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Lot 32
PU ZUO (1918-2001) EIGHT HORSES OF MU WANG A Chinese watercolour painting, ink and colour on paper, inscribed and signed by Pu Zuo with two artist's seals, framed and glazed, 130cm x 66cm. Provenance: a private collection mostly acquired in the 1970s and 1980s. 溥佐（1918-2001） 松陵穆王八駿 設色紙本 鏡框款識：擬龍眠大意，庸斋溥佐。鈐印：溥佐印信長壽、庸齋居士。來源：私人收藏，購於1970年代至1980年代。
Lot 40
AFTER ZHOU WEN JU (LATE QING DYNASTY) LADY IN A GARDEN A Chinese watercolour painting, ink and colour on silk, signed Zhou Wen Ju zhi, with two illegible seals, framed, 30.5cm x 24.5cm. Provenance: an English private collection acquired in London in the 1970s. 周文矩（傳） 賞園圖 設色絹本 鏡框款識：周文矩製。鈐印：兩印漫漶不辨。來源：英國私人收藏，購於1970年代。
Lot 113
Percy French (1854-1920) Connemara Landscape (1899)watercoloursigned lower right and dated (18)'99 16½ x 24½cm (6.5 x 9.6in)Arthur Ackermann & Sons Ltd., London (label verso); Private Collection William Percy French was born in Co. Roscommon in 1854. He grew up in Derby before being sent to school in Derry as preparation for entering Trinity College, Dublin. There he studied engineering and for seven years he worked as an engineer spending his spare time sketching and composing songs. He then abandoned his chosen career to pursue his artistic interests and in addition to painting he wrote stories, verse and libretti for a musical comedy, a comic opera and a full opera, all of which were produced in Dublin. He is best remembered for his atmospheric watercolour paintings of Irish bogs and skies, typically painted using a 'wet-on-wet' technique. His work as both an artist and popular entertainer is commemorated by the Percy French Society, which was formed in the 1980s, and which has a collection of some eighty watercolours by French on permanent display in the North Down Heritage Centre.
Lot 21
Francis William Topham RA (1808-1877) The Stepping Stones (1861)watercoloursigned lower right and dated 1861 45.70 x 40½cm (18 x 15.9in)Richard Haworth Gallery, Blackburn (label verso); Private Collection Born in Leeds, Topham was an engraver, then an accomplished genre and figure painter, who visited the west of Ireland repeatedly from the 1840's, and also Wales and Spain. Together with Frederick Goodall, and Alfred Downing Fripp, his legacy of detailed scenes of rural people, is highly valued by social historians. He exhibited widely, for example at the RA, the RHA and for 30 years regularly at the Old Watercolour Society. His depiction of this barefoot mother, her white bonnet suggestive of her married status, is typical of his Irish work. Fond of painting women and children, he shows her carrying her child across a stone ford, their substantial stone farmhouse in the background. Claudia Kinmonth, October 2018
Lot 73
Terence P. Flanagan RHA PRUA (1929-2011) Dromahair Signal Boxwatercolourlower centre right 54½ x 74½cm (21.5 x 29.3in)David Hendriks Gallery, Dublin (label verso); Collection of the late Vincent Ferguson; Thence by Descent T.P. Flanagan Exhibition: Ulster Museum: 17th November - 25th February 1996 TP Flanagan was probably the finest Irish watercolour painter of the 20th Century. To some extent, he suffered from the fact that watercolour is usually considered as a lesser medium than oil paint. He did paint in oil as well, but he was a watercolourist through and through. Arguably, the tonal delicacy of his work also told against him. His palette was restrained. And often he painted in less obvious locations: Fermanagh or, as here, Leitrim. But the quality of his painting is quite exceptional, and his work has an enduring, classical poise.
Lot 128
* MHAIRI MCGREGOR RSW (SCOTTISH b 1971), STILL LIFE OF A JUG WITH VALUTE PATTERN oil on board, signed 30cm x 30cm Framed Note: MHAIRI PATRICIA McGREGOR RSW was born in 1971. She studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1989 - 1993, gaining a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. She has exhibited very widely in Scotland, in England and Australia. While at Art School she received a number of awards including one month working in Vetheuil, France, a Christie’s Bursary for 3rd-Year Studies, Glasgow School of Art Landscape Drawing Prize for a sketchbook done in the open and a John Kinross Scholarship - 3 months working in Florence, Italy. Following graduation, she spent six months painting in Australia. In 1996 she was interviewed by BBC Radio Scotland for The Usual Suspects programme. In 1997 she was short-listed as one of four for the Alastair Salvesen Scholarship and she was awarded the Under 25 Regional Winner of the Laing Art Competition. She spent a further four months painting in Australia. In 1998 she was short-listed, one of six for Gilchrist-Fisher Memorial Award. She took part in a Scottish Television interview for The Home Show programme. In 1999 she was short-listed, one of four for the Alastair Salvesen Scholarship. She was awarded the Ruth Davidson Memorial Award - 3 months working in the South of France. She was elected Member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour. In 2000 she was awarded Glasgow Art Club Fellowship and spent two months painting in Australia. In 2001 she was awarded the Alexander Graham Munro Travel Award and the Paisley Art Institute Prize. In 2002 she spent two months painting in Arizona and New Mexico.
Lot 22
* JANET KENYON, DARWEN TOWER, FROM EGERTON MOORS watercolour on paper, signed 34cm x 27cm Mounted, framed and under glass Note: Janet Kenyon is a multi-award winning watercolour artist who has gained an enviable reputation for her innovative use of watercolour and is now widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading watercolour artists. Over the course of her career, Janet has received an impressive number of accolades, including winner of the Sunday Times/Smith & Williamson Cityscape Prize twice , first in 2009 for her painting titled: Northern lights, Blackpool and most recently in 2016 for her painting titled: Gridlock (Manhattan) The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition is the largest and most prestigious showcase of contemporary watercolour painting in the UK. Born and brought up in Bolton, Lancashire in 1959. In 1975 she studied for two years at Bolton College of Art & Design. In 1977 she moved away from Bolton to study at Leeds Polytechnic and later gained a B.A. Hons. in Graphic Design. It was here she began to experiment in watercolour and ever since as continued to push the boundaries of this very difficult medium. For Janet it’s the capturing of natural & artificial light, in her paintings, and the way it interacts with the landscape, alongside the unexpected perspective and sense of space, that ignites her imagination. Janet’s highly individual and distinctive landscapes have been exhibited in many leading galleries including the Mall Galleries, London, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh and The Lowry Gallery, Salford and can also be found in private collections in the UK and abroad. This watercolour was completed "around 1987" and so far as we can ascertain, it is somewhat remarkably, the first Janet Kenyon work to be offered at a UK auction.
Lot 29
* DAVID MCLEOD MARTIN RSW RGI (SCOTTISH 1922 - 2018), BEACH TABLE WITH SHELLS oil on canvas, signed, further signed, titled and dated 2001 verso 60cm x 50cm Framed and under glass. Labels verso: John Martin (Gallery) of London; together with artist label. Note: It was with great sadness that all at McTear's heard of the death earlier this year of David Martin, aged 96. David sold his paintings through our auctions from time to time and was always kind, courteous and well liked. David McLeod Martin was born in Glasgow in 1922. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1940 to 1942 before serving in India with the Royal Air Force between 1942 and 1946. He returned to Glasgow School of Art in 1946 where he studied under David Donaldson and met his future wife, the painter Isobel Smith. After graduating from Glasgow School of Art in 1948 he pursued a career in teaching. He married Isobel in 1949 and moved to Eaglesham where he lived for the rest of his life. He was elected a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts in 1959 and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour in 1961. Between 1973 and his retirement in 1983, David Martin was Principal Teacher of Art at Hamilton Grammar School. After his retirement from teaching he concentrated full time on his painting. Numerous highly successful solo shows in London were to follow and he continued to enjoy commercial success and critical acclaim both at home and throughout the UK for the rest of his life. David Martin was widely regarded as one of the finest still life and landscape painters of his generation and his work is held in numerous public, corporate and notable private collections including The Arts Council of Scotland, The City of Edinburgh Art Collection, Perth Museum and Art Gallery, The Dick Institute, Kilmarnock, Robert Fleming and Company Ltd, Linklaters and Paine, Lord MacFarlane, The Earl of Moray, Credit Lyonnais Bank, Warburg Asset Management and the Clydesdale Bank. A major retrospective of his work was held at Perth Museum and Art Gallery in 1999 and the influential Lemon Street Gallery (Truro) are staging a major exhibition of his work. as this catalogue goes to print, which will end on 3rd November 2018. The typical gallery price for a David Martin 60 x 50cm oil on canvas is approximately £4800.
Lot 33
* GEOFF SQUIRE RSA RSW RGI (BRITISH 1923 - 2012), THE PORTRAIT OF ELSA oil on board, signed 71cm x 46cm Framed. Note: Geoff Squire was a Senior Lecturer at the Glasgow School of Art. He held the position of Governor at Glasgow from 1988-91. He was an inspirational and influential teacher and his students included Alison Watt, John Byrne and Steven Conroy. Painting in oil, acrylic, watercolour and working in pastel, his work has been exhibited extensively and appears in world-wide collections including the RSA, Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St Andrews, New College, Edinburgh and in the collection of HRH The Princess D Maria Cristina, Duchess of Braganza.
Lot 42
* JOHN NICHOLSON (SCOTTISH 1921 - 2004), TS DUCHESS OF HAMILTON watercolour on paper, signed and titled 35cm x 53cm Mounted, framed and under glass Note: John Nicholson was only five when his love affair with ships began. John was fascinated by the workings of a paddle steamer on a day trip to the Isle of Man in 1925 and he was still enjoying sailing on the paddle steamer PS Waverley 78 years later. Drawing was also an interest from a very young age and family holidays on the Clyde in the 1930s provided the subject matter for many of his early paintings. John served in WWII and spent four years as a POW. In the early 1950s he began receiving commissions. Pen and ink drawings appeared in several shipping magazines and from 1984 until 1987, John was commissioned to paint all new vessels to the Cal/Mac fleet. His attention to detail in all his pictures often led to extended correspondence with those wanting a painting of a ship in a particular livery or location. His regular trips to the Isle of Man resulted in a commission from Captain Jack Ronan to paint three Steam Packet ships for him. In 1993 he was commissioned to do a set of paintings of The Isle of Man Steam Packet ships for postage stamps issued by the Isle of Man Post Office. John was a renowned marine artist and his works will remain as a permanent memorial to his abiding interest in all things to do with the sea and, for more than 25 years, he provided the PS Waverley with artwork for their postcards, posters, timetables and advertisements - and all completely free of charge. Early in 1990, the publishers Hart, Maclagan & Will were printing their first book in The Memories of the Clyde series, The Duchess of Fife. They were searching for a suitable front-cover illustration and contact was made with John Nicholson. In 1992 the second title, Steamers of the Clyde, featured all 24 illustrations painted by John Nicholson. In 1994, Liners of the Clyde was published. This book contained illustrations of 24 liners all painted by John with his own authoritative descriptions. He followed this with another work on the steamers of the Clyde and Western Isles with the words provided by himself, Robin Boyd and Iain Quinn. TS Duchess of Hamilton was buit in 1932 by Harland and Wolff at Govan for the Caledonian Steam Packet Company. She was a popular boat providing day cruises from Ayr, Troon and Ardrossan. After the war she ran long distance excursions from Gourock to Campeltown and later to Ayr, Arran and Inveraray. Her last voyage was to Campbeltown on 28th September 1970.
Lot 72
*English School. Wellington Mk III, 20th century, watercolour on paper showing Vickers Wellington Mk III side profile, unsigned, 19 x 42cm, framed and glazed The aircraft featured in this painting was X3670 of 101 Squadron which crashed over Munchengladbach on 31 May 1942, killing all 5 crew. A report at the time stated that two aircraft collided when the Wellington was climbing possibly to avoid flak, it collided with a Stirling. The crew are commemorated on the Runnymede memorial. (1)
Lot 269
19th Century Japanese watercolour on paper of a duck and another of water lillies each 66cm x 23cm (unframed) - Roger Soame Jenyns Collection Condition Report & Further Details The following lots came from the collection of Roger Soame Jenyns (1904- 1976) and are being sold by order of the executors of his younger son, the late John Jenyns. Soame Jenyns was Assistant Keeper of Oriental Antiquities at The British Museum from 1931-1967. He published several books including: "A Background to Chinese Painting" published 1935, "Chinese Archaic Jades in the British Museum" 1951, "Ming Pottery & Porcelain" 1953 etc. Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Lot 269A
Manner of Kawanabe Kyosaio (1831-1889) Women seated astride crane with attendants, signature and seal mark, pen ink and watercolour on silk, 20cm x 23cm (unframed) - Roger Soame Jenyns Collection Condition Report & Further Details The following lots came from the collection of Roger Soame Jenyns (1904- 1976) and are being sold by order of the executors of his younger son, the late John Jenyns. Soame Jenyns was Assistant Keeper of Oriental Antiquities at The British Museum from 1931-1967. He published several books including: "A Background to Chinese Painting" published 1935, "Chinese Archaic Jades in the British Museum" 1951, "Ming Pottery & Porcelain" 1953 etc. Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Lot 4
Ceramic designs. A sketchbook of original designs for pottery, circa 1822, approximately 170 pages, with drawings on rectos and versos, mostly pen & ink or pencil, but including approximately 50 watercolours (and a few with monochrome watercolour), depicting figure groups, birds and animals, flowers, with 26 pages contemporary manuscript at rear, mostly pertaining to paint colours, chemicals, and painting and printing techniques, and some notes relating to astronomy (mentioning Gemma Frisius, Uleg Beg, Dr. Bradley, Dr. Halley, and others), paper watermarked W. Weatherley 1822, some dust-soiling and marks, one leaf detached, original sheep with worn pencil slot, spine deficient and covers detached, lacking clasp, 8 x 13cm (3.25 x 5ins), together with another sketchbook of drawings, 1774-75, 60 pages, with pen & ink (and traces of pencil) still life designs on rectos and versos, mostly rectangular but including some circular or oval, each annotated to lower margin, with details of composition (e.g. 'Black Grapes, Peach & Linnets nest'), many mentioning Mr. Ackermann, but also Mr. Bassett, Mr. Stamford, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Nibbs, etc., toned and some marks, some chipping to lower edge (just clipping annotations in one or two places), engraved label to front pastedown 'Ackermann 191 Regent Street', original half roan, with pencil slot, rubbed, 9.5 x 13cm (3.75 x 5.25ins) (2)
Lot 381
*Miniature. Portrait of a Regency Lady, 1818, oval watercolour on ivory, half-length portrait of a lady wearing a high-waisted green dress with puffed sleeves, and a white lace cap over her dark curls, verso with indistinct pencil inscription dated 1818, 7.5 x 6cm (3 x 2.25ins), ebonised frame, glazed, together with another 19th century miniature painting, oval watercolour on ivory, of the Virgin Mary, mounted, framed and glazed (2)
Lot 1140
Odette Spier- British, Outsider Artist, late 20th century/early 21st century. A framed and glazed watercolour painting on stock card paper. The picture being abstract depicting several figures in unusual clothing with animals within a scenic background. Signed to corner. Measures; 20cm x 32cm ( painting without frame ).
Lot 1141
Odette Spier- British, Outsider Artist, late 20th century/early 21st century. A framed and glazed watercolour painting on stock card paper, the picture being abstract depicting two conjoined figures an abstract background. Signed to corner. Picture measures 30 cm x 24 cm. Frame measures 45 cm high and 46 cm wide.
Lot 1118
Odette Spier- British, Outsider Artist, late 20th century/early 21st century. A pair of watercolour paintings on stock card paper, one being of a figure in unusual ceremonial abstract clothing and the other being similar with a another figure upon a stand, both paintings signed to the corner. Both measure; 32 cm x 20 cm ( painting without frame ). Frame measures 45 cm high and 35 cm wide.
Lot 664
Household Cavalry State Kettledrummer Watercolour Painting.A good quality example depicting a Victorian mounted kettledrummer wearing State uniform. The painting gives good detail, including the embroidered coverings to the kettledrums. Signed “A Robinson”. Mounted into a glazed frame. Size 14 x 18 1/2 inches.
Lot 332
BARRY RENSHAW (BRITISH 20TH CENTURY) 'CROMFORD CANAL', an oil on canvas by the Derbyshire artist, unsigned but purchased from the artist by the vendor, framed, approximate size 45cm x 60cm, together with a watercolour painting of a Snapdragon plant by Michael Lakin, framed and glazed, approximate size 43cm x 29cm and three prints (5)
Lot 374
A BOX OF PICTURES AND PRINTS etc, to include a watercolour painting of a row of cottages, signed J.M.Kreisin 1972, a pair of unsigned watercolour paintings of cottages with a church in the background, together with a variety of other pictures and prints, some with a Lichfield theme (one box)
Lot 598
A D Bell (Pseudonym of Wilfred Knox 1884-1966) - 'A Study of Harbour Scene Watercolour, signed lower left and dated, 1949, framed and glazed, 26.5x31cm A D Bell (Pseudonym of Wilfred Knox 1884-1966) - 'A Study of Harbour Scene Watercolour, signed lower left and dated, 1949, framed and glazed, 26.5x31cm 50x44cm including frame Some small patches of foxing on surface of painting
Lot 570
Watercolour Painting and Portrait of Lieutenant Marcus Thurlow Wright Loyal North Lancashire Regiment & Royal Flying Corps, Shot Down and Taken Prisoner of War in 1917, fine watercolour showing him in officers uniform with Royal Flying Corps pilots wings to the breast. Signed to the lower corner L Copland. Mounted into a modern glazed frame which measures 53cm x 40cm. Accompanied by another portrait of him in uniform of the Loyal North Lancs which has had RFC pilots wings added at a later date. This picture has also been mounted into a modern glazed frame which measures 56cm x 42cm. Lieutenant Marcus Thurlow Wright was born in Leigh, Lancashire, in 1896. He gained a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in 1915. He qualified as a Pilot in December 1916 and in 1917 he was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps and served with No9 Squadron on the Western Front. On the 16th August 1917, during the Third Battle of Ypres, whilst piloting his R.E.8 aircraft on a counter attack patrol, he was shot down and taken prisoner of war along with his Observer Lieutenant A E S Barton, who was badly wounded by a bullet beneath his right eye. Both Wright and Barton were two of the first officers to be sent to Holzminden Prisoner of War camp, in Saxony, Germany. It was at this prisoner of war camp that the first “Great Escape” took place, with 29 men escaping through a tunnel, 10 of which evaded capture.
Lot 388
George Morrison Reid Henry (1891-1983) watercolour on paper, 'Sea of Galilee, Palestine', signed and dated 'G.M.Henry/16.XI.35' (lower right), 16.5 cm x 24.5 cm, framed and glazed. Literature: G.M. Reid Henry, 'Pearls to Painting: A Naturalist in Ceylon', ed. Johnson, C. (Wildlife Heritage Trust, 2000), illustrated. ARR MAY APPLY TO THIS LOT
Lot 134
Norman Alexander Sayle (1926-2007) (RI) Watercolour drawing"Red Boat, Isle of Man", 55cm x 37cm, with Richard Hagen Gallery label verso Re: Enquiry - Vintage Fashion, Textiles & 20th Century Art and Design (6th November)The painting is framed, glazed and mounted. There is a gallery sticker to the back. Painting is signed in picture to the right. There is no obvious damage but, as we cannot remove the frame or mounting, we are unable to inspect the reverse, edges or margin. Please see the second picture for details of the frame.
Lot 271
Collection of Books incl. auction price guides, auction catalogues - Tennants & Anderson & Garland, Millers, Artists books incl. The Painting and Drawing Course, Art & Power, Watercolour Techniques, Man and the Renaissance, other books include Militaria, Antique Furniture references and other subjects & some local Ordnance Survey maps in four boxes Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
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