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HARRY RUTHERFORD (1903-1985). ARR
"Camden Town, 1933".
oil on canvas, with further study of a fairground verso.
signed lower right.
further inscribed and titled on the frame, dated 1933.
60 x 75.5cm.
framed.
Provenance: Private Collection London, purchased 1977,
With Leva Gallery, London.
FOOTNOTE:
A little known work painted after the artist's move to Camden, London in the early 1930's to continue his studies and association with Walter Sickert [1860 - 1942]
In 1926 in Manchester, Rutherford took over the running of Walter Sickert's Painting School and their friendship was to be lifelong. Sickert later described Rutherford as "My intellectual heir and successor'.
This striking exterior street scene is bathed in mid-day light and compositionally closely resembles "Camden Town' by Rutherford in the Royal Academy Collections.
Populated with figures in transit casting shadows, to the right of the composition is a solitary single male figure in top-hat, observing the scene.
It has been suggested that this figure is a depiction by Rutherford of his mentor, the artist Walter Sickert.
Between 1927 and 1934, Sickert had established the last of his painting schools at No 1 Highbury Place in Camden, and Rutherford may well have used these studios at this time. He would later set up his own studio after Sickert departed London for Broadstairs in 1934.
During WW2 Rutherford's studio was obliterated during a bombing raid with the loss of a considerable body of his Camden work making this work a rare example of his output at this time.
The incomplete fairground composition verso may relate to a series of works Rutherford undertook at Gorleston on Sea near Great Yarmouth in 1932, where together with his brother Bob he ran concert parties at the Pavillion as part of the summer entertainments, and spent some time painting scenic backgrounds. [See 'Great Yarmouth' 1932. The Rutherford Gallery ]. Rutherford moved to London the following year to re-establish his painting career and the re-use of the canvas would seem consistent with the artist's approach at this time.
In a rare later photograph of Rutherford taken after his return to Manchester in the 1950's, he is seen seated in his studio. On the mantelpiece is a copy of the 1923 studio portrait of Sickert by Edward Drummond Young [and later reproduced in oil by Sylvia Gosse in her noted work]
When he left school at the age of 14, Rutherford sought to develop his drawing skills and alongside fellow artist LS Lowry attended evening classes at the Manchester School of Art. Whilst there are echoes of Lowry's figurative depictions in this work by Rutherford alongside the undoubted influence of Sickert, it is clearly a singular work by an important British artist.
£2,000-£3,000
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FERDINAND DE BRAEKELEER
THE ELDER (1792-1883).
"After the Recital". A courtyard scene with balcony view of the spires of Antwerp.
oil on panel.
52cm x 64cm.
framed, a good water gilded frame with wash.
Provenance: With Rowley Gallery.
£3,000-£5,000
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DAVID SHEPHERD CBE FRSA (b.1931). ARR
"Elephant".
oil on canvas, signed lower right, with label verso.
35cm x 46cm.
framed.
Provenance: With Tyron Gallery Ltd, Dover St.
£5,000-£7,000
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CHARLES OLIVIER DE PENNE
(FRENCH 1831-1897).
"The Huntsman, his Hounds, and their Companion". Finely observed exterior scene set in the forest of Fontainbleu.
watercolour, signed lower right.
29cm x 41cm.
mounted and framed with brass name plate.
£300-£400
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HANS JOHANN BAPTIST VON STRASCHIRIPKA, KNOWN AS "CANON" (1829-1895).
"Study of St Jerome", after the original in the Vatican painted circa 1614.
oil on canvas.
54cm x 43cm.
framed, in a good gilt wood frame.
Provenance: Dr. Ludwig G Kempe (1915-2012) Pisgah Forest, NC.
£350-£450
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FRANK HENRY MASON (1875-1965). ARR
"Old Sandside, Scarborough". Au plein air boatyard scene.
oil on prepared card, signed lower left, further inscribed verso, with old Christies stencil number, dated 1901.
18cm x 32cm.
mounted and framed.
£400-£600
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CIRCLE OF CHARLES LE BRUN
(FRENCH 1619-1691).
"La Conquête de la Franche-Comté". Detail of Louis XIV as a victorious hero.
pen and ink with wash.
signed 'C. Le Brun 1675' to lower right.
mounted and framed.
£350-£450
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ITALIAN SCHOOL (17TH/18TH CENTURY)
A Soldier stepping on a Dragon, possibly St. George.
ink and wash on paper, various inscriptions to paper.
30cm x 15cm.
framed and glazed.
£500-£700
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ROBERT B WILSON (20TH CENTURY BRITISH SCHOOL). ARR
"Wasdale, Cumberland".
oil on board, signed lower right also signed, inscribed and dated 1949 verso.
50.5 x 63cm.
framed, in contemporary grey lime wash frame with cream slip.
£300-£500
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ANGLO DUTCH SCHOOL (17TH/18TH CENTURY)
Gardens and Buildings in a landscape.
pen, ink and wash on paper.
22cm x 23cm.
framed.
Provenance: Richard Philp, March 1989
£400-£600
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GEORGE A. BOYLE (1826-1899).
"Sheep grazing in a meadow, farmhouse beyond, sunset".
oil on canvas, signed lower left.
59.5 x 75.5cm.
in a carved gilt frame.
£300-£500
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CHARLES PETER PITT (19TH CENTURY BRITISH SCHOOL).
"Parliament from the Thames".
oil on board, numbered 2, signed and inscribed on old label attached to the backboard.
23 x 36cm.
original gilt wood frame.
£200-£300
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BALINESE UBUD SCHOOL (EARLY 20TH CENTURY).
Depiction of a Hindu deity with attendants.
pen, brush and ink, circa 1930s.
31.5cm x 21.5cm.
unmounted.
£600-£800
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BALINESE UBUD SCHOOL (EARLY 20TH CENTURY).
Depiction of a village scene with rounding up of animals.
pen, brush and ink, circa 1930s.
31.5cm x 21.5cm.
unmounted.
£600-£800
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BALINESE UBUD SCHOOL (EARLY 20TH CENTURY).
Depiction of the adoration of a deity.
pen, brush and ink, circa 1930s.
31.5cm x 21.5cm.
unmounted.
£600-£800
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BALINESE UBUD SCHOOL (EARLY 20TH CENTURY).
Depiction of a scene with villagers pounding grain.
pen, brush and ink, circa 1930s.
31.5cm x 21.5cm.
unmounted.
£600-£800
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BALINESE UBUD SCHOOL (EARLY 20TH CENTURY).
Depiction of a farmer with harnessed cattle ploughing a waterlogged terrace.
pen, brush and ink, circa 1930s.
31.5cm x 21.5cm.
unmounted.
£600-£800
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BALINESE UBUD SCHOOL (EARLY 20TH CENTURY).
Depiction of a village snake catcher.
pen, brush and ink, circa 1930s.
31.5cm x 21.5cm.
unmounted.
£600-£800
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BALINESE UBUD SCHOOL (EARLY 20TH CENTURY).
Depiction of gathering worshipers around a temple.
pen, brush and ink, circa 1930s.
31.5cm x 21.5cm.
unmounted.
£600-£800
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WIN RENA (MID 20TH CENTURY BALINESE SCHOOL).
Suite of three depictions of Balinese daily life.
pen and ink wash with gold colour highlights.
each 33.5cm x 23cm.
unmounted. (3)
£300-£400
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EARLY 16TH CENTURY SCHOOL.
Devotional portrait of Charles Boromero, Archbishop of Milan (1564-1584). Recto depiction of Christ the child in the arms of a saint.
oil on copper, painted on both sides.
£1,500-£2,500
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MANNER OF LÉON BAKST (1866-1924).
Costume design for dancing Bacchantes from the Ballet Narcisse.
gouache on fine silk, circa 1911/1912.
112cm x 90cm.
unframed.
FOOTNOTE: Narcisse was the first of a trilogy of Greek themed ballets designed by Bakst for the Ballets Russes 1911 & 1912 seasons.
£1,500-£2,000
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ATTRIBUTED TO RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE RA (1775-1862).
Believed to a Self Portrait.
oil on canvas, the sitter is holding a print of a sketch possibly by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
90cm x 70cm.
framed.
FOOTNOTE: The sitter bears a close resemblance to the artists self portrait held by the British Museum.
£3,000-£4,000
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OTTO VON THOREN (1828-1889).
'Buffel'.
oil on canvas, signed lower right.
29cm x 43cm.
framed.
Provenance: Passini Family by descent
£200-£400
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PAUL ROBERT PASSINI (AUSTRIAN 1881-1956). ARR
'Cornfield with town and hills beyond'.
watercolour, signed and dated 29.7.1956.
42 x 61cm.
framed.
Provenance: Passini Family by descent
£200-£300
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PAUL ROBERT PASSINI (1881-1956). ARR
'River landscape looking towards a town'.
watercolour, signed and dated 1948.
37.5cm x 52cm.
Provenance: Passini Family by descent
£200-£300
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JOHANN NEPOMUK PASSINI (1798-1874).
"Self portrait".
watercolour, signed and dated 1835.
25 x 18cm.
and a companion portrait of his wife signed and dated 1835.
a pair (2).
in gilt gesso frames with old hand written labels inscribed with the sitters names and dates on the backboard.
Provenance: Passini Family by descent
£500-£700
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PIERRE BOMPARD (FRENCH 1890-1962). ARR
"Dejeuner Sur Les Falaises".
oil on canvas, signed 'P. Bompard' lower right.
162cm x 130.5cm.
framed.
£1,000-£2,000
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LUDWIG JOHANN PASSINI (1832-1903).
"Two women, Bruges".
watercolour, signed and dated 1893 and inscribed, 'Bruges'.
54cm x 37cm.
Provenance: Passini Family by descent.
£200-£400
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ENGLISH SCHOOL (LATE 18TH CENTURY).
"A pastoral scene with figures in a woodland glade, framed by overhanging trees".
monochrome wash, in a cartouche shaped mount.
51cm x 39.5cm.
framed.
£150-£250
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KENNETH MACLEAY R.S.A. (1802-1878).
Portrait of two young girls with long hair in ringlets, wearing white dresses with wide off-the-shoulder neckline, short capped sleeves trimmed with lace, bodices gathered at the waist and full skirts falling slightly below the knee, standing on a terrace overlooking a lake with hills beyond.
watercolour heightened with white, signed and dated 1860.
48cm x 35cm.
together with another by the same hand of a young boy wearing a black velvet smock with white lace collar, seated in a highland landscape.
watercolour heightened with white.
43cm x 32.5cm. (2)
£500-£700
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THOMAS HENRY HUNN (1857-1928).
"A Warwickshire Garden".
watercolour, signed lower left.
33cm x 49.5cm.
in original gilt moulded frame.
£200-£300
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H. COOPER (19TH/20TH CENTURY BRITISH SCHOOL).
"Shepherd with his dog and herd of sheep in an extensive landscape with distant valley".
watercolour, signed, H Cooper and dated, '75.
40cm x 67cm.
in gilt wood frame.
£200-£300
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ALEXANDRE BENOIS (RUSSIAN, 1870-1960). ARR
"Palais de Versailles".
watercolour.
inscribed and dated 1921.
41cm x 58cm.
framed.
£5,000-£7,000
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ALEXANDRE SEREBRIAKOFF (FRENCH/RUSSIAN 1907-1994). ARR
"A country house in France".
watercolour.
signed and dated 1945 and inscribed with the details of the house.
25cm x 36cm.
£2,000-£3,000
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ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN H. 'JOCK' WILSON (SCOTTISH 1774-1855).
"Lighthouse off the Coast". Possibly Skerryvore - Hebrides, built by Alan Stevenson Snr.
panoramic coastal seascape with paddle steamer and rigged masted vessels ploughing through choppy waves afore a Stevenson lighthouse.
oil on canvas, re-lined, on original stretcher.
35cm x 65.5cm.
in a later frame.
£1,000-£1,500
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WILLIAM JAMES CALLCOTT (FL.1843-1896).
"Haybarge on the Thames, below Gravesend". Coastal marinescape.
watercolour and bodycolour, signed lower right.
27cm x 42cm.
mounted and framed.
£300-£500
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JAMES ELLIOT
(19TH CENTURY BRITISH SCHOOL).
"Coastal Breakers". Figures on the beach watching white tipped waves as distant sailboats heave away.
watercolour, signed lower right and dated '93.
32cm x 53cm.
mounted and framed.
£300-£400
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LATE 17TH CENTURY SCHOOL, POSSIBLY FRENCH.
"The Kings Stables".
en-grissaille pen and ink with wash, unsigned.
mounted.
£120-£160
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JOSEPH POWELL (1780-1834).
"Nook End Bridge, near Ambleside".
watercolour, signed, inscribed and dated 'July 7th 1806'.
20.5cm x 28.5cm.
framed.
£300-£500
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WILLIAM A. HASTINGS (FL. 1829-1834).
"Portrait of a Lady, seated, wearing a white dress with mutton-chop sleeves, a large hat adorned with bows and feathers tied under her chin with a bow".
watercolour, signed and dated 1833.
and a companion, "a Gentleman, seated, wearing a brown coat, striped waistcoat, white shirt and black cravat, his top hat and cane on a table beside him" signed and dated 1833.
framed.
a pair (2)
£300-£500
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EDMUND THOMAS PARRIS (1793-1873).
"Two elegant ladies in a grand interior".
watercolour, signed and dated 1836.
30.5cm x 23cm.
FOOTNOTE: Parris is best known as a fashionable portrait painter. His sitters included Queen Victoria and Queen Adelaide, who appointed him her historical painter in 1832.
£300-£500
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JOHN DOWNMAN A.R.A. (1750-1824).
"Portrait of a Gentleman leaning on a gate, by a horse and holding a whip".
watercolour over pencil heightened with touches of white.
signed and dated on the gate, 'J. Downman/p.t 1786'.
32.2cm x 51.3cm.
mounted in a gilt gesso frame.
£1,500-£2,000
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ARTHUR CLAUDE STRACHAN (1865-1935).
"A girl in a pink bonnet and white pinafore playing with a puppy outside a thatched cottage".
watercolour and bodycolour, signed lower left.
26cm x 18cm.
framed.
£400-£600
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HENRY CLIFFORD WARREN (FL.1860-1885).
"Woodland scene with rabbits".
watercolour and bodycolour, signed and dated 1865.
49.5cm x 35cm.
in a gilt gesso frame.
£500-£700
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DOROTHY H. SLATER (EXH. 1908-1913).
"Figures in historical dress, Hove".
and a companion, similar, a pair
watercolour, signed with initials.
40.5cm x 32cm.
framed. (2)
£200-£300
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BRIAN ROXBY (b.1934). ARR
"Landscape in Garonne".
oil on milled panel, signed lower left.
21cm x 31cm.
in good lime washed frame, with linen slip.
£300-£500
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ALEX BRICKMAN (1900-1954).
"A Greek Coastal View".
oil on board, signed lower left
24cm x 34cm.
mounted and framed.
£1,800-£2,200
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ATTRIBUTED TO PETER BLUME (RUSSIAN 1906-1992). ARR
"Tree in the Desert". Surrealist influenced landscape.
oil on canvas, signed lower right, embossed marks for the U.S. Art Canvas Co, New York, circa 1940s.
in a handmade frame from found timber with slip.
Provenance: Private Collection, London
£1,500-£2,000
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JAMES THOMAS WATTS
RCA RBSA (1853-1930).
"Antwerp". Port view with paddle steamer and sail boats under a dramatic sky with a rainbow.
oil on canvas, signed lower left, inscribed verso.
in a good giltwood frame.
£500-£700
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