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Modern British & 20th Century Art

Auction date Tuesday 21 November 2023

Modern British & 20th Century Art 

Tuesday 21 November     - Sussex Saleroom 
Lot 1 –  297                                         Modern British & 20th century Art 1.00pm

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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.
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Lots per page:

Total lots: 297

Lot 1 Sold
CHARLES DANIEL WARD (BRITISH, 1872-1935)
A Quarry near St. Ives, Cornwall
signed and dated 'CHAS D WARD 1927' (lower right), inscribed with title (verso)
oil on panel
27 x 35cm

Provenance
Granville Antiques Petworth, 1992, from whom acquired by the previous owner, thence by descent
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 2 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO GERALD FESTUS KELLY (BRITISH, 1879-1972)
A coastal track
oil on board
16 x 16cm
ARR

Provenance
Property from the collection of art critic Terence Mullaly
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 3 Sold
MARK SENIOR (BRITISH, 1864-1927)
The Sea
signed 'M Senior' (lower right) and signed and titled (verso)
oil on panel
21 x 26.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
 Provenance: The Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff, https://www.bellmans…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 4 Sold
MARK SENIOR (BRITISH, 1864-1927)
Still life of roses in a vase
signed 'M Senior' (lower right) and signed and inscribed 'a sketch' (verso)
oil on panel
21 x 26.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
 Provenance: The Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff, https://www.bellmans…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 5 Sold
JAMES STUART PARK (SCOTTISH, 1862-1933)
Yellow roses
signed 'Stuart Park' (lower left)
oil on canvas
33 x 69cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportSpots of paint loss and loose paint (possibly paint from retouching) over these…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 6 Sold
AGNES CLARA TATHAM (BRITISH, 1893-1972)
Rose in a glass vase
inscribed (on artist's label attached to the frame)
oil on board
25 x 17cm
ARR
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 7 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO VASCO LAZZOLO (BRITISH, 1915-1984)
Portrait of the actress Margaret Leighton
oil on canvas
122 x 92cm
ARR

Provenance
Property from a deceased estate
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 8 Sold
ALFRED NEVILLE LEWIS (SOUTH AFRICAN, 1895-1972)
Portrait of the Duchess of Laurino
signed 'A NEVILLE LEWIS' (upper right)
oil on canvas
108 x 82cm

Provenance
Sale, Bonhams, Jersey, 28th April 2008, lot 306;
Property from a deceased estate
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 9 Sold
BERNARD MUNNS (BRITISH, 1869-1942)
Portrait of Mrs K. Wimbush (wife of Mr A. D. Wimbush)
signed 'BERNARD MUNNS' (lower left)
oil on canvas
71 x 56cm

Provenance
The sitter;
Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 10 Sold
JAN VAN BEERS (BELGIAN, 1852-1927)
The Clown
signed 'JAN VAN BEERS' (lower centre)
oil on board
32 x 23.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £700 - £900
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 11 Sold
JEAN HIPPOLYTE MARCHAND (FRENCH, 1883-1940)
Allee d'Arbres
signed 'J Marchand' (lower right), titled (verso)
oil on board
22 x 27cm

Provenance
Crane Kalman Gallery, London, 1967 , from whom purchased by Terence Mullaly;
Property from the collection of art critic Terence Mullaly
Condition reportBoard is a little bowed.Crack to paint surface to upper right corner.Small areas of…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £500 - £700
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 12 Unsold
JEAN HIPPOLYTE MARCHAND (FRENCH, 1883-1940)
Self portrait
stamped 'ATELIER JEAN MARCHAND' (lower right) and inscribed 'Tete d'homme' (upper right)
pen and ink on paper
19.5 x 17cm

Provenance
Property from the collection of art critic Terence Mullaly
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 13 Unsold
JEAN HIPPOLYTE MARCHAND (FRENCH, 1883-1940) (3)
Place de la Concord
pencil on paper
22 x 22cm
together with Houses on the corner of the street; and Paysage, by the same hand
(3)

Provenance
Crane Kalman Gallery, London, from whom purchased by Terence Mullaly;
Property from the collection of art critic Terence Mullaly
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 14 Unsold
JEAN HIPPOLYTE MARCHAND (FRENCH, 1883-1940) (3)
The Great War
pencil on paper
17.5 x 26cm
together with Figures by a cart; and Still life with fruit and a cup
(3)

Provenance
Crane Kalman Gallery, London, from whom purchased by Terence Mullaly;
Property from the collection of art critic Terence Mullaly
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 15 Sold
JEAN HIPPOLYTE MARCHAND (FRENCH, 1883-1940) (3)
Study of a woman's head
pencil on paper
arched top, 28 x 18cm
together with Study of a Seated Woman; and two studies of a woman (framed as one) by the same hand
(3)

Provenance
Crane Kalman Gallery, London, from whom purchased by Terence Mullaly;
Property from the collection of art critic Terence Mullaly
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 16 Sold
BELA CZOBEL (HUNGARIAN, 1883-1976)
Washerwoman
signed 'Czobel' (lower right)
charcoal and watercolour
24.5 x 31cm
ARR

Provenance
Stoppenbach & Delestre, London, from whom acquired by Terence Mullaly;
Property from the collection of art critic Terence Mullaly
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 17 Sold
PIET VAN WIJNGAERDT (DUTCH, 1873-1964)
Bearded man in a landscape
signed with initials 'PvW' (lower left)
coloured chalks
15.5 x 22.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Crane Kalman Gallery, London, from whom acquired by Terence Mullaly;
Property from the collection of art critic Terence Mullaly
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 18 Sold
AUGUSTIN REY (FRENCH, 1864-1934)
Pine trees at sunset
signed 'Aug REY' (lower left)
watercolour
30.5 x 47cm

Provenance
Sale, Daguerre, Semur-en-Auxois, 10th July 2016, lot 30
Condition reportSome small spots of foxing and a few small marks visible in pale areas, including a…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 19 Sold
SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT (BRITISH, 1880-1969)
The Tent Bearers
signed 'W. RUSSELL FLINT-' (lower left)
watercolour
55 x 78cm
ARR

Provenance
The Fine Art Society, New Bond Street, London;
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
London, The Fine Art Society, 1923, No. 23
Condition ReportThe sheet appears sound and the colour strong throughout.  Some dirt to glass, held…
Hammer price: £4,300
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 20 Unsold
SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT (BRITISH, 1880-1969)
Rio Ognissanti, Venice
signed 'W. RUSSELL FLINT' (lower left) and inscribed (to backboard)
watercolour
19 x 28cm
ARR

Provenance
Frost & Reed;
King Street Galleries Ltd;
Campbell & Franks Fine Arts, New Cavendish Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe sheet is sound and excellent original colour throughout.  Under glass and held…
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 21 Sold
SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT (BRITISH, 1880-1969)
La Belle Pêcheuse
signed 'W RUSSELL FLINT' (lower left)
watercolour
18 x 26cm
ARR

Provenance
Frost & Reed;
Sale, Bonhams, Edinburgh, 7th December, 2010, lot 62;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 22 Sold
SAMUEL JOHN LAMORNA BIRCH (BRITISH, 1869-1955)
A river pool
signed 'S. J. Lamorna Birch' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with white
29 x 39cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAppears in generally good condition.Under glass and unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 23 Unsold
THEODORE ROUSSEL (FRENCH, 1847-1926)
Bathing Station, St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex
watercolour
25.5 x 37cm

Provenance
Michael Parkin Gallery, London;
William Hodgson Esq;
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, 1997, no.92
Condition reportSome foxing and surface dirt in various places, most noticeable to sky and lower…
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 24 Sold
ALBERT LUDOVICI (BRITISH, 1852-1932)
Beg Meil Beach, Brittany
signed 'Ludovici' (lower left)
watercolour
22 x 29.5cm

Provenance
Chris Beetles, London
Condition reportA few spots of foxing visible to pale areas, perhaps most noticeable to the centre,…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 25 Sold
PAUL MASCART (FRENCH, 1874-1958)
Fishing boats on the shore
signed 'P Mascart' (lower left)
acrylic on paper
30 x 41cm
(unframed)
ARR
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 26 Sold
FRANK HENRY MASON (BRITISH, 1876-1965)
Arab Shipyard
signed 'FRANK H MASON' (lower left)
oil on canvas-board
38 x 54cm
(unframed)
ARR
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £600 - £800
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 27 Sold
IVO SALIGER (AUSTRIAN, 1894-1987)
The Doctor, the Girl and Death (1920)
signed in pencil 'Ivo Saliger' (in lower margin)
etching
image size 69 x 52cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 28 Unsold
DANIEL RIDGWAY KNIGHT (AMERICAN, 1839-1924)
A Drink for the Gods
signed and titled 'Ridgway Knight' (lower right)
gouache and watercolour
36 x 28cm

Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, Monaco, 3rd December 1989, lot 166;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Estimate: £500 - £700
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 29 Sold
PIERRE ADOLPHE VALETTE (FRENCH, 1876-1942)
St Tropez
signed 'a Valette' (lower left) and titled (lower right)
watercolour and pencil
38 x 28cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 30 Sold
PIERRE ADOLPHE VALETTE (FRENCH, 1876-1942)
St Tropez
signed 'a. Valette' (lower left) and titled (lower right)
watercolour and pencil
27 x 38cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 31 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE ADOLPHE VALETTE (FRENCH, 1876-1942)
A view of the Chartreuse, Valldemossa, Majorca
watercolour and pencil
28 x 38cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Footnote
It is understood Valette painted here in 1934.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 32 Sold
PIERRE ADOLPHE VALETTE (FRENCH, 1876-1942)
View of Salles, in the Beaujolais, near Blacé
signed 'A. Valette' (lower right)
oil on canvas-board
30.5 x 39.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Footnote
Valette lived for a time in this village.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 33 Sold
PIERRE ADOLPHE VALETTE (FRENCH, 1876-1942)
Male nude
signed 'a valette' (upper right)
charcoal
61 x 43.5cm

Exhibited
Manchester City Art Gallery, Adolphe Valette, 6th October - 14th November 1976;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £900
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 34 Sold
JEAN DUPAS (FRENCH, 1882-1964)
Seated male nude
signed, inscribed and dated 'Jean Dupas 08 á mon ami Valette' (lower right)
charcoal
24.5 x 31.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Footnote
This appears to be a work by Dupas gifted to Adolphe Valette. Dupas was born in Bordeaux, and must have studied with Valette at the School of Art in Bordeaux.
Please note this work is by Jean Dupas and not by Adolphe Vallette as previously catalogued.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £900
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 35 Sold
PIERRE ADOLPHE VALETTE (FRENCH, 1876-1942)
Venus de Milo
signed, inscribed and dated 'a valette Manchester 27th nov, 1905' (upper right)
pencil and grey wash
61 x 45cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
Manchester City Art Gallery, Adolphe Valette, 6th October - 14th November 1976
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £700 - £900
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 36 Sold
PIERRE ADOLPHE VALETTE (FRENCH, 1876-1942)
Nude figures
signed in pencil 'a Valette' (in lower margin)
etching
5.7 x 7cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 37 Sold
PIERRE ADOLPHE VALETTE (FRENCH, 1876-1942) (3)
A man with his dog and sheep in a landscape
signed 'a valette' (in lower margin)
etching
13.3 x 18.3cm
together with two other etchings by the same hand; another of a man with his dog and sheep in a landscape, signed in pencil, 13.3 x 18.3cm; and A man resting below a tree with goats, signed in pencil, 13.7 x 21.5cm
(3)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £700
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 38 Sold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY
Study of a seated male nude
indistinctly signed (upper right)
charcoal
60 x 45cm
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £150
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 39 Sold
CELSO LAGAR (SPANISH, 1891-1966)
Figure study
studio stamped 'Lagar' (lower right)
pencil on paper
32 x 19cm
ARR

Provenance
Property from the collection of art critic Terence Mullaly
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 40 Sold
BOHUMIR STROHALM BOCIAN (FRENCH, 1912-2002) (6)
Zebra
signed 'Bocian' (lower left), signed and inscribed 'A Bernadotte pour votre amour de l'art moderne Bocian'
grey wash
16 x 23cm
together with four other works on paper by the same hand, each signed, three inscribed; and a pencil sketch of a woman seated after Renoir
(2 unframed)
(6)
ARR
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 41 Sold
BERNARD MENINSKY (BRITISH, 1891-1950)
Reclining female nude with red hair
signed 'Meninsky' (lower left)
charcoal and red chalk
44 x 50cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 42 Sold
MARC CHAGALL (FRENCH/RUSSIAN, 1887-1985)
Le Bouquet Vert et Violet (1959)
signed and inscribed in pencil 'Marc Chagall Epreuve d'artiste' (in lower margin)
lithograph in colours
50.5 x 65cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, France
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 43 Sold
JOAN MIRO (SPANISH, 1893-1983)
Femme-Oiseau II (1960)
signed and numbered in pencil 'Miro 24/90' (in lower margin)
etching and aquatint
35 x 46.5cm
ARR
Condition ReportThe sheet is slightly discoloured throughout, rippling to outer margins, otherwise…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 44 Sold
JOAN MIRO (SPANISH, 1893-1983)
La Translunaire (1974)
etching with aquatint
61.5 x 47cm
ARR
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 45 Sold
PABLO PICASSO (SPANISH, 1881-1973)
Exposition Ceramique Vallauris (1959)
signed and numbered 'Picasso 111/175' (lower margin)
linocut
64 x 53cm
ARR

Literature
Bloch 1286; Baer 1216
Condition reportSome discolouration to margins.Some very small minor marks to margins and a very…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 46 Sold
EDMUND BLAMPIED (BRITISH, 1886-1966)
Politics
signed in pencil 'E. Blampied' (in lower margin)
etching
17.5 x 22cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £120
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 47 Sold
ISAAC FRIEDLANDER (AMERICAN, 1890-1968)
Coney Island
signed and titled in pencil 'I Friedlander a/p' (in lower margin)
etching with aquatint
26 x 21cm
(unframed)

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 48 Sold
HARRY SHOKLER (AMERICAN, 1896-1978)
Thriller, Coney Island
signed in pencil 'Harry Shokler' (in lower margin)
woodcut print
15 x 20.5cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Sale, Swann Galleries, New York, 14th September 2006, lot 358;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2023
21 November 2023

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