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Lot 407
Five works on applied art techniques. C. R. Leslie. 'Hand-Book for Young Painters,' second edition, full red leather with ornate gilt embossed decorations, school prize from Bristol School of Art label to pastedown, gilt edge, blind stamp to title page, plates, John Murray, London, 1870; Donald MacFarlane. 'Pastel Drawing,' from Foulsham'sEasy Method Drawing Series, pictorial thin card wraps with advertisement for 'Smoke Ring Cigarettes', pp.64, some toning but in a vg condition, W. Foulsham & Co, London, n.d; Pedro J. Lemos. 'Applied Art. Drawing, Painting, Design and Handicraft,' reprint, decorative original cloth, printed pastedown, owner inscription to dedication, illustrated throughout, vg, Pacific Press Publishing Association, California, 1933; With two others. (5)
Lot 1650
Alexander Millar (Scottish, contemporary) "Memory Lane", a warm, romantic, industrial study of a solitary figure on an outstretched road of red brick terraced houses, beyond a factory chimney towers above the town which glistens under the light of the moon, soft pastel, signed and titled verso, in double card mount and metallic frame under glass, 51 cm x 44 cm overall [Miller is a self-taught, contemporary impressionist artist, whose work depicts the "small wonder of the everyday". He has exhibited in Newcastle (The Great North: Hancock), Glasgow (Scotland Street Museum) and New York (The Fire Dept. Museum of New York). His work has also been displayed in public venues, such as shopping centres and metro carriages, as well as being used as scenic backdrops for theatrical productions.]
Lot 1652
Alexander Millar (Scottish, contemporary) A rustic, chiaroscuro study of a gentleman stood in a doorway holding up a bird with both hands, soft pastel, signed, in double card mount and metallic frame under glass, 37 cm x 46 cm overall [Miller is a self-taught, contemporary impressionist artist, whose work depicts the "small wonder of the everyday". He has exhibited in Newcastle (The Great North: Hancock), Glasgow (Scotland Street Museum) and New York (The Fire Dept. Museum of New York). His work has also been displayed in public venues, such as shopping centres and metro carriages, as well as being used as scenic backdrops for theatrical productions.]
Lot 1653
Alexander Millar (Scottish, contemporary) A study of a solitary, disheveled man with a beer bottle at his feet and cigarette in hand, his hands are raised as if to mimic a gun, soft pastel, signed, in double card mount and metallic frame under glass, 37 cm x 47 cm overall [Miller is a self-taught, contemporary impressionist artist, whose work depicts the "small wonder of the everyday". He has exhibited in Newcastle (The Great North: Hancock), Glasgow (Scotland Street Museum) and New York (The Fire Dept. Museum of New York). His work has also been displayed in public venues, such as shopping centres and metro carriages, as well as being used as scenic backdrops for theatrical productions.]
Lot 13
Unframed. Air-dry clay, Modroc and acrylic paint. 300mm x 300mm x 300mm ARTIST STATEMENT: I was studying portraiture, caricatures in particular and decided to bring a chalk pastel and colour pencil caricature drawing of my stepdad James to life. James plays the piano and organ and I did it in the grotesque style, emphasising certain facial features and colours.
Lot 358
Carol Ann Sutherland, British b.1952 - Boat Beside Two Fields, 1992; pastel on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Carol Ann Sutherland 1992', 51 x 83 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Mercury Gallery, London (according to the label attached to the reverse); private collection, UK Note: the celebrated Mercury Gallery was started in 1964, exhibiting important British artists such as Elizabeth Blackadder, Anne Redpath and Alfred Wallis.
Lot 360
Carol Ann Sutherland, British b.1952 - Young Circus Horse Waiting to Perform, 1989; pastel and watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Carol Ann Sutherland 1989', 28.2 x 33 cm: together with another pastel on paper by the same artist entitled 'Preparing Wales', 17 x 19 cm (ARR) (2) Provenance: with Mercury Gallery, London (according to the label attached to the reverse) (both); purchased from the above in 1989 and 1999 respectively
Lot 504
David Nash OBE RA, British b.1945 - Serpentine Vessel, 1992; pastel on paper, signed and dated lower right 'David Nash 92' and titled lower left, 16.5 x 25 cm: together with a second works by the same artist of similar size and date entitled 'Brackets' (2) (ARR) Provenance: Galerie S65, Aalst (according to previous cataloguing of the work);private collection
Lot 106
Sir Quentin Blake (British, born 1932)Tricolour Head signed 'Quentin Blake' (upper right)pastel on paper27 x 20.5cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/16in).Executed in April 2020Footnotes:LiteratureC. Zeff (ed.), Quentin Blake: A Year of Drawing, The QB Papers and Thames & Hudson, London, 2021, illustratedPlease note that this lot is offered together with a copy of C. Zeff (ed.), Quentin Blake: A Year of Drawing, The QB Papers and Thames & Hudson, London, 2021.Sir Quentin Blake created a series of tri-colour pastel heads in April 2020, using an oil pastel created especially for him, from three Sennelier oil sticks.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: † AR† VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 11
John Piper C.H. (British, 1903-1992)Forest in Wales signed 'John Piper' (lower left); indistinctly inscribed (on sheet verso)watercolour, ink, pen and ink, gouache and pastel on paper35.5 x 54.5cm (14 x 21 7/16in).Footnotes:ProvenanceSale; Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 19 October 2004, lot 2, where acquired by the previous ownerTheir sale; Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 19 July 2011, lot 63, where acquired by the present owner Private Collection, U.K.ExhibitedLondon, Portland Gallery, John Piper, 22 February-10 March 2023This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 15
Graham Sutherland O.M. (British, 1903-1980)Study of Boulders dated '1942' (upper right)watercolour, ink, pen and ink, gouache, pastel and pencil on paper17 x 12.5cm (6 11/16 x 4 15/16in).Footnotes:ProvenancePier Paolo and Marzia Ruggerini, Milan, from whom acquired by the previous ownerThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 232
John Thompson (British, 1924-2011)Group Series 2166 indistinctly signed and inscribed 'John Thompson/G 2166' (lower right); further signed, signed with monogram, dated, dedicated and inscribed 'John Thompson/12 Sept 2006/good choice.the/real me.' (to backboard)watercolour, acrylic and pastel on paper56.5 x 39cm (22 1/4 x 15 3/8in).Footnotes:ProvenanceWith The Catto Gallery, LondonPrivate Collection, U.K.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 54
Roger Hilton (British, 1911-1975)Untitled (Green, Black, White) oil and pastel on paper, laid on board20 x 25cm (7 7/8 x 9 13/16in).Executed circa 1962Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Estate of the ArtistJonathan Clark & Co, London, where acquired by the present ownerPrivate CollectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 78
Sir Terry Frost, R.A. (British, 1915-2003)Untitled (Spiral) signed 'Terry Frost' (lower right)pastel, gouache, pencil and collage on paper31 x 33cm (12 3/16 x 13in).Footnotes:ProvenanceSale; Christie's, London, 20 October 2005, lot 331, where acquired by the present ownerPrivate Collection, U.K.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 8
John Piper C.H. (British, 1903-1992)La Racineuse: (Bresse) signed 'John Piper' (lower left), titled 'La Racineuse' (lower right); further titled 'La Racineuse: (Bresse)' (on sheet verso)pastel, watercolour, pen and ink and ink on paper38 x 56cm (14 15/16 x 22 1/16in).Painted in 1981Footnotes:ProvenanceWith Marlborough Gallery, LondonThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 85
Eileen Agar (British, 1899-1991)Untitled signed and dated 'AGAR/83' (lower right)collage, watercolour, pastel, felt-tip pen and pencil on paper15.5 x 20.5cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/16in).Footnotes:ProvenanceWith The Redfern Gallery, where acquired by the present owner, 26 January 2005Private Collection, U.K.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 9
John Piper C.H. (1903-1992)Draped Figures signed 'John Piper' (lower right)oil wash, pastel, pen and ink on paper38 x 54cm (15 x 21 1/4 in).Executed circa the 1950sFootnotes:ProvenanceWith The Leicester Galleries, LondonPrivate Collection, U.K.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 105
Konstantin Lomykin, Ukrainian 1902-1993 - After the bath, 1970; pastel on cardboard, signed in Cyrillic lower right, also signed, titled in Cyrillic and dated on the backing board, 91 x 68 cm Provenance: with The Cees Hogendoorn Gallery, Amsterdam; private collection, The Netherlands Literature: Frits Groenevelt, 'Konstantin Lomykin: Odessa 1924-1993', Cees Hogendoorn Gallery, Amsterdam, 2000, p.105 (illus.)
Lot 135
Zoran Mušič, Slovenian/Italian 1909-2005 - Nous ne sommes pas les derniers, 1971; oil pastel on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Music 71', titled lower left 'Nous ne sommes pas les derniers' and inscribed on the reverse 'ZM 14', 76 x 56.4 cm (unframed) (ARR) Note: in this highly moving and very personal late work, the artist explores his traumatic experiences at Dachau during the Second World War. Mušič originally made drawings relating to this in 1945, but it was not until the 1970s that he returned to the theme, making a series of works on paper and paintings, collectively known under the title 'Nous ne sommes pas les derniers'. With an expressive yet economic handling of paint, the works speak directly, and with courage, of these horrific events. Other works from the series are now in the collections of the Museo Reina Sofia and the Tate. These works were also featured in the 2018 exhibition 'Zoran Music: Poetry of Music' at the Leopold Museum in Vienna.
Lot 155
Mary Kessell, British 1914-1977 - A Doll, c.1960; pastel on paper, signed with initials lower right, 67.7 x 45.3 cm (ARR) Provenance: with The Leicester Galleries, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of a section of the original backing board); Mrs Muriel Julius; private collection Exhibited: The Leicester Galleries, London, 'Mary Kessel', October-November 1960, no.32 (according to the label attached to the reverse of the original backing board) Note: the artist was commissioned during the Second World War to travel to Germany where she worked as an official war artist, visiting Bergen-Belsen and creating images of refugees. A retrospective exhibition of her work was held at Camden Arts Centre in 1980. Works by the artist are in the collections of the Imperial War Museum, Government Art Collection and the Tate. 'Still Life Under the Sea, 1960' from the Tate collection was made in the same year as the present work and purchased from the same exhibition at The Leicester Galleries.
Lot 16
Edith Granger Taylor, British 1887-1958 - The Mountain Lake; pastel on paper, 23 x 27.7 cm (ARR) Provenance:with The Grosvenor Galleries, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame);E. Brough Taylor, Esq.;The Property of the Late Reverend John Watson (1939-2019)Note: the artist studied under Henry Tonks at the Slade and had solo exhibitions at the Grosvenor Galleries in 1922 and Beaux Arts Gallery in 1932.
Lot 214
Anthony Benjamin, British 1931-2002 - Abstract studies, 1964; pastel, gouache and pencil on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Benjamin 64 May', 57 x 80.2 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Reginald Hill (d.2017), owner of Reille Gallery, London (label attached to the reverse); private collection, gifted by the above Note: the artist began his career first amongst the many Modern Artists in St. Ives, where he was encouraged to exhibit by Peter Lanyon, and later in Paris, studying at the Stanley William Hayter's highly influential Aterlier 17 studio in the late 1950s. He exhibited internationally from the 1960s, including at Gimpel Fils, London and Tate St Ives in 1999
Lot 233
Kit Barker, British 1916-1988 - The Merman of Oxford, 1967; ink and pastel on paper, signed and dated lower left 'Barker 67', titled lower right 'The Merman of Oxford', also signed, titled, dated and dedicated on the reverse, 25.4 x 35.3 cm: together with another ink on paper by the same artist of Talley Abbey, 21 x 12.3 cm (2) (ARR) Provenance: a Collector of Modern British Art and thence by descent Note: Kit Barker was associated with the St. Ives School of artists. He had many London based one-man shows including ones at Waddington Gallery, Hanover Gallery, Arthur Tooth & Son and Frost and Reid. In 2001 there was a major retrospective exhibition of his work at Pallant House and University of Chichester Art Gallery.
Lot 237
Roger Hilton CBE, British 1911-1975 - Untitled (pig pissing); chalk pastel and conté on paper, 20 x 25 cm (ARR) Note:drawn on the reverse of a letter which reads: 'Mr. Waddington asked to me to send this statement to you as requested. Suzanne'Provenance:Estate of the Artist; with Jonathan Clark Fine Art, London (label attached to the reverse of the frame and copy of the original invoice); a Collector of Modern British Art, purchased from the above on the 26th July 2011 and thence by descent
Lot 270
Patrick Procktor RA, British 1936-2003 - Life studies, c.1958-1962; ink and pastel on paper, signed lower right 'Patrick Procktor', 58.6 x 33.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Marcus Galleries, Birmingham (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); private collection Note: this early work was likely made while the artist was still a student at the Slade School of Art. Patrick Procktor was one of the most important British artists of the late 20th century, celebrated alongside his friends Keith Vaughan and David Hockney. Known for his natural and colourful figurative style, his watercolours encapsulate his talent and wit. An intrepid traveller, his works were often inspired by the colours and sounds remembered from his trips to Greece, India and Morocco. His work has been regularly exhibited at the Redfern Gallery, alongside a touring museum show in 1985 that began at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. He was more recently the subject of an acclaimed retrospective at Huddersfield Art Gallery in 2012. His work is in collections across the world including British Museum, London, Los Angeles County Museum, Museum of Modern Art, New York and Museo de Arte São Paulo, Brazil. With thanks to Dr. Ian Massey, author of 'Patrick Procktor: Art and Life' (Unicorn Press, 2010), for his assistance with the cataloguing of this work.
Lot 278
Jon Groom, British b.1963 - Corner Drawing II, 1979; oil and pastel on irregular shaped board, signed, titled and dated on the reverse of the frame 'Jon Groom 'Corner Drawing' II June '79', 59 x 43 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); Edgar Astaire, purchased from the above; private collection, UK
Lot 334
Lots 334-354 Donated to The Walpole Society - Frank Salisbury, British 1874-1962 - 9 religious figures and 4 unknown sitters; chalk and pastel on paper, 73 x 56 cm and smaller (unframed) (13) (ARR) Provenance: The Walpole Society, donated by Philip Mould & Company on behalf of a private collector Note: Frank O. Salisbury was one of the leading society portrait painters of his day. The son of a plumber and glazier, he was drawn to art at an early age and throughout his career painted many important figures in the cultural and political sphere, including Queen Elizabeth II and Sir Winston Churchill. His portraits of Dame Maud McCarthy and Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) are currently on display as part of the inaugural display at the newly reopened National Portrait Gallery in London. Salisbury also painted large-scale ceremonial, historical and religious scenes, many of which are now in public collections. Salisbury painted in a classical but lively style, bringing his sitters to life while remaining vehemently opposed to modern methods. The works for sale with Roseberys include portraits of glamourous society figures, politicians, eminent businesspeople, and members of the aristocracy. Interesting examples include portraits of Will Keith Kellogg, founder of the eponymous cereal company, Her Highness the Ameera of Bhahwalpur and Mrs Dunlap Hopkins, President of the Women’s School of Design in New York. There is also a highly moving study of a Nurse in Wartime uniform. Alongside these portraits, there is also a collection of large-scale studies for religious scenes. These works have remained unseen for several decades and were recently donated to The Walpole Society by Philip Mould & Company on behalf of a private collector.
Lot 335
Frank O. Salisbury, British 1874-1962 - Ten portraits: Lady Scott, 1946; Lady Scott, 1946; Study for portrait; Study for portrait; Mr Edward Townsend Stotesbury, Philidelphia banker. Quaker. Laid the financial foundations of US Steel with J.P. Morgan, 1955; Rt. Rev. Ernest Milmore Stires, Episcipal Bishop of Long Island. 1927; Rt. Rev. Ernest Milmore Stires, 1927; Study of a Nurse; Portrait of a man in a academic/ceremonial gown; Mrs Edna Samuel, wife of Harold Samuel, Chairman of Land Securities, 1950; chalk and pastel on paper, 63.5 x 50.5 cm and smaller (unframed) (10) (ARR) Provenance: The Walpole Society, donated by Philip Mould & Company on behalf of a private collector Note: Frank O. Salisbury was one of the leading society portrait painters of his day. The son of a plumber and glazier, he was drawn to art at an early age and throughout his career painted many important figures in the cultural and political sphere, including Queen Elizabeth II and Sir Winston Churchill. His portraits of Dame Maud McCarthy and Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) are currently on display as part of the inaugural display at the newly reopened National Portrait Gallery in London. Salisbury also painted large-scale ceremonial, historical and religious scenes, many of which are now in public collections. Salisbury painted in a classical but lively style, bringing his sitters to life while remaining vehemently opposed to modern methods. The works for sale with Roseberys include portraits of glamourous society figures, politicians, eminent businesspeople, and members of the aristocracy. Interesting examples include portraits of Will Keith Kellogg, founder of the eponymous cereal company, Her Highness the Ameera of Bhahwalpur and Mrs Dunlap Hopkins, President of the Women’s School of Design in New York. There is also a highly moving study of a Nurse in Wartime uniform. Alongside these portraits, there is also a collection of large-scale studies for religious scenes. These works have remained unseen for several decades and were recently donated to The Walpole Society by Philip Mould & Company on behalf of a private collector.
Lot 336
Frank O. Salisbury, British 1874-1962 - Ten portraits: W. Harold Perry, Founder and director of Perry's (North London Ford car distributors), 1947; Sir James Owen, Mayor during the great war, 1923; Mrs Stephanie Post, 1944; Sir Edward Francis Knapp-Fisher, Receiver General, custodian and chapter clerk of Westminster Abbey, 1936; Lady Eva Mary Price, exhibited at royal society of portrait painters in 1948. 1946; Robert Maclean; Mrs Marjorie Miller, 1944; Mrs Marjorie Miller, 1944; Sholto J. Ogilvie, 1946; Dr. William Frederick Lofthouse, Rev. Methodist Minister and author, principal and tutor in systematic theology and philosophy at Handsworth College, Birmingham. 1939; chalk and pastel on paper, 67 x 52 cm and smaller (unframed) (10) (ARR) Provenance: The Walpole Society, donated by Philip Mould & Company on behalf of a private collector Note: Frank O. Salisbury was one of the leading society portrait painters of his day. The son of a plumber and glazier, he was drawn to art at an early age and throughout his career painted many important figures in the cultural and political sphere, including Queen Elizabeth II and Sir Winston Churchill. His portraits of Dame Maud McCarthy and Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) are currently on display as part of the inaugural display at the newly reopened National Portrait Gallery in London. Salisbury also painted large-scale ceremonial, historical and religious scenes, many of which are now in public collections. Salisbury painted in a classical but lively style, bringing his sitters to life while remaining vehemently opposed to modern methods. The works for sale with Roseberys include portraits of glamourous society figures, politicians, eminent businesspeople, and members of the aristocracy. Interesting examples include portraits of Will Keith Kellogg, founder of the eponymous cereal company, Her Highness the Ameera of Bhahwalpur and Mrs Dunlap Hopkins, President of the Women’s School of Design in New York. There is also a highly moving study of a Nurse in Wartime uniform. Alongside these portraits, there is also a collection of large-scale studies for religious scenes. These works have remained unseen for several decades and were recently donated to The Walpole Society by Philip Mould & Company on behalf of a private collector.
Lot 337
Frank O. Salisbury, British 1874-1962 - Ten portraits: HH Princess Harriner, India June 22 1953; Miss Beatrice Harrison or "Pietro and Beatrice" Renowned Cellist who played throughout Europe and the USA, first Cellist and youngest to ever win the Mendelssohn prize. She inspired and worked with composers like Elgar, Delius and Charles Villers Stanford. She performed the hugely popular debut radio broadcast in her garden with the BBC, the first en plein air performance, 1944; Lord Inverforth, 1st Baron Andrew Weir. Four Portraits. President, Andrew Weir shipping & Trading Co. Former Surveyor - General of Supply at War Office and Minister of Munitions. Painted at his home in Hampstead. 1934/44/47; Mrs Edward F. Hutton, 1937; John Marten Evans, 1945; Rev Fredrick Harrison, 1958; Mrs Dunlap Hopkins, President of the women's school of design in New York, 1928; Hon. Mrs Renee Iliffe, 1945; Thomas D. Jones, 1929; Her Highness the Ameera of Bhahwalpur, wife to the Ruler of the state of Bhahwalpur, 1956; chalk and pastel on paper, 64.5 x 50.5 cm and smaller (unframed) (10) (ARR) Provenance: The Walpole Society, donated by Philip Mould & Company on behalf of a private collector Note: Frank O. Salisbury was one of the leading society portrait painters of his day. The son of a plumber and glazier, he was drawn to art at an early age and throughout his career painted many important figures in the cultural and political sphere, including Queen Elizabeth II and Sir Winston Churchill. His portraits of Dame Maud McCarthy and Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) are currently on display as part of the inaugural display at the newly reopened National Portrait Gallery in London. Salisbury also painted large-scale ceremonial, historical and religious scenes, many of which are now in public collections. Salisbury painted in a classical but lively style, bringing his sitters to life while remaining vehemently opposed to modern methods. The works for sale with Roseberys include portraits of glamourous society figures, politicians, eminent businesspeople, and members of the aristocracy. Interesting examples include portraits of Will Keith Kellogg, founder of the eponymous cereal company, Her Highness the Ameera of Bhahwalpur and Mrs Dunlap Hopkins, President of the Women’s School of Design in New York. There is also a highly moving study of a Nurse in Wartime uniform. Alongside these portraits, there is also a collection of large-scale studies for religious scenes. These works have remained unseen for several decades and were recently donated to The Walpole Society by Philip Mould & Company on behalf of a private collector.
Lot 338
Frank O. Salisbury, British 1874-1962 - Ten portraits: Mrs Angela Gabler, with a portrait of a gentleman on the reverse, 1945; Mrs John S. W. Crawford, (Elizabeth McAllister), 1938/39; George Robert Freeman, 1943; Mr Sealy Clark, with additional portrait of Clark in military uniform on the reverse; John Darling, 1949; possibly the Duke of Devonshire; Colonel J. B. Gartside, 1951; Sir William Coraus; Mrs Angela Gabler, 1945; Portrait of a woman; chalk and pastel on paper, 65 x 50.5 cm and smaller (unframed) (10) (ARR) Provenance: The Walpole Society, donated by Philip Mould & Company on behalf of a private collector Note: Frank O. Salisbury was one of the leading society portrait painters of his day. The son of a plumber and glazier, he was drawn to art at an early age and throughout his career painted many important figures in the cultural and political sphere, including Queen Elizabeth II and Sir Winston Churchill. His portraits of Dame Maud McCarthy and Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) are currently on display as part of the inaugural display at the newly reopened National Portrait Gallery in London. Salisbury also painted large-scale ceremonial, historical and religious scenes, many of which are now in public collections. Salisbury painted in a classical but lively style, bringing his sitters to life while remaining vehemently opposed to modern methods. The works for sale with Roseberys include portraits of glamourous society figures, politicians, eminent businesspeople, and members of the aristocracy. Interesting examples include portraits of Will Keith Kellogg, founder of the eponymous cereal company, Her Highness the Ameera of Bhahwalpur and Mrs Dunlap Hopkins, President of the Women’s School of Design in New York. There is also a highly moving study of a Nurse in Wartime uniform. Alongside these portraits, there is also a collection of large-scale studies for religious scenes. These works have remained unseen for several decades and were recently donated to The Walpole Society by Philip Mould & Company on behalf of a private collector.
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