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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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Viewing- Sussex Saleroom 
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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Total lots: 297

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
49 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
£200 - £400 £100 View
50 EDWARD WADSWORTH (BRITISH, 1889-1949)
Imaginary Harbour
lithograph in colours
41 x 60cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£200 - £400 £300 View
51 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…
£100 - £150 £90 View
52 *** 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
£500 - £700 £400 View
53 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,…
£500 - £700 £1,100 View
54 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,…
£500 - £700 £1,100 View
55 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
£1,500 - £2,500 £2,400 View
56 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
£1,500 - £2,500 £4,000 View
57 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
£800 - £1,200 £1,700 View
58 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
£800 - £1,200 £1,700 View
59 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
£800 - £1,200 £700 View
60 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
£800 - £1,200 £900 View
61 AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE (BRITISH, 1886-1956)
Untitled, Study of figures and faces
pencil
39 x 28cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
£800 - £1,200 £1,000 View
62 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
£800 - £1,200 £750 View
63 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
£800 - £1,200 £1,100 View
64 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
£500 - £700 £400 View
65 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 …
£400 - £600 £700 View
66 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
£100 - £150 £140 View
67 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
£200 - £300 £450 View
68 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,…
£400 - £600 £450 View
69 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
£300 - £500 - View
70 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…
£500 - £700 - View
71 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
£1,000 - £1,500 £900 View
72 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
£200 - £400 £220 View

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