colours
77 x 51cm
ARR
£600 - £800 £750 View
95 ERIC RAVILIOUS (BRITISH, 1903-1942) (2)
Child's Handkerchief
print in colours in 240g Rivoli Blanc paper
43 x 43cm
with presentation folder numbered '445/500'
(2)
£100 - £150 £140 View
96 JOHN COPNALL (BRITISH, 1928-2007)
Black Dunes
signed and dated 'john copnall 1957' (lower right) and inscribed (verso)
oil on board
71 x 89.5cm
ARR

Provenance
The Piccadilly Gallery, London
£800 - £1,200 £1,200 View

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