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Lots 1-13The following thirteen lots are from the estate of Robin and Patricia Pickard. A further twenty-five lots from the estate are to be sold by Sworders in the Modern British and 20th Century Art Sale Part 2, a timed online auction running from 9 October-1 November 2020.*Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)'Aesop's Fables: The Gnat and the Lion'linocut printed in colours, 1970, signed, titled and numbered Artist's Proof 7/50 in pencil, on wove paper, with margins image 42.5 x 56cm*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.Condition report: Not viewed out of glazed frame. A little crease to lower right edge. Some staining to extreme edge of mounts in upper left area.
*John Piper CH (1903-1992)Willington Dovecote, Bedfordshire (Levinson 286)lithograph printed in colours, signed and numbered 1/120 in pencil, printed at the Curwen Studio, published by Christie's Contemporary Art and The National Trust, on wove paper42 x 55cm;with original Christie's certificate and pamphlet*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
*John Piper CH (1903-1992) Still Life with a Gargoyle, circa 1981 signed upside down u.l., titled verso, pen and ink, watercolour and gouache 56 x 78.5cm Provenance: Sir David Tang, Hong Kong The dark colours and bold juxtaposition of foreground subjects can be found in several works executed in the early 1980s - a period when Piper experimented with new compositions, drawing from his existing painting and work in other media, such as photography and ceramics. The sculpted head relates to similar female forms found notably in 'Girl’s head with flowers' (1981) and 'A Window at North Moreton' (1982), which both introduce a woman’s face into the artist’s more familiar subject matter. Similar dog-like gargoyles appear in one of Piper’s photographs now held at the Tate Gallery, (ref: TGA 8728/1/21/115), while the background figures are drawn from a large screenprint, 'Eye and Camera: Blue to Ochre' (c.1977), also at the Tate. For further details and illustration of related work in this period, see D F Jenkins and H Fowler-Wright, 'The Art of John Piper' (Unicorn/Portland Gallery: 2016, pp.397-400). *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Lots 250-265The following sixteen lots are from the Studio of William and Pamela Chard. A further fifty lots from the studio are to be sold by Sworders in the Modern British and 20th Century Art Sale Part 2, a timed online auction running from 9 October-1 November 2020.*William Chard (b.1923)Self Portraitoil on canvas25 x 15cm*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.Condition report: Paint losses to edges of canvas
Linda McCartney (American, 1941-1998)'Monsters'signed and dated 1980 u.l., also signed by the artist verso, pen and ink and crayon27 x 35.5cmProvenance: Stars Art Auction, Phillips, London, 20 October 1981 (donated by the artist for charity auction).Condition report: Not viewed out of glazed frame. Very light staining to edges of mount.
*Gabriel Summers (b.1962)'Cherub Feeder - Hey! Don't clip her wings!'signed and dated 89 l.r., oil on canvas92 x 71cm*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.Gabriel Summers, painter, etcher and dealer-researcher, was born in Dorset, the grandson of the artists Gerald and Nora Summers. Summers' interest in art was encouraged as a child and he won an art scholarship to Canford School, 1975-80, where he was taught by Robin J Noscoe. He graduated in the history of art at Reading University, 1980-83 and gained his masters in that subject at the Courtauld Institute, 1983-84, concentrating on British romantic art, a continuing interest. In 1990, Summers was featured in the episode 'In Search of Bohemia', part of the BBC television 'Abroad in Britain' series, with Jonathan Meades. Group shows included 'Nudes for St Valentine', Bartley Drey Gallery, 1996; 'Contemporary British Art', The Millinery Works, 2003; and 'Little Venice Drawing Group', The Clifton Gallery, 2003. He had solo exhibitions at Odd Fellows Hall, Wimborne, 1997, and Canford School Library, 1999.
*Jean Field (b.1939)The Nativitysigned and dated 1977 verso, oil on canvas137 x 103cmJean Field began painting seriously in her mid-thirties, when she studied at the Hammersmith College of Art in 1973. Her first solo exhibition was in 1979 for the Federation of British Artists.This work was an exercise in group painting as Jean Field felt this was lacking in contemporary painting. The composition for this work was inspired by 'The Adoration of the Shepherds' by the Le Nain Brothers in the National Gallery.*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.Condition report: No obvious condition issues.
*Nigel Hall (b.1943)'Drawing No. 468'signed, dated '85 and numbered #468 l.l., charcoal and gouache on paper76 x 56.5cmProvenance: Juda Rowan Gallery, London;Contemporary Art Society Market.*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.Condition report: Glass dirty, paper not completely flat in frame.
*Robert Sadler (1909-2001)Untitledsigned and dated '82 l.l., acrylic on board40.5 x 30cm Exhibited: Edge Gallery, 2008;Art Space, 2018.*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.Condition report: Board stuck down. No obvious condition issues to painting, dirt and rubbing to white backboard.
Lots 33-44AProperty from the Estate of Lucy Wertheim (1882-1971)The following fourteen lots belonged to the well-known art dealer and collector, Lucy Wertheim, and have remained with her family by descent. Wertheim established her first gallery in Mayfair in 1930 after a decade of engagement with art, principally as a collector. She championed many young British artists, including Henry Moore, Cedric Morris and, in the year prior to his tragic early death, Christopher Wood. Through her career, she had galleries in Derbyshire, London and Brighton where she settled. She provided welcome support to many artists who we know well today. Among her protégés were Phelan Gibb and Kenneth Hall, whose work she retained as part of her personal collection. The Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne will be celebrating her life with a forthcoming exhibition 'Lucy Wertheim, Patron, Collector and Gallerist' in 2022.Phelan Gibb (1870-1948)Delivering barrelssigned and dated 31 l.l., oil on canvas50.5 x 61cmProvenance: Lucy Wertheim, thence by descent.
*Banksy (b.1974)Peckham Rock Wooden postcardwithin box frame overall 36 x 36 x 3.5cm*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.Condition report: offset lithograph on shaped wood board Banksy’s "Peckham Rock" is a piece of concrete showing a supposed prehistoric figure pushing a shopping trolley. This was placed in The British Museum in 2005, accompanied by an authentic-looking information label and was there for three days before anyone realised something was amiss. The reverse of the replica has a copy of the text from the information label that was originally placed with the wall art
*Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)'Beechwood, Broomfield, Somerset'signed l.r., watercolour54 x 74cmProvenance: The Fine Art Society, London, December 1976.The Estate of Robin and Patricia Pickard.*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot. Condition report: Not viewed out of glazed frame. A 2cm line of brown marks in the upper left hand corner.
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson ARA (1889-1946)Windy morningsigned l.l., watercolour26 x 36cmProvenance: The Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, London, W1, October 1967, No. 5 of 20, where purchased by the vendor.Exhibited: Alex Reid and Lefevre, 28 April - 21 May 1927, No. 22, 'Watercolours, drawings and etchings by C R W Nevinson', no.22.The present watercolour will be included in Christopher Martin’s forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist.
*Cedric Morris (1889-1982)French landscapesigned l.r., oil on canvas45.5 x 55cmProvenance: Sotheby’s London, 26 September 1984, lot 274.Cedric Morris had an enduring interest in landscape painting stretching back to his early years as a painter. Before the late 1920s, although interested in nature, he was yet to develop his passion for horticulture and so his output was varied in its scope and comprised of many portraits, landscapes and also birds. He lived for two years between 1918 and 1920 in Newlyn, and then along with his partner Lett Haines moved more permanently to Paris towards the end of 1920, using it as a base for the majority of the decade to come. From here, he could travel widely and he spent the summers throughout Europe in pursuit of new landscapes for inspiration. He spent time in Italy, the Dordogne, and Normandy where Margaret Morris, wife of the colourist J D Fergusson held her summer school. Like many artists, he was drawn to the south of France, in particular to the vallée de l'Ouvèze, where he remarked of his work there: 'I think the landscapes are the best I have ever done, rather like the Newlyn ones, the colour suits me' (Hugh St. Clair, 'A Lesson in Art and Life’ Pimpernel Press Ltd., 1919, p.48).In his Mediterranean works we can see a difference in colours as Cedric responds to the drier landscape - the heavy, rich greens and browns that saturate his British and Welsh views are still present, but toned more sparsely amongst ochres, Naples yellow and raw umbers, punctuated with accents of pale blues and pinkish hues. In our picture we can feel the difference in climate, the dry arid sandy soil and rocks of the foreground and the lighter-coloured olive trees beyond. The work is typical of his painting style - richly impastoed, with clearly defined brush strokes applied in varying angles across the surface. The work is impressionistic; he manages in a few gestural stokes to depict a startling variety of trees and shrubs, indicating his huge appreciation of the variety of flora around him.*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.Condition report: Light surface dirt, may benefit from cleaning. Canvas not entirely flat but this may be due to thick impasto and does not detract from appearance. Back of canvas has been painted. Small rusty coloured mark to upper left corner, this shows up under uv light. Another small mark in trees directly below this also shows up under uv light. Please see additional images.
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