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JACK SMITH (1928-2011)
Celebration: Sounds and Silences
signed, inscribed and dated 'CELEBRATION.SOUNDS AND/SILENCES./Jack Smith 1984' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
35 3/8 x 35 3/8 in. (90 x 90 cm.)
Provenance:
with Flowers Gallery, London.
Private collection, Europe.
£2,500-3,500
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BREON O'CASEY (1928-2011)
Abstract composition
signed and dated in pencil 'Breon O'Casey 1999' (in the margin, lower right), numbered '12/15' (in the margin, lower left)
linocut
Image: 12 x 12 1/4 in. (30.5 x 31 cm.)
£150-250
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PETER SEDGLEY (B.1930)
Rainbow Studies IV
signed, inscribed and dated '"Rainbow Studies" IV/1980/Peter Sedgley' (on the reverse)
spray paint on paper
38 x 6 1/2 in. (96.7 x 16.5 cm.)
Originally an architecture and building work student, Sedgley turned to painting in the mid-60s. Inspired by the writings of Goethe and Klee, the artist focused on colour and collaborated with Bridget Riley and Peter Townsend for the setup of SPACE in 1968. Since the 70s Sedgley has been focusing on light kinetic art, exploring the relationship between light and music.
£300-500
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JACK SMITH (1928-2011)
Activities
signed and inscribed (on the reverse)
oil on board
13 in. (33 cm.), diameter
Provenance:
with Flowers Gallery, by 1984.
Private collection, Europe.
Exhibited:
London, Piano Nobile, Aspects of Abstraction: 1952-2007, catalogue untraced.
£1,500-2,500
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THEO MENDEZ (1934-1997)
Meandering Key
inscribed and dated 'Meandering Key/1966' (on the artist's label on the reverse)
oil on board, unframed
48 x 48 in. (122 x 122 cm.)
Provenance:
The artist's estate.
£1,000-1,500
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BRIDGET RILEY (B.1931)
To Midsummer
signed and dated in pencil 'Bridget Riley '89' (in the margin, lower right), inscribed and numbered in pencil 'To Midsummer 82/100' (in the margin, lower left)
screenprint in colours
Image: 28 x 28 in. (71.2 x 71.2 cm.)
Printed by Graham Henderson, London, published by the artist in 1989 in an edition of 100.
Literature:
K. Schubert, Bridget Riley: the complete prints, 1962-2012, London, 2012, no. 34.
£500-700
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ROBERT O'RORKE (B.1945)
Untitled
signed 'ROBERT O'RORKE' (on the reverse)
oil on board
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
£800-1,200
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ALAN DAVIE, R.A. (1920-2014)
Wriggle a little closer
signed and dated '1966'
oil on board
12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.8 cm.)
Provenance:
with Gimpel Fils, London.
This work is opus OG292B in the Gimpel Fils archive.
£8,000-12,000
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SIR TERRY FROST, R.A. (1915-2003)
Red, yellow, black
signed and dated in pencil 'Terry Frost 90' (in the margin, lower right), numbered in pencil '11/25' (in the margin, lower left)
screenprint in colours
Image: 9 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (24.8 x 13.4 cm.)
£300-500
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STEPHEN GILBERT (1910-2007)
Cobra drawing
signed and dated 'Gilbert. 51' (lower right)
ink and gouache
10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (27 x 21 cm.)
Gilbert moved to Paris in 1945, where he got involved with the CoBrA movement of avant-garde artists and embraced fluid abstraction.
£700-1,000
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ALISTAIR GRANT (1925-1997)
Abstract composition
signed in pencil 'Alistair Grant' (lower right), numbered in pencil '1/20' (lower left)
screenprint
Sheet: 23 x 30 3/4 in. (58.4 x 78.2 cm.)
£150-250
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THEO MENDEZ (1934-1999)
Ceiling lights at the Gare D'Orsay cafe
oil on canvas, unframed
48 x 48 in. (122 x 122 cm.)
Provenance:
The artist's estate.
'If I achieve anything at all it has for me to satisfy lasting contemplation-mystical, intangible.'
Theo Mendez in a letter to Ron King, September 1990.
£800-1,200
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ROBERT O'RORKE (B.1945)
Lift off
signed and inscribed 'LIFT OFF ROBERT O'RORKE' (on the canvas overlap)
oil on canvas
45 x 61 in. (114.3 x 155 cm.)
'I painted Lift Off in 1973 when space exploration was an exciting topic providing new images for the artist of rockets launching and dramatic views of the earth from the moon. But the astronaut is also linked to a dancing figure on the left who is also taking off with energy and movement, and I wanted the painting to combine these two ideas in an image of vitality and excitement.'
Robert O'Rorke
We are grateful to the artist for the assistance in cataloguing this lot.
£1,000-1,500
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BERNARD MYERS (1925-2007)
Along the coast
oil on board
15 x 25 in. (38 x 63.2 cm.)
Painted in the 1950s
Provenance:
The artist's estate.
£250-350
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BERNARD MYERS (1925-2007)
Thames sailing barge, estuary, Essex
signed with initials 'BM' (lower right), signed again 'Bernard Myers' (on the reverse), signed again and inscribed 'Bernard Myers - Thames sailing barge - Estuary, Essex' (on the canvas overlap)
oil on canvas, unframed
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
Provenance:
The artist's estate.
Myers retained a keen interest in all sorts of transport throughout his life, from steam trains to the Apollo space missions. When an art student at Central School of Art and the RCA after the War Myers was attracted to the traditional flat bottomed Thames sailing barges still used in the ferrying of goods and cargo, but whose numbers were in decline. He occasionally persuaded one of the crews to take him on board for a sail along the Thames estuary.
£350-450
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BERNARD MYERS (1925-2007)
South London Park
signed and inscribed 'Myers S. London Park' (on the reverse)
oil on board
15 x 24 3/4 in. (38 x 62.8 cm.)
Provenance:
The artist's estate.
£250-350
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BERNARD MYERS (1925-2007)
Houses, Windsor
oil on board, unframed
9 3/4 x 15 in. (24.8 x 38.1 cm.)
Painted circa 1956-57
Provenance:
The artist's estate.
Myers lived at 88 Osborne Road, Windsor for about five years before moving to Kensington in the early 1960s. He painted the present view from the top floor of his house, looking across to the backs of the terrace opposite and over the roof tops to the distinctive form of Windsor Castle in the distance.
£200-300
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BERNARD MYERS (1925-2007)
Still life with fruit
oil on canvas, unframed
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted in the 1960s
Provenance:
The artist's estate.
£300-400
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JOHN BRATBY, R.A. (1928-1992)
Gloria with Irises
signed 'JOHN BRATBY.' (upper right)
oil on canvas
23 1/4 x 34 in. (59 x 86 cm.)
Provenance:
with Zwemmer Gallery, London.
Gloria Bishop was one of Bratby's favourite models, here the composition focuses on her face, almost sculpted by the thick impasto, with beautifully painted Irises in the background.
£5,000-7,000
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PAUL AYSHFORD METHUEN, R.A. (1886-1974)
Blue poppies
signed 'Methuen' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)
Exhibited:
Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Gallery, 30 September-13 October 1957, no.33.
£600-800
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ROBERT HILL (1932-1990)
Lilies
signed and dated 'R.Hill.1968' (upper right)
oil on board
12 x 15 in. (30.5 x 38.2 cm.)
This lot is sold without reserve.
£100-200
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JONAS PLOSKY (1940-2011)
A day on the river, Norfolk Broads
signed 'PLOSKY' (lower right)
oil on board
21 x 30 in. (53 x 76 cm.)
£1,800-2,200
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JOHN BRATBY, R.A. (1928-1992)
Sun over cupola
signed 'BRATBY' (lower left), inscribed and dated 'EASTER Sun over Cupola TOWER. APRIL.1979' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
30 1/2 x 25 in. (77.5 x 63.5 cm.)
£2,000-4,000
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NORMAN ADAMS, R.A., R.W.S. (1927-2005)
Sunflowers
signed with initials and dated 'NA 85' (lower left)
oil on board
23 1/2 x 55 in. (60 x 140 cm.)
£2,000-4,000
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FRANCIS DODD, R.A. (1874-1949)
Elm Tree in the Suburbs
signed 'Francis Dodd' (lower right)
oil on canvas
31 1/2 x 24 in. (80 x 60.9 cm.)
It has been suggested that this is a view of Dulwich College.
£2,000-4,000
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ROBERT BUHLER (1916-1989)
Lukyns
signed 'Buhler.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
36 x 60 in. (91.5 x 152.5 cm.)
£1,500-2,500
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PATRICK PROCKTOR, R.A. (1936-2003)
Tiny blue-eyed goldfish
signed 'Procktor' (lower right), inscribed 'Tiny Blue-eyed goldfish/Muscat Jan 19' (lower left)
watercolour
13 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (34.2 x 49 cm.)
Executed circa 1970.
£600-800
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ROBERT KELSEY (B.1949)
Spanish courtyard, Malaga
signed 'Kelsey'(lower left)
oil on canvas
12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm.)
Provenance:
with Richmond Hill Gallery, where purchased by the present owner in 1997.
£800-1,200
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HENRY ENSLIN DU PLESSIS (1894-1978)
On the rocky coast
signed 'du Plessis' (lower right)
oil on canvas, unframed
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
£300-500
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GERALD FESTUS KELLY (1879-1972)
La plage des Barraques
inscribed and dated 'La Plage des Barraques No. 2/July 1906' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (20 x 25 cm.)
Provenance:
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 7 September 2010, lot 404, where purchased by the present owner.
£1,500-2,500
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PATRICK PROCKTOR, R.A. (1936-2003)
Early morning, Venice
signed in pencil 'Patrick Procktor' (in the margin, lower right), numbered in pencil '68/350' (lower left)
lithograph, unframed
19 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (49.5 x 35 cm.)
Printed by Western Press Limited in an edition of 350.
£200-400
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SIDNEY d'HORNE SHEPHERD (1909-1993)
Il Redentore, Venice
signed 'Shepherd.' (lower left)
oil on panel
16 x 20 in. (40.8 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1960.
Provenance:
with Wenlock Fine Art, Shropshire.
£600-800
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GORDON STEWART CAMERON A.R.S.A. (1916-1994)
Suspension Bridge
signed 'G.S.CAMERON.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
25 x 30 in. (62.5 x 76.2 cm.)
Exhibited:
Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy, Festival Exhibition, 1960.
£800-1,200
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FRED CUMING (B.1930)
Harbour
signed 'Cuming' (lower left)
oil on board
8 x 10 1/4 in. (20.3 x 26 cm.)
£600-800
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MALCOLM J. HITCHCOCK (1929-1998)
Quarry with Llyn Peris
signed 'M.J.HITCHCOCK' (centre left)
oil on board
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
£400-600
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HELEN HALE, R.O.I. (B.1936)
April snow
signed 'Helen Hale' (lower left)
oil on canvas
21 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (55 x 45 cm.)
£300-500
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ADRIAN ALLINSON (1890-1959)
Lake Vista in Oberland
signed and dated 'Allison/1919' (lower left)
oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.5 cm.)
Allinson won the Slade Scholarship - he was among a notable group of students working under Henry Tonks, Philip Wilson Steer, Fred Brown and Walker Westley Russell. He was an athletic man with a passion for skiing and climbing. The present work is a beautiful mountainous landscape possibly completed while pursuing his outdoor hobbies.
£2,000-4,000
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KEN HOWARD, R.A. (B.1932)
Rogaska
signed 'KEN HOWARD' (lower right), inscribed and dated '7.1-06 Rogaska' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.7 cm.)
£800-1,200
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JOHN AUGUSTUS AVIS (1931-2015)
Model in the studio
oil on canvas
26 x 33 in. (66.1 x 83.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1940s.
£400-600
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JOHN AUGUSTUS AVIS (1931-2015)
Portrait of M.G.
signed, inscribed and dated 'John Avis 1956/-57./Port. Of M.G.' (on the reverse)
oil on board
42 x 24 1/2 in. (106.8 x 62.2 cm.)
Michael Gerrard was an American poet, who Avis met in the American Camp in Wiltshire in the early 50s.
£400-600
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JOHN AUGUSTUS AVIS (1931-2015)
Cheese and wine
signed 'Avis.' (upper left), signed again and dated 'John Avis/1960' (on the reverse)
oil on board
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.5 cm.)
£300-500
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JOHN AUGUSTUS AVIS (1931-2015)
Rhytm and movement
signed, inscribed and dated 'John Avis '69/Composition based on West African music' (on the reverse)
oil on board
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm.)
£500-700
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JOHN AUGUSTUS AVIS (1931-2015)
African music
signed, inscribed and dated 'John Avis 1969/African Music' (on the reverse)
oil on board, unframed
30 x 48 in. (76.2 x 122 cm.)
£500-700
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JOHN AUGUSTUS AVIS (1931-2015)
West African Music, Baule, Xylophone
signed and dated 'John Avis. 72/W.African Music/(xylophone + percussion instruments'(on the reverse)
oil on board
15 3/4 x 24 in. (38.2 x 61 cm.)
Inspired by the energy of the xylophone and Ghanaian music.
£500-700
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JOHN AUGUSTUS AVIS (1931-2015)
The garden from the bedroom window
signed, inscribed and dated 'John Avis 1966/Kumasi, Ghana' (on the reverse)
oil on board
34 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (87.7 x 74.9 cm.)
£500-700
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JOHN AUGUSTUS AVIS (1931-2015)
The Garden in Kumasi
signed, inscribed and dated 'John Avis/Kumasi Ghana. 1966' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)
£600-800
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JOHN AUGUSTUS AVIS (1931-2015)
Banana Trees
signed, inscribed and dated 'John Avis/Banana Trees/Kumasi Garden/1968' (on the reverse)
oil on board
30 x 48 in. (76.2 x 121.9 cm.)
£800-1,200
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JOHN AUGUSTUS AVIS (1931-2015)
Portrait of Kwesi
signed, inscribed and dated 'John Avis/Portrait of Kwesi/Ghana, 1965' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.5 cm.)
£400-600
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JOHN AUGUSTUS AVIS (1931-2015)
Beira, Mozambique
signed, inscribed and dated 'John Avis. '72./Beira Mozambique.' (on the reverse)
oil on board
14 1/4 x 24 in. (36.2 x 61 cm.)
Painted from the veranda of the hotel. Avis and his wife Susan travelled to Mozambique shortly after the declaration of Independence.
£500-600
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JOHN AUGUSTUS AVIS (1931-2015)
Eastbourne, at the foot of Beachy Head
oil on board, unframed
12 x 24 in. (30.5 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1999.
£200-400
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