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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 1569 Sold
FRED UHLMAN (BRITISH, 1901-1985)
Small Town
inscribed with artist's name, titled and dated '1952' (verso)
oil on board
28 x 40cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1570 Sold
FRED UHLMAN (BRITISH, 1901-1985)
Fishing Boats Under a Red Sky
signed 'UHLMAN' (lower right) and with a label with title (to backboard)
oil on canvas-board
25.5 x 30.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Phillips, London, 28th January 1991, lot 76;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe board is sound; paint surface has a mottled effect which appears to be uneven…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1571 Unsold
FRED UHLMAN (BRITISH, 1901-1985)
The Hospital Ward
signed 'UHLMAN' (lower right) and inscribed and dated 'To Robert Melville with all my regards F. U 7/3/50' (on back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
30 x 37cm
ARR

Provenance
Robert Melville, 1950;
Sale, Phillips, London, 17th September 1991, lot 144;
Private collection, UK
Footnote Robert Melville (1905-1986), to whom this picture is dedicated, was a prominent art critic…
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1572 Sold
BRIAN HAGGER (BRITISH, 1935-2006)
Off Licence
signed and dated 'BRIAN HAGGER '68' (lower left)
oil on canvas
40.5 x 30.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1573 Sold
PRUNELLA CLOUGH (BRITISH, 1919-1999)
Grey Quadrant (1968-1973)
signed 'Clough' (verso)
oil and pencil on canvas
40 x 46cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Bonhams, London, 12th November, 1997;
Austin Desmond Fine Art, where acquired by the present owner in 1998;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £3,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1574 Sold
EILEEN AGAR (BRITISH, 1899-1991)
Both Ways
signed 'AGAR' (lower right) and inscribed with title and artist's name (on tape to back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
56 x 38cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 27th April 2002, lot 321;
Private collection, UK
The present lot will be exhibited at Cromwell Place SW7 2JE on 5th & 6th November; please follow…
Hammer price: £8,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1575 Sold
TERRY CLARK (BRITISH, B. 1932)
Coming In
signed 'TERRY CLARK' (lower right) and inscribed with title and artist's name (verso)
oil on board
31 x 25cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
London, Portal Gallery, May 1987
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
Lot 1576 Sold
TERRY CLARKE (BRITISH, B. 1932)
A Gust of Wind
signed 'TERRY CLARK' (lower right) and inscribed with title (verso)
oil on board
61.5 x 75.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
London, Portal Gallery
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2024
21 November 2024
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

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