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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: 382

Lot 1449 Sold
JOHN BUCKLAND WRIGHT (BRITISH, 1897-1954)
Two women relaxing
dated '291146' (lower left) and with stamp (verso)
pencil and grey wash
29.5 x 41cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £150
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1450 Sold
JOHN BUCKLAND WRIGHT (BRITISH, 1897-1954)
Studies of a woman
each study dated '30846' (lower centre) and with stamp (verso)
pencil and grey wash
sheet 25.5 x 35.5cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £50 - £100
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1451 Sold
MADELEINE DOWDEN (BRITISH, 1933-2021) AND ATTRIBUTED TO FRANK AUERBACH (BRITISH, B. 1931) (40)
A folio of life drawing sketches, approximately twenty with annotated sketches showing corrections or improvements attributed to Frank Auerbach (1958 and 1959)
some dated '58' or '59'
pencil
twenty four 56.5 x 38.5cm; sixteen 38.5 x 28cm
(all unframed)
(40)
ARR

Provenance
Madeleine Dowden, thence by descent to her daughter
FootnoteMadeleine Dowden lived at 2 The Ridgeway, Gunnersbury, London and in the late 1950's…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1452 Sold
DAME LAURA KNIGHT (BRITISH, 1877-1970)
Asian figure seated
signed with initials and dated 'LK 1957' (lower right)
pencil on paper
22.5 x 17cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1453 Unsold
DAME LAURA KNIGHT (BRITISH, 1877-1970)
Hic! Xmas 1932 Compton Park
signed with initials and titled 'L.K.' (lower right)
pencil on paper
37 x 26.5cm
ARR
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1454 Sold
DAME LAURA KNIGHT (BRITISH, 1877-1970)
Dressing
signed 'Laura Knight' (lower left)
watercolour
51 x 34.5cm
ARR

Provenance
The Fine Art Society, New Bond Street, London;
Private collection

Exhibited
Bournemouth, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery, The Art of Dancing, 29th March - 31st May 1958
The present lot will be exhibited at Cromwell Place SW7 2JE on 5th & 6th November; please follow…
Hammer price: £4,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1455 Sold
DUNCAN GRANT (BRITISH, 1885-1978)
Study for Nymph and Satyr (C. 1926)
charcoal
44.5 x 54cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 2nd November 2001, lot 51;
Private collection, UK
FootnoteThis work relates to a well-known paining by Grant called Nymph and Satyr which was in the…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1456 Unsold
GILBERT SPENCER (BRITISH, 1892-1979)
View from a balcony in France, thought to be Berneval Sur Mer
signed and dated ‘Gilbert Spencer 1937’ (lower right)
watercolour
36 x 52cm
ARR

Provenance
Abbott and Holder, London, where acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £80 - £120
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1457 Unsold
FRITZ KRAMER (AUSTRIAN, 1905-1969)
Boats in a harbour
signed 'Kramer' (lower left)
gouache, pen, ink and watercolour
33 x 45cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe card/board has bowed outwards slightly; minor surface dirt/scuffing to paint…
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1458 Sold
FRITZ KRAMER (AUSTRIAN, 1905-1969)
Boats in a harbour near a church
signed 'Kramer' (lower left)
watercolour, pen and ink
28 x 39cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Saleroom NoticePlease note this work is by Fritz Kramer (Austrian, 1905-1969), not by Jacob Kramer,…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £300
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1459 Sold
JOHN STANTON WARD (BRITISH, 1917-2007)
Kate Asleep
pencil on paper
31.5 x 29cm
ARR

Provenance
Archeus Fine Art, London, from whom acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportSlight rippling to sheet, otherwise sound condition overall; framed and under glass…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1460 Sold
JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH, 1911-2000)
Man ploughing with an ox
inscribed (verso)
ink and watercolour on a postcard
8.5 x 13cm
ARR

Provenance
A gift from the artist to the present owner's late husband;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe sheet is generally sound, creases to the right and lower, right corners; some…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1461 Sold
JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH, 1911-2000)
Women at a well
inscribed (verso)
ink and grey wash on a postcard
8.5 x 13cm
ARR

Provenance
A gift from the artist to the present owner's late husband;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1462 Sold
JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH, 1911-2000)
Two seated men
inscribed (verso)
ink and grey wash on a postcard
8.5 x 13cm
ARR

Provenance
A gift from the artist to the present owner's late husband;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe postcard has bowed inwards slightly; crease off upper right border, lower left…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1463 Sold
CLAUDE GRAHAM MUNCASTER (BRITISH, 1903-1974)
Trafalgar Square
signed and dated 'Claude Muncaster June 1924' (lower left)
ink and watercolour
35 x 50cm
ARR

Provenance
Sarah Colegrave Fine Art
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1464 Unsold
CLAUDE GRAHAM MUNCASTER (BRITISH, 1903-1974)
Arundel Bridge, Sussex
dated 'June 27th 1920' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour
29 x 39cm
ARR
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1465 Sold
CLAUDE GRAHAM MUNCASTER (BRITISH, 1903-1974)
The view from the old 5th tee, Cowdray, (Approx. 1927)
signed 'Claude Muncaster' (lower right); signed, titled and inscribed 'To Dr R.W, Lusk (-) from the/ artist and his wife. A small token of/ their appreciation of a great doctor,/ diagnostician, sportsman, humanit-/ arian, & one who has given them/ - and others - wonderful 'sewies' &/ comfort'/ Claude Muncaster (on the artist's label attached to the backboard)
watercolour
21.5 x 28cm
ARR

Provenance
The Rowley Gallery, London
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1466 Unsold
ANDRAS KALDOR (HUNGARIAN, 1938-2022)
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
inscribed and titled (on the artist's label attached to the backboard)
watercolour
56 x 71cm
ARR
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1467 Sold
EDWARD WESSON (BRITISH, 1910-1983)
Jack and Jill, Post and Tower Windmills, Clayton, Sussex
signed 'Edward Wesson' (lower left)
watercolour
24.5 x 35cm
ARR

Provenance
Gallery Thirty Three, Billingshurst, West Sussex;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £100 - £200
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1468 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO ETHELBERT WHITE (BRITISH, 1891-1972) (2)
A peaceful valley; Haycart outside a barn
a pair, watercolour
34 x 42cm
(2)
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportPeaceful valley:  The sheet is sound; a few flecks of very light staining, upper…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £200
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1469 Sold
SAMUEL JOHN LAMORNA BIRCH (BRITISH, 1869-1955)
Island fort in a lagoon
signed and dated 'S J Lamorna Birch 1940' (lower right), dedicated 'T Greta with love from John' (lower left)
ink and watercolour
8.5 x 10.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteThe Greta referred to in the dedication is likely to be Greta Sequeira, an amateur artist…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £120
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1470 Unsold
WITHDRAWN PAUL MAZE (FRENCH, 1887-1979)
River landscape
signed 'Paul Maze' (lower right)
watercolour
37 x 54cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1471 Unsold
WITHDRAWN PAUL MAZE (FRENCH, 1887-1979)
Brooklyn Bridge
signed 'Paul Maze' (lower right)
watercolour
37 x 50cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Footnote
For a similar composition see Christie's New York sale, 11th May 2018, lot 1640
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1472 Unsold
WITHDRAWN PAUL MAZE (FRENCH, 1887-1979)
Storm over a valley
signed 'Paul Maze' (lower right)
watercolour
36.5 x 55cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2024
21 November 2024

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