Cecil Collins (British, 1908-1989) Head In A Tree (Tree And Hills), 1944 Roneo print on paper Signed and numbered 11/30 in pencil by the artist Framed & glazed Measures approx. 21cm x 27cm (8.5" x 10.5") Cecil Collins (1908-1989), a Plymouth born painter inclined towards the Neo-Romanticism movement, was unusual amongst the artists at Dartington between the wars in that he was local to the area. He was initially apprenticed to an engineering firm in Millbay Docks. He went on, however, to Plymouth School of Art in 1924 and thence to the Royal College of Art until 1931. There he met and married fellow student Elisabeth Ramsden In 1979 he was awarded the MBE. A retrospective of his prints at the Tate Gallery in 1981 was followed by one of paintings and drawings in 1989. The painter died on 4 June 1989, during the course of this exhibition. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
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Cecil Collins (British, 1908-1989) Kneeling Fool, 1977 Lithograph on paper Signed, tilted and numbered 15/50 in pencil by the artist Personal message written ' For Anne, for her birthday, many Happy Returns of the Day with Love from Elisabeth and Cecil June 15th 1980 ' Framed & glazed Measures approx. 20cm x 13cm (8" x 5") Cecil Collins (1908-1989), a Plymouth born painter inclined towards the Neo-Romanticism movement, was unusual amongst the artists at Dartington between the wars in that he was local to the area. He was initially apprenticed to an engineering firm in Millbay Docks. He went on, however, to Plymouth School of Art in 1924 and thence to the Royal College of Art until 1931. There he met and married fellow student Elisabeth Ramsden. In 1979 he was awarded the MBE. A retrospective of his prints at the Tate Gallery in 1981 was followed by one of paintings and drawings in 1989. The painter died on 4 June 1989, during the course of this exhibition. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Cecil Collins (British, 1908-1989) Head, 1939 Drypoint on paper Signed, tilted, dated and numbered 12/40 in pencil by the artist Framed & glazed Measures approx. 8.5cm x 7.5cm (3.5" x 3") Cecil Collins (1908-1989), a Plymouth born painter inclined towards the Neo-Romanticism movement, was unusual amongst the artists at Dartington between the wars in that he was local to the area. He was initially apprenticed to an engineering firm in Millbay Docks. He went on, however, to Plymouth School of Art in 1924 and thence to the Royal College of Art until 1931. There he met and married fellow student Elisabeth Ramsden. In 1979 he was awarded the MBE. A retrospective of his prints at the Tate Gallery in 1981 was followed by one of paintings and drawings in 1989. The painter died on 4 June 1989, during the course of this exhibition. This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Beryl Cook (British, 1926-2008) Street Market Screenprint on paper Signed in pencil lower right Published by Alexander Gallery Publications Blind stamped FDA Framed and glazed Measures approx. 40cm x 27cm (16" x 10.5") Beryl Cook, OBE (10 September 1926 – 28 May 2008) was a British artist best known for her original and instantly recognisable paintings. Often comical, her works pictured people whom she encountered in everyday life, including people enjoying themselves in pubs, girls shopping or out on a hen night, drag queen shows or a family picnicking by the seaside or abroad. She had no formal training and did not take up painting until her thirties.She was a shy and private person, and in her art often depicted the flamboyant and extrovert characters so different to herself. Cook admired the work of the English artist Stanley Spencer, his influence evident in her compositions and bold bulky figures. Another influence was Edward Burra, who painted sleazy cafés, nightclubs, gay bars, sailors and prostitutes, although, unlike Burra, she did not paint the sinister aspects of scenes. She had an almost photographic memory. Although widely popular and recognised as one of the most well-known contemporary British artists, Cook never enjoyed acceptance by the art establishment. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Beryl Cook (British, 1926-2008) Two On A Stool Screenprint on paper Signed in pencil lower right Published by Alexander Gallery Publications Blind stamped ECA Framed and glazed Measures approx. 40cm x 27cm (16" x 10.5") Beryl Cook, OBE (10 September 1926 – 28 May 2008) was a British artist best known for her original and instantly recognisable paintings. Often comical, her works pictured people whom she encountered in everyday life, including people enjoying themselves in pubs, girls shopping or out on a hen night, drag queen shows or a family picnicking by the seaside or abroad. She had no formal training and did not take up painting until her thirties.She was a shy and private person, and in her art often depicted the flamboyant and extrovert characters so different to herself. Cook admired the work of the English artist Stanley Spencer, his influence evident in her compositions and bold bulky figures. Another influence was Edward Burra, who painted sleazy cafés, nightclubs, gay bars, sailors and prostitutes, although, unlike Burra, she did not paint the sinister aspects of scenes. She had an almost photographic memory. Although widely popular and recognised as one of the most well-known contemporary British artists, Cook never enjoyed acceptance by the art establishment. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Onecut Cut Commander, 1998 Banksy 'Tank' cover art work 12" EP pressed by Hombre Records on black vinyl 31cm x 31cm (12" x 12") This LP vinyl record was the first cover artwork produced by Banksy. If postage is required, any print within this sale will be posted rolled unless informed otherwise.
SPZero76 (British b. 1976) Ceremony, 2013 Mixed media on board Signed and dated to the verso in marker Accompanied with certificate of authenticity Measures approx. 30cm x 75 cm (12" x 29.5") ‘SP Zero76’ aka Keith Hopewell is a versatile freelance illustrator based in Bristol. Originally from South Yorkshire he moved to Bristol in 1996 where he received his degree in Illustration at the University of the West of England. He has been working steadily as a freelancer for a number of years. Most recently he has worked alongside Mambo and Free Spirit, creating wall art in their stores. He has regular work creating signs, canvases and murals for bars, clubs, hairdressers and shops around the South West, including promotional work with Red Bull and Soulful Creative. He has a varied portfolio, which includes album covers, flyers, computer game art, children’s trading cards and t-shirt designs for SP:UK and Treacle Clothing. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Sun Jiaping 孙甲平(Chinese, b. 1957) Untitled - Shaman Ink and colour on xuan paper Signed and dated by artist Unmounted & unframed Measure approx. 68cm x 130cm (27" x 51") Sun Jiaping 孙甲平 (Chinese, b. 1957) is a famous Chinese painter, photographer and critic. The founder of the Chinese Spiritual and Celestial Painting School and a leader in Chinese shamanic painting art. He is good at oil paintings, comics, prints, traditional Chinese paintings, pen paintings, rock paintings, photography and other artistic creations. He creates an original spiritual art totem with the characteristics of the times - Spiritual Celestial Art; It is a school of its own and is sought after by many collectors at home and abroad; it is known as a genius artist in China. 孙甲平 (1957)，我国著名画家、摄影家、评论家。中国灵象画派创始人，中国萨满绘画艺术领军人物；擅长油画、连环画、版画、国画、钢笔画、岩画、摄影等艺术创作，独创极具时代特色的精神艺术图腾——灵象艺术；自成一派， 受到国内外众多藏家的追捧；被誉为中国天才型艺术家。 1985年出版连环画《警犬黑豹》，1992年出版《孙甲平版画作品集》，2000年出版《自然天成与绘画》美术专著，2001年入选江苏画刊提名21世纪优秀艺术家，并出版专辑。2002年被聘为吉林师大和设计学院客座教授，进行讲学。2005年在美国洛杉矶举办个人艺术作品展，重彩作品《神灵一号》荣获世界华人美展大奖2008年在新加坡举办个人艺术作品展2009年在香港举办个人艺术作品展2010年在上海世界博览会举办个人艺术作品展2010年参加广州世界艺术博览会。2012新加坡个展和2014年巴黎双十画廊个展。先后出版《废弃与超越》、《水纹图典》《木纹图典》等多部摄影专集，漫画、论文以及摄影作品在全国各地报刊发表，千余幅作品多次入选国内外交流展出，并获奖收藏，个人发明交通扑克、交通跳棋、交通游戏棋，三项外观设计获国家专利。辞条入选《中国当代画家个人大字典》、《中国当代文艺界名人录》
Lin Fengmian 林风眠 (1900 - 1991) Pair of Herons 双鹭 Oil on canvas Signed and mounted Measures approx. 60cm x 80cm Lin Fengmian was a pioneer of modernism known for his brilliant hybridization of Chinese and European styles, subjects and methods. In his role as a prominent educator, Lin laid the foundation for Chinese modern art. Throughout his long and productive life, Lin absorbed a wide array of stylistic approaches into his paintings, and was one of the earliest Chinese artists to make a serious study of European modern art along with traditional ink paintings. By 1920 Lin was working as a signboard painter in Marseilles, sketching and studying French in his spare time. Lin’s work as a sign painter would help develop the steadiness and clarity of his later brushwork. Following six months of study at the School of Fine Arts in Dijon, Lin left for Paris where he studied at the École des Beaux Arts and the studio of Fernand Cormon (1845-1924). He had a highly eventful year in Germany, where he saw the works of German Expressionists and held a one-man exhibition, married his first wife, and exhibited 42 paintings in an Exhibition of Traditional and Modern Chinese Art. Soon after, with the untimely and sudden death of his wife and first-born child, the stunned Lin’s art and outlook were transformed. He remarried in 1925 and then returned to Beijing in 1926, committed to revitalizing Chinese art through education. After serving as the first principal of the National Beijing Fine Art School he founded the Hangzhou National College of Art where he taught Western style painting to students including Zao Wou-Ki, Chu Teh-Chun, and Wu Guanzhong. Lin Fengmian’s life was marked by numerous upheavals and tragedies including the destruction of may of his works during the Sino-Japanese War and Cultural Revolution. After leaving China in 1977 to reunite with family members Lin Fengmian ultimately settled in Hong Kong where he died in 1991 at the age of 90 years old. His work can be found in many museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of New York, the Cernuschi Gallery of Asian Arts of Paris, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Simon Palmer (British, b. 1956) She Drives a Red Rusty Renault watercolour, gouache and pen and ink on paper Signed & titled in pencil Framed & glazed 32cm x 30cm (12.5" x 12") Provenance: With acquisition receipt by Alexander Gallery, Clifton, Bristol, where bought by present owner, in 1986. Simon Palmer was born in Yorkshire in 1956 and was brought up in Bromley where his family moved when he was eight months old. He graduated from Reigate Art School in 1977. In the Easter of 1976 he travelled from the south of England with friends to spend a few days in Lastingham, North Yorkshire. It was then that he fell in love with the landscape that has been his inspiration ever since. For the past 40 years he has lived and worked in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Talib Kweli and Madlib Liberation vinyl LP, 2007 limited edition Banksy 'Flags' cover art work Pressed by Blacksmith Music Corp on orange vinyl Brand new, still sealed Measures approx. 31cm x 31cm (12" x 12") If postage is required, any print within this sale will be posted rolled unless informed otherwise.
Lemak (British b. 1980) The Fifth Layer, 2016 Stencil spray paint on board Signed, dated. titled and numbered 6 of 10 in pen to the verso Measures approx. 46cm x 82 cm (18" x 32") Lemak is a self-taught urban street and gallery artist. Born in 1980, he is currently based in Bristol but originates from Fleetwood, UK. He was inspired to pick up a spray paint can by stencil artists such as Snik and Tank Petrol and started creating art in 2011. He is developing a signature style of his own, merging the skills of his previous trade as a joiner with his artistic talents, and now specialises in reverse stencilling on glass. The lighting elements of the art bring out different features of the work, such as the intricate patterns of tattoos, in a distinct and unique way. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Darren Baker (b. 1976) Black Seduce, 2014 Oil on canvas Signed by artist on lower left Comes with Certificate from White Rose Fine Art Framed Measures approx. 30cm x 38cm (12" x 15") Darren Baker (British, b1976) graduated from Bradford Art College in 1998. After College, Baker quickly became an acclaimed artist. By age 23, Baker exhibited his artwork in London and New York and became the official artist of The Professional Footballer & 39;s Association (PFA). Baker’s artistic success continued to develop as he was commissioned to capture a portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II and later became the official artist for the London Olympics 2012. Baker’s artworks are at the forefront of classical realism, with The Sunday Times describing his work as “thrilling” and “virtuosic”! This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Daniel Johnston (American, 1961–2019) FREE LIVES PEOPLE Screen-print on art paper Official logo stamp lower left Measures approx. 32.5cm x 25cm (12 1/2" x 10") Daniel Johnston was a prolific visual artist and musician. He gained a cult following in the 1990s when Kurt Cobain wore a T-shirt with the artist’s frog illustration from his Hi, How Are You (1983) album cover to the MTV Video Music Awards. Johnston’s art was inextricably connected to his music, and his pen and marker drawings of superheroes and anthropomorphized animals were critical to his cult appeal among music fans and art aficionados alike. Johnston lived with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, which contributed to his work’s on-and-off categorization as outsider art; his visionary world-building and use of religious symbolism echoed the poems and engravings of William Blake. Johnston’s paintings and drawings have been exhibited in Los Angeles, Zurich, and Berlin, as well as at the 2006 Whitney Biennial in New York. The previous year, he was the subject of the award-winning documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston.
Steve Lazarides (British, b. 1969) after Banksy Get a move on 320gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Pearl print Limited Edition No. 20 of 200 Signed, numbered & stamped by Steve Lazarides Printed by Magic Max 59 x 42cm (23.5" X 16.5") With certificate of authenticity from Steve Lazarides' private collection. Steve Lazarides is a British-Greek Cypriot publisher, photographer, collector and curator. He has helped popularise street art and underground art. In the 1980s, he started out with a Nikon F-mount camera documenting his surrounding environments as a photography student. He subsequently worked as a photographer for Sleazenation, where he was employed as photography director from 1996 till 2001. Commissioned by Sleazenation to photograph Banksy's portrait in 1997, he continued to work with the artist, including as the anonymous artist's driver and photographer, before eventually becoming his gallerist. Lazarides and Banksy also launched the 'Pictures on Walls' website in 2001 to promote graffiti art, and widened their scope to work with a larger roster of street artists. He created an in-house print studio, Lazarides Editions, and worked with the artists to create prints to share with the art community. In 2016, Lazarides began curating his personal photography archive of 100,000 images containing roughly 12,000 photographs he took whilst documenting the career of Banksy, and self-published them as two books, Banksy Captured Volume I & Volume II. Lazarides self-distributed the first and second editions of the two volumes, resulting in sales of over 5,000 copies within a month, at the end of 2019. Banksy Captured Volume II, features further photography and commentary, and was published in March 2021. Volume Two includes reportage from Banksy's 2006 Los Angeles exhibition "Barely Legal", images of the artist's unauthorised installation inside London's Natural History Museum during 2004. Banksy Captured Volume I & Volume II were both self-published via Lazarides' Laz Emporium venture. This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Raymond Leech RSMA (British, b.1949) Another One Of Those Crazy Feelings Oil on Board Signed by artist on lower left Comes with Certificate from Jamie Leigh Fine Art Together with limited edition signed print of same painting. Framed Measures approx. 60cm x 58cm (24" x 23") Raymond Leech (British, b 1949) studied fine art and graphics at Great Yarmouth College of Art from 1965 to 1970. Leech works across various mediums and incorporates a sense of motion, romance, and rhythm through his figurative works and coastal scenes. Leech is part of the Royal Society of Marine Artists, the Guild of Norwich Painters, and the East Anglian Group of Marine Artists and he has won various awards for his works, such as the Not The Turner Prize. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Cecil Collins (British, 1908-1989) Head, 1974 Lithograph on paper Signed and numbered 10/75 in pencil by the artist Framed & glazed Measures approx. 40cm x 32cm (16" x 12.5") Cecil Collins (1908-1989), a Plymouth born painter inclined towards the Neo-Romanticism movement, was unusual amongst the artists at Dartington between the wars in that he was local to the area. He was initially apprenticed to an engineering firm in Millbay Docks. He went on, however, to Plymouth School of Art in 1924 and thence to the Royal College of Art until 1931. There he met and married fellow student Elisabeth Ramsden. In 1979 he was awarded the MBE. A retrospective of his prints at the Tate Gallery in 1981 was followed by one of paintings and drawings in 1989. The painter died on 4 June 1989, during the course of this exhibition. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Terry Frost RA (British, 1915-2003) Untitled Pen on paper Signed lower left in pen Measures approx. 36cm x 52cm (14" x 20.5") Sir Terence Ernest Manitou Frost RA (13 October 1915 – 1 September 2003) was a British abstract artist, who worked in Newlyn, Cornwall. Frost was renowned for his use of the Cornish light, colour and shape to start a new art movement in England. He became a leading exponent of abstract art and a recognised figure of the British art establishment. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
An original first-printing concert handbill for Grateful Dead / Bonzo Dog Band at 'The Boston Tea Party', held on 2nd-4th October 1969 at 15 Lansdown Street, Boston (MA), the poster in an art nouveau style, designed by Eric Engstrom, one of only circa 500 that are believed to have been printed, 28 cm x 18 cm, from the personal collection of Vivian Stanshall. This lot, along with all others in the sale, has been consigned for sale by Vivian's son, Rupert. Please see the following article on our website for further background.https://www.dawsonsauctions.co.uk/news-item/dawsons-announce-sale-of-selected-items-from-the-collection-of-vivian-stanshall/?pc=16https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Stanshall The poster has been stored flat, so no fold marks. Some light creases in place, and a vertical scratch with small tear to the paper edge on the top right side.Some surface discolouration elsewhere but no further tears.
Vivian Stanshall (1943-1995) British, founding member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, three small pieces of original art, various media, the largest 31.5 cm x 24.5 cm. Qty: 4 This lot, along with all others in the sale, has been consigned for sale by Vivian's son, Rupert. Please see the following article on our website for further background.https://www.dawsonsauctions.co.uk/news-item/dawsons-announce-sale-of-selected-items-from-the-collection-of-vivian-stanshall/?pc=16https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Stanshall
Vivian Stanshall (1943-1995) British, founding member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, an early oil and mixed media on board, possibly from art school, 'Beach Avenue', the end of a terraced row, 43.5 cm x 24 cm, together with another similar, an elderly man sitting reading a paper beside a newsstand, unfinished with pencil text in Vivian's hand, 52 cm x 25 cm. Qty: 2 This lot, along with all others in the sale, has been consigned for sale by Vivian's son, Rupert. Please see the following article on our website for further background.https://www.dawsonsauctions.co.uk/news-item/dawsons-announce-sale-of-selected-items-from-the-collection-of-vivian-stanshall/?pc=16https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Stanshall
![Smith (Philip, binder) New Directions in Bookbinding [&] The Book: Art & Object, 2 works in 1, extraordinary binding by Phili](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/bdf27cdf-4b22-4e00-b3ad-b12c00e4aecd/ab575032-93f2-4a8c-b89f-b12c00f8401d/468x382.jpg)
Smith (Philip, binder) New Directions in Bookbinding [&] The Book: Art & Object, 2 works in 1, extraordinary binding by Philip Smith of full tan goatskin with modeled onlays in various colors, upper cover with a 'V' shape opening revealing a painted scene set into the suede of the free endleaf, a similar painted scene set into the lower cover, full modeled goatskin doublures, all edges marbled, preserved in a felt bag, within clear Plexiglas slip-case and custom wooden case, the case with some pieces missing around the integral locking mechanism, folio (binding 353 x 220mm.), 1974-82.*** Smith describes this binding in an inserted sheet of "Artist's Notes" at the rear: "The idea of 'new directions' is suggested in the 'infinite regress' of the images, while the concept of the book as 'art and object' is suggested in the painting and sculpting features: this is a new treatment of the one-off hand-made book in an age when it is no longer necessary to bind books by hand for the general reading public - a new approach has long been necessary in this mainly 'traditional' craft justifying the continuance of it (if any justification is required). The purposely rugged effect moves away from the graphic 'reliure a la francaise" style. The 'object' nature of this kind of work is further enhanced by its incorporation in a display container made by Robert Ingham. The painting is with acrylic-based pigments and the modeling is with epoxy putty (the peaks are re-inforced over the millboard base with 2.5mm brass rods) and covered with 'maril' and feathered leather onlays. Other new features include the shaped double-core headband with the shaped cap, and the set-off markings from the puckered doublures enriching the suede flyleaves..."
Brewing.- Watkins (George) The Complete English Brewer; or, the Whole Art and Mystery of Brewing, in all its Various Branches, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, endpapers renewed, later half calf over orange marbled boards, spine with later (but sympathetic) blind-stamped decoration, gilt horizontal rules and red morocco label, head of spine little worn, rubbed, [Maclean p.149], large 12mo, Printed for J. Cooke, at Shakespeare's Head, in Paternoster Row, [c.1770]. *** A very good copy of this rare edition at auction. First published as The Compleat English Brewer in 1767.
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Powell (Anthony) [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., first editions, original cloth, one or two very light bumping to spines, others fine, dust-jackets, A Soldier's Art price-clipped with £1.25 NET price sticker, The Military Philosophers with light shadow around price on upper flap, first three in sequence with chips to spine ends and extremities, neatly repaired along joints, A Buyer's market with portion of loss to spine tail, light toning to some other spines, otherwise a very good or excellent set, 8vo, 1951-75.
Poem-of-the-Month Club.- Collection of 48 broadsides signed by the authors, including W.H. Auden, Natural Linguistics; Philip Larkin, The Explosion; Stephen Spender, Art Student; Seamus Heaney, Land; John Betjeman, A Wembley Lad and The Crem (with the two-word autograph correction); Robert Graves, Advice From a Mother; C. Day Lewis, Going My Way?; John Lehmann, Photograph; and other authors (Glyn Hughes, Alan Ross, Norman MacCaig, Thom Gunn etc.), the odd marginal spot, loose as issued, with some related printed inserts (these with embossed library stamps), housed in original half sheep portfolios with ties, rubbed and soiled, folio, 1970-1977. *** Comprising 48 broadside poems published by The Poem of the Month Club between 1970-1977, all from the First and Second Folios, but with a poem by Hugo Williams from the Third Folio in place of Stevie Smith from the first Folio.
India, Nepal, Kashmir & Afghanistan.- Oldfield (Henry Ambrose, 1822-1871), Rajman Singh Chitrakar (1797-1865) & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, compiled by Lt. Gen. Sir James Hill-Johnes VC (1833-1919), including approximately 88 portrait and group photographs measuring from approx. 185 x 140 mm to 135 x 105 mm and smaller, 48 larger group, camp and landscape photographs approx. 175 x 235 mm, 24 large group and landscape photographs approx. 245 x 300mm, 12 large watercolours and drawings approx. 285 x 370 mm, and one smaller drawing approx. 115 x 190 mm, mounted on 66 leaves, contemporary black straight-grained half roan, sympathetically rebacked, label to upper cover with manuscript annotations, oblong folio, [circa 1850s to 1880s]Provenance:Lieutenant General Sir James Hills-Johnes VC (1833-1919); then by descent.*** An important and extensive mid-19th century album documenting Hill-Johnes' time in India, Nepal, Kashmir & Afghanistan.[Photographs]: include portraits of various officers, many with names captioned in ink; a group portrait of ‘G[overnor] G[eneral]'s Camp’, and below it a group shot of Col. Yule, Major Jones, Mr. Walters, Captain Stanley, Captain Baring, Captain Roberts V.C., Captain Hills V.C. and Sir E. Campbell Bart', the latter attributed to Jean Baptiste Oscar Mallitte; a portrait of Lady Canning taken c.1861 by Josiah Rowe (British, c. 1809-1874); some Indian landscapes, such as the bridge over Hindon River, Ghaziabad; stock photographs by Samuel Bourne of Government House, Calcutta; photographs by Clarence Comyn Taylor (1830-1879) of Maharaj Dhiraj Surendra Bikram Sah, King of Nepal (ruled 1846-1881); photographs of the family of Henry Ambrose Oldfield, doctor at the British Residency in Kathmandu, Nepal (1850-1863); portraits of Maharajah Jang Bahadur CB, Prime Minister & Commander-in-chief, Nepal; Raj Guru, the chief Hindu priest of Nepal and a brother of Jang Bahadur; and photographs from Kandahar, Afghanistan, amongst others.[Artworks]: Four large watercolours by Henry Ambrose Oldfield, including ‘A Gateway of Palace, Kathmandhoo,’ The Palace at Kathmandu', ‘Interior of principal temple, Pashputty Nepal [sic, Pashupatinath]’ and 'Swayambhunath Temple'; a group of 8 pencil landscape sketches in the style of Oldfield, but one is captioned "(Rajman)", a likely attribution to the local artist from Patan, one of the first painters from Nepal to incorporate Western art practices, Rajman Singh Chitrakar (1797-1865); a "Company School" watercolour of a bison, also possibly by Rajman.
Laser die-cut work.- Eliasson (Olafur) Your House, one of 225 copies, signed by the artist, 908 pp. illustrated by Olafur Eliasson using computer-aided laser die-cuts, original cloth, oblong folio (292 x 450 x 115 mm.), New York, Library Council of the Museum of Modern Art, 2006.*** Conceived by Olafur Eliasson as part of the Contemporary Editions series at the Museum of Modern Art, this book is one of the more exciting new achievements in book making in the 21st century. The subject is Eliasson’s house in Denmark rendered in a vertical cross section through an elaborate laser die-cut process of each page. The format of the book allows Eliasson the space to fully realise his idea on a scale of 85:1, so that each leaf corresponds to 2.2 centimeters of the actual house.Eliasson summarises the experience of viewing this book thus, “Reading a book is both a physical and a mental activity. It is like walking through a house, following the layout of the rooms with your body and mind: the movement from one room to another, or from one part of the book to another, constitutes an experiential narrative that is physical and conscious at the same time."Born of Icelandic extraction in Copenhagen, in 1967, Olafur Eliasson lives and works in Copenhagen and Berlin. His work has been exhibited in many international venues, including Tate Modern, London (2003), and the Menil Collection, Houston (2004). The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art organised a major retrospective of his work in 2007, which travelled to The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, in 2008.
Gay (John) Trivia and other poems, from 'The Bibelots' series edited by J.Potter Briscoe, number 50 of 60 copies on japon signed by the publishers, pretty Art Nouveau brown morocco, gilt, by Kelly & Sons, both covers with panel of intertwining gilt flowers & leaves within single gilt fillet border, spine titled in gilt and with floral tendril weaving up spine across compartments & five raised bands, turn-ins with gilt rules and small leaves to corners, signed at foot of front turn-in, g.e., very slight rubbing to edges, Gay & Bird, 1899 § Book of Common Prayer (The), Oxford, [1901] bound with Hymns, [after 1916], 2 works in 1 vol, printed on india paper, contemporary blue morocco tooled in gilt with cross against a panelled ground with rules (some pointillé), rosettes & other ornaments, spine titled & ruled in gilt, g.e. § Ruskin (John) Unto This Last, Art Nouveau presentation binding of burgundy morocco tooled in gilt with title, rules and squares of flowers, spine gilt and a little rubbed and faded, g.e., 1909; and 3 others comprising vol. XIV & Index to Thomas Mosher's Bibelot anthology (one of only 12 & 8 copies on japon respectively), and a bound Maggs catalogue 893 'Bookbinding in Great Britain' of 1964 in brown morocco, v.s. (6)
Dickens (Charles) Sketches by "Boz": Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People. The Second Series. Complete in One Volume, first edition, first issue without list of illustrations on p.viii, half-title, etched frontispiece, additional vignette title and 8 plates by Cruikshank, 20pp. publisher's advertisements at end, yellow-coated endpapers, some light offsetting, original blind-stamped rose pink speckled cloth, spine decorated in blind and lettered in gilt, covers slightly rubbed and soiled, spine sunned and ends bumped, upper joint slightly cracked but holding firm, leaves uncut, preserved in modern custom chemise and crimson morocco-backed slip-case, 8vo, John Macrone, 1837. *** This, Charles Dickens' first published book, proved popular with four issues of the First Series being swiftly printed; however, the publisher's profits were ten times greater than those of Dickens. Therefore, with the publication of the Pickwick Papers proving a great success and Oliver Twist starting to appear in Bentley's Miscellany, Dickens realised he could do better with an alternative publisher. Backed by Chapman & Hall, he negotiated outright purchase of the copyright of Sketches by "Boz" leading to the publication in 1837 of this Second Series.Provenance: bookplate of George Barr McCutcheon; American Art Association, "First Editions of the Renowned Collection of George Barr McCutcheon Sale", 21st April 1925, lot 28.
Brockman (Stuart, binder).- Morgan (Derek Llwyd, editor) Kyffin: A Celebration, one of 50 copies for the Designer Bookbinders, from a total edition of 360 copies, foreword by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, 20 linocuts in blue and black and linocut endpapers by Kyffin Williams, bound by Stuart Brockman (with his label) in 2007 in thick boards covered in translucent vellum over a watercolour painting and tooled with chimney smoke in palladium punctuated with gilt diamond-shaped tooling, remarkable deep blue and silver patterned endpapers, original linocut endpapers bound in, spine lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, housed in perspex box for viewing within Brockman’s original black velvet-lined clamshell black cloth box with black morocco, gilt lettered spine label, small folio (binding 266 x 176mm.), Newtown, Gwasg Gregynog, 2007.*** An astonishing binding paying tribute to Kyffin Williams’s art with a bold image of a Welsh village in the mountains stretching across both boards and the spine in splendid colours. British Fellow of the Designer Bookbinders, Stuart Brockman has brought the technique of translucent vellum over painted boards, first developed by Chivers of Bath, into the 21st century with great skill and artistry.
Robinson (William Heath) Absence of Mind, pen and black ink, pencil, watercolour, signed in the lower right, on cream wove paper, image 390 x 260 mm (15 1/4 x 10 1/4 in), under glass, minor surface dirt, framed, [circa 1910-1940s]Provenance:The Fine Art Society, London [label on reverse dated 'March 1945'
Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John, editor) The Pastorals of Virgil, with a course of English Reading, adapted for Schools..., 2 vol., third edition (first Blake edition), numerous wood-engraved and engraved plates including 17 wood-engravings and 6 engravings by William Blake and 4 other designs by Blake engraved by others, folding lithographed maps, some very light spotting and offsetting (mostly to vol.1) but a good copy internally, contemporary sheep (not quite uniform), a little rubbed and scuffed, rebacked, spines ruled in gilt with blue morocco labels, corners repaired, preserved in modern sheep-backed marbled board drop-back box, spine ruled and titled in gilt, slightly rubbed, [Bentley 504], 8vo, J.M'Gowan for F.C.& J.Rivington [& others], 1821.*** Blake's wonderful and typically unconventional wood-engravings for the first Eclogue were the first and only he produced. Thornton rejected Blake's initial relief etchings and requested wood-engravings. He was obviously a little worried but was persuaded by John Linnell and others to include them, judging by his comment at the foot of the frontispiece, "they display less of art than genius, and are much admired by some eminent painters".These wood-engravings were hugely influential on contemporary artists, particularly Samuel Palmer, George Richmond, and Edward Calvert, and later artists such as Paul Nash and Graham Sutherland. Samuel Palmer wrote, after seeing them for the first time, "They are visions of little dells, and nooks and corners of Paradise; models of the exquisitest pitch of intense poetry...There is in all such a mystic and dreamy glimmer as penetrates and kindles the immortal soul...".
FRANK DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1853-1828)Fishing boat in an estuary, thought to be Bude watercolour 23.5 x 33.5cm Provenance Frank Dicksee; Bequeathed to Herbert and Ella Dicksee; Thence by descent to Pamela ServiceWe are extremely grateful to Simon Toll, author of Frank Dicksee 1853-1928 His Art and Life, for his assistance in cataloguing the present work and the entire Pamela Service Collection.
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY (2)Portrait miniature of a young girl, thought to be Hilda Mary Dowson (née Greg) (1883-1956) with inscribed label (attached to the back of frame) on ivory (ref. WY1APGJS) 7.5cm in a gilt-metal frame and with a case together with a portrait miniature of a woman, thought to be Margaret Lilian Greg (1881-1945), on ivory (ref. RCC2592B), 9.3cm, in a gilt-metal frame and with a case (2) Provenance Private collection, UKFootnoteHilda Mary Dowson (née Greg) was born on 23 February 1883 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, to parents Walter and Susan Elizabeth (née Gaskell). She was baptised on 3 April 1883 at Styal Presbyterian Chapel in the parish of Wilmslow. Her father was a solicitor and in 1891 the family was living at Lee Hall, Mottram St Andrews, Cheshire, together with five servants. Lee Hall was a large house with twenty-five rooms. She had three siblings: Margaret Lilian, born in 1881, Elizabeth Gaskell born 11 December 1883 and Robert Lionel born 1893.There is no trace of Hilda in the 1901 census. She married Gerard Septimus Dowson, a cousin, when she was twenty-two on 29 June 1905 at the parish church of Prestbury, Cheshire. Gerard was an estate agent born in Nottingham. Hilda and Gerard moved to The Manor House in Radcliffe on Trent in 1905, which they rented until 1921. The 1911 census records Hilda and Gerard living at Lee Hall with her widowed mother and her three unmarried children. Hilda’s sister Elizabeth is described as an art student; her brother Robert is also a student. The household now had nine servants including two nurses. It is not known how long Hilda and Gerard stayed at Lee Hall but newspaper reports reveal they were active in Nottingham in 1910 and 1913. In 1922 the Dowsons moved temporarily from The Manor House to The Chestnuts next door, before purchasing The Grange located on Main Road, Radcliffe on Trent, in 1924.Women’s Suffrage MovementThe women’s suffrage campaign began in the 1860s and ended in 1928 when women gained full enfranchisement. The campaign started in Nottingham in 1871 when a Nottingham committee of the London National Society for Women’s Suffrage was founded. Its president was Richard Armstrong and secretary was Elizabeth Sunter. Anderson Brownsword chaired the first meeting, held in Nottingham. In 1872 the branch became associated with the new Central Committee of the National Society for Women’s Suffrage, the first national group to campaign for votes for women. In the 1880s and 1890s demand for votes for women was mainly sought via constitutional means. Alice Dowson (Hilda’s mother-in-law) had been one of the speakers at the ‘grand demonstration of women’ held in Nottingham in November 1881. She became secretary of the branch in February 1894. Helena Brownsword had married William Enfield Dowson, oldest son of Alice and brother of Gerard, in July 1884. She took over Alice’s role as secretary in 1896 when her mother-in-law’s health deteriorated. Helena eventually took the role of President with Hilda taking her place as secretary.Hilda became involved with the Women’s Suffrage movement in Nottingham after she married Gerard Dowson in 1905. His mother Alice, sister Alice Maud, known as Maud, and sister-in-law Helena, known as Nellie, had been involved in the movement from very early on. At the same time Hilda’s mother, Susan Greg, and her sisters were active in the suffrage movement in Macclesfield. The Dowson and Greg families were closely connected. Alice Dowson, Gerard’s mother, was also Hilda’s aunt and sister of her father Walter.The early 1900s saw the Nottingham Society become an active constituent of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Society (NUWSS). In April 1908 two large suffrage meetings took place in Nottingham, Hilda being one of the organisers. Christabel Pankhurst spoke at one of the meetings. That same year Hilda travelled to London along with members of the Dowson family and supporters to a national Votes for Women demonstration held on June 13th. The event attracted crowds of 10,000 people, mainly women; the demonstrators marched through central London to the Albert Hall. It was deemed a success but unfortunately the Government of the day chose to ignore it. On December 4th 1908 the Derby branch of the NUWSS held its inaugural meeting. Hilda was one of the speakers and said that the vote “would provide a symbol of liberty and citizenship, a safeguard of one’s rights and privileges, and a powerful instrument to be used as occasion demanded.”On 5 July 1909 the NUWSS organised a meeting in Nottingham Market Square with Mrs Henry Fawcett, Miss Eleanor Rathbone and Mr Edward Carpenter as speakers. The police had not attended the meeting although they had been requested and the speakers were unable to make themselves heard; the crowd was unruly and anti-suffrage feelings were made plain. In January 1910 there was a General Election and Hilda and her sisters-in-law went to the polling station at Lovers Lane schoolroom in Newark, hoping to get voters to sign petitions for their cause.They had to stand outside and suffered abuse from the male voters. The Nottingham Evening Post reported on February 23rd that 8000 signatures in total had been collected by women outside Nottinghamshire’s polling stations, which were then presented to constituency members Lord Henry Bentinck and Mr. J.E. Ellis at the society’s office in Bridlesmith Gate. The Dowsons had managed to collect 2,232 signatures from the Rushcliffe district and Hilda’s husband, Gerard Dowson, was among those in the party receiving the petition. Both Lord Bentinck and Mr Ellis were in favour of women’s suffrage; Mr Ellis promised to present the petitions to parliament.The Nottingham Evening Post also reported that the NUWSS held its annual meeting on May 31st 1910 at the Mikado café in Nottingham. Hilda and Helena Dowson were appointed joint secretaries. It was noted that there were now 200 branches of the NUWSS across the country and new branches had opened locally in Southwell, Newark and Hucknall. In July 1910 Hilda and other family members attended a demonstration in London to support the second reading of the suffrage bill (First Conciliation Bill).A fete and sale of work was held in the gardens of the homes of Mr and Mrs William Dowson and Mrs Watson in The Park, Nottingham on 23 June 1910. It included a performance of ‘Lady Geraldine’s Speech’, a suffrage play arranged by Hilda. A suffrage shop was opened in Nottingham on Bridlesmith Gate selling campaign literature where Hilda was often to be found along with the rest of the family. By this time, the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), which advocated militant action to gain votes for women, had attracted considerable support in Nottingham; the NUWSS distanced itself from the WSPU. Nevertheless, Hilda, now secretary of the Nottingham NUWSS, continued to be active in the suffrage movement. In 1911 she took part in a tour of Northamptonshire villages where she spoke at meetings on the suffrage question. In 1912 she organised two successful meetings in Bottesford and Bingham in which the suffragist newspaper ‘The Common Cause’ was sold. Her mother, Susan Greg, participated in a 1911 NUWSS demonstration in London of over 40,000 women. Her sister Margaret Greg was one of 50,000 women who joined a suffragist pilgrimage in 1913. They walked to London from all corners of the country where they were addressed at Hyde Park by Millicent Fawcett, leader of the NUWSS.. The aim of the pilgrimage was to show the country widespread support for ‘votes for women’ and that thousands were prepared to campaign legally and peacefully. Margaret wrote to Hilda while travelling and described the journey.In July 1913 the Nottingham...
FRANK DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1853-1828)Farm buildings and a bridge through fenland dated '77' (lower left) watercolour 17 x 25cm Provenance Frank Dicksee; Bequeathed to Herbert and Ella Dicksee; Thence by descent to Pamela ServiceWe are extremely grateful to Simon Toll, author of Frank Dicksee 1853-1928 His Art and Life, for his assistance in cataloguing the present work and the entire Pamela Service Collection.
FRANK DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1853-1828)Italian coast from La Mortola signed and dated 'F.D. - 25' (lower left); signed and titled 'Frank Dicksee' (verso) oil on panel 37 x 54cm Provenance Frank Dicksee; Bequeathed to Herbert and Ella Dicksee; Thence by descent to Pamela Service Exhibited London, Royal Academy, 1925, no.447; London, Royal Academy, Winter Exhibition of Works by Deceased Members, 1933, no.171FootnoteThe present work was 'painted while Dicksee was staying at the villa of his friend, the painter Herbert Arnould Olivier and his wife Margaret on the Italian Riviera near Ventimiglia.'- Simon Toll, Frank Dicksee 1853-1928 His Art and Life, ACC Art Books, 2017We are extremely grateful to Simon Toll, author of Frank Dicksee 1853-1928 His Art and Life, for his assistance in cataloguing the present work and the entire Pamela Service Collection.
FRANK DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1853-1828)Corn stooks in a valley watercolour 23 x 34cm Provenance Frank Dicksee; Bequeathed to Herbert and Ella Dicksee; Thence by descent to Pamela ServiceWe are extremely grateful to Simon Toll, author of Frank Dicksee 1853-1928 His Art and Life, for his assistance in cataloguing the present work and the entire Pamela Service Collection.Condition reportSpots of foxing visible, mostly to sky and lower right corner.A few very small black spots visible in lower right quarter.A little discolouration to extreme edges.Under glass and not examined out of frame.
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)Ite Missa Est - Downside Abbey signed 'WXn Symons. 1909.' (lower right), inscribed and dated 'Downside. Oct 1909.' (verso), titled (on artist's label attached to the stretcher) oil on canvas 68.5 x 51cm Provenance Property of the artist; Thence by family descentExhibitedLondon, Royal Academy, 1911, no.713;London, Goupil Gallery, 1912, no.123;Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, 30th April - 25th June 1994, no.16;Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, 2nd July - 14th August 1994, no.16;Newcastle-under-Lyme, Borough Museum and Art Gallery, 27th August - 9th October 1994, no.16The present work was Symon's final Royal Academy exhibit.Condition reportAppears in generally good condition.
L.S. Lowry R.A. (British 1887-1976) "Man taken Ill" Unsigned, with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, published by Adam Collection Ltd., from the edition of 550, printed by Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd., limited edition print.40.5 x 28cm (framed 60.5 x 48cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The print is in very good, original condition. There are one or two minor creases across the sheet. The print is reframed and glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
L.S. Lowry R.A. (British 1887-1976) "The Two Brothers" Signed in pencil in the margin, with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, from an edition of 850, published by Adam Collection Ltd, limited edition colour print.63.5 x 31.5cm (framed 88 x 54cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The print is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The print is framed and glazed. The original frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
L.S. Lowry R.A. (British 1887-1976) "Nursery Sketches" Unsigned, published by Adam Collection Ltd, with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, from an edition of 850, the original drawings in the collection of Mr and Mrs Andras Kalman, London, printed by Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd., Leeds, limited edition prints.36 x 14.5cm (47.5 x 25.5cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The print is in very good, original condition. The paper has discoloured in areas and there is some light time staining and browning around the edges of the sheet near the mount board. The print is reframed and glazed. The frame has some scratches and scuffs commensurate with age.
L.S. Lowry R.A. (British 1887-1976) "Crowd Around a Cricket Sight Board" Numbered 835/850 in pencil in the margin, with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, limited edition colour print.35.5 x 86cm (framed 39.5 x 90cm)The print is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The print is framed and glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
L.S. Lowry R.A. (British 1887-1976) "The Reference Library" Signed in pencil in the margin, with the Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, from the edition of 850, limited edition print.26.5 x 36.5cm (mounted 43.5 x 53.5cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The print is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The print is unframed but mounted. There are some minor scuffs and surface marks across the mount board.
L.S. Lowry R.A. (British 1887-1976) "Britain at Play" Signed in pencil in the margin, with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, published by Mainstone Publications, Norfolk, printed by Beric Press, London, limited edition colour print.49 x 64cm (framed 77 x 95cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The print is in good, original condition. The colours have faded across the print and the paper has slightly yellowed across the sheet. The print is ornately reframed and glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
L.S. Lowry R.A. (British 1887-1976) "His Family" Signed in pencil in the margin, with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, from an edition of 500, limited edition colour print.55.5 x 72cm (framed 83.5 x 98.5cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The print is in very good, original condition. There is some light time staining and browning around the edges of the paper near the mount board. The print is framed but not glazed. The frame has some knocks and losses.
Theodore Major (British 1908-1999) "Snow at Wigan" Signed and titled on verso, oil on board. 62.5 x 75.5cm (framed 86.5 x 99cm) Exhibited: Looking Forward, Art Exhibition Bureau, 23 Albermarle Street, London, W1 (label on reverse) City of Manchester Art Gallery (label on reverse)Acquired directly from the artist's daughter in 2001 Clark Art Ltd Private Collection UK. Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot. The painting is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The painting is ornately reframed but not glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
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