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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
Payment to be received by bank transfer or on collection by 30 November

Collections - Sussex Saleroom 
We will be open for collections on sale days 9am -4.30pm and additionally
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 49 Sold
ABBO OSTROWSKY (AMERICAN, 1889-1975)
Bracing Subway Excavation, New York
signed, dated and inscribed 'Abbo Ostrowsky Jo and William Katz July 14 1933 New York' (in lower margin)
etching
35 x 27cm
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 50 Sold
EDWARD WADSWORTH (BRITISH, 1889-1949)
Imaginary Harbour
lithograph in colours
41 x 60cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 51 Sold
WILLIAM LEE HANKEY (BRITISH, 1869-1952) (2)
The Corniche Staples; An East Coast Village
a set of two, each signed 'W Lee Hankey' and bearing artist's stamp (in lower margin) and each inscribed with title (on old label attached to the backboard)
one zinc aquatint; the other dry point etching
one 19.5 x 24cm; the other 12 x 20cm
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 52 Sold
*** MARSH (20TH CENTURY)
Fatigue & Sunlight
indistinctly signed and dated '*** Marsh 1918' (lower right)
pen and ink on paper
18 x 13.5cm
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £700
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 53 Sold
MAX BEERBOHM (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
Mrs. Campbell and Mr. Shaw as they respectively appeared to themselves
signed and dated 'Max July 1922' (lower left) and titled (lower centre)
watercolour and pencil
21 x 19cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Phillips, London, 2nd June 1992, lot 13;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £500 - £700
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 54 Sold
MAX BEERBOHM (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
Mrs. Campbell and Mr. Shaw as they respectively appeared to each other
signed and dated 'Max July 1922' (lower left) and titled (upper right)
watercolour and pencil
21 x 18.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Phillips, London, 2nd June 1992, lot 14;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £500 - £700
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 55 Sold
AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE (BRITISH, 1886-1956)
Untitled, Four figures
signed twice with initials 'aos' (both lower left)
watercolour and pencil
22 x 39.5cm
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 56 Sold
AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE (BRITISH, 1886-1956)
Untitled, Figures at night under a moon
signed with initials 'aos' (lower right)
watercolour and pencil
44.5 x 28cm
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 57 Sold
AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE (BRITISH, 1886-1956)
Untitled, Crucifixion featuring mythological figures
signed with initials and dated 'AOS 08' (lower right)
pencil
38 x 27.5cm
(unframed)

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Condition reportAcidic mount.Spots of foxing to various places including to lower left corner on…
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 58 Sold
AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE (BRITISH, 1886-1956)
Untitled, Wings below a face and above figures
signed and dated 'AOS 08' (lower left)
pencil
38 x 27.5cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 59 Sold
AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE (BRITISH, 1886-1956)
Untitled, Men and horses
signed and dated 'aos. '08' (lower left)
pencil
37.5 x 27.5cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 60 Sold
AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE (BRITISH, 1886-1956)
Untitled, Male and female figures
signed and dated 'aos '08' (lower right)
pencil
37.5 x 27.5cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 61 Sold
AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE (BRITISH, 1886-1956)
Untitled, Study of figures and faces
pencil
39 x 28cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 62 Sold
AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE (BRITISH, 1886-1956)
Untitled, Figures in the air and on the ground
signed with initials and dated 'AOS 1904' (lower right)
pencil
39 x 27.5cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 63 Sold
AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE (BRITISH, 1886-1956)
Untitled, Nude woman stood on a dolphin
signed with initials and dated 'AOS '10' (lower left)
pencil
39 x 28.5cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 64 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE (BRITISH, 1886-1956)
Untitled, Two men with a woman on the ground
black chalk
30.5 x 25cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £700
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 65 Sold
PHILIP CONNARD (BRITISH, 1875-1958)
Sinbad the Sailor
signed with monogram (lower left), further inscribed 'Philip Connard Sinbad the Sailor' (verso)
ink heightened with bodycolour
32.5 x 19.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Films of the Mind - British Fantasy Art & Illustration, Sothebys London, 30th October 1997, lot 71;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 66 Sold
ANTHONY GROSS (BRITISH, 1905-1984)
Coulourgues Barley Field
signed in pencil 'anty gross' (in lower margin)
etching
20.5 x 14cm
ARR

Provenance
Oxford Gallery, High Street, Oxford
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £150
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 67 Sold
FELIKS TOPOLSKI (BRITISH, 1907-1989)
A Day at the Races (Pay First Past the Post, Dick Franklin)
signed and dated 'Feliks Topolski 36' (lower right)
ink and grey wash
41 x 55cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £300
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 68 Sold
ANTHONY GROSS (BRITISH, 1905-1984)
Cows and New Vines at Bovila (1981)
signed 'anthony gross' and titled (lower right)
watercolour, pen and ink
37 x 56cm
ARR

Provenance
The New Art Centre, Sloane Street, London;
Private collection, Conderton Manor, near Tewkesbury
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 69 Unsold
EDWARD ARDIZZONE (BRITISH, 1900-1979)
St Paul's School from the North
signed, titled and number '48/100 Edward Ardizzone' (in lower margin)
lithograph
40 x 54.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 70 Unsold
IRISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY (2)
Dublin
a pair, one signed with initials and dated 'Dublin aug 1932 WR' (lower left), the other signed with initials, dated and indistinctly inscribed 'WR aug 1932' (lower right)
watercolour
each 23.5 x 34cm
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £500 - £700
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 71 Sold
ROBERT POLHILL BEVAN (BRITISH, 1865-1925)
A Farm at Cuckfield
black chalk and watercolour
24.5 x 33.5cm

Provenance
R. A. Bevan;
Thomas Agnew & Sons, Old Bond Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
21 November 2023
21 November 2023
Lot 72 Sold
ALFRED AARON WOLMARK (POLISH, 1877-1961)
St Ives
signed, titled and dated 'Wolmark 1921' (lower right)
pen, ink and coloured chalks
31.5 x 24cm
ARR
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023
21 November 2023

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