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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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"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 97 Sold
ULA PAINE (BRITISH, 1909-2001)
Regents Canal
signed 'Ula Paine' (lower right)
watercolour
48 x 59cm
ARR
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 98 Sold
PAUL JOBERT (FRENCH, 1863-1942)
Boats on a hazy sea
signed 'PAUL JOBERT' (lower left)
oil on board
59 x 72cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 99 Sold
IAN HOUSTON (BRITISH, 1934-2021)
Portofino
signed 'Ian Houston' (lower right)
oil on board
22 x 26cm
ARR

Provenance
Westcliffe Gallery, Norfolk;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 100 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO GUSTAVE LINO (FRENCH, 1893-1961)
Capri
signed and titled 'LINO' (lower left)
oil on canvas
41.5 x 51.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £150
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 101 Sold
MICHAEL TAIN (FRENCH, B. 1927)
Fishing Boats on the Adriatic No 2
signed 'Michael Tain' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
75.5 x 75.5cm
ARR

Provenance
John Whibley Gallery, London;
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
London, John Whibley Gallery, May 1965, No. 9
Condition ReportOriginal canvas; paint surface is in good, clean condition throughout; ultraviolet…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 102 Sold
EDWARD DAWSON (BRITISH, 1941-1999)
Sunlight through the trees
signed 'Dawson' (lower left)
oil on canvas
102 x 92cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 103 Sold
DUNCAN MAX MELDRUM (AUSTRALIAN, 1875-1955)
Eltham Park (1913)
signed 'Meldrum' (lower right), titled and dated '1913' and inscribed 'ROBERT HAINES' (verso)
oil on board
24.5 x 30.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £600 - £800
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 104 Unsold
JOHN LLEWELLYN JONES (AUSTRALIAN, 1870-1924)
House on a lake in Australia
dated '1923' (lower left)
oil on board
15 x 23cm

Provenance
The artist's studio;
His Studio Sale, Lawsons, 19th & 20th November 1996, lot 435;
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 105 Sold
KASEY SEALY (AUSTRALIAN, B. 1961)
Dusty Atmosphere, Cobar
signed 'KASEY SEALY' (lower right) and titled on the stretcher
oil on canvas
76 x 101.5cm

Provenance
Piano Nobile Gallery, 2002, from whom acquired by the previous owner, thence by descent

Exhibited
Piano Nobile Gallery, Kasey Sealy, Impressions of Australia IV, 2002, no. 3
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 106 Sold
SALOMON BERNSTEIN (BELARUSIAN, 1886-1968)
Jerusalem
signed 'SBernstein' (lower right)
oil on canvas
75.5 x 115cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 107 Sold
IRENE RYLAND (BRITISH, 1901-1951)
Suffolk Cottage
signed 'Irene Ryland' (lower right)
oil on board
39.5 x 39.5cm

Exhibited
London, The Art Exhibitions Bureau, In Rural Britain, 1945;
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe board has bowed outwards slightly; pin holes to the corners and borders and one…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £150
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 108 Sold
FRENCH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY
Montmartre
indistinctly signed, titled and dated '1947' (lower right)
oil on canvas
38 x 46cm
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 109 Sold
RONALD OSSORY DUNLOP (IRISH, 1894-1973)
Still life of a jug and other items
signed 'R O Dunlop' (lower left)
oil on card
48.5 x 31cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 110 Unsold
RONALD OSSORY DUNLOP (IRISH, 1894-1973)
Trees in a landscape
signed 'Dunlop' (lower right)
oil on canvas
51 x 37cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 111 Sold
LINCOLN PUGH JENKINS (BRITISH, 1901-1988)
Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire (circa 1940)
signed 'LINCOLN JENKINS' (lower right)
oil on board
50 x 40cm
ARR

Provenance
The artist's studio;
Sale, Upton Lodge Galleries, 23rd April, 1994, lot 13, where purchased by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 112 Sold
ROSEMARY CAMDEN (BRITISH, 1921-2004)
Chelsea Embankment, London
signed 'Rosemary Camden' (lower left), inscribed and dated 'Spring 75' (to canvas return)
oil on canvas
40.5 x 50.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteRosemary Camden was the wife of John Pratt, 5th Marquis Camden. She had been married twice…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 113 Sold
DOMINIQUE DALL'AGNOL (FRENCH, B. 1931)
Calanque
signed 'dall'agnol' (lower left), further signed and titled 'DALL'AGNOL CALANQUE' (verso)
oil on canvas
32 x 40cm
ARR

Provenance
Westcliffe Gallery, Norfolk;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 114 Sold
DOMINIQUE DALL'AGNOL (FRENCH, B. 1931)
Bourg Provencal
signed 'dall'agnol' (lower left), further signed and titled 'DALL' AGNOL BOURG PROVENCAL' (verso)
oil on canvas
45 x 53cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 115 Unsold
DONALD MCINTYRE (BRITISH, 1923-2009)
White Boats, Bosham
signed with initials 'DMc' (lower left) and with label (to backboard)
oil on board
28.5 x 38.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe board is sound and flat; the paint surface is in good overall condition. …
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 116 Sold
PAUL AIZPIRI (FRENCH, 1919-2016)
Paris
signed 'Aizpiri' (lower right)
oil on canvas
65 x 92cm
ARR

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Association Paul Aizpiri

Provenance
Galerie Paul Petrides, Paris;
Private collection, Conderton Manor, near Tewkesbury
Condition ReportOriginal canvas.  The paint surface is in good condition throughout.  No sign of…
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 117 Sold
KEN HOWARD (BRITISH, 1932-2022)
Rain, Earl's Court Road
signed ‘Ken Howard’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
102 x 122cm
ARR

Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Condition ReportOriginal canvas, the paint surface is in good clean condition.  Ultraviolet reveals…
Hammer price: £8,000
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 118 Sold
KEN HOWARD (BRITISH, 1932-2022)
The Grand Canal, Venice
signed 'Ken Howard' (lower right), titled and dated '99' (verso)
oil on canvas-board
24 x 30cm
ARR

Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 119 Sold
BERNARD DUNSTAN (BRITISH, 1920-2017)
The Venetian Bed
signed with initials 'BD' (lower left), titled and dated '3-4.89' (on the backboard)
oil on board
28 x 33cm
ARR

Provenance
The Southgate Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh, from whom acquired by the parents of the present owners

Exhibited
Moreton-in-Marsh, The Southgate Gallery, The New English Tradition, October 22-29 1989. No.5
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 120 Sold
GLYN PHILPOT (BRITISH, 1884-1937)
Niobe
signed with initials 'G P' (upper left)
oil on canvas
61 x 81cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Sale, Gorringes, 11th March 1999, part lot 2334 (as 'Attributed to' Glyn Philpot), where acquired by Seymour Stein;
The Seymour Stein Collection

Exhibited
London, The Leicester Galleries, 'Exhibition of Recent Paintings and Sculptures by Glyn Philpot R.A', June 1932, (number unknown)

Literature
Record of works by Glyn Philpot , p.38, Tate Archive;
Simon Martin, Glyn Philpot: Flesh and Spirit, 2022, fig.171, p.159.
Niobe is something of a rediscovery and forms part of a body of work by Philpot, including Leda and…
Hammer price: £5,500
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 121 Sold
ROBERT DUFLOS (FRENCH, 1898-C.1929)
Model reading
signed 'Robert Duflos' (lower right)
pastel
44 x 36cm

Provenance
Gladwell & Company, from whom acquired by the present owner in 1994
Condition Report The sheet is sound and the pastel surface in good clean condition throughout. …
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 122 Sold
SAM JOSEPH NTIRO (TANZANIAN, 1923-1993)
Felling Trees
signed 'S. J. Ntiro' (lower right)
oil on canvas
51 x 61cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportOriginal canvas.  There are flecks of paint loss off the border, upper centre;…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 123 Sold
CECIL THORNLEY STEWART (SOUTH AFRICAN, 1881-1967)
Portrait of a boy
signed 'C Thornley Stewart' (lower left)
oil on board
40 x 32cm
Condition ReportThe board undulates in some areas; extensive craquelure and paint separation…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 124 Sold
LIAM O'NEILL (IRISH, B. 1954)
The Fishermen of Ballydavid (1995)
signed 'l oneill' (lower left)
oil on canvas
76 x 101cm
ARR

Provenance
The Irish Sale, Christie's, London, 8th May 2008, lot 132
Hammer price: £5,800
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 125 Sold
GENADIY LADYZHENSKY (RUSSIAN, 1853-1916)
Landscape, Gurzuf
signed in cyrillic (on the backboard)
oil on canvas
30 x 68.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 126 Sold
PAVEL RADIMOV (RUSSIAN, 1887-1967)
Path through the snow
signed in cyrillic and dated '1960' (lower left)
oil on board
13.5 x 18cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £700
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 127 Sold
NIKOLAI SOKOLOV (RUSSIAN, 1903-1990)
House on the River, Crimea
signed in cyrillic and dated '50' (lower right), further signed and inscribed in cyrillic (on the backboard)
oil on canvas-board
24 x 30cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 128 Sold
LEV SOLOVYOV (RUSSIAN, 1907-1986)
Fountain in Gurzuf, Crimea
signed and inscribed in cyrillic, and dated '1971' (on the backboard)
oil on board
33 x 50cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 129 Sold
MIKHAIL KUPRIYANOV (RUSSIAN, 1903-1991)
Fishing Boats, Crimea
oil on board
25 x 33cm

Provenance
Roy Miles Gallery, 1995, from whom acquired by the previous owner, thence by descent
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 130 Sold
MIKHAIL BOZHI (UKRAINIAN, 1911-1991)
Portrait of the artist’s father
inscribed in cyrillic (verso)
oil on canvas-board
46 x 46cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 131 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO PAUL BOGDANOV (RUSSIAN, 1912-1996)
Self-Portrait
signed and titled in cyrillic and dated '1952' (verso)
oil on board
24.5 x 19cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £150
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 132 Unsold
YURI MATUSHEVSKI (RUSSIAN, 1930-1999)
Farm with cattle in Autumn
signed in cyrillic and dated '60' (lower right), further signed, inscribed and dated (verso)
oil on board
60 x 79cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 133 Sold
SERGEI CHEPIK (RUSSIAN, 1953-2011)
Gorodische
signed in cyrillic and dated '80' (lower left), further signed, titled and dated (verso)
oil on canvas
50.5 x 61.5cm

Provenance
Catto Gallery, London, 2014, where acquired by the previous owner, thence by descent

Exhibited
London, Catto Gallery, Sergei Chepik, January - February 2014

Literature
Marie-Aude Albert, Sergei Chepik, 1994, p.28, plate 34 (illustrated in colour, p.26)
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 134 Sold
SERGEI CHEPIK (RUSSIAN, 1953-2011)
The Magic Prince
signed, inscribed and dated in Cyrillic '91' (lower margin)
monotype
39 x 29.5cm

Provenance
Roy Miles, London, 1991, from whom acquired by the previous owner, thence by descent

Literature
Marie-Aude Albert, Sergei Chepik, 1994, plate 188 (illustrated in colour, p.144)
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 135 Sold
SERGEI CHEPIK (RUSSIAN, 1953-2011)
The White Clown
signed 'Tchepik' (lower right), further signed, titled and dated 'Le Clown Blanc 1989' (verso)
oil on canvas
120 x 65cm

Provenance
Catto Gallery, London, 2014, where acquired by the previous owner, thence by descent

Exhibited
London, Catto Gallery, Sergei Chepik, January - February 2014

Literature
Marie-Aude Albert, Sergei Chepik, 1994, cat. no. 28 (illustrated in black white, p.178), plate no.128 (illustrated in colour, p.94)
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 136 Sold
SERGEI CHEPIK (RUSSIAN, 1953-2011)
Self portrait – Year of the Pig
signed and inscribed in cyrillic, and dated '10/XI/1988' (on the backboard)
oil on paper
40 x 40cm

Provenance
Roy Miles, London, 1990, from whom acquired by the previous owner, thence by descent

Literature
Marie-Aude Albert, Sergei Chepik, 1994, plate 58 (illustrated in black and white, p.26)
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 137 Sold
SERGEI CHEPIK (RUSSIAN, 1953-2011) (3)
The White Guard - Premiere Vision, Yarcloklia; Soiree chez les Tourbine; Apes l'assaut
set of three, each signed, two (lower left), one (lower right); each inscribed with title (on the backboard)
mixed media on paper
each 39 x 28cm
(3)

Provenance
Catto Gallery, London, 2011, from whom acquired by the previous owner, thence by descent

Exhibited
Catto Gallery, London, Sergei Chepik, 10th - 30th November 2011 (Premiere Vision, Yarcloklia, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, p.19
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 138 Sold
SERGEI CHEPIK (RUSSIAN, 1953-2011)
Etude pour le Bain, no.7
signed and inscribed in cyrillic (lower right), signed titled and dated '1991' (on the artist's label attached to the backboard), dedicated (on the backboard)
pencil and coloured chalks on paper
18.5 x 42cm

Provenance
Roy Miles Gallery, London, from whom acquired by the previous owner, thence by descent

Literature
Marie-Aude Albert, Sergei Chepik, 1994, plate no.168 (illustrated in colour, p.130)
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 139 Unsold
VLADIMIR NEMUKHIN (RUSSIAN, 1925-2016)
The Cockerel
signed and inscribed in cyrillic and dated '75' (lower right)
mixed media on paper
50 x 58cm

Provenance
Sale, MacDougalls London, 15th June 2007, lot 241, where acquired by the previous owner, thence by descent
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 140 Sold
JOHN PIPER (BRITISH, 1903-1992)
Binham Priory (Abbey)
signed 'John Piper' (lower right)
watercolour and bodycolour
43 x 35.5cm
ARR

Provenance
The Bob Date Collection, Stride & Son Auctions, Chichester, 30th July 2015, lot 900 (as Binham Abbey), where acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe sheet is sound and colour strong throughout; under glass and held in a modern…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 141 Unsold
CLARKE HUTTON (BRITISH, 1898-1984)
Red Landscape
signed with initials and dated 'CH '63' (lower right), further signed and titled (verso)
oil on panel
30.5 x 40.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportSmall horizontal crack to lower left and lower right corner.Small patches of…
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 142 Sold
JOHN TUNNARD (BRITISH, 1900-1971)
Meteorite (c. 1950)
pastel
51 x 37.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, David Lay Auctions, Penzance, 27th October 2016, lot 345 (part lot);
Liss Llewellyn
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 143 Sold
EDWARD H. ROGERS (BRITISH, 1911-1994) (2)
Reclining Figure Composition, No.148; Abstract Figure, No.3
a set of two, one dated '24/6/58' (lower margin), the other dated 27/6/58 (lower margin); each signed 'ROGERS', dated, titled and numbered (on the backing paper)
pencil, watercolour and acrylic
each 8.5 x 13cm
(2, unframed)
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £300
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 144 Sold
EDWARD H. ROGERS (BRITISH, 1911-1994) (3)
Reclining Figure, No.24; Abstract Composition, No.65; Abstract Composition, No. 91
a set of three, each signed, titled and numbered 'Rogers' (verso) and respectively dated, '23/2/60'; '6/6/1960'; '30/6/1960'
pencil, watercolour and acrylic
two 7.5 x 12cm; one 12 x 7.5cm
(3, all unframed)
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
21 November 2023
21 November 2023

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