Signed, titled and dated in pencil (to reverse), oil on canvas (Dimensions: 30cm x 60.5cm (11.75in x 23.75in))(30cm x 60.5cm (11.75in x 23.75in))Footnote: Provenance : From the Estate of an important St. Ives’s artist Note: ST. IVES Nestled along the coast of West Cornwall, St Ives is a fishing town that quickly became a centre for modern and abstract developments in British art. A cultural and artistic haven since the late 1800s, St Ives has been known to attract and enchant artists from across the world. In 1939, sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth and then husband, artist Ben Nicholson, settled in St Ives and established a base for the abstract, avant-garde movement in Britain. With the end of World War II, a new generation of artists began to emerge, led by Hepworth and Nicholson. These artists had a shared interest in abstraction and a deep fascination with the coastal landscape of West Cornwall. Many used the shapes, forms, and colours of the fishing town as a source of inspiration in their work. This forward-thinking collective of artists, which included Peter Lanyon, Roger Hilton, W. Barns-Graham , and Patrick Heron, became known as the ‘St Ives School’. Denis Mitchell, an English abstract sculptor, was one of the artists who became an active member in this artistic community following WWII. From 1949-59, he acted as Hepworth’s assistant and personally worked on many of her sculptures. It was during this decade that Mitchell developed an interest in the purity of form and the manipulation of space. His sculptures, such as the gravity-defying Carn Galver II , 1968 (Lot 236) and the sleek Roseveor , 1985 (Lot 238), show a strong understanding of balance, line, movement and light. Mitchell’s works, although abstract in form, remain rooted in the landscape of St Ives. Working primarily in bronze and wood, he often hand carved his works and hand finished his bronzes. Mitchell placed great emphasis on texture and material in the design and execution of his sculptures. Other notable British abstract artists with strong involvement in the St Ives School were Sir Terence (Terry) Frost R.A. and Breon O’Casey. Terry Frost began his artistic career in his 30s, after befriending English painter Adrian Heath while in captivity at a Bavarian prison camp during WWII. Frost attended several different art schools upon his return to England and spent a year in St Ives, before holding his first solo show there in 1947. He continued to exhibit in St Ives over the years and settled there in 1951, working as an assistant to Barbara Hepworth. It was during this time that he developed and refined his distinctively vibrant, geometric abstract style, which typically involved colourful patterns of overlapping squares, rectangles and half-circles, as evident in his works Sun and Boat (Kemp 135), circa 1992-1996 (Lot 228), Timberaine E (Kemp 207e), 2000-01 (Lot 271) and The Island, 1950 (Lot 232). Breon O’Casey was another St Ives artist who worked with both Denis Mitchell and Barbara Hepworth, and found inspiration in the Cornish light, colour and landscape. O’Casey moved to St Ives in the 1950s and lived in Cornwall until his death in 2011. He began as an apprentice for Mitchell but quickly moved on to assist Hepworth, working part-time in her studio alongside Terry Frost. In 1962, O’Casey began experimenting with his own pictorial vocabulary of geometric form. Like Frost, he painted in a uniquely abstract manner, capturing the world around him through a series of circles, triangles and squares, like that in his oil painting Red Sun (Lot 237). The physical, cultural and social landscape of St Ives had a profound impact on these artists, and ultimately encouraged a new abstract, modern art movement in Britain. Lyon & Turnbull are honoured to offer this diverse range of artworks from the zenith of the St Ives School.
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Initialled, titled and dated, yew (Dimensions: Overall 59cm high (23.25in))(Overall 59cm high (23.25in))Footnote: Exhibited: Newlyn Art Gallery, Newlyn, 1985; Crane Kalman Gallery, London, 1986; Gillian Jason Gallery, London, 1990; Penwith Gallery, St. Ives, 1996; Bridge Gallery, Dublin, 1997. Provenance : From the Estate of an important St. Ives’s artist Note: ST. IVES Nestled along the coast of West Cornwall, St Ives is a fishing town that quickly became a centre for modern and abstract developments in British art. A cultural and artistic haven since the late 1800s, St Ives has been known to attract and enchant artists from across the world. In 1939, sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth and then husband, artist Ben Nicholson, settled in St Ives and established a base for the abstract, avant-garde movement in Britain. With the end of World War II, a new generation of artists began to emerge, led by Hepworth and Nicholson. These artists had a shared interest in abstraction and a deep fascination with the coastal landscape of West Cornwall. Many used the shapes, forms, and colours of the fishing town as a source of inspiration in their work. This forward-thinking collective of artists, which included Peter Lanyon, Roger Hilton, W. Barns-Graham , and Patrick Heron, became known as the ‘St Ives School’. Denis Mitchell, an English abstract sculptor, was one of the artists who became an active member in this artistic community following WWII. From 1949-59, he acted as Hepworth’s assistant and personally worked on many of her sculptures. It was during this decade that Mitchell developed an interest in the purity of form and the manipulation of space. His sculptures, such as the gravity-defying Carn Galver II , 1968 (Lot 236) and the sleek Roseveor , 1985 (Lot 238), show a strong understanding of balance, line, movement and light. Mitchell’s works, although abstract in form, remain rooted in the landscape of St Ives. Working primarily in bronze and wood, he often hand carved his works and hand finished his bronzes. Mitchell placed great emphasis on texture and material in the design and execution of his sculptures. Other notable British abstract artists with strong involvement in the St Ives School were Sir Terence (Terry) Frost R.A. and Breon O’Casey. Terry Frost began his artistic career in his 30s, after befriending English painter Adrian Heath while in captivity at a Bavarian prison camp during WWII. Frost attended several different art schools upon his return to England and spent a year in St Ives, before holding his first solo show there in 1947. He continued to exhibit in St Ives over the years and settled there in 1951, working as an assistant to Barbara Hepworth. It was during this time that he developed and refined his distinctively vibrant, geometric abstract style, which typically involved colourful patterns of overlapping squares, rectangles and half-circles, as evident in his works Sun and Boat (Kemp 135), circa 1992-1996 (Lot 228), Timberaine E (Kemp 207e), 2000-01 (Lot 271) and The Island, 1950 (Lot 232). Breon O’Casey was another St Ives artist who worked with both Denis Mitchell and Barbara Hepworth, and found inspiration in the Cornish light, colour and landscape. O’Casey moved to St Ives in the 1950s and lived in Cornwall until his death in 2011. He began as an apprentice for Mitchell but quickly moved on to assist Hepworth, working part-time in her studio alongside Terry Frost. In 1962, O’Casey began experimenting with his own pictorial vocabulary of geometric form. Like Frost, he painted in a uniquely abstract manner, capturing the world around him through a series of circles, triangles and squares, like that in his oil painting Red Sun (Lot 237). The physical, cultural and social landscape of St Ives had a profound impact on these artists, and ultimately encouraged a new abstract, modern art movement in Britain. Lyon & Turnbull are honoured to offer this diverse range of artworks from the zenith of the St Ives School.
Bronze, on a polished hardstone base (Dimensions: 22cm high (8.7in high) (bronze), 37.5cm high (14.8in high) (including base))(22cm high (8.7in high) (bronze), 37.5cm high (14.8in high) (including base))Footnote: Lyon & Turnbull are delighted to offer these two sculptures, some of the last remaining works from the collection of F.G. ‘Peter’ Stone. Peter Stone lived in St Johns Wood, London, and was Art Critic for the Jewish Chronicle. He moved in artistic circles and knew many artists personally, as both friends and colleagues. He purchased work directly from them as a gesture of support and endorsement, and well as offered financial support to many new artists as they tried to establish themselves in the London art scene. By the time of his death in 1985, he had amassed a collection of over 60 paintings. His will, in which he bequeathed the majority of his collection to his son, makes for an interesting read as it references much of his art and the specific bequests he made to the people in his network including Lilian Bomberg, Harry Barr, and ‘to my son, Dr William Michael Hunter.’ William arranged the sale of some of the paintings from his father’s collection, including Carel Weight's Allegro Strepitoso, which is now in the collection of the Tate. Over the years, many other items from the collection have been given away and sold, leaving only a small, yet considered, group of works. The paintings passed to Peter’s son, Dr William Hunter in 1985 and have remained in the family ever since.
Seven drawings in three mounts, pencil, watercolour and gouache (Dimensions: Various sizes, the largest 25cm x 20.5cm (9.75in x 8in), unframed (3))(Various sizes, the largest 25cm x 20.5cm (9.75in x 8in), unframed (3))Footnote: Provenance : From the Estate of an important St. Ives’s artist Note: ST. IVES Nestled along the coast of West Cornwall, St Ives is a fishing town that quickly became a centre for modern and abstract developments in British art. A cultural and artistic haven since the late 1800s, St Ives has been known to attract and enchant artists from across the world. In 1939, sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth and then husband, artist Ben Nicholson, settled in St Ives and established a base for the abstract, avant-garde movement in Britain. With the end of World War II, a new generation of artists began to emerge, led by Hepworth and Nicholson. These artists had a shared interest in abstraction and a deep fascination with the coastal landscape of West Cornwall. Many used the shapes, forms, and colours of the fishing town as a source of inspiration in their work. This forward-thinking collective of artists, which included Peter Lanyon, Roger Hilton, W. Barns-Graham , and Patrick Heron, became known as the ‘St Ives School’. Denis Mitchell, an English abstract sculptor, was one of the artists who became an active member in this artistic community following WWII. From 1949-59, he acted as Hepworth’s assistant and personally worked on many of her sculptures. It was during this decade that Mitchell developed an interest in the purity of form and the manipulation of space. His sculptures, such as the gravity-defying Carn Galver II , 1968 (Lot 236) and the sleek Roseveor , 1985 (Lot 238), show a strong understanding of balance, line, movement and light. Mitchell’s works, although abstract in form, remain rooted in the landscape of St Ives. Working primarily in bronze and wood, he often hand carved his works and hand finished his bronzes. Mitchell placed great emphasis on texture and material in the design and execution of his sculptures. Other notable British abstract artists with strong involvement in the St Ives School were Sir Terence (Terry) Frost R.A. and Breon O’Casey. Terry Frost began his artistic career in his 30s, after befriending English painter Adrian Heath while in captivity at a Bavarian prison camp during WWII. Frost attended several different art schools upon his return to England and spent a year in St Ives, before holding his first solo show there in 1947. He continued to exhibit in St Ives over the years and settled there in 1951, working as an assistant to Barbara Hepworth. It was during this time that he developed and refined his distinctively vibrant, geometric abstract style, which typically involved colourful patterns of overlapping squares, rectangles and half-circles, as evident in his works Sun and Boat (Kemp 135), circa 1992-1996 (Lot 228), Timberaine E (Kemp 207e), 2000-01 (Lot 271) and The Island, 1950 (Lot 232). Breon O’Casey was another St Ives artist who worked with both Denis Mitchell and Barbara Hepworth, and found inspiration in the Cornish light, colour and landscape. O’Casey moved to St Ives in the 1950s and lived in Cornwall until his death in 2011. He began as an apprentice for Mitchell but quickly moved on to assist Hepworth, working part-time in her studio alongside Terry Frost. In 1962, O’Casey began experimenting with his own pictorial vocabulary of geometric form. Like Frost, he painted in a uniquely abstract manner, capturing the world around him through a series of circles, triangles and squares, like that in his oil painting Red Sun (Lot 237). The physical, cultural and social landscape of St Ives had a profound impact on these artists, and ultimately encouraged a new abstract, modern art movement in Britain. Lyon & Turnbull are honoured to offer this diverse range of artworks from the zenith of the St Ives School.
Pochoir print with additional circle in pencil, inscribed 'Denis from Ben' in pencil (in the margin) (Dimensions: 21.5cm x 20cm (8.5in x 7.87in))(21.5cm x 20cm (8.5in x 7.87in))Footnote: Provenance : From the Estate of an important St. Ives’s artist Note: ST. IVES Nestled along the coast of West Cornwall, St Ives is a fishing town that quickly became a centre for modern and abstract developments in British art. A cultural and artistic haven since the late 1800s, St Ives has been known to attract and enchant artists from across the world. In 1939, sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth and then husband, artist Ben Nicholson, settled in St Ives and established a base for the abstract, avant-garde movement in Britain. With the end of World War II, a new generation of artists began to emerge, led by Hepworth and Nicholson. These artists had a shared interest in abstraction and a deep fascination with the coastal landscape of West Cornwall. Many used the shapes, forms, and colours of the fishing town as a source of inspiration in their work. This forward-thinking collective of artists, which included Peter Lanyon, Roger Hilton, W. Barns-Graham , and Patrick Heron, became known as the ‘St Ives School’. Denis Mitchell, an English abstract sculptor, was one of the artists who became an active member in this artistic community following WWII. From 1949-59, he acted as Hepworth’s assistant and personally worked on many of her sculptures. It was during this decade that Mitchell developed an interest in the purity of form and the manipulation of space. His sculptures, such as the gravity-defying Carn Galver II , 1968 (Lot 236) and the sleek Roseveor , 1985 (Lot 238), show a strong understanding of balance, line, movement and light. Mitchell’s works, although abstract in form, remain rooted in the landscape of St Ives. Working primarily in bronze and wood, he often hand carved his works and hand finished his bronzes. Mitchell placed great emphasis on texture and material in the design and execution of his sculptures. Other notable British abstract artists with strong involvement in the St Ives School were Sir Terence (Terry) Frost R.A. and Breon O’Casey. Terry Frost began his artistic career in his 30s, after befriending English painter Adrian Heath while in captivity at a Bavarian prison camp during WWII. Frost attended several different art schools upon his return to England and spent a year in St Ives, before holding his first solo show there in 1947. He continued to exhibit in St Ives over the years and settled there in 1951, working as an assistant to Barbara Hepworth. It was during this time that he developed and refined his distinctively vibrant, geometric abstract style, which typically involved colourful patterns of overlapping squares, rectangles and half-circles, as evident in his works Sun and Boat (Kemp 135), circa 1992-1996 (Lot 228), Timberaine E (Kemp 207e), 2000-01 (Lot 271) and The Island, 1950 (Lot 232). Breon O’Casey was another St Ives artist who worked with both Denis Mitchell and Barbara Hepworth, and found inspiration in the Cornish light, colour and landscape. O’Casey moved to St Ives in the 1950s and lived in Cornwall until his death in 2011. He began as an apprentice for Mitchell but quickly moved on to assist Hepworth, working part-time in her studio alongside Terry Frost. In 1962, O’Casey began experimenting with his own pictorial vocabulary of geometric form. Like Frost, he painted in a uniquely abstract manner, capturing the world around him through a series of circles, triangles and squares, like that in his oil painting Red Sun (Lot 237). The physical, cultural and social landscape of St Ives had a profound impact on these artists, and ultimately encouraged a new abstract, modern art movement in Britain. Lyon & Turnbull are honoured to offer this diverse range of artworks from the zenith of the St Ives School.
Signed and numbered 2/3, bronze on marble base (Dimensions: The bronze 22.7cm high (8.87in high))(The bronze 22.7cm high (8.87in high))Footnote: Note: Professor of Wood Carving at the School of Applied Arts and Crafts, Madrid, Mateo has exhibited widely with multiple solo exhibitions in Spain and Belgium, and joint shows in America and the UK. Mateo's leitmotif is a geometric constructivist. His geometric sculptures play with line, light and shadow creating fully considered compositions with multitudes of viewpoints.Condition report: Good original condition.
Inscribed 'To Denis Mitchel from Breon O'Casey with respect & gratitude 1965' to a further work verso, oil on canvas (Dimensions: 60.5cm x 91cm (23.75in x 35.75in))(60.5cm x 91cm (23.75in x 35.75in))Footnote: Provenance : From the Estate of an important St. Ives’s artist Note: ST. IVES Nestled along the coast of West Cornwall, St Ives is a fishing town that quickly became a centre for modern and abstract developments in British art. A cultural and artistic haven since the late 1800s, St Ives has been known to attract and enchant artists from across the world. In 1939, sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth and then husband, artist Ben Nicholson, settled in St Ives and established a base for the abstract, avant-garde movement in Britain. With the end of World War II, a new generation of artists began to emerge, led by Hepworth and Nicholson. These artists had a shared interest in abstraction and a deep fascination with the coastal landscape of West Cornwall. Many used the shapes, forms, and colours of the fishing town as a source of inspiration in their work. This forward-thinking collective of artists, which included Peter Lanyon, Roger Hilton, W. Barns-Graham , and Patrick Heron, became known as the ‘St Ives School’. Denis Mitchell, an English abstract sculptor, was one of the artists who became an active member in this artistic community following WWII. From 1949-59, he acted as Hepworth’s assistant and personally worked on many of her sculptures. It was during this decade that Mitchell developed an interest in the purity of form and the manipulation of space. His sculptures, such as the gravity-defying Carn Galver II , 1968 (Lot 236) and the sleek Roseveor , 1985 (Lot 238), show a strong understanding of balance, line, movement and light. Mitchell’s works, although abstract in form, remain rooted in the landscape of St Ives. Working primarily in bronze and wood, he often hand carved his works and hand finished his bronzes. Mitchell placed great emphasis on texture and material in the design and execution of his sculptures. Other notable British abstract artists with strong involvement in the St Ives School were Sir Terence (Terry) Frost R.A. and Breon O’Casey. Terry Frost began his artistic career in his 30s, after befriending English painter Adrian Heath while in captivity at a Bavarian prison camp during WWII. Frost attended several different art schools upon his return to England and spent a year in St Ives, before holding his first solo show there in 1947. He continued to exhibit in St Ives over the years and settled there in 1951, working as an assistant to Barbara Hepworth. It was during this time that he developed and refined his distinctively vibrant, geometric abstract style, which typically involved colourful patterns of overlapping squares, rectangles and half-circles, as evident in his works Sun and Boat (Kemp 135), circa 1992-1996 (Lot 228), Timberaine E (Kemp 207e), 2000-01 (Lot 271) and The Island, 1950 (Lot 232). Breon O’Casey was another St Ives artist who worked with both Denis Mitchell and Barbara Hepworth, and found inspiration in the Cornish light, colour and landscape. O’Casey moved to St Ives in the 1950s and lived in Cornwall until his death in 2011. He began as an apprentice for Mitchell but quickly moved on to assist Hepworth, working part-time in her studio alongside Terry Frost. In 1962, O’Casey began experimenting with his own pictorial vocabulary of geometric form. Like Frost, he painted in a uniquely abstract manner, capturing the world around him through a series of circles, triangles and squares, like that in his oil painting Red Sun (Lot 237). The physical, cultural and social landscape of St Ives had a profound impact on these artists, and ultimately encouraged a new abstract, modern art movement in Britain. Lyon & Turnbull are honoured to offer this diverse range of artworks from the zenith of the St Ives School.
Three linocut Christmas cards, the former dated 1976 and the latter 1990 (Dimensions: 9cm x 12cm (3.5in x 4.5in), 13cm x 8.5cm (5in x 3in) and 13.5cm x 8.5cm (5in x 3in) respectively (3))(9cm x 12cm (3.5in x 4.5in), 13cm x 8.5cm (5in x 3in) and 13.5cm x 8.5cm (5in x 3in) respectively (3))Footnote: Provenance : From the Estate of an important St. Ives’s artist Note: ST. IVES Nestled along the coast of West Cornwall, St Ives is a fishing town that quickly became a centre for modern and abstract developments in British art. A cultural and artistic haven since the late 1800s, St Ives has been known to attract and enchant artists from across the world. In 1939, sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth and then husband, artist Ben Nicholson, settled in St Ives and established a base for the abstract, avant-garde movement in Britain. With the end of World War II, a new generation of artists began to emerge, led by Hepworth and Nicholson. These artists had a shared interest in abstraction and a deep fascination with the coastal landscape of West Cornwall. Many used the shapes, forms, and colours of the fishing town as a source of inspiration in their work. This forward-thinking collective of artists, which included Peter Lanyon, Roger Hilton, W. Barns-Graham , and Patrick Heron, became known as the ‘St Ives School’. Denis Mitchell, an English abstract sculptor, was one of the artists who became an active member in this artistic community following WWII. From 1949-59, he acted as Hepworth’s assistant and personally worked on many of her sculptures. It was during this decade that Mitchell developed an interest in the purity of form and the manipulation of space. His sculptures, such as the gravity-defying Carn Galver II , 1968 (Lot 236) and the sleek Roseveor , 1985 (Lot 238), show a strong understanding of balance, line, movement and light. Mitchell’s works, although abstract in form, remain rooted in the landscape of St Ives. Working primarily in bronze and wood, he often hand carved his works and hand finished his bronzes. Mitchell placed great emphasis on texture and material in the design and execution of his sculptures. Other notable British abstract artists with strong involvement in the St Ives School were Sir Terence (Terry) Frost R.A. and Breon O’Casey. Terry Frost began his artistic career in his 30s, after befriending English painter Adrian Heath while in captivity at a Bavarian prison camp during WWII. Frost attended several different art schools upon his return to England and spent a year in St Ives, before holding his first solo show there in 1947. He continued to exhibit in St Ives over the years and settled there in 1951, working as an assistant to Barbara Hepworth. It was during this time that he developed and refined his distinctively vibrant, geometric abstract style, which typically involved colourful patterns of overlapping squares, rectangles and half-circles, as evident in his works Sun and Boat (Kemp 135), circa 1992-1996 (Lot 228), Timberaine E (Kemp 207e), 2000-01 (Lot 271) and The Island, 1950 (Lot 232). Breon O’Casey was another St Ives artist who worked with both Denis Mitchell and Barbara Hepworth, and found inspiration in the Cornish light, colour and landscape. O’Casey moved to St Ives in the 1950s and lived in Cornwall until his death in 2011. He began as an apprentice for Mitchell but quickly moved on to assist Hepworth, working part-time in her studio alongside Terry Frost. In 1962, O’Casey began experimenting with his own pictorial vocabulary of geometric form. Like Frost, he painted in a uniquely abstract manner, capturing the world around him through a series of circles, triangles and squares, like that in his oil painting Red Sun (Lot 237). The physical, cultural and social landscape of St Ives had a profound impact on these artists, and ultimately encouraged a new abstract, modern art movement in Britain. Lyon & Turnbull are honoured to offer this diverse range of artworks from the zenith of the St Ives School.
Including four examples dated from 1950 sent from Venice by Nicholson and Hepworth to Denis Mitchell, and four examples from later in the 1950s (Dimensions: Each postcard 9.5cm x 14.5cm (3.75in x 5.75in), under two mounts, unframed)(Each postcard 9.5cm x 14.5cm (3.75in x 5.75in), under two mounts, unframed)Footnote: Note: Barbara Hepworth was in Venice in 1950 representing Britain at the Biennale, the year before Hepworth and Nicholson separated. Provenance : From the Estate of an important St. Ives’s artist Note: ST. IVES Nestled along the coast of West Cornwall, St Ives is a fishing town that quickly became a centre for modern and abstract developments in British art. A cultural and artistic haven since the late 1800s, St Ives has been known to attract and enchant artists from across the world. In 1939, sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth and then husband, artist Ben Nicholson, settled in St Ives and established a base for the abstract, avant-garde movement in Britain. With the end of World War II, a new generation of artists began to emerge, led by Hepworth and Nicholson. These artists had a shared interest in abstraction and a deep fascination with the coastal landscape of West Cornwall. Many used the shapes, forms, and colours of the fishing town as a source of inspiration in their work. This forward-thinking collective of artists, which included Peter Lanyon, Roger Hilton, W. Barns-Graham , and Patrick Heron, became known as the ‘St Ives School’. Denis Mitchell, an English abstract sculptor, was one of the artists who became an active member in this artistic community following WWII. From 1949-59, he acted as Hepworth’s assistant and personally worked on many of her sculptures. It was during this decade that Mitchell developed an interest in the purity of form and the manipulation of space. His sculptures, such as the gravity-defying Carn Galver II , 1968 (Lot 236) and the sleek Roseveor , 1985 (Lot 238), show a strong understanding of balance, line, movement and light. Mitchell’s works, although abstract in form, remain rooted in the landscape of St Ives. Working primarily in bronze and wood, he often hand carved his works and hand finished his bronzes. Mitchell placed great emphasis on texture and material in the design and execution of his sculptures. Other notable British abstract artists with strong involvement in the St Ives School were Sir Terence (Terry) Frost R.A. and Breon O’Casey. Terry Frost began his artistic career in his 30s, after befriending English painter Adrian Heath while in captivity at a Bavarian prison camp during WWII. Frost attended several different art schools upon his return to England and spent a year in St Ives, before holding his first solo show there in 1947. He continued to exhibit in St Ives over the years and settled there in 1951, working as an assistant to Barbara Hepworth. It was during this time that he developed and refined his distinctively vibrant, geometric abstract style, which typically involved colourful patterns of overlapping squares, rectangles and half-circles, as evident in his works Sun and Boat (Kemp 135), circa 1992-1996 (Lot 228), Timberaine E (Kemp 207e), 2000-01 (Lot 271) and The Island, 1950 (Lot 232). Breon O’Casey was another St Ives artist who worked with both Denis Mitchell and Barbara Hepworth, and found inspiration in the Cornish light, colour and landscape. O’Casey moved to St Ives in the 1950s and lived in Cornwall until his death in 2011. He began as an apprentice for Mitchell but quickly moved on to assist Hepworth, working part-time in her studio alongside Terry Frost. In 1962, O’Casey began experimenting with his own pictorial vocabulary of geometric form. Like Frost, he painted in a uniquely abstract manner, capturing the world around him through a series of circles, triangles and squares, like that in his oil painting Red Sun (Lot 237). The physical, cultural and social landscape of St Ives had a profound impact on these artists, and ultimately encouraged a new abstract, modern art movement in Britain. Lyon & Turnbull are honoured to offer this diverse range of artworks from the zenith of the St Ives School.
Signed and dated in pencil (to back board) and inscribed to mount, print on tissue paper possibly a monoprint (Dimensions: 19cm x 15cm (7.5in x 5.87in))(19cm x 15cm (7.5in x 5.87in))Footnote: Provenance : From the Estate of an important St. Ives’s artist Note: ST. IVES Nestled along the coast of West Cornwall, St Ives is a fishing town that quickly became a centre for modern and abstract developments in British art. A cultural and artistic haven since the late 1800s, St Ives has been known to attract and enchant artists from across the world. In 1939, sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth and then husband, artist Ben Nicholson, settled in St Ives and established a base for the abstract, avant-garde movement in Britain. With the end of World War II, a new generation of artists began to emerge, led by Hepworth and Nicholson. These artists had a shared interest in abstraction and a deep fascination with the coastal landscape of West Cornwall. Many used the shapes, forms, and colours of the fishing town as a source of inspiration in their work. This forward-thinking collective of artists, which included Peter Lanyon, Roger Hilton, W. Barns-Graham , and Patrick Heron, became known as the ‘St Ives School’. Denis Mitchell, an English abstract sculptor, was one of the artists who became an active member in this artistic community following WWII. From 1949-59, he acted as Hepworth’s assistant and personally worked on many of her sculptures. It was during this decade that Mitchell developed an interest in the purity of form and the manipulation of space. His sculptures, such as the gravity-defying Carn Galver II , 1968 (Lot 236) and the sleek Roseveor , 1985 (Lot 238), show a strong understanding of balance, line, movement and light. Mitchell’s works, although abstract in form, remain rooted in the landscape of St Ives. Working primarily in bronze and wood, he often hand carved his works and hand finished his bronzes. Mitchell placed great emphasis on texture and material in the design and execution of his sculptures. Other notable British abstract artists with strong involvement in the St Ives School were Sir Terence (Terry) Frost R.A. and Breon O’Casey. Terry Frost began his artistic career in his 30s, after befriending English painter Adrian Heath while in captivity at a Bavarian prison camp during WWII. Frost attended several different art schools upon his return to England and spent a year in St Ives, before holding his first solo show there in 1947. He continued to exhibit in St Ives over the years and settled there in 1951, working as an assistant to Barbara Hepworth. It was during this time that he developed and refined his distinctively vibrant, geometric abstract style, which typically involved colourful patterns of overlapping squares, rectangles and half-circles, as evident in his works Sun and Boat (Kemp 135), circa 1992-1996 (Lot 228), Timberaine E (Kemp 207e), 2000-01 (Lot 271) and The Island, 1950 (Lot 232). Breon O’Casey was another St Ives artist who worked with both Denis Mitchell and Barbara Hepworth, and found inspiration in the Cornish light, colour and landscape. O’Casey moved to St Ives in the 1950s and lived in Cornwall until his death in 2011. He began as an apprentice for Mitchell but quickly moved on to assist Hepworth, working part-time in her studio alongside Terry Frost. In 1962, O’Casey began experimenting with his own pictorial vocabulary of geometric form. Like Frost, he painted in a uniquely abstract manner, capturing the world around him through a series of circles, triangles and squares, like that in his oil painting Red Sun (Lot 237). The physical, cultural and social landscape of St Ives had a profound impact on these artists, and ultimately encouraged a new abstract, modern art movement in Britain. Lyon & Turnbull are honoured to offer this diverse range of artworks from the zenith of the St Ives School.
Signed and dated (lower left), signed, titled and dated in pencil (to reverse), oil on panel (Dimensions: 23.5cm x 30.5cm (9.25in x 12in))(23.5cm x 30.5cm (9.25in x 12in))Footnote: Provenance : From the Estate of an important St. Ives’s artist Note: ST. IVES Nestled along the coast of West Cornwall, St Ives is a fishing town that quickly became a centre for modern and abstract developments in British art. A cultural and artistic haven since the late 1800s, St Ives has been known to attract and enchant artists from across the world. In 1939, sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth and then husband, artist Ben Nicholson, settled in St Ives and established a base for the abstract, avant-garde movement in Britain. With the end of World War II, a new generation of artists began to emerge, led by Hepworth and Nicholson. These artists had a shared interest in abstraction and a deep fascination with the coastal landscape of West Cornwall. Many used the shapes, forms, and colours of the fishing town as a source of inspiration in their work. This forward-thinking collective of artists, which included Peter Lanyon, Roger Hilton, W. Barns-Graham , and Patrick Heron, became known as the ‘St Ives School’. Denis Mitchell, an English abstract sculptor, was one of the artists who became an active member in this artistic community following WWII. From 1949-59, he acted as Hepworth’s assistant and personally worked on many of her sculptures. It was during this decade that Mitchell developed an interest in the purity of form and the manipulation of space. His sculptures, such as the gravity-defying Carn Galver II , 1968 (Lot 236) and the sleek Roseveor , 1985 (Lot 238), show a strong understanding of balance, line, movement and light. Mitchell’s works, although abstract in form, remain rooted in the landscape of St Ives. Working primarily in bronze and wood, he often hand carved his works and hand finished his bronzes. Mitchell placed great emphasis on texture and material in the design and execution of his sculptures. Other notable British abstract artists with strong involvement in the St Ives School were Sir Terence (Terry) Frost R.A. and Breon O’Casey. Terry Frost began his artistic career in his 30s, after befriending English painter Adrian Heath while in captivity at a Bavarian prison camp during WWII. Frost attended several different art schools upon his return to England and spent a year in St Ives, before holding his first solo show there in 1947. He continued to exhibit in St Ives over the years and settled there in 1951, working as an assistant to Barbara Hepworth. It was during this time that he developed and refined his distinctively vibrant, geometric abstract style, which typically involved colourful patterns of overlapping squares, rectangles and half-circles, as evident in his works Sun and Boat (Kemp 135), circa 1992-1996 (Lot 228), Timberaine E (Kemp 207e), 2000-01 (Lot 271) and The Island, 1950 (Lot 232). Breon O’Casey was another St Ives artist who worked with both Denis Mitchell and Barbara Hepworth, and found inspiration in the Cornish light, colour and landscape. O’Casey moved to St Ives in the 1950s and lived in Cornwall until his death in 2011. He began as an apprentice for Mitchell but quickly moved on to assist Hepworth, working part-time in her studio alongside Terry Frost. In 1962, O’Casey began experimenting with his own pictorial vocabulary of geometric form. Like Frost, he painted in a uniquely abstract manner, capturing the world around him through a series of circles, triangles and squares, like that in his oil painting Red Sun (Lot 237). The physical, cultural and social landscape of St Ives had a profound impact on these artists, and ultimately encouraged a new abstract, modern art movement in Britain. Lyon & Turnbull are honoured to offer this diverse range of artworks from the zenith of the St Ives School.
H.C., signed and incised to the bronze, bronze with gold patina held in resin and plexiglass (Dimensions: 61.5cm high, 24.5cm across, 7cm deep (24.25in high, 9.67in across, 2.75in deep))(61.5cm high, 24.5cm across, 7cm deep (24.25in high, 9.67in across, 2.75in deep))Condition report: Work appears sound - intentional cracks to resin, part of the creation of the artwork. Some minor surface marks/scratches, commensurate with age. Otherwise, in good condition.
A Chinese polished bronze censer and cover, of slightly tapering ovoid form, the cover with a Dog of Fo finial and two pierced panels decorated birds, flowers and foliage, the base with two stylised bird handles, a reeded band, and on three legs, 18 cm high, on an associated carved hardwood stand, 21.5 cm high See illustrationReport by RBThe censor has a crack of approx. 1 cm to the rim, general wear and tear, approx. 2.438 kgReport by GHCover cracked to one edge. Stand does not match.Generally a little worn and well polished See illustrations
A Chinese polished bronze censer, in the form of four peaches, with two twig handles, and applied four further small peaches and foliage, 12.5 cm high, and an associated stand, 18 cm highReport by RBA very thin (stress) crack to the rim, approx. 20-25 copper coloured dots, which might be holes that have been filled, mostly to just below the rim, one of the larger leaves might be missing its tip section, as the leaf has a serrated edge which doesn't go all the way round the tip, although this might be a design to have a broken leaf, one of the smaller leaves is similar, all should be able to be seen in photographs, approx. 1.275 kgReport by GHStand doesn't match. A few knocks to the more delicate leaf edges. Probably originally had a cover
Antique Chinese Ming style bronze duck incense burner, modelled with left leg raised upon six lobed lotus base, unmarked, 26.5cm high. For a similar example see Bonhams Fine Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 28th November 2011 lot 480 Condition: Lacks cover to back, general dings ad pitting to top of Lotus base, has been polished and would benefit from repatination, otherwise general casting flaws including to tail and base of neck as per images - **General condition consistent with age
Early 20th Century Japanese polished bronze and copper plaque or wall mirror, finely decorated in shallow relief with a cockerel and hen observing a chick, in turn observing an insect beside bamboo, copper 'seal mark' and engraved signature centre left, within copper cushion-moulded border, 40.5cm diameter Condition: Field has been polished and exhibits fine light superficial scratches plus a few pock marks, minor polishing to high points of decoration but overall sound - **General condition consistent with age
Large Japanese Meiji period bronze incense burner or koro, the truncated upper section modelled in high relief with birds and bamboo, over a bulging lower section with pierced kidney-shaped panels in turn above still leaf decoration, 61cm high Condition: Uppermost section of the burner is missing, otherwise general wear to foot rim but overall sound- **General condition consistent with age
Antiquities - Mixed selection, including 'Frog' oil lamp believed Egyptian circa 3rd/4th Century AD, Roman oil lamp with collection annotation beneath, a Shabti, Obsidian part hand axe, bronze cloak pins, and a pot of shards allegedly given by Flinders Petrie to a previous owner, etc Condition: Group lot of antique fragments, some excavated, in varying states and sold as seen - **General condition consistent with age
Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943) - Fine Art Deco cold-painted bronze and ivory (chryselephantine) figure, 'The Skater', model 1149, cast as a young lady with arms outstretched, left leg raised, PK monogram beneath skirt (for Preiss & Kassler, Berlin), on rectangular section, red onyx and black slate base, incised F. Preiss, 34cm high Condition: Hairline crack to ivory face from right eye through centre of forehead into top of hair - **General condition consistent with age
Professor Otto Poertzel (1876-1965) - Early 20th Century cold-painted bronze and ivory figure, after Gainsborough's 'Blue Boy', the standing figure with plumed hat, cast signature to circular base, raised upon stepped octagonal marble plinth, 19.5cm high Artist Resale Right may apply Condition: Head may have been reattached (evidence of old glue at neck), right hand holding hat has been reattached (evidence of glue where joins arm), paint finish has general rubbing to chest and legs plus other high points of drapery etc, minor edge chipping to top of marble base - **General condition consistent with age
Emmanuel Villanis (1858-1914) - French bronze Art Nouveau figural table lamp, 'L'Otage', a maiden chained to a post on naturalistic base, signed and entitled in the cast, 48cm high excluding fittings Condition: Retains much olive-green patination, a little rubbing to right shoulder and breastplate plus feet, has previously been electrified and will require reassembling by a qualified electrician - **General condition consistent with age
Justin Knowles (1935-2004) - Limited edition bronze sculpture formed as a stack of six cubes, the central lowest cube stamped beneath JK AC4/B01 2/7, 11.5cm high, together with sundry effects relating to the artist to include book - Justin Knowles; Thai Drawings, River Books 1996, exhibition poster 1998 signed with initials, exhibition guide book 'Beyond Systems'; Artform Concepts 1967-1998, New York exhibition booklet, signed greetings cards and envelopes with ink sketches to the previous owner, book - 'A Series of Fifteen 1974', videos, personal notes, etc Artist Resale Right may apply Condition: Sculpture in good condition with no loss or damage, ephemera encompasses a large selection of paper notes, envelopes, drawings etc as well as exhibition booklets, most in good or better condition but sold as seen - **General condition consistent with age
Gulielmus (William) Cullen Glagow University Faculty of Medicine bronze medallion incised to edge "William B Kyles Summer 1925 In Practical Pharmacy Class (Prof Stockman), a Robert Muir medallion and a square silver medal incised "Cork Camera Club Open Class Won By J A Bell 1944" in fitted issue cases, (3)
Queen Victoria official diamond jubilee medal 1897, bronze 53mm diamter in fitted issue case, another in silver 23mm diameter, George V offical coronation medal 1911, silver 29mm diameter, UNITED KINGDOM Victoria (1837-1901) maundy one pence 1896 (x3), SOUTH AFRICA two shillings 1892, shilling 1892 and 1896, AUSTRALIA two Fenwick Brothers penny tokens, Scottish communion tokens etc.
Rifle medals of Sergeant J Thomson of number two company the third Edinburgh Rifle Volunteer Brigade including an 18ct gold and enamel fob medal "Signetum Regium" inscribed verso "W S Society Medal For Best Shot 1884", 12g, The West of Scotland Challenge Trophy bronze shield, Wimbledon Grand Aggregate NRA 1886 fob medal, two National Rifle Association 1860 medals, six City of Edinburgh Rifle Association Caledonian Challenge Shield bronze medals by Kirkwood, two Scottish Twenty Club fob medals, a Victorian etched glass presentation ewer inscribed "Wappenschaw 1885 3rd Prize Won By Sergt Jas Thomson 15th Compy QERVB", two diaries containing newspaper cuttings detailing wins and various results from meetings, a Queens Own Edinburgh Rifles enamelled badge, sweetheart brooch, Signallers enamelled sleeve badge etc., the image of the portrait attached is for reference only and does no form part of this lot
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