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21 November | Modern British & 20th Century Art

Auction date Thursday 21 November 2024 11:00 - 17:00 GMT

IMAGE: MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012) Black Fish

Thursday 21 November
1401- 1782 Modern British & 20th Century Art   11am

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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: 374

Lot 1577 Sold
KEITH PURSER (BRITISH, B. 1944)
Garden by the Sea
signed with initials and dated 'K P 91' (upper left) and titled (upper centre)
oil and mixed media on card
49 x 63cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1578 Unsold
KEITH PURSER (BRITISH, B. 1944)
Jellyfish and Net Huts
signed with initials and dated 'KP 94' (centre right) and with inscribed and dated label (verso)
oil on mixed media on board
25.5cm diameter, circular
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £500 - £700
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1579 Sold
CLARE ROJAS (AMERICAN, B. 1976)
Mustache Fight (2006)
gouache on board
43.5 x 25cm
ARR

Provenance
Lambert Art Collection, Geneva, Switzerland;
Modern Art, Vyner Street, London;
Sale, Christie's, 14th October 2015, lot 192
Condition reportVery small spot of paint loss upper left, above head.A few small marks and spots in…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £500 - £800
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1580 Sold
CLARE ROJAS (AMERICAN, B. 1976)
Untitled, Seven Women (2005)
gouache and mixed media
27 x 34.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Lambert Art Collection;
Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark;
Sale, Christie's, London, 14th October 2015, lot 89
Condition reportUndulation to paper/card.Various small cracks and associated paint loss.Other areas…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £500 - £800
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1581 Sold
JOHN DECKER (AMERICAN, 1895-1947)
The Circus
signed 'JOHN DECKER' (lower right)
oil on board
49.5 x 69.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1582 Sold
MORRIS KESTELMAN (BRITISH, 1905-1988)
Untitled, Abstract composition in pale greens
signed and dated 'M. Kestelman 62' (lower right)
oil on canvas
122 x 92cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 6th November 2007, lot 107 (titled as Composition);
Private collection, UK
Condition reportOriginal canvas.  A few scattered spots of discolouration to varnish, particularly…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1583 Sold
STUART MCALPINE MILLER (BRITISH, B. 1964)
Sea of Tranquillity
signed and dated 'Stuart McAlpine Miller 93' (lower right)
oil on canvas
101.5 x 121.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportVarious patches of craquelure, including a fairly large/pronounced patch to the…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £600 - £800
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1584 Sold
STUART MCALPINE MILLER (BRITISH, B. 1964)
Man and Chessboard
signed 'Stuart Miller' (lower right)
oil on canvas
100 x 120cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportSmall tear lower right and craquelure around it.Old repair visible lower right (to…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £600 - £800
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1585 Sold
JEAN VARDA (TURKISH/AMERICAN, 1893-1971)
Spanish dancers in an abstract landscape
signed 'J. Varda' (lower right) and inscribed 'No. 16' (to backboard)
mixed media collage on board
53 x 73cm
together with a ring-bound file with information on the artist compiled by the vendor
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteJean 'Yanko' Varda was a Turkish born American artist of mixed Greek and French descent. At…
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1586 Sold
JEAN VARDA (TURKISH/AMERICAN, 1893-1971)
Fish in underwater scene
signed 'J. Varda' (lower right) and inscribed 'No. 10' (to backboard)
mixed media collage on board
40 x 49.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteJean 'Yanko' Varda was a Turkish born American artist of mixed Greek and French descent. At…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1587 Sold
CONROY MADDOX (BRITISH, 1912-2005)
Doctor Charcot at Home (Salpêtrière)
signed 'CONROY MADDOX' (lower centre), further signed, titled and dated '1976' (verso) and label with title and artist's name (to the back of the frame)
oil on canvas
81.5 x 101.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Literature
Silvano Levy, Conroy Maddox, Surreal Enigmas, Keele University Press, 1995, illus. p. 73
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1588 Sold
CONROY MADDOX (BRITISH, 1912-2005)
The Dialectic Machine
signed and dated 'CONROY MADDOX '77' (lower right) and further signed, titled and dated '1977' (verso)
oil on canvas
121 x 94cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
The present lot will be exhibited at Cromwell Place SW7 2JE on 5th & 6th November; please follow…
Hammer price: £3,100
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1589 Sold
CONROY MADDOX (BRITISH, 1912-2005)
Hemispheres of Alienation
signed and dated 'CONROY MADDOX '77' (lower left) and label with title and artist's name (to the back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
94 x 122cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Literature
Silvano Levy, Conroy Maddox, Surreal Enigmas, Keele University Press, 1995, illus. p. 73
The present lot will be exhibited at Cromwell Place SW7 2JE on 5th & 6th November; please follow…
Hammer price: £3,500
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1590 Sold
CONROY MADDOX (BRITISH, 1912-2005)
The Caretaker
signed and dated 'CONROY MADDOX '75' (lower right), inscribed and dated '1975' (verso)
oil and collage on canvas
45.5 x 80.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
London, Camden Arts Centre, 1978
The present lot will be exhibited at Cromwell Place SW7 2JE on 5th & 6th November; please follow…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1591 Sold
CONROY MADDOX (BRITISH, 1912-2005)
Still Life With Figure
signed and dated 'CONROY MADDOX 59' (lower right), signed, titled and dated '1959' (verso)
oil on canvas
51 x 76cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Literature
Silvano Levy, Conroy Maddox, Surreal Enigmas, Keele University Press, 1995, illus. p. 119
Condition reportPatch of fine craquelure centre right, on man's waistcoat, probably caused by water…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1592 Sold
CONROY MADDOX (BRITISH, 1912-2005)
Intimations
signed and dated 'Conroy Maddox '36' (lower right)
gouache and watercolour
31 x 21.5cm
ARR

Provenance
John Bonham, Murray Feely Fine Art, Porchester Road, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe sheet appears sound and colour is strong, good condition overall; framed and…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £500 - £800
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1593 Sold
CONROY MADDOX (BRITISH, 1912-2005)
Watchman What of the Night
signed and dated 'Conroy Maddox 51' (lower right) and with label (to backboard)
mixed media collage
26 x 39cm
ARR

Provenance
Privet collection, UK
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1594 Sold
CONROY MADDOX (BRITISH, 1912-2005)
Propagation of the Species
signed and dated 'Conroy Maddox 41' (lower right)
gouache and watercolour
35.5 x 55cm
ARR

Provenance
John Bonham, Murray Feely Fine Art, Porchester Road, London;
Private collection, UK

Literature
Silvano Levy, Conroy Maddox, Surreal Enigmas, Keele University Press, 1995, illus. p. 55
Condition reportThere are minor undulations to the sheet, otherwise sound; various media spots but…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1595 Sold
CONROY MADDOX (BRITISH, 1912-2005)
Toys of the Alchemist
signed and dated 'Conroy Maddox '40' (lower right)
gouache and watercolour
27.8 x 40cm
ARR

Provenance
John Bonham, Murray Feely Fine Art, Porchester Road, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe sheet is sound, good, strong colour throughout, good overall condition; framed…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £600 - £800
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1596 Sold
CONROY MADDOX (BRITISH, 1912-2005)
Reclining Nude (1961)
signed 'Conroy Maddox' (lower right) and with label (to backing paper)
gouache and watercolour
20.5 x 27cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe sheet is sound, colour strong, good condition overall; framed and under glass,…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1597 Sold
CONROY MADDOX (BRITISH, 1912-2005)
Two Archetypal Figures
signed and dated 'Conroy Maddox 38' (lower right)
gouache
32 x 26cm
ARR

Provenance
John Bonham, Murray Feely Fine Art, Porchester Road, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportSmall water mark to right edge, two thirds way downSheet is loosely attached to the…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1598 Sold
ARMANDO VARELA (PERUVIAN, B. 1933)
Untitled, Abstract composition with triangle
bronze
22cm wide x 22cm deep x 47cm high
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1599 Sold
MENASHE KADISHMAN (ISRAELI, 1932-2015)
Totem Crucifix
numbered '3 10' (verso) and signed and numbered 'Menashe Kadishman 3/10' (to bottom of wooden base)
bronze on a wooden plinth base
19cm high, 26cm high including base
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1600 Unsold
KAZUMASA MIZOKAMI (JAPANESE, B. 1958)
Blue Man
painted metal
148cm high
on a white painted plinth
with a collection of mixed media forms

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
21 November 2024
21 November 2024

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