EXHIBITION OF TWENTIETH CENTURYWATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS – 2012

1. ANTON (Antonia Yeoman) (1912-1970)
Railway observation.
Pen and ink. Signed. Stamped ‘17th Oct 1946’ verso.
7x8. Framed: 14.5x15.

2. ARCHER Frank R.W.S. R.E. (1912-1995)
Wartime Harvest.
Watercolour and gouache.
Signed and dated, 1944.
15x20. Framed: 23x27.

3. ARDIZZONE Edward R.A. (1900-1979)
Pub bar, Maida Vale.
Ink and watercolour.
Signed. Exh: Maas Gallery.
8x11. Framed: 16x19.

4. ARDIZONNE Edward R.A. (1900-1979)
‘The Bombed Pub’.
Pen and ink.
Inscribed by the artist.
Ill: Maurice Goreham, Back to the Local, 1949, Opp. p.90.
8.5x5.75. Framed: 16x13.

5. ATKIN Gabriel (1897-1937)
‘Sir Squire Bancroft reminisces to Siegfried Sassoon, Mr Frank Schuster, and an artist.’. Pen and ink. Signed, inscribed, dated 1925. 9.5x13. Framed: 18x21.

6. BANKS Robert Louis R.I.B.A. (1911-2000)
‘Matonubo Kano’s Garden. Taiso-in, Kyoto’.
Watercolour. Signed.
Inscribed on original label.
17x33.5. Framed: 22x38.5

7. BANTING John (1902-1972)
Self-portrait. Gouache.
Signed and dated, 1942.
9x8. Framed: 16.5x15.

8. BELL Vanessa (1879-1961)
‘1883’.
Ink and watercolour. Signed.
Possibly a design for a plate.
9.75x9.75. Framed: 17.5x17.

9. BELLANY John R.A. (b.1942)
‘Ancient Mariner’.
Pencil. Signed. Inscribed.
30x22. Framed: 39x31.

10. BERMAN Eugene (1899-1972)
Ruins of Antiquity.
Ink and watercolour.
Signed and dated, 1959.
9x12.5. Framed:17x20.

11. BIRCH Samuel John ‘Lamorna’ R.A. (1869-1955)
‘The Mill at Woodside’.
Pencil and watercolour.
Signed. Inscribed verso.
14x20. Framed: 22x27.

12. BISSILL George (1896-1973)
The Miner.
Ink and watercolour.
Signed. Circa 1924.
11x15.75. Framed: 20x24.

13. BONE Muirhead Sir N.E.A.C. (1876-1953)
‘St.Caterina, St Drotten & St Lars churches, Wisby (sic. Visby) Gotland’, Sweden.
Crayon. Signed.
Inscribed verso.
10x12.25. Framed: 18x20.
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14. BRATBY John R.A. (1928-1992)
Mystical Figure.
Gouache on newspaper.
Circa 1951.
Provenance: Bratby Estate.
Exhibited: Julian Hartnoll.
22x16. Framed: 32x22.5.

15. BROCKHURST Gerald R.A. (1890-1978)
Study for ‘The Amberley Boy’. Pencil. Later(?) signed, dated and inscribed: ‘To Dorette / from Brock. 1924’. Prov: Dorette Brockhurst to the previous owner.
17x13. Framed: 26x21.5.
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16. CAMERON Sir David Young R.S.A. R.A. (1865-1945)
Loch Linnhe. Pencil and watercolour. Signed.
Ex. Coll: Wyndham T Vint.
10x16. Framed: 18x24.

17. CARR Hamzah (fl.1930s)
‘Perspex’. For the ICI Achievements of an Industry series.
Watercolour. Signed. c.1935.
Provenance: ICI Group.
7x12. Framed: 15x20.

18. CHOPPING Richard (1917-2008)
‘Avocado Pear I’.
Watercolour. Signed.
Exh: Arthur Jeffress Gallery.
14x10. Framed: 19x15.

19. CLAUSEN Sir George R.A. R.W.S. (1852-1944)
Barn interior.
Pencil, watercolour and gouache. Signed.
10.5x12.5. Framed:18.5x19.5.

20. COLLINS Cecil (1908-1989)
‘Head’. Chalk and watercolour.
Signed and dated, 1958.
Inscr. verso: ‘Head No.1/18 gns/July 1958/France’.
Ex. Collection: Francis King.
7x5. Framed: 14.75x12.25.

21. DISMORR Jessica (1885-1939)
Ruins, Les Baux.
Pencil, ink and watercolour.
Circa 1911. Prov: Margaret Dismorr the artist’s sister to the previous owner.
10x14. Framed: 17x21.

22. DRUMMOND Malcolm (1880-1945)
A woman sewing.
Pen and ink.
Exh: Agnews (No.44017).
Prov: New Grafton Gallery as from the artist’s widow.
4.5x5. Framed: 11.5x9.25.

23. FRAZER Robert (fl.1950s)
Trompe l’oeil for Arthur Jeffress. Ink and watercolour with marbled border.
Signed and dated, 1953.
9x17.5. Framed: 17.5x25.

24. FRIEND Donald (1915-1989)
‘Nude studies, Venice’.
Pen, brush and ink.
Signed and inscribed.
Dated, 1952.
19x12. Framed: 28x20.

25. FRY Roger L.G. N.E.A.C. (1866-1934)
Provencal village.
Pencil.
Signed and dated, 1920.
Ex. Coll: Michael E Sadler.
10x13. Framed: 17x20.

26. GILES Catherine (1878-1955)
‘Bombed house in Temple Gardens’. Pencil and watercolour.
Signed and inscribed. c.1944.
18x20.5. Framed: 25x28.
£1250.

27. GILL Colin N.E.A.C. I.S. (1892-1940)
‘Caroline Henderson’.
Red and white chalks. Signed.
12x10. Framed: 21x18.
£975.

28. GROVES-RAINES Antony (b.1928)
‘Gew Gaws’.
Watercolour. Signed.
Exh: Arthur Jeffress Gallery.
Ex. Coll: Richard Dormer.
20x14. Framed: 25x19.5.

29. HALL Patrick (1906-1992)
‘Spanish landscape’.
Watercolour. Signed and inscribed on original label.
16x30. Framed: 24x37.

30. HAMBLING Maggi C.B.E. (b.1945)
George Melly. Charcoal.
Signed. Dated ’14.8.98 (2)’.
Study for ‘George Melly’,
oil on canvas, 1998 (NPG).
24x19. Framed: 30x21.

31. HENDERSON Keith R.W.S. (1883-1982)
‘Loch Leven, December’.
Pastel. Signed.
Exh: Pastel Society.
13.5x23. Framed: 21x30.

32. HESSING Gustav (1909-1981)
Austrian interior.
Watercolour.
Signed. Dated, 1956.
29x20. Framed: 34x43.

33. HOWE Beatrice (1867-1932)
‘La vieille Nou-Nou’.
Pastels. Signed.
Inscribed on label verso.
Exh: Galerie Devambez, Paris (Founded 1908).
13.5x10. Framed: 15.5x12.5.
£775.

34. HUBBARD John (b.1931)
‘Les Sylphides – Preliminary design No.2 1980’.
Oil on paper.
Signed and inscribed.
Exh: Fischer Fine Art, 1980.
17.5x28.75. Framed: 35x25.5.

35. JOHN Augustus O.M. R.A. (1878-1961)
‘Dorelia: the girl with the accordion’. Pencil.
Signed. Circa 1910.
Prov: Francis Taylor, USA;
(?) Elizabeth Arden, USA.
10x7.5. Framed: 20x17.

36. JONES Allen R.A. (b.1937)
Studies for a painting.
Pencil. Signed.
Inscribed and dated, 1974.
21x27. Framed: 28x36.5.

37. JUNGMANN Nico (1872-1935)
The Dutch Madonna.
Pencil, watercolour and crayon. Signed.
21x16. Framed: 30x24.

38. KELLY Felix (1914-1994)
‘Twilight Stories/Rhoda Broughton’. Ink and watercolour. Signed. 1947.
Used as dust jacket for the Home & Van Thal ed., 1947.
12x8. Framed: 18.5x14.75.

39. KEMP Jeka (1876-1967)
‘Les Thonnieres’:
the Concarneau tuna fleet.
Watercolour. Signed. c.1905.
Exhibited: Belgrave Gallery.
25x25. Framed: 30.5x31.

40. KNIGHT Charles R.W.S. R.O.I. (1901-1990)
‘Stone wall’. Pencil, watercolour and pastel.
Exh: Landscapes by Charles Knight, Chris Beetles Gallery, June 1997, No.158.
10x15. Framed: 18x22.

41. KRAMER Jacob (1892-1962)
Sarah, the artist’s sister.
Charcoal with some pastel.
Signed and dated, 1916.
16x13. Framed: 25x21.

42. LADELL Edwin (1914-1970)
‘Sennen Cove’.
Ink and watercolour.
Inscribed on original backing.
Exhibited: A.I.A. Exhibition.
11x15. Framed: 18.5x22.

43. MADDOX Conroy (1912-2005)
Deformed still-life.
Watercolour and gouache.
Signed. c.1937-1939.
Included in the forthcoming Conroy Maddox catalogue raisonne by Silvano Levy.
14.75x11.5. Framed: 22x18.

44. MASON Frank H (1876-1965)
‘Der Tag’ – the ‘Queen Elizabeth’ and the German Surrender, Firth of Forth, 21nd November, 1918.
Watercolour and gouache.
Signed. Label verso.
Prov: Given to Vice Admiral Sir Harold Brown G.B.E. K.C.B. and by descent.
22x18. Framed: 30x25.

45. MAYER-MARTON George (1897-1960)
Mediterranean harbour.
Charcoal.
Signed and dated, 1928.
14x19. Framed: 23x27.

46. MCEVOY Ambrose N.E.A.C. N.P.S. (1878-1927)
‘Rushbrooke Hall’, Suffolk.
Ink and watercolour.
Studio stamped.
Exhibited: Sheffield City Art Gallery, 1945.
14x10. Framed: 21.5x17.5.

47. MCFADYEN Jock (b.1950)
Dancing. Oil on paper.
Ex. Collection: Robin Gibson O.B.E. (1954-2001).
30x25.5. Framed: 38x29.5.

48. MEARS Gunner F.J. (c.1890-1929)
‘In the Shadows of Death’.
Ink and watercolour.
Signed. Inscribed verso.
4.25x7.5. Framed: 11.5x14.5.

49. MEARS Gunner F.J. (c.1890-1929)
‘The Road of No Return’;
the ?Messines Road.
Ink and watercolour. Signed.
Inscribed on original mount.
5.5x7.5. Framed: 14x16.

50. MENINSKY Bernard N.E.A.C. L.G. (1891-1950)
Standing Nude.
Chalk. Signed. c.1930.
24x9. Framed: 34x18.5.

51. MINTON John (1917-1957)
‘Don Juan’: stage set.
Gouache. Signed.
Inscribed: ‘To Kevin (Maybury)/1956/Don Juan’.
Don Juan, by Ronald Duncan was performed at the Royal Court Theatre in 1956.
8x11.5. Framed: 16.5x19.
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52. MORRIS Sir Cedric (1889-1982)
A Roman Café. Pencil.
Signed and dated ‘11.22’.
10x12. Framed: 18.5x20.

53. NEVINSON Christopher Richard Wynne A.R.A. (1889-1946)
The Beach.
Charcoal and watercolour.
Signed. Circa 1930.
Exhibited: Nevinson Retrospective, Kettle’s Yard, 1988, No.75.
9.5x13.5. Framed: 16x20.

54. ODLE Alan Elsden (1888-1948)
‘A Nocturne’. Ink, watercolour and gouache.
Signed and inscribed on the original label.
13x8. Framed: 20x14.
£1500.

55. PAOLOZZI Sir Eduardo R.A. (1924-2005)
‘Cars / Elephant’.
Pencil, ink and collage.
Inscribed by the artist.
10x7. Framed: 18.5x14.5.

56. PENNELL Joseph R.E. (1858-1926)
‘Fruit Boat’, NY harbour.
Watercolour and gouache.
Signed. Inscribed verso.
Exhibited: Fine Art Society.
10x13. Framed: 19x21.

57. PROCKTOR Patrick R.A. (1936-2003)
Self Portrait.
Watercolour and pastel.
Signed and dated 1996.
Exhibited: Redfern Gallery.
24x18. Framed: 28x22.

58. RAPHAEL Sarah (1960-2001)
‘What came ye out of the wilderness to see?’
Acrylic on paper.
Signed and dated, 1989.
Exh: New Icons, University of Warwick, 1989/90.
29x11. Framed: 41x23.

59. REINGANUM Victor (1907-1995)
Manhattan. Watercolour and gouache. Signed.
5.5x14.75. Framed: 14x22.5.

60. ROBERTS William (1895-1980)
Major E. O. Kay.
Pencil. Signed.
11.5x9.5. Framed: 20x17.

61. ROONEY Mick R.A. (b.1944)
‘Two Women Meeting’.
Watercolour, gouache and pastel. Signed. Dated, 1988.
16x13. Framed: 24x20.

62. ROSENTHAL Doris (1889-1971)
Mexican girls writing.
Pastels. Signed. Circa 1940.
18x16. Framed: 27x24.

63. SALISBURY Frank O R.I. R.P (1874-1962)
The lying-in-state of King George V in Westminster Hall, 23rd-28th January 1936.
Pencil, watercolour and gold paint. Signed.
21x31. Framed: 28x37.

64. SCHWABE Randolph N.E.A.C. (1885-1948)
‘Charing’, Kent.
Ink and watercolour.
Inscribed. Dated, 1931.
Exhibited: Fine Art Society.
10x13. Framed: 18x20.

65. SICKERT Walter Richard (1860-1942)
‘The Lay Figure’.
Watercolour. Signed and inscribed. Circa 1930.
Exhibited: Walter Sickert, Drawing Is The Thing, Whitworth Art Gallery, 2004. Ex.Coll: Ruth Bromberg.
15x10.75. Framed: 21x16.

66. SPENCER Sir Stanley R.A. (1891-1959)
Head of a Slade Girl. Chalk.
Inscribed verso: ‘Drawn by Stanley Spencer/when at the art School of Slade/ University (sic) in the year 1909’ and in his sister Florence Image’s hand ‘above is in Stanley’s or Sydney’s/ handwriting – I believe Sydney’s/ Florence Image, 1940’. Provenance: Florence Image (nee Spencer); her niece Pamela Spencer (1924-2012).
5x4.75. Framed: 13x12.

67. STONEHOUSE Brian (1918-1998)
‘Dachau’. Charcoal. Signed and inscribed ‘Dachau – 4t’(sic). Although saved from Dachau 29/4/45 Stonehouse returned to the camp two days later to draw a record for the American liberators.
12x15. Framed: 17x19.5.

68. TOPOLSKI Feliks (1907-1989)
Otto Klemperer: ‘Symphony No.7 in C Major, Schubert’.
Pencil, pen and ink. Signed and inscribed. c.1965.
13.5x10. Framed:19x15.

69. VIRTUE John (b.1947)
Haworth, Yorkshire.
Pen and ink.
Signed and dated, 1975.
27x21. Framed: 28x35.

70. WHISTLER Rex (1905-1944)
‘The Dwarf’. Watercolour.
Exhibited: An Offering of Ballet, Twenty Brook Street, No.59 - ‘Ballet design by Mr Whistler for The Birthday of the Infanta for the Camargo Society, 1932.’
Ex. Coll: Leon Dessau.
7x 4.25. Framed: 13.5x10.25.

71. WHITE Ethelbert N.E.A.C. R.W.S. (1891-1972)
The Gardener.
Ink and watercolour.
Signed. Circa 1925.
11.5x14. Framed: 17.5x20.

72. WOOD Christopher (1901-1930)
Quayside, Concarneau.
Pencil. 1929-1930.
Prov: the artist’s sister.
9x12. Framed: 16.5x19.

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