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19 November| Modern and Contemporary Art

Auction date Wednesday 19 November 2025 11:00 - 17:00 GMT

JEAN-GABRIEL DOMERGUE (FRENCH, 1889-1962) 

Wednesday 19 November
Lots 701- 1078   Modern And Contemporary Art 11am

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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.

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 378

Lot 701 Sold
JEAN-GABRIEL DOMERGUE (FRENCH, 1889-1962)
Lord and Lady W. K. Aux Courses (circa 1955)
signed 'Jean Gabriel Domergue' (lower left) and inscribed 'Lord and Lady W K' (to back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
81 x 65cm
ARR

We are grateful to Noé Willer who has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteA cousin of Toulouse-Lautrec, Domergue captures all the vivacity and optimism of Paris…
Hammer price: £12,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 702 Sold
EUGENE CHIGOT (FRENCH, 1860-1923)
Le Village à Dolce Aqua
signed 'Eugene Chigot' (lower left)
oil on canvas
60 x 73cm

Provenance
Kaplan Gallery, London;
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
Paris, Musee Gallera, Exposition Retrospective Eugene Chigot, October 1954, no. 93
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 703 Sold
HENRI LEBASQUE (FRENCH, 1865-1937) *
Femme Cousant
signed and dated 'H Lebasque 93' (lower right)
oil on canvas
46 x 33cm

Provenance
M. Olivier Saincère;
Arthur Tooth & Sons, London;
Sale, Christie's, Houston, 6th April 1970, lot 51;
Schweitzer Galleries, New York;
Hammer Galleries, New York;
Private collection, London

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Madame Christine Lenoir.
ExhibitedParis, 10th Expositions des Independants, 1894, no. 455;London, Arthur Tooth & Sons, The…
Hammer price: £88,000
Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 704 Sold
HENRI LEBASQUE (FRENCH, 1865-1937)
Pont Sur La Marne
signed 'Lebasque' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51 x 61cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Literature
D. Bazetoux, Henri Lebasque, Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. 1, 2008, no.218, p.101 (illustrated)

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Madame Christine Lenoir.
FootnoteLebasque moved to the small town of Lagny on the banks of the Marne in 1900.  The river…
Hammer price: £12,000
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 705 Sold
ALBERT MARIE LEBOURG (FRENCH, 1849-1928)
La Seine à Carrières-Saint-Denis
signed 'a Lebourg' (lower right)
oil on canvas
50.5 x 73cm

Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 21st February 1990, lot 4, where acquired by the present owner

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by François Lespinasse and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
FootnoteCarrières-Saint-Denis refers to a commune in the Ile-de-France region to the west of Paris…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 706 Sold
SVEND HAMMERSHOI (DANISH, 1873-1948)
Rosenborg Castle
signed with initials and dated 'S H April 1919' (lower right), further signed, dated and titled (verso)
oil on panel
56 x 46cm
Condition reportThe panel is flat; woodworm holes to surface , particularly to upper and right…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 707 Sold
SVEND HAMMERSHOI (DANISH, 1873-1948)
Church at Vordingborg
signed 'Svend Hammershoi' on the artist's label (attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
69 x 63.5cm
Condition reportOriginal canvas; paint surface is clean throughout; ultraviolet reveals an uneven…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 708 Sold
ARTHUR CLIFTON GOODWIN (AMERICAN, 1864-1929)
Canoe on a river
signed and indistinctly titled 'AC Goodwin/ Cascaf- River' (verso)
oil on canvas
64 x 77cm
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £600 - £800
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 709 Sold
*** WAGNER (20TH CENTURY)
Derby
indistinctly signed and dated '1961' (lower right) and further indistinctly signed, dated, titled and inscribed in French (verso)
oil on canvas
50.5 x 60.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £200 - £400
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 710 Sold
E*** GONZALEZ (LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
Fishermen on a lake
signed 'E Gonzalez' (lower left)
oil on canvas
103 x 140cm
(unframed)
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £700
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 711 Sold
HERMANN PIEPER (GERMAN, 1909-1964)
Woodland scene, Estavayer
signed and dated 'Pieper 45' (lower right), inscribed with title on label (attached to frame)
oil on board
27 x 35.5cm
ARR
Condition reportA few minor abrasions/rubbing to extreme edges where work meets frame.Some surface…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 712 Sold
BERNARD GANTNER (FRENCH, 1928-2018)
Le Foret en Hiver
signed and dated 'gantner 68' (lower left) and titled and dated '1968' (verso)
oil on canvas
38.5 x 45.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £150
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 713 Sold
PETER MCINTYRE (NEW ZEALANDER, 1910-1995)
Sheering Shed, Queenstown, Central Otago
signed 'PETER MCINTYRE' (lower right) and inscribed with title (verso)
oil on canvas-board
57 x 61cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 714 Sold
FERDINAND ANDRI (AUSTRIAN, 1871-1956)
Wild horse
studio stamped twice (verso)
oil on board
50 x 52.5cm
ARR
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £200 - £400
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 715 Sold
SIR NOEL COWARD (BRITISH, 1899-1973)
Figures on a beach with an arch beyond
signed 'NOËL COWARD' (lower right)
oil on canvas
51.5 x 70cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Burstow & Hewett, Battle, 25th May 2023, lot 811;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 716 Unsold
HENRY TONKS (BRITISH, 1862-1937)
Portrait of Mrs Maxwell-Hyslop as a girl
signed with initials and dated '1896' (upper right); inscribed later 'MRS MAXWELL-HYSLOP/ AS A GIRL/ BY H TONKS (on the stretcher, verso)
oil on canvas
153 x 102cm

Provenance
Julia Tonks, the artist's sister, thence by family descent
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 717 Sold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY
Tea by a window
indistinctly signed 'A ***' (lower right)
oil on canvas
47 x 33.5cm
Condition reportOriginal canvas; paint surface is clean with traces of a craquelure pattern;…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £300 - £500
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 718 Sold
IRENE WYATT (BRITISH, 1903-1987)
Portrait of Pearl Argyle
signed 'Irene Wyatt' (lower right) and inscribed (on canvas return)
oil on canvas
55 x 42cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £300
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 719 Sold
JULIUS HUTHER (GERMAN, 1881-1954)
A female nude
signed and dated 'Huther 23' (lower right)
oil on board
69.5 x 49.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £150 - £250
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 720 Sold
ALEX C KOOLMAN (BRITISH, 1907-1998)
Helen II
inscribed with artist's name (verso)
oil on board
45 x 57cm
ARR

Exhibited
London, The Mall Galleries, 1979
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £100 - £150
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 721 Sold
RUSKIN SPEAR (BRITISH, 1911-1990)
Bank Holiday at the Beach
signed 'Ruskin Spear' (lower right) and with inscribed label (attached to the back of the frame)
oil on canvas
36 x 45.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportA small abrasion upper centre showing as a small white mark and below this a pale…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 722 Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Stella by Moonlight
signed and dated 'Fedden 1966' (lower left) and with a signed and titled label (to back of frame)
oil on board
57.5 x 49.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe board is sound and flat; paint surface in good condition overall; ultraviolet…
Hammer price: £4,500
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 723 Sold
JOHN BRATBY (BRITISH, 1928-1992)
Eve
signed 'BRATBY' (lower left), titled and dated 'Eve 58' (verso)
oil on board
142 x 50cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Christie's London, 12th May 1989, lot 99;
Sale, Sotheby's London, 15th December 2010, lot 30; where acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
London, Julian Hartnoll, John Bratby 1928-1992, Spring 2003, cat. no. 11

Literature
Maurice Yacowar, The Great Bratby: A Portrait of John Bratby, R.A., Middlesex University Press, 2008, p.66, illustrated
FootnoteThe present work forms part of a series of paintings commissioned for the 1958, Oscar…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 724 Sold
JOHN BELLANY (BRITISH, 1942-2013)
Down at the Quay
signed 'BELLANY' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour
36 x 27cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £250
Estimate: £300 - £500
19 November 2025
19 November 2025

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