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SARAH GOUGH ADAMSON (1905-1950). 'Estuary of The "Kent', see label verso, signed and dated 1924 lower left, watercolour and pastel on paper, framed and glazed, 35 x 52 cm

ATTRIBUTED TO FRANK MOSS BENNETT (1874-1953). An interior scene with figures before Queen Elizabeth I, signed and dated 1903, oil on paper laid on board, framed and glazed, 24 x 34 cm, together with WALTER DUNCAN (XIX-XX). British school, lakeland scene, signed lower right, watercolour, unframed, 17 x 32 cm and MACDONALD (XX). A head and shoulder portrait study of a native American Indian in period dress, signed and dated 1949 lower right, pastel on paper, unframed 52 x 39 cm (3)

A pastel drawing of an old man, signed Favell '88, the drawing 41x30cm, framed and glazed 55x44cm.

Ray Robert (American, 1924-2002). Pastel on charcoal paper titled "Colorado: Cumbres Pass" depicting an abstract landscape, 1964. Signed along the lower right.Provenance: Distinguished Corporate Collection, Minnesota.Sight; height: 23 3/4 in x width: 18 1/2 in. Framed: height: 29 3/4 in x width: 24 1/4 in.Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.

Russell Hamilton (American, 1950-2014). Pastel on paper drawing titled "Wide Shallows #2" depicting a stream flowing down from a mountain surrounded by a pine forest, 1994. Pencil signed and dated along the lower left. Artist inkstamp along the verso.Provenance: Distinguished Corporate Collection, Minnesota.Sight; height: 30 in x width: 34 in. Framed; height: 32 1/4 in x width: 36 1/4 in.Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.

Thelma Appel (American, 20th century). Acrylic on canvas painting titled "Cascade Wood" depicting a pastel landscape with flowers, 1975. The plethora of colorful dots create depth and add vibrancy to the forest depicted. Subtle additions of reds and oranges suggest the turn of the seasons from summer to autumn. Signed, dated, and titled along the verso.Provenance: Kornblee Gallery, New York; The collection of Bruce Dayton and Ruth Stricker Dayton - Selections from The Marsh, Minnetonka, Minnesota.Unframed; height: 77 in x width: 73 3/4 in. Framed; height: 78 1/4 in x width: 75 1/2 in.Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.

Vu Cao Dam (Vietnamese/French, 1908-2000). Color lithograph on paper titled "Saint-Paul-de-Vence" depicting the hilltop commune in Southeastern France, 1971. Pencil signed and dated along the lower right; numbered 103/150 along the lower left.Lot Essay:Born in Hanoi in 1908 to a well-to-do family, Vu Cao Dam displayed an early interest in the arts. His father, a well-educated Catholic, brought him up in a home surrounded by traditional Chinese calligraphy and a wide range of cultural influences. In 1926, he began his formal artistic education at the painter Victor Tardieu’s École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine, now the Vietnam University of Fine Arts. Tardieu and his instructors taught academic European painting to his students as well as decoration, architecture, anatomy, and sculpture. It was at sculpture that young Vu Cao Dam most excelled, and he joined the newly minted sculpture program at the École des Beaux-Arts, where he created several bronze busts that won him early acclaim.In 1931, following his graduation from the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine, Vu Cao Dam received a scholarship to continue his art education in Paris. He began his Parisian studies at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris. During his first year there, Vu Cao Dam received the prestigious honor of an invitation to display his works in the Exposition Coloniale Internationale. He then continued his studies at the École du Louvre, where he was able to view the works of the great European academic masters he had been trained to emulate. However, he was most compelled by more recent works of the impressionists and post-impressionists, as well as great sculptors such as Auguste Rodin and Alberto Giacometti.Vu Cao Dam’s career took off following the completion of his education. He and fellow Vietnamese expatriate Le Pho, a dear friend with whom he had studied in Hanoi, found success and popularity on the Paris art scene. Vu Cao Dam began sculpting what would become his most famous subject matter: elegant Vietnamese ladies. He continued to paint as well as sculpting, often painting on silk, a form of painting taught at the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine. He also began to put down personal roots in France, marrying and having two children.When World War II broke out, Paris became a dangerous place to live and work; Vu Cao Dam sent his family to the countryside to escape the Nazi-occupied city. However, he stayed in Paris, frantically creating art out of any material available under strict rationing, and bicycling the 100-km distance to see his family whenever he could. During this time, he executed several of what are now seen as his finest works out of terracotta, demonstrating his resourcefulness and commitment to his art.In 1949, plagued by ill health, Vu Cao Dam moved to the south of France with his family, to a villa named Les Heures Claires. The bright, airy atmosphere of southern France had a large impact on his painting, as did the work of his new neighbor, Marc Chagall. His works take on a sunny, pastel air at this point. Throughout the 1950s and into the early 1960s, Vu Cao Dam gained international success, exhibiting throughout France, particularly in Nice, as well as in Sweden, Belgium, and the UK. In the early 1960s, Vu Cao Dam signed an exclusive contract with Wally Findlay Galleries in the United States. This brought his work notoriety in the United States, and there are many fine examples of his work in the United States that originate from this partnership. Vu Cao Dam remained in France for the rest of his life, continuing to create art until his death in 2000.Sight; height: 20 1/2 in x width: 26 1/2 in. Framed; height: 30 1/2 in x width: 36 3/4 in.Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.

John Newman (American, b. 1952). Pencil, charcoal, and ink on paper abstract geometric drawing in vibrant and bright colors, 1989. Pencil signed along the lower center.Provenance: John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco; Private Minnesota collection.Sight; height: 80 in x width: 59 in. Framed; height: 84 in x width: 64 in.Condition: The colors are bold and bright. Due to the artistic process it is difficult to determine what is original to the production of the artwork and what is not. There is undulation to the sheet throughout. There are networks of pinholes in all four corners. There are areas with framer's tape along the edges. Along the lower right edge there is a tear. There are scuffs and creases throughout. Some of the pastel pigment has lifted from the paper and adhered to the plexiglass. The artwork is floated in the frame; framed under plexiglass; wear to the frame; not inspected out of frame.

William Clutz (American, 1933-2021). Pastel on paper drawing depicting figures seated in front of windows, 1976. The light shining in dramatically backlights the figures. Signed and dated along the lower right.Sight; height: 27 1/2 in x width: 22 in. Framed; height: 38 1/2 in x width: 32 3/4 in.Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.

Linda Lillegraven (American, b. 1948). Pastel on paper drawing titled "Over Another Hill" depicting a windswept prairie landscape with tire tracks receding into the distance, 1994. Signed and dated along the lower right.Provenance: Distinguished Corporate Collection, Minnesota.Sight; height: 16 x 24 in. Framed; height: 23 1/4 x 31 1/4 in.Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.

Robert Natkin (American, 1930-2010). Acrylic on canvas painting titled "I Gambled and Won" depicting the artist's signature abstract style in bold and pastel colors, 1991. Signed along the lower right. Further signed, titled, and dated along the verso.Provenance: Private Minnesota Collection.Lot Essay:Robert Natkin spent his early years in Chicago, renovating and operating the Wells Street Gallery with his wife Judy Dolnick, also an artist. In the late 1950s they moved to New York and then in 1970 to Redding, Connecticut, where he would spend the rest of his life. His work has been associated with abstract expressionism, color field painting, as well as Lyrical Abstraction.He was described as mischievous in his obituary in the New York Times, having once purportedly licked a Vermeer painting in the Frick collection. He also once removed a Nicolas Poussin painting from the wall in the Art Institute of Chicago and replaced it with his own, hiding the Poussin behind a velvet curtain, before switching it back when his replacement went unnoticed. His playful nature lent itself to equally playful canvases. The shapes in the present work seemingly bounce off of one another and are interspersed with polka dots and lines that heighten the energy of the painting.His use of cloth and netting as stencils led New York Time journalist John Russell to comment in 1978 as his artworks having a “worked-over look that suggests that the painting has been traversed over and over by a very small truck that has just had its tires retreaded.†This texture can be spotted throughout the present work in the net-like patterns that comprise much of the central field of the painting.His artworks are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Fogg Art Museum, Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art among many other prestigious collections.Unframed; height: 25 3/4 in x width: 65 in. Framed; height: 26 3/4 in x width: 66 in.Condition: The colors are bold and bright and the surface is stable. No losses, cracks, rips, or restorations. There is a light scratch to the surface along the lower center edge. Clean verso. Light wear to the frame.

Tom Holland (American, b. 1936). Large mixed media on fiberglass painting depicting intertwining shapes; one half pastel and the other dark. With a custom-built crate for storage.Height: 54 1/4 in x width: 84 1/2 in.Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.

Koen SCHERPEREEL (1961-1997) 'Zwijnerijen'A large drawing, pastel on paper. Signed and dated lower middle, May 1992. Dimensions:(W:65 x H:95 cm)

RENOIR PIERRE-AUGUSTE: (1841-1919) French Impressionist Artist. Exceptional hardcover 4.5 x 6.5 ledger book, 116 pages, containing 14 pages filled out in Renoir´s hand, recording the sales of his paintings, listing those in deposit, where they are, etc.. Written to the front cover `Tableaux´ ("Paintings"). The opening page bears a red pencil annotation, `Durand Ruel´, and the next 14 pages are dated from 1882 to 1885, recording various financial transactions. Several of these entries record amounts received from the sales of his works, and in several instances he writes names or descriptions of the works, such as  "Portrait de Mme. C dans un jardin", "Femme nue", "Jeune Kabyle", "Vues Venise", "Saltimbanque", "Naples et Alger", "jardin coquelicot", "Jardin Montmartre", "Samary (Pastel)", and many more. Few other pages with multiple payments records, painting prices, financial transactions, amounts received on account, dates, etc.. In two instances, in 1883, Renoir writes the name `Manet´ presumably referring to his friend and fellow Edouard Manet. These entries provide valuable insight into Renoir's life and work, and as such this ledger represents an important piece for Renoir research. Very small minor age wear, otherwise VG Paul Durand-Ruel (1831-1922) French Art Dealer. Probably the most important commercial advocate of impressionists, providing monetary support to his painters and solo-exhibitions.  He counted Degas, Monet, Manet and Renoir among his clients.

A late 19th century pastel portrait depicting Eleanor Rosevier, 54 x 41, framed, Location:

HOUSTON RUSSELL "Remus" and "Betty" a pair of portrait studies, pastel and charcoal, signed and inscribed, 31 cm x 21 cm and 31 cm x 22.5 cm respectively, together with three further caricatures of gentlemen "BB", "Davey", "Charles Barnard", each with a flying theme, possibly members of The South Coast Flying Club, Shoreham, "Charles Barnard" signed, the other unsigned but clearly by the same hand (5)

Ann Winn; A framed gauche and pastel 'Across from Ullapool 1993' frame size 57 x 47cm. Exhibition tags attached verso. Prov. Collection Sir Nicholas Goodison, 1995.

David Abercrombie Donaldson (Scottish, 1916-1996)'A mandolin player', pastel on paper, signed lower left, mounted and framedwithin mount 15.5 x 15.5cm, overall size 35.3 x 33.2cmCondition: In good overall condition, the item has not been examined out of the frame.

Julian Heaton Cooper (born 1947), Geraniums At Nunwick, inscribed with title and signed Julian Cooper 1994 verso, pastel. 32 x 42 cm. ARR. (see illustration).

British School early 20th century, portrait of a young girl, pastel. 50 x 40 cm, together with a second unframed pastel by the same hand (2).

K Cottman, pastel standing stones and trees. 36 cm x 46 cm, framed, signed and dated 1990. ARR.

A pair of framed and glazed oil on paper paintings by artist MARION.  The first painting is of a (probably) female face with large wide eyes and ribbons / flowers in her hair and flowing down to shoulders.  This is signed and dated MARION 1990 to bottom right of the painting. Measures approximately 80cm x 59cm.  The second painting is of a girl in wide brimmed hat and is of muted and pastel shades on white ground.  Again signed to near bottom right MARION.  Measures approximately 58cm x 44cm.

ALEXANDER BRANTINGHAM SIMPSON RI (FL 1904-1931) THREE PORTRAITS OF 18TH CENTURY ARTISTS AT WORK All signedWatercolour and pastel (3) Largest 27cm x 18cm Qty: 3

French School (19th century),An oval bust length portrait of a young girl holding fruit,Watercolour and pastel on paper,Unsigned,51.5cm x 41cm,Framed and glazed

Tom Brown (British, 1933-2017),'Class Apart',Pastel on paper,Signed lower right, titled to artist's label verso,32cm x 55.5cm,Framed and glazed

English school (19th century),An oval bust length portrait of a young lady wearing a green silk dress,Pastel on paper,Unsigned,49cm x 38.5cm,Framed and glazed,With a further pastel portrait on paper probably by the same hand, 49cm x 38.5cm, in matching glazed frame (2) (at fault)

Marjorie Cox (20thC). Portrait study of three dogs, pastel, signed and dated 1985, 55cm x 49cm.

20thC School. Profile portrait of an Arab gentleman, pastel and crayon, 31cm x 22cm, watercolour of roses signed AJ Steerman, and a pastel portrait, indistinct signature.

Marion Rodger Hamilton Harvey (British, 1886-1971), French Bulldog portrait, pastel drawing, signed lower right, H.24cm W.29cm

Keith New (British, b.1926), Cliff Path to Reculver, pastel and acrylic,signed, H.122cm W.102cm

Bob Richardson b. 1938:  Terraced houses on a hill on a dark rainy day, pastel, signed, 66 x 46cm, framed and glazed

John Thompson (1924-2011):  Town People of Oldham, 4 figures in the manner of Lowry, pastel, signed indistinctly, 14 x 17cm, framed and glazed

Peter Worswick:  semi-naked young woman, seated, pastel, signed, 33 x 23cm, framed and glazed; a print of a young woman

Kathy Manning: 'Lookout from Gordon Falls', oil on board landscape scene framed, 24.5x29cm, A. Southern: Pastel framed and glazed 

Edward Handley-Read (British 1870-1935) : A lady arranging flowers, pastel, 77 cm x 55 cm. *Provenence : Property of the Earl of Durham, Lambton Castle, County Durham.

Edward Handley-Read (British 1870-1935) : Portrait of a lady in Edwardian dress, pastel, 77 cm x 55 cm. *Provenence : Property of the Earl of Durham, Lambton Castle, County Durham.

British School : Portrait of a lady in 1920's attire, pastel, 74 cm x 54 cm. *Provenence : Property of the Earl of Durham, Lambton Castle, County Durham.

*Lionel Aggett (British, 1938-2009) Vaison La Domaine, Provence Pastel 39 x 49cm Signed lower left Provenance: W.H.Patterson, London Exhibited: The Pastel Society, The Mall Galleries, London. 1995

* David Birtwhistle [b.1947] Window's Light, nude in an interior signed bottom left watercolour and pastel drawing, 24 x 39cm.

Assorted collectables including a Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II 1972 silver wedding crown, an album of military and armorial silks, two silhouette portraits by Enid Elliot Linder, a group of watercolour pastel and pencil sketches and assorted prints 

John Melville, British 1902-1986 - Study for Surreal Landscape, c.1947; pastel on paper, signed lower left 'John Melville', 21.9 x 26.8 cm (ARR) Note: a self-taught artist, Melville was one the key members of the vital Birmingham Surrealists along with Conroy Maddox, and fundamentally one of the most important Surrealist artists working in the UK. His work was included in all major Surrealist exhibitions in the England in the 1930s and 40s. 

John Bratby RA, British 1928-1992 - A Venetian Scene from the Monaco Hotel Terrace by Grand Canal; pastel on pastel, signed and titled lower left 'John Bratby A Venetian Scene from the Monaco Hotel Terrace by Grand Canal', 28.9 x 38 cm (ARR) Provenance: private collection 

Basil Rákóczi, British/French 1908-1979 - Birds and fish, 1966; gouache and pastel on paper, signed lower left 'Rakoczi 66', 46.8 x 35 cm: together with another work on paper by the same artist, 'Netball', 59.8 x 38.5 cm (2)Provenance: the Estate of the Artist Note: Rákóczi founded the Modernist group, The White Stag Group, along with his partner, Kenneth Hall. Influenced by Surrealism and founded in London, they moved to Ireland in 1940. Gaining Irish members including Nano Reid and Norah McGuiness, their work focusing on psychological states and esoteric myth and symbols. Instrumental to Hall's artistic career and his first solo exhibition was the dealer Lucy Wertheim. Wertheim also promoted Barbara Hepworth, Christopher Wood, Frances Hodgkins and Henry Moore. An exhibition of her legacy 'A Life in Art & Reuniting the Twenties Group' has recently been on display at Towner Eastbourne, UK, including works by both Hall and Rákóczi. 

AMENDMENT: Please not this lot is now only 10 items and note lead item is no longer is part of the lot Henry Cliffe, British 1919-1993 - Partially coloured abstract composition; ink and pastel on paper, 40 x 25 cm: together with 9 other works on paper by the same artist of varying sizes and mediums (unframed) (10) (ARR) Provenance: private collection, purchased directly from the Estate of the Artist 

Henry Cliffe,  British 1919-1993 - Hell; pastel on paper, 21 x 13.3 cm: together with 'Female nude', ink on paper, 38 x 28 cm; 'Abstract composition', 38.6 x 27.7 cm and 8 other works on paper by the same artist of varying sizes and mediums (unframed) (11) (ARR)  Provenance: private collection, purchased directly from the Estate of the Artist

Alexander MacKenzie, British 1923-2002 - Austwick July 1992, 1992; watercolour, pastel and charcoal on paper, signed, titled and dated along lower edge 'Alexander Mackenzie Austwick July 92', 32.5 x 75 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Austin / Desmond Fine Art, London; private collection, purchased from the above (by repute) Exhibited: Austin / Desmond Fine Art, London, 'Alexander McKenzie: Retrospective', May 2007 (ex. cat.) 

Muraina Oyelami, Nigerian b.1940 - Typical Village, 1977; gouache and pastel on paper, signed, titled and dated along the lower edge 'Muraina Typical Village 77', 55 x 74.5 cm Provenance:Gerald Moore and thence by descentNote: Gerald Moore was an important, writer, teacher and scholar of contemporary African anglophone and francophone poetry. He lived and taught in Nigeria in the 1950s and again during the 1970s, becoming friendly with writer Ulli Beier and artist Susanne Wenger. With Beier he edited the influential anthology ‘Modern Poetry from Africa’ published in 1963 and he also wrote a biography of poet Wole Soyinka in 1971. His collection also included works by Gerard Sekoto and Twins Seven Seven.Oyelami is part of the first generation of artists to come out of the Oshogbo School of Art in the 1960s. The artist's works are in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C,  the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, and the Staatlichen Kunsthalle, Berlin.

Christopher Chamberlain, British 1918-1984 - Still life with flowers, 1978; pastel on paper, signed with initials and dated lower right 'CC 78', 15.8 x 11 cm (ARR) Note: works by the artist are in Southampton City Art Gallery, the Guildhall Gallery, London and the Tate. 

Armand Guillaumin, French 1841-1927 - Madeleine's lunch, 1891; pastel on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Guillaumin 3 - 91', 48.5 x 60 cm Note: The pastel will be reproduced in the second volume of the catalogue raisonné Armand Guillaumin, currently being prepared by the Comité Guillaumin (Stephanie Chardeau-Botteri, Dominique Fabiani, Jacques de la Béraudière). A certificate will be given to the buyer. The work has a label for the framer F. L. Touret, Paris and also a label with the number '4715' on the reverse. The year this work was created, Guillaumin won 100,000 francs in the state lottery which allowed him to leave his government job to paint full time. His studio since the mid-1880s was a meeting place for fellow artists including Paul Gauguin, Paul Signac and George Seurat. He was also friends with Vincent van Gogh. Figures in Guillaumin's work are rare, although his wife and daughter are recurring subjects.

Richard Smith CBE, British 1931-2016 - Cowboy Boots, c.1969-71; pastel and collage on paper, signed top left within heel of boot 'Richard Smith', 62.4 x 50.4 cm (ARR) Provenance: private collection, purchased directly from the artist and thence by descent Note: the original owner of the work designed and imported Cowboy Boots to the UK and this drawing was made by Smith as a design for his own pair. The owner was introduced to Smith through a relative who worked at DM Gallery, which was exhibiting Smith's work at the time. The boots incorporated the form of overlapping squares that Smith used in his iconic 'Kite' paintings that were first exhibited in 1971. 

Richard Smith, British 1931-2016 - Untitled, 1982; watercolour and pastel on paper, signed and dated lower edge 'R Smith 82', 124 x 78 cm (ARR) Provenance: Terence Conran (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame);private collection, London

Robert Buhler RA, British 1916-1989 - Portrait of Sir Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997), 1970; pastel on paper, signed and dated upper right 'Buhler 1970', 53 x 40.5 cm (ARR) Note: numbered on a label attached to the reverse 'RB0019' 

Olwyn Bowey RA, British b.1936 - Greenhouse with cat, 1991; gouache and pastel on paper, signed lower left 'Olwyn Bowey', 37.3 x 18.8 cm (ARR) Provenance: private collection (dedicated on the reverse of the frame); private collection Note: this is a classic example of the artist's work, quietly depicting her garden and greenhouses in her distinctive palette. The artist has exhibited at major London galleries including Leicester Galleries, Zwemmer Gallery and the New Grafton Gallery since the 1960s. Her portraits of L.S. Lowry and Carel Weight are in the Tate and Royal Academy of Arts collections respectively. Other works are in the Government Art Collection and the Beecroft Art Gallery. 

Barry Atherton, British, b.1944 - The Studio Paisley. Alexander Stoddart & Paul Back working on 'Mercurius' for the Italian Centre, 1988; pastel and charcoal on paper, signed, titled and dated along lower edge 'Barry Atherton Dec 1988', 76 x 83.5 cm (ARR) (VAT charged on the hammer)

Peter Daniels, British 1935-1998 - Seatoller - Lake District, 1991; pastel on paper, signed lower right 'Peter Daniels 1991', 37 x 50 cm (ARR) (VAT charged on the hammer)

Alison Harper, British b.1964 - Seated female nude, 1987; charcoal and pastel on paper, signed and dated lower right 'A. Harper 87', 63 x 45 cm (ARR)

Anthony Amies, British 1945–2000 - Seascape; pastel on paper, signed lower right 'Amies', 50.8 x 137 cm: together with another pencil on paper work by the same artist of the same subject and size (2) (unframed) (ARR) 

Paul Martin, British 1948-2022 - Eclipse, 2001; charcoal pastel on paper, signed, titled and dated on the reverse of the frame 'Martin Eclipse 2001', 54 x 77.6 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh (according to the label affixed to the frame); private collection 

Imre Goth, Hungarian 1893-1982 - Columbine, 1930;watercolour and pastel on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Imre Goth 1930' and with blindstamp upper left, 49.5 x 35 cm (ARR)Provenance: with Leigh Underhill Gallery, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame);private collectionNote:known for his portraits of film stars and society figures, Goth moved to the UK in the 1930s, where he exhibited at the New Grafton Galleries, Birmingham, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull and the Russell-Cotes Museum & Art Gallery, Bournemouth.

Louis Wain, British 1860-1939 - How Nice of You to Call; ink, pastel and pencil on paper, signed lower centre 'Louis Wain', 16.8 x 11.1 cm Note: Louis Wain is beloved for his joyful and humorous narrative scenes of anthropomorphised cats. Many of his works are now in the collection of the Bethlem Museum of the Mind. A biopic about the artist is being released this year starring Benedict Cumberbatch and directed by Will Sharpe.