§ Lilian Snelling, MBE (British, 1879-1972) 'Ipomoea' - Morning glories inscribed to the reverse "flowered in green-house at South Lodge" watercolour 24.50 x 34.50cm (10 x 13in) Other Notes: Lilian Snelling is regarded as one of the most important British botanical artists of her time. In 1915-1916, she was notably commissioned by the famous botanist and traveller, Henry John Elwes, to paint flowers which he had collected on his trips to the Himalaya and Korea. She went on to work at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, painting plant portraits for Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, Professor of Botany at the University of Edinburgh. She studied lithography under Frank Morley Fletcher and, in 1921, she came to work at Kew Botanic Gardens as the principal illustrator and lithographer to Curtis's Botanical Magazine. She retired in 1952, having produced over 800 plant paintings and plates. She was awarded the Victoria Medal in 1955 and her work was featured in the Kew Gardens' bicentennial exhibition 'Kew's Aid to Botany over 200 Years'.
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PENINSULAR WAR/GENERAL SIR DENNIS PACK : a portfolio of loose hand drawn maps, and printed maps etc, consisting of 1. a large mezzotint engraved portrait of Sir Dennis Pack. 2. a large manuscript ground plan and view of the Governor's Residence Plymouth (watermark 1811). 3. a watercolour of a portico and two others. 4. large 'key' print, to a painting of the Duke of Wellington and his Generals including General Pack. 5. a large manuscript map of Plymouth Sound, dated 1816. 6. a manuscript map of the Battle of Salamanca. 7. Two manuscript military maps, anon. 8. a large manuscript map of the Toulouse area. 9. a large manuscript map of a military encampment (possibly in India), signed, early 19th cent. 10. Manuscript map signed Geo. Harding Capt Royal Engineers. Plan of the Ground Appointed for the Review of British Contingent Army of Occupation, 15th Oct 1817. 11. nine engraved maps of France and Spain. * Sir Dennis Pack (c1772-1823) was a British army officer. He marched with Sir John Moore's army into Spain and in the retreat to Corunna. He was wounded at the battle of Toulouse. He was later awarded the Peninsular gold cross and seven clasps.
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Robert O. Lenkiewicz [1941-2002]-Mouse with Wool - Interior:-circa 1965oil on canvas188 x 203cm, together witheight related preparatory watercolour, crayon, pen and ink drawings, sizes from 32 x 27cm to 12 x 15cm each, in four composite frames. [4]* Provenance. The Lenkiewicz Foundation Collection.* Exhibited. The Painter with Women (Retrospective Section), ICC Birmingham 1994; Plymouth City Museum Retrospective, 1997; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, A Retrospective, 1998; Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, 2009; Royal West of England Academy, Bristol 2011; Royal William Yard, Plymouth, 2012; Spinnerei, Leipzig, and Nuremberg, Germany, 2013 (see Introduction for post-2007 exhibition details).Literature.R.O. Lenkiewicz (1997). White Lane Press. p.23.Robert Lenkiewicz: Paintings & Projects. (2006). White Lane Press. Plate 3.Robert Lenkiewicz: Human All Too Human (2012). Lenkiewicz Archive. p.4.* Notes. 'A turning point'The early watercolour sketches of this painting include Lenkiewicz's design notes. These explain the colour harmonies, method of construction of the perspective and use of the Golden Section, a mathematical ratio known since the Classical Age to give aesthetically pleasing and harmonious qualities to pictures and architecture. The sketches show that Lenkiewicz had meant to place the three chairs in the picture in an unbroken line, a reference to Marcel Duchamp's The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (1923), but later altered the composition to heighten visual drama with broken perspective. Rembrandt appears, smiling in a detail from the 1662 Self-Portrait as Zeuxis (the 5th century BC Greek painter). A comparison with the preparatory sketch shows how the finished work made use of one of only two Rembrandt self-portraits in which the artist faces left. X-ray analysis would show how this change seems to have been dictated when the leftmost seated figure, originally a rear view facing away, was later rotated in the composition with a new model to face away from sitter, Celia 'Mouse' Mills, Robert's first wife.The theme of the painting relates to the passing of time and, like Duchamp's work, this painting was long in the making. Mouse has said that she made countless sittings for it over a six year period. Lenkiewicz viewed it as 'a significant turning point piece'.Celia Mills and Robert Lenkiewicz met at St Martin's School of Art in 1961 and married in 1964. Their daughter Alice was born the same year and the family moved to Trevawden Cottage, at Lanreath, Cornwall in 1965, close to Mouse's parents. Lenkiewicz supported the family by working as a teacher at St Anne's Primary School in Gunnislake. In 1966, the couple moved to Plymouth and their son, Wolfe, was born in October.
Edward Lear (1812-1888) El Karnak Titled and dated Feb. 15, 1854, *5pm, also inscribed with colour annotations Pen, ink and watercolour on pale grey paper 15.5 x 50cm; 6 x 19¾in Provenance: The department of Western Art, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Sir Eric Maclagan (Director of Victor & Albert Museum M. Maclagan Lear made several visits to Egypt, the second was at the end of 1853. He was captivated by Cairo and when he arrived in December of that year he planned to wait for his friend Holman Hunt to join him but developed a fever and, as Cairo was damp, he took up an offer immediately after Christmas to go on up the Nile up to Upper Egypt. Lear found the environment hostile to oil painting but felt he did not find watercolour much easier and his extensive colour notes on these works are testament to some of the difficulty he found in capturing the landscapes of the Nile. ++Paper slightly discoloured, otherwise good condition
Edgar Bundy ARA (British 1862 - 1922 ) Original Watercolour On Paper Untitled Large original historical narrative painting depicting a group of four Royalist Cavaliers of the English civil war seated around a table. Signed by the artist to bottom left. Framed and mounted under glass. Very good condition, please see accompanying image. 26 x 19.5 inches.
Frederick William Sturge 1858 - 1939 Listed Artist Landscape and Coastal Painter, Painted In Cornwall and Channel Islands ' Coastal Scene ' of Cornwall Watercolour, Signed and Dated 1896, Heightened with Body Colour, Mounted and Framed Behind Glass. Painting Size Only 13 x 20.5 Inches - 32.5 cm x 52 cm, Later Frame.
Ronald Swanwick "Lakeland View", signed, watercolour 28.5 cm x 40 cm. CONDITION REPORT: The painting is in generally good condition with no issues. It is well mounted, glazed and in a simple gilt frame which is in good condition. The picture could be hung in its present state without the need for any work.
James Stokeld (1827-1877), a watercolour "Droving on Cross Fell". 42 cm x 32.5 cm, framed, signed and dated 1874. CONDITION REPORT: The painting is in extremely good order with no condition issues. There is no evidence of any foxing. The frame and mount which are not original are in very good order.
Frank Henry Mason (1875-1965 Staithes Group), watercolour of a shipwreck with Whitby in the background. 24 cm x 74 cm. Framed, signed (see illustration). ARR CONDITION REPORT: The painting is in extremely good order. We can see no evidence of any foxing or any damage. The colours are bright and strong. The picture is well mounted, glazed and framed. The frame is in good order. The picture could be hung in its present state without the need for any work. This has come to us from a local private source along with the other F H Mason paintings in the sale.
Percy Kelly, watercolour "The White House", 8 cm x 19 cm, framed, signed with initials, Castlegate House Gallery label verso. Copy of original receipt for £1250 (see illustration). ARR CONDITION REPORT: The painting is in generally good order. There is very slight discolouration to the paper on the white road but this is minor. The picture is well mounted and framed.
Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour, "Veiled Light, The Grampians at Boat of Garten, Argyllshire". 25 cm x 39 cm, framed, signed (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: The painting itself is in generally very good condition. The colours are strong and there is no evidence of any foxing. The mount is a little discoloured and the glass slightly loose in the oak frame which itself is in reasonable order.
Graham Hoggarth (British 1882-1964), watercolour, "Winter on The Westmorland Fells". 27 cm x 39 cm, signed and dated '47, artists label verso. CONDITION REPORT: The watercolour is framed and glazed. It is beginning to show signs of foxing. This is particularly evident in the sky to the left of the large tree and in the snowy fields also to the left. The mount is also foxed and very dirty. The limed oak frame which is original is in good order. In our opinion the foxing to the painting is not advanced enough to necessitate restoration and remounting and a cleaning of the glass would make an enormous difference to the overall appearance of the picture. There are no tears or any holes in the painting
Albert Rosser (British 1899-1995), watercolour, "Bassenthwaite Lake with Ullock Pike & Skiddaw". 55 .5 cm x 35.5 cm, signed. ARR CONDITION REPORT: The painting is in generally good order. We can see no evidence of any foxing. The mount is a little discoloured. The gilt frame is in good order.
Albert Rosser (British 1899-1995), watercolour, "View of Grange Bridge, Borrowdale. 25.5 cm x 35 cm, signed. ARR CONDITION REPORT: The painting is in generally good order. There are two very small brown marks to the sky above the left hand centre tree. These are minor. The picture is well mounted, framed & glazed.
FREDERICK MERCER (ACTIVE CIRCA 1875-1937) 'POOL QUAY', a watercolour painting of a woman walking along a riverbank towards a row of cottages, signed lower left, title and name to the mount, framed and glazed, approximate size 21cm x 46cm, together with an oil on canvas of fishing boats in choppy seas, unsigned, early 20th Century, approximate size 35cm x 51cm, a K B Hancock oil on canvas of a French chateau and four prints (7)
A SMALL QUANTITY OF PICTURES AND PRINTS, etc, to include two contemporary watercolour paintings of Bavarian country scenes, a watercolour painting of a Bavarian country village, a Victorian Bowcott print of Lichfield in 1640, a stylised oil painting of a cat, together with a variety of other pictures, prints and a mirror, etc (one box)
A collection of items including a 19th century painting of a gentleman sitting in the dark, holding a mug of beer, his pipe beside him, oil on canvas, titled Spendthrift to back, framed, 23 by 26.5cm, together with a 1930's blue silk kimono style embroidered dressing gown, two late 19th / early 20th century enamelled glass scent bottles, a pair of lady's leather shoes, circa 1940's and a watercolour of a lady, dated 1922, framed, 32 by 37cm. (11)
George Finch Mason (1850-1915) Original Watercolour. The watercolour entitled 'Hunting Scene', signed lower left, glazed and framed, approx 35 x 25 cms (io). The painting with inscription - Irreverent nephew to M.F.H who can give it his field on occasion- "I say Uncle George, Miss Primrose and I have just composed a riddle". "Why are you like a Dynamiter?" "Why because you're always blowing somebody up!" - See? The print of good colour, the mount has some moisture damage.
Goodfellas Painting 15x11 inch watercolour painted and signed by the late Henry Hill who was the inspiration behind the film Goodfellas and was played by Ray Liotta in that film. Examples of his art are very desirable and collectable. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.95
A 20th century watercolour by Murray McNeil Caird Urquhart RBA, British (1880-1972) of a scene in a circus ring, signed bottom right, inscribed verso, Memory Sketch of Circus, Concarneau 1931, 40 x 48 cm, unframed, together with a grisaille gouache painting of by the same artist of Leonardo Da Vinci, at the destruction of his equestrian statue Cavallo, signed and with explanatory description, 38 x 26 cm, also together with an unfinished study of a nativity scene, a black and white print of a ballet scene and three volumes of the Landscapes of Corot
Dick Boulton ( Artist & Sculptor ) - ' Hot peppers ' - A 20th Century surrealist watercolour on artist stock, painting of a melting candle on what appears to be a jalapeno pepper surrounded by varying coloured Habanero peppers, signed to corner and being framed and glazed. Measures 22cm x 27cm.
The Trial Of Jeremy Thorpe; An incredible piece of British political and social history - an original watercolour courtroom sketch by renowned British artist Michael Frith. The painting depicts Thorpe on the bench at The Old Bailey, listening to testimony as his defence council looks on. Several of the key figures involved in the case are depicted on the bench including - Peter Bessel, George Carmen QC, David Holmes, George Deacon and John Le Mesurier. Originally painted for broadcast as part of ITN's News Bulletin on the case. Signed to the central lower portion by Frith in red ink. The painting comes framed and glazed to a total size of: 54cm x 74cm. John Jeremy Thorpe (29 April 1929 – 4 December 2014) was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for North Devon from 1959 to 1979, and as leader of the Liberal Party between 1967 and 1976. In May 1979 he was tried at the Old Bailey on charges of conspiracy and incitement to murder, arising from an earlier relationship with Norman Scott, a former model. Thorpe was acquitted on all charges, but the case, and the furore surrounding it, ended his political career.
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