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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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Friday  17 November       10am-4pm
Saturday 18 November    9am-12.30 noon
Monday 20 November     10am-4pm
Tuesday  21 November     10am-1pm

Payment
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Collections - Sussex Saleroom 
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Saturday 25 November      9am -12noon
Monday 27 November  9am-4.30pm
Tuesday 28 November  9am – 4.30pm
Wednesday 29 November 9am – 4.30pm
Thursday  30 November 9am - 4.30pm

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. The royalty does not apply to lots selling below the sterling equivalent of €1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single lot is the sterling equivalent of €10,000. Droit de Suite, which is not subject to VAT, will be added to the buyer's purchase price and then passed on to the relevant collecting agency. Please enquire for the accepted exchange rate on the day of the sale. 

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 297

Lot 241 Sold
VICTOR VASARELY (HUNGARIAN/FRENCH, 1906-1997)
Composition No. 5 (1989)
signed and numbered in pencil 'Vasarely 168/250' (in lower margin)
screenprint in colours
22 x 22cm
ARR

Provenance
William Weston Gallery, Albemarle Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 242 Sold
VICTOR VASARELY (HUNGARIAN/FRENCH, 1906-1997)
Pilango
signed and numbered 'Vasarely EA III/V' (in lower margin)
serigraph
58.5 x 54cm
ARR

Provenance
Property of a Nobleman
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 243 Sold
WILHELMINA BARNS-GRAHAM (BRITISH, 1912-2004)
Beach (1999)
signed, dated and numbered in pencil 'WBarnsGraham 1999 52/75' (lower left)
silkscreen
29 x 39cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe sheet has deckled edges, good, clean overall condition.  Under glass and held…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 244 Unsold
ANTONI TAPIES (SPANISH, 1923-2012)
Seins (1984)
signed and numbered in pencil 'Tapies 12/75' (in lower margin)
etching
9 x 17.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 245 Unsold
TOM WOOD (BRITISH, B. 1955)
Man and Measure III (1994)
oil on board
183 x 203cm
ARR

Provenance
Hart Gallery, Nottingham, 1994, from whom acquired by the present owner

Literature
Duncan Robinson, Man & Measure, The Paintings of Tom Wood, Hart Gallery, 1995, Plate 47 (illustrated)
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 246 Unsold
ZIL HOQUE (BRITISH, B. 1962)
Danse Macabre
signed, dated and titled 'ZHoque 98' (verso)
oil on canvas
121 x 73xm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 247 Sold
JOHN BELLANY (SCOTTISH, 1942-2013)
Sunset over the Sea
signed with initials 'JB' (lower right), further signed 'Bellany' (verso)
oil on canvas
30.5 x 40cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAppears in good condition.Ready to hang.
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 248 Sold
NICK SCHLEE (BRITISH, B. 1931) (2)
Barns in the Evening; A country landscape, a pair
each signed 'Schlee' (lower right) and the first with inscribed label (verso)
oil on board
each 33 x 40cm
(2)
ARR
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £100 - £150
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 249 Unsold
PAUL HAWDON (BRITISH, B. 1953)
Ponte Rotto No. 6
signed and titled 'Paul Hawdon' (on canvas return)
oil on canvas
91 x 114cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
Unicorn Pictures Ltd, London;
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 250 Sold
MANINGRIDA SCHOOL
Coiled Snake
watercolour and gouache
103 x 85cm
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 251 Sold
TWO BOB TJUNGURRAYI (AUSTRALIAN, C. 1938-2000)
Aboriginal Man’s Dreaming
inscribed 'TWO BOB' (on canvas return)
acrylic on canvas
91 x 91cm

Footnote
It is understood that this painting shows Karrinyarra, the place where men's sacred ceremony is enacted. The oral shapes represent edible tubors that grow in dry river beds.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 252 Sold
BERYL WALSH (AUSTRALIAN, 20TH/21ST CENTURY)
Flying Spirits and Boomerangs
inscribed with title and artist's name and with inscribed label (verso)
oil on canvas-board
40 x 50cm
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £80 - £120
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 253 Unsold
KEN DONE (AUSTRALIAN, B. 1940)
Sydney Harbour, Australia
signed and dated 'Ken Done 99' (lower right)
watercolour, gouache, pastel and pencil
56 x 74cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 254 Unsold
LEROY NEIMAN (AMERICAN, 1921-2012)
Horse and Rider
signed and dated ’LeRoy Neiman 72 Munich' (lower right)
pen, ink and crayon
29 x 33.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 255 Sold
ALLEN JONES (BRITISH, B. 1937)
Right Hand Lady (Kneeling Woman)
silkscreen
58 x 54cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 256 Unsold
ALIGHIERO BOETTI (ITALIAN, 1940-1994)
Pulcinella
blindstamped with the artist’s signature 'Alighiero Boetti' (lower right) and numbered '28/100' (lower left)
screenprint in colours and collage on paper
100 x 150cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportMinior surface abrasion, lower left and off the upper left border.  Otherwise the…
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 257 Sold
TOKO SHINODA (JAPANESE, 1913-2021)
Transient
signed and titled in pencil 'Toko Shinoda'' (in lower margin)
lithograph
51 x 33cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 258 Sold
TOKO SHINODA (JAPANESE, 1913-2021)
Quietude
signed, dated, numbered and titled in pencil 'Toko Shinoda 84 8/38' (in lower margin)
lithograph
50.5 x 25cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 259 Sold
SAM FRANCIS (AMERICAN, 1923-1994)
Untitled (1978)
signed 'Sam Francis' (lower left) and numbered '43/50' (lower right)
lithograph
97 x 71cm
(unframed)

Literature
Lembark L.230
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 260 Unsold
SOL LEWITT (AMERICAN, 1928-2007)
Colors with Lines in Four Directions
signed and numbered 'Lewitt Hc 3/5' (lower right margin)
screenprint in colours
116 x 116cm

Literature
Krakow 1990.10
Condition ReportCreases to margin corners; surface abrasion of the upper central border and patch…
Estimate: £500 - £800
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 261 Sold
DAVID GENTLEMAN (BRITISH, B. 1930) (5)
Fortifications
signed, dated and inscribed 'David Gentleman '71 A.P' (in margin)
screenprint
58.5 x 56cm
together with: Black Quarters (1970), a screenprint by Gordon House; Contour II, a relief print by Lesley Davy; David Hockney, The Tate Gallery, 1980 exhibition poster; Parity Study in Red and Blue (1972), a screenprint by Anthony Hill
(5, all unframed)
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 262 Sold
PAULA REGO (PORTUGUESE/BRITISH, 1935-2022)
Adjusting the Recipe (2014)
signed and numbered in pencil 'Paula Rego 71/75' (in lower margin)
etching with aquatint
18 x 21.5cm
ARR
Contained within a hardbound case, with a book, Stone Soup, by Paula Rego and Cas Willing, signed in ink 'Paul Rego, Cas Willing' and numbered in pencil '71/75', published 2014 by Enitharmon Editions. Bury Place, London, in slipcase as issued
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 263 Unsold
RONALD BROOKS KITAJ (AMERICAN, 1932-2007) (3)
Chris Prater (1980)
three copies from the same edition, each signed 'Kitaj' (lower left margin); each bears Kelpra Studio Tate Gallery stamp (lower right margin)
58.5 x 45cm (sheet size: 75.5 x 60cm)
(3, all unframed)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportRight hand border has deckled edge; some minor staining to borders visible on close…
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 264 Unsold
RONALD BROOKS KITAJ (AMERICAN, 1932-2007) (3)
Chris Prater (1980)
three copies from the same edition, each signed 'Kitaj' (lower left margin); each bears Kelpra Studio Tate Gallery stamp (lower right margin)
58.5 x 45cm (sheet size: 75.5 x 60cm)
(3, all unframed)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportRight hand border has deckled edge; some minor staining to borders visible on close…
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2023
21 November 2023

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