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Click here to subscribeJames Henry Crossland (1852-1939) Oil Painting on Canvas of a Figure driving Sheep in a Mountainous Landscape, signed 46cm x 30cm (damaged) together with E A Summers, 19th century Watercolour of Night Time Landscape, signed and dated 1884, 41cm x 28cm, framed and glazed, and another Oil Painting (3)
A Chinese export watercolour painting on rice paper, mid-19th century, depicting a pair of pheasants perched upon a pine branch and rocks, 19cm x 30cm, together with an export watercolour on paper depicting two river boats with trees and pagoda beyond, 19cm x 28.5cm, both with card mounts.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A Persian watercolour painting on paper, 19th century, depicting a standing gentleman wearing a long green robe, 20cm x 11cm, framed and glazed.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A Persian watercolour painting on paper, 19th century, depicting a battle scene within script borders, 21.5cm x 15.5cm, framed and glazed.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A Chinese watercolour painting on silk circular fan panel, late Qing dynasty, painted with two sparrows perched on rocks amongst bamboo beside seven lines of black text and two iron red seals, diameter 26cm, with card mount.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
An Indian Mughal style watercolour painting on paper, 19th century, depicting a meeting between a nobleman with attendant and two European soldiers, 21.2cm x 28.7cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
* DONALD PROVAN (SCOTTISH b. 1964),EAST COASTmixed media on paper, signed, titled and dated 2002 versoimage size 50cm x 70cm, overall size 69cm x 89cmMounted, framed and under glass.Note: Edinburgh-based artist Donald Provan is renowned for his water-related paintings. His work centres on two distinct areas; the land or seascape above and the fish life below. Donald graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 1986 with a degree in Drawing and Painting, and then gained a Post Graduate Diploma in 1987. His preferred medium is oil which he uses in different ways dependent on the subject matter. In his paintings of fish he applies the paint in a controlled way, whilst in his seascapes he uses thicker paint, with washes of turpentine, letting the paint dictate the final direction of the painting. He has participated in numerous exhibitions throughout the UK, and has had many solo exhibitions in Scotland. Provan is the recipient of several major awards including the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, Canada in 1987 and 1992 and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour Small Painting Award at the Royal Scottish Academy in 2008. His work is in many private and public collections, including the Royal Bank of Scotland, the University of St Andrews and Edinburgh College of Art. Provan's principal Scottish gallery is the prestigious Open Eye Gallery (Edinburgh) and his most recent solo show there was 9th - 27th March 2021. Donald Provan's work very rarely appears at auction but in The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 17th April 2022 lot 274 "Shoal on Pale Grey" (32 x 63cm) by Donald Provan sold for £1800 (hammer).
* MARIAN LEVEN RA RSW (SCOTTISH b. 1944),BOUNDARYwatercolour on paper, signed, titled label versoimage size 56cm x 76cm, overall size 69cm x 89cm Mounted, framed and under glass. Artist's label verso.Note: Marian Leven RSA is a painter, printmaker and designer. Born in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Leven studied at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen. Her practice centres around the experience of living by the sea and the changeability of coastal locations. She is the recipient of many awards including the Noble Grossart, Scotland on Sunday Painting Prize. Marian lives and works in Tayport with her husband, artist Will Maclean RSA. Recent exhibitions include: 2020 Landscape of Memory, Koel Gallery, Karachi; 2019 Coastal Responses, Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh; 2019 Watercolour and Life on Earth, The Arts Box, Vicenza, Italy; 2018 Sommer Gaste, Galerie Herold, Silt, Germany. She was an invited artist Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (London), 2012, 2019. Marian Leven is represented by the prestigious Open Eye Gallery (Edinburgh).
* MARIAN LEVEN RSA RSW (SCOTTISH b. 1944),CONTRA FLOWwatercolour on paper, signed, titled label versoimage size 71cm x 95cm, overall size 87cm x 111cm Mounted, framed and under glass. Artist's label verso.Note: Marian Leven RSA is a painter, printmaker and designer. Born in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Leven studied at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen. Her practice centres around the experience of living by the sea and the changeability of coastal locations. She is the recipient of many awards including the Noble Grossart, Scotland on Sunday Painting Prize. Marian lives and works in Tayport with her husband, artist Will Maclean RSA. Recent exhibitions include: 2020 Landscape of Memory, Koel Gallery, Karachi; 2019 Coastal Responses, Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh; 2019 Watercolour and Life on Earth, The Arts Box, Vicenza, Italy; 2018 Sommer Gaste, Galerie Herold, Silt, Germany. She was an invited artist Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (London), 2012, 2019. Marian Leven is represented by the prestigious Open Eye Gallery (Edinburgh).
* NORMAN KIRKHAM RGI (SCOTTISH 1936 - 2021),FIREWORKSoil on canvas, signed; titled and dated "Jan 1, 2002" versoimage size 87cm x 51cm, overall size 102cm x 66cm Framed and under glass.Note: The date, in the artist's hand verso, confirms that "Fireworks" was completed on New Years Day 2002 presumably immediately after Kirkham was inspired by a Hogmanay fireworks display the night before. "Fireworks" is an extravagant explosion of colour and a spontaneous and confident work full of positivity and optimism for the year ahead. Artist, designer and lecturer, working in oil, watercolour, gouache and pastel, born and lived in Glasgow, where he attended the Glasgow School of Art, 1953–8, taught by David Donaldson. Worked as a designer, 1960–75, began painting then and was in 1977 a part-time lecturer at Glasgow School of Art. He was President of Glasgow Art Club, 1988–91, and Honorary Secretary of Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts from 1991. Won many prizes at the Institute. Also showed at RA, RSA, RP, Fine Art Society, Seen Gallery and elsewhere in group exhibitions. Later solo shows included Barclay Lennie Fine Art, Glasgow, from 1986. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Arthur Andersen, The Fleming Collection, The Royal Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy and Glasgow Museums hold examples of his paintings. His extensive obituary in The Herald by Jan Patience on 8th April 2021 confirmed that Norman Kirkham had died after contracting Covid-19.
* WILLIAM JOHNSTONE OBE (SCOTTISH 1897 - 1981),UNTITLEDwatercolour on paper, initialledimage size 70cm x 50cm, overall size 78cm x 58cm Mounted, framed and under glass.Note: William Johnstone was at the forefront of the British art world throughout the twentieth century. He became one of the first British artists to break with representation and paint purely abstract pictures; he also had evolutionary impact on art education. He was Principal at Camberwell College of Art from 1938- 1946 and then Principal at Central School of Arts and Crafts from 1947 to 1960. He developed the Basic Design course which stemmed from the Bauhaus and his instinct to defy convention and his eye for talented staff made Central a tour de force. Alan Davie, Anton Ehrenzweig, Patrick Heron, Earl Haig, John Minton, Eduardo Paolozzi, Victor Pasmore, Gordon Baldwin, William Turnbull all worked for him – which made for an explosive, creative mixture of artistic personalities. He received an OBE for his contribution to art education in 1954 then returned home to the Borders in 1960 to concentrate on painting and return to farming.
* GLEN SCOULLER RSW RGI DA (SCOTTISH b. 1950),STILL LIFE WITH HEN & CORMORANToil on canvas, signed, titled label versoimage size 77cm x 77cm, overall size 95cm x 95cm Framed. Artist's label verso.Note: Glen Scouller is a contemporary Scottish artist, known for his vibrant and expressive landscapes and still lifes, which showcase his interest in bold colours and the movement of light. Scouller was born in Glasgow in 1950 and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1968-73. As a student, he won the Royal Scottish Academy Painting Award and in 1973, was awarded the Post Graduate Study Award, the WO Hutcheson Prize for Drawing and Travelling Scholarship to Greece. In the following years, Scouller won more awards for his work, including the Lauder Award, Glasgow Art Club and Scottish Amicable Award, Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts. He regularly exhibits at the Royal Scottish Academy, The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour. In 1989, he was elected a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, followed by the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour in 1997.Since 1977, Scouller has had over 40 solo exhibitions across Scotland and internationally. His works are held by both public and private collections worldwide, including The Scottish Office in Edinburgh, De Beers and the First National Bank of South Africa.
* WILLIAM BIRNIE RSW RGI (SCOTTISH 1929 - 2006),FROM THE ENDRICKoil on board, signed and dated '89, titled label versoimage size 59cm x 55cm, overall size 71cm x 67cm Framed.Handwritten label verso.Comment: Rare subject matter for Bill Birnie but a superb example of his talent. Note:(The Endrick Water or River Endrick is a river which flows into the eastern end of Loch Lomond). Bill Birnie studied at Glasgow School of Art under Gilbert Spencer and then at Hospitalfield under Ian Fleming. After graduating, he joined the staff at Hyndland Secondary School in 1952. That same year he was also elected a member of the Society of Scottish Artists (SSA). In 1958, he became a founder member of the Glasgow Group and formed the Glasgow Group Society, of which he was Vice-President for 32 years. In 1965, he was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW), a society of which he also became Vice-President and Treasurer. He became Principal Art Teacher at Douglas Academy, near Bearsden, and later at Gryffe High, near Kilbarchan. Bill's abilities not only as a teacher but also as an administrator were noticed by the Department of Education and he was soon appointed Head Examiner in Art for Scotland. He still managed to maintain a very active exhibiting schedule and showed in all the main public galleries and many of Scotland's best commercial galleries. His work was enthusiastically collected and increasingly sought after. He was elected a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art (RGI) and of the Paisley Art Institute (PAI). In the early years, he painted from his garden, showing the village of Kilbarchan in its changing seasons, under a quiet blanket of winter snow, or framed in a blazing sunset through autumnal trees. Later visits to France and Italy with his artist wife, Cynthia Wall, whom he married in 1953, brought new subject matter, cafe scenes, vine groves, Italian clifftop villages, and the crumbling facades of palaces and churches of Venice. It was characteristic of the man that when told that his illness was terminal, he calmly put his affairs in order and started work for a final one-man show at the Open Eye Gallery (Edinburgh) the scene of so many of his successful shows. Unsurprisingly, the exhibition was a complete sell-out. In recent years there has been a widely acknowledged acceleration in the prices achieved at auctions around the UK for William Birnie's paintings. In the Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 8th November 2020 lot 567 "The Red House" a 60 x 90cm oil sold for £3000 (hammer) which, not for the first time in recent years, set a new auction record for a painting by William Birnie.
ROBERT TALBOT KELLY, BRITISH, (1861-1934), 'EN PROMENADE', watercolour on paper, signed lower left, framed, 29 x 20cm inside mount This painting is reproduced in Talbot Kelly's book, 'Burma, Painted and Described', Adam and Charles Black, London, 1905, opposited p.168. Provenance: Collection of the late Peter Millett (1925-2016)
MUSTAFA MONWAR, BANGLADESHI, b.1935, TWO RIVER SCENES, watercolour on paper, both signed and dated lower left, the larger 1955, the smaller 1957, framed, 34 x 49.5cm, 25.5 x 33.5cm (2) Mustafa Monwar is one of the best known figures in the arts in Bangladesh. He was born in Jessore in Bengal Presidency, British India, and trained at the Government College of Art and Craft in Calcutta. As well as painting, he is known as a teacher, writer and broadcaster. He is particularly celebrated for his puppet shows which he devised in the refugee camps during the war of independence. Provenance: Collection of the late Peter Millett (1925-2016)
Ong Kim Seng (Singaporean, B.1945)Singapore river sceneSigned Kim Seng (lower left)Watercolour on paper53cm x 37cmProvenance: From the Private Collection of John A. Wylie Dip Arch. Oxon. A.R.I.B.A (1929-2009) and by family descent 王金成（1945-）1979年作水彩《新加坡河景》 拍品来源：英国著名建筑师John A. Wylie 私人收藏，后为家族继承 Condition Report: In the late '70s John Wylie was recruited by the Singaporean Government to be Chief Architect on the Mass Rapid Transport system. It was here that John first started collecting the paintings of Ong Kim Seng some of which are offered in this sale. John visited the exhibition 'Artist On Top of The World' in Gallery Asia in Victoria Street, Singapore in 1979. Kim Seng had just returned from painting in the Himalayas and John purchased two paintings in August in 1979 and asked to meet the artist. John and Ong had an immediate connection and stayed friends until John died thirty years later. Condition Report Disclaimer
Ong Kim Seng (Singaporean, B.1945)Singapore street barberSigned and dated 'Kim Seng 79' (lower right)Watercolour on paper, painted in 197951.5cm x 35.5cmProvenance: From the Private Collection of John A. Wylie Dip Arch. Oxon. A.R.I.B.A (1929-2009) and by family descent 王金成（1945-）1979年作水彩《新加坡街头理发师》 拍品来源：英国著名建筑师John A. Wylie 私人收藏，后为家族继承Condition Report: In the late '70s John Wylie was recruited by the Singaporean Government to be Chief Architect on the Mass Rapid Transport system. It was here that John first started collecting the paintings of Ong Kim Seng some of which are offered in this sale. John visited the exhibition 'Artist On Top of The World' in Gallery Asia in Victoria Street, Singapore in 1979. Kim Seng had just returned from painting in the Himalayas and John purchased two paintings in August in 1979 and asked to meet the artist. John and Ong had an immediate connection and stayed friends until John died thirty years later. Please note that the painting is not inspected out of the framesmall bugs and one piece of metal trapped in the glaze, the frame is falling apart from the board and the painting would benefit from re-framingpainting itself in very presentable condition Condition Report Disclaimer
Ong Kim Seng (Singaporean, B.1945)Street sellerSigned and dated 'Kim Seng 81' (lower left)Watercolour on paper, painted in 198152cm x 37cmProvenance: From the Private Collection of John A. Wylie Dip Arch. Oxon. A.R.I.B.A (1929-2009) and by family descent 王金成（1945-）1981年作水彩《街头风光》 拍品来源：英国著名建筑师John A. Wylie 私人收藏，后为家族继承Condition Report: In the late '70s John Wylie was recruited by the Singaporean Government to be Chief Architect on the Mass Rapid Transport system. It was here that John first started collecting the paintings of Ong Kim Seng some of which are offered in this sale. John visited the exhibition 'Artist On Top of The World' in Gallery Asia in Victoria Street, Singapore in 1979. Kim Seng had just returned from painting in the Himalayas and John purchased two paintings in August in 1979 and asked to meet the artist. John and Ong had an immediate connection and stayed friends until John died thirty years later. Please note that the painting is not inspected out of the frameExtensive foxing to the paper and minor fading along the edgessmall bugs trapped in the glaze and the painting would benefit from re-framingCondition Report Disclaimer
Ong Kim Seng (Singaporean, B.1945)ChinatownSigned Kim Seng (lower left)Watercolour on paper52cm x 34.5cmProvenance: From the Private Collection of John A. Wylie Dip Arch. Oxon. A.R.I.B.A (1929-2009) and by family descent 王金成（1945-）年作水彩《中国城》 拍品来源：英国著名建筑师John A. Wylie 私人收藏，后为家族继承 Condition Report: In the late '70s John Wylie was recruited by the Singaporean Government to be Chief Architect on the Mass Rapid Transport system. It was here that John first started collecting the paintings of Ong Kim Seng some of which are offered in this sale. John visited the exhibition 'Artist On Top of The World' in Gallery Asia in Victoria Street, Singapore in 1979. Kim Seng had just returned from painting in the Himalayas and John purchased two paintings in August in 1979 and asked to meet the artist. John and Ong had an immediate connection and stayed friends until John died thirty years later. Please note that the painting is not inspected out of the frame.Overall in very presentable condition. very minor fading along the lower edge. Framing board with some foxing. the glaze with one crack on the upper left cornerCondition Report Disclaimer
Ong Kim Seng (Singaporean, B.1945)Nepal Street SceneSigned and dated 'Kim Seng 82' (lower left)Watercolour on paper, painted in 198237cm x 29cmProvenance: From the Private Collection of John A. Wylie Dip Arch. Oxon. A.R.I.B.A (1929-2009) and by family descent 王金成（1945-）1982年作水彩《尼泊尔街头风光》 拍品来源：英国著名建筑师John A. Wylie 私人收藏，后为家族继承Condition Report: In the late '70s John Wylie was recruited by the Singaporean Government to be Chief Architect on the Mass Rapid Transport system. It was here that John first started collecting the paintings of Ong Kim Seng some of which are offered in this sale. John visited the exhibition 'Artist On Top of The World' in Gallery Asia in Victoria Street, Singapore in 1979. Kim Seng had just returned from painting in the Himalayas and John purchased two paintings in August in 1979 and asked to meet the artist. John and Ong had an immediate connection and stayed friends until John died thirty years later. Please note that the painting is not inspected out of the frame.small bug and dirt trapped under the glazePainting itself in very presentable conditiontwo small holes to the back framing boardCondition Report Disclaimer
Ong Kim Seng (Singaporean, B.1945)Singapore Street BarberSigned and dated 'Kim Seng 79' (lower left)Watercolour on paper, painted in 197953cm x 35cmProvenance: From the Private Collection of John A. Wylie Dip Arch. Oxon. A.R.I.B.A (1929-2009) and by family descent 王金成（1945-）1979年作水彩《新加坡街头理发师》 拍品来源：英国著名建筑师John A. Wylie 私人收藏，后为家族继承Condition Report: In the late '70s John Wylie was recruited by the Singaporean Government to be Chief Architect on the Mass Rapid Transport system. It was here that John first started collecting the paintings of Ong Kim Seng some of which are offered in this sale. John visited the exhibition 'Artist On Top of The World' in Gallery Asia in Victoria Street, Singapore in 1979. Kim Seng had just returned from painting in the Himalayas and John purchased two paintings in August in 1979 and asked to meet the artist. John and Ong had an immediate connection and stayed friends until John died thirty years later. Please note that the painted is not taken out from the frame and inspected without framing.Minor fading to the watercolour along the edges and some dirt trapped underneath the glazeone small hole to the back framing boardCondition Report Disclaimer
Ong Kim Seng (Singaporean, B.1945)Boy on the streetSigned and dated 'Kim Seng 79' (lower right)Watercolour on paper, painted in 197953cm x 35cmProvenance: From the Private Collection of John A. Wylie Dip Arch. Oxon. A.R.I.B.A (1929-2009) and by family descent 王金成（1945-）1979年作水彩《街头人物》 拍品来源：英国著名建筑师John A. Wylie 私人收藏，后为家族继承Condition Report: In the late '70s John Wylie was recruited by the Singaporean Government to be Chief Architect on the Mass Rapid Transport system. It was here that John first started collecting the paintings of Ong Kim Seng some of which are offered in this sale. John visited the exhibition 'Artist On Top of The World' in Gallery Asia in Victoria Street, Singapore in 1979. Kim Seng had just returned from painting in the Himalayas and John purchased two paintings in August in 1979 and asked to meet the artist. John and Ong had an immediate connection and stayed friends until John died thirty years later. Please note that the painting is not inspected out of the frame.Water stain to the right side of the painting near the edge and one spot of foxing Condition Report Disclaimer
Ong Kim Seng (Singaporean, B.1945)Nepal street sceneSigned Kim Seng (lower right)Watercolour on paper, painted in 197937cm x 29cmProvenance: From the Private Collection of John A. Wylie Dip Arch. Oxon. A.R.I.B.A (1929-2009) and by family descent 王金成（1945-）1979年作水彩《尼泊尔街头风光》 拍品来源：英国著名建筑师John A. Wylie 私人收藏，后为家族继承Condition Report: In the late '70s John Wylie was recruited by the Singaporean Government to be Chief Architect on the Mass Rapid Transport system. It was here that John first started collecting the paintings of Ong Kim Seng some of which are offered in this sale. John visited the exhibition 'Artist On Top of The World' in Gallery Asia in Victoria Street, Singapore in 1979. Kim Seng had just returned from painting in the Himalayas and John purchased two paintings in August in 1979 and asked to meet the artist. John and Ong had an immediate connection and stayed friends until John died thirty years later. Please note that the painting is not inspected out of the framesmall bug and dirt trapped under the glazePainting itself with fading along the edgesframing board with water stain to the lower left sideCondition Report Disclaimer
Ong Kim Seng (Singaporean, B.1945)Dubai Creek Signed and dated 'Kim Seng 82' (lower right)Watercolour on paper, painted in 198255cm x 36.5cmProvenance: From the Private Collection of John A. Wylie Dip Arch. Oxon. A.R.I.B.A (1929-2009) and by family descent 王金成（1945-）1982年作水彩《迪拜港口风光》 拍品来源：英国著名建筑师John A. Wylie 私人收藏，后为家族继承Condition Report: In the late '70s John Wylie was recruited by the Singaporean Government to be Chief Architect on the Mass Rapid Transport system. It was here that John first started mainly collecting the paintings of Ong Kim Seng some of which are offered in this sale. John visited the exhibition 'Artist On Top of The World' in Gallery Asia in Victoria Street, Singapore in 1979. Kim Seng had just returned from painting in the Himalayas and John purchased two paintings in August in 1979 and asked to meet the artist. John and Ong had an immediate connection and stayed friends until John died thirty years later. Please note that the painting is not inspected out of the frame.Paper with extensive foxing and watercolour with minor fading small bugs and dirt trapped under the glazeCondition Report Disclaimer
Gog Sing Hooi (B.1933)Chinatown Market - Fruit sellerSigned Gog Sing Hooi (lower right)Watercolour on paper70.5cm x 52.5cmProvenance: From the Private Collection of John A. Wylie Dip Arch. Oxon. A.R.I.B.A (1929-2009) and by family descent 吳承惠（1933-1994）1933年作水彩《唐人街-卖水果的人》 拍品来源：英国著名建筑师John A. Wylie 私人收藏，后为家族继承Condition Report: In the late '70s John Wylie was recruited by the Singaporean Government to be Chief Architect on the Mass Rapid Transport system and he first started collecting paintings in 1979. Please note that the painting is not inspected out of the frame.Paper with extensive foxing and watercolour with minor fading small particles of dirt trapped under the glaze, glaze with one crack to the lower right cornerthe painting with some possibly water stain to the lower right partCondition Report Disclaimer
A Chinese painting and three watercolour studies, 19th century, painted with ink and colour on paper depicting a fisherman wearing bamboo hat beneath a willow tree, 29.5cm x 27cm, three watercolour studies depicting subjects including apple and leafy flower branches, 38cm x 47, 42cm x 54.5cm, 43cm x 57cm. (4)Provenance: Estate of the late designer Anthony Powell (1935 – 2021).十九世紀 繪畫一幅及水彩三幅來源：設計師安東尼·鮑威(1935 – 2021)藏。Please refer to department for condition report
LUCIEN GENIN (Rouen, 1894 - Paris 1953)."Lapin Agile été".Watercolour and charcoal on paper.Signed in the lower right corner.Moisture stains on the passe-partout.Size: 22 x 28 cm; 39 x 44 cm (frame).Lucien Genin studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Rouen, where his teachers were Alphonse and Albert Guilloux, and later enrolled in Decorative Arts at l'École-de-Médecine. He took evening classes in sculpture, architectural composition and mathematics. He arrived in Montmartre in 1912, after a series of small trades, Maclet finally earned his living with his painting. Lucien Genin settled permanently in Montmartre at the age of twenty-five. More than a painter of Paris, Genin is a painter of Parisians, of the devouring passion that stirs all his characters in the big city. He paints them in the alleys of Montmartre, dining at night in the Place du Tertre, singing in the Lapin Agile, cars on the boulevards, spectators and street singers; he follows them on the banks of the Marne with the first rays of the sun and in the south of France in summer. In turn, he is in Nogent-sur-Marne, Marseille and Cassis, Cannes and Villefranche-sur-Mer. He was in Douarnenez in 1929 with Pierre Colle, Giovanni Leonardi and Max Jacob. He painted the port of Rosmeur at the feast of the blue nets and exhibited his painting at the Salon d'Automne in 1930. In November 1929, André Warnod wrote about his painting: "Lucien Genin depicts Paris with a sometimes hasty ardour but with a pleasant flavour of vivid colours". During these ten years, he practised a painting that was composed, colourful, sensitive, skilful, delicate, humorous and comic. A painting by Lucien Genin won the Art Institute of Chicago prize in 1932. In 1940, he took refuge in Marseilles for a few months. In 1941, the Paris City Council bought him a gouache and in 1944 René Fauchois presented his exhibition at the Bernard gallery. In 1947 he left for Cassis for the last time and exhibited at the Bernard gallery on his return. In his last years he devoted himself to painting landscapes in his room, with his easel under the window, where Robert Doisneau visited him a few weeks before his death. Lucien Genin was immortalised in 1953 in Le Vin des rue by Robert Giraud and Robert Doisneau. A retrospective exhibition was organised for him at the Galerie Seine in 1954.
FERNANDO AMORSOLO (Philippines, 1892 - 1972)."Philippine landscape with huts".Watercolour on paper.There is wear on the paper and small perforations in the lower left corner.Provenance: John Glaine, Attaché to the British Embassy in Manila.Garchitorena family, received as a gift in 1952.Private collection in Madrid.Signed in the lower right corner.Measurements: 20 x 31,5 cm; 42 x 52 cm (frame).One of the most important painters in the history of Philippine art, Amorsolo focused his art on reflecting the Philippine landscape, its people and customs. In this work the artist depicts the rural landscape of what might be a native village. However, there is no human presence of any kind. The palette is remarkable, with warm colours, worked with a soft, loose and vibrant brushstroke.One of the most important painters in the history of Philippine art, Amorsolo focused his art on depicting the Philippine landscape, its people and customs. He was also a brilliant portraitist of the female figure. Particularly known for his great technique and masterful use of light, this painter began his training at the age of thirteen under the guidance of his uncle, the painter Fabián de la Rosa. His uncle was to become his guide and protector throughout his career. In his youth, Amorsolo earned his living by selling watercolour postcards, until 1908, when he achieved his first success, second prize in the International Association of Artists' competition with his painting "Reading the Newspaper". The following year he entered the Manila Lyceum to train as an artist. During his time as a student at the Lyceum he was awarded various prizes and honours, and after graduating he entered the School of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines, where his uncle De la Rosa was working at the time. During this period at university Amorsolo was influenced by Velázquez, John Singer Sargent, Anders Zorn, Claude Monet and Renoir, although the most important influence was that of the contemporary Spanish masters Joaquín Sorolla and Ignacio Zuloaga. During these years, the young painter took part in various competitions, both inside and outside the university, and also began his career as an illustrator, working for various Philippine publications. He also illustrated Severino Reyes' first novel in Tagalog, "Parusa ng Diyos". In 1914 Amorsolo graduated with honours from the University of the Philippines, and soon began working as a draftsman for the Bureau of Public Works. He later became art director of the Pacific Trading Company, and taught part-time at the University of the Philippines, where he taught for thirty-eight years. Three years after finishing his studies in his native country, Amorsolo moved to Spain to study at the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, thanks to a scholarship from the businessman Enrique Zobel de Ayala. He spent seven months in Spain, where he devoted himself mainly to sketching in the museums and streets of Madrid, experimenting with light and colour. Zobel's grant also enabled him to visit New York, where the young painter discovered post-war Cubism and Impressionism, movements that were to exert a key influence on his work. On his return, Amorsolo opened his own studio in Manila, and by the 1930s his work had been exhibited all over the Philippines and abroad, making the young master the country's leading painter. He was also much sought after by American officers stationed in the Philippines, and indeed his popularity meant that his works were also disseminated through photographs and reproductions. In 1938 he was appointed director of the School of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines, a post he held until 1952. An enormously prolific painter, from the 1950s until his death in 1972, Amorsolo produced an average of ten paintings a month. Four days after his death, he was decorated with the Order of the National Artists of the Philippines, the first person to receive this honour. Works by Fernando Amorsolo are now held in the National Museum and the Ayala Museum in Manila, among other public and private collections.
PAINTINGS & PRINTS ASSORTMENT (8) - SANDRA FRANCIS pastel study of a figure, 20 x 26cms, CHARLES COOMBES watercolour - silver birch trees under a stormy sky, signed, 28 x 20cms, C PHILLIPS painting on board - townscape with figures, hens and buildings to the background, 18 x 14cms, a small oil on panel - two children, initialled N A, and a painting on panel - a young girl, initialled N A, a small watercolour - Alpine scene and an oil on canvas - interior scene and a colourful rural scene print
A Japanese painting, a Japanese album, three Japanese woodblock prints, 19th century, the album comprising 19 woodblock prints of leaves and root vegetables, each measuring 36.3cm x 25.5cm, a woodblock print of a winter river scene by Utagawa Kunisada, 32cm x 22cm, a woodblock print by Kikukawa Eizan depicting courtesans, another woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro depicting a court lady, 37cm x 25.5cm, the watercolour depicting a officials and ladies in a palace, 25.5cm x 22cm, framed and glazed. (5)Provenance: Estate of the late designer Anthony Powell (1935 – 2021).日本十九世紀 歌川國豐、喜多川歌麿、菊川英山版畫各一幅，《品物圖譜》版畫十九張，人物繪畫一幅來源：設計師安東尼·鮑威(1935 – 2021)藏。Please refer to department for condition report
Wendy Jelbert (b. 1943) - British - Two original signed watercolour painting on paper to include 'Shadows & Bright Sunshine' depicting an old barn door with chickens & rooster. Together with another farm scene watercolour with no title depicting a courtyard with chickens. Both signed, framed & glazed. Largest measuring 69 x 59cm
° ° European Art - 13 works:- Oppe, A.P - The Drawings of Paul and Thomas Sandby….at Windsor Castle, 1947; Falk, Bernard - Thomas Rowlandson. His Lif and Work, [1949]; Rothenstein, John - Augustus John, 1946; Oppe, A.P - The Drawings of William Hogarth, 1948; Berenson, B - The Italian Painters of the Renaissance, 1952; McLean, Rory - George Cruikshank, 1948; Klingender, F.D - Hogarth and English Caricature, 1944; Uhde, Wilhelm - Five Primitive Masters, 1949; Martin, Prof. Dr. W - Dutch Painting of the Great Period, 1951; Vries, A.D de - Jan Vermeer van Delft, 1948; The Watercolour Drawings of Thomas Rowlandson, 1947; Marriott, Charles - Modern Art and Peacock, Charles - Painters and Writers, 1949
A CONTEMPORARY PAINTING OF KOI FISH Watercolour on paper Inscriptions and seals upper right 83 x 167cm (framed) Condition: For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.
Peter DE WINT (1784 - 1849). "N-Wales" (North Wales). Um 1800.Circa 17,5 cm x 24,5 cm. Circa 27 cm x 36 cm mit Rahmen. Aquarell auf Papier. Charmante Malerei dieser idyllischen Landschaft im Norden Englands mit seinen Hügeln, Seen und mittelalterlichen Bauwerken. Rückseitig signiert und betitelt.Peter DE WINT (1784 - 1849). "N-Wales" (North Wales). Around 1800.Approx. 17,5 cm x 24,5 cm. Approx. 27 cm x 36 cm with frame. Watercolour on paper. Charming painting of this idyllic landscape in the North of England with its hills, lakes and medieval buildings. Signed and titled on the reverse.
YAMAMOTO TAKEO (1910-2003)Brush Painting of a Stage Set Designed by Komura Settai (1887-1940) Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1930Watercolour on paper, design for the kabuki theatre with a view of a castle town and rice fields, the reverse inscribed in pencil to the effect that this design, by Komura Settai, was used for the drama Tanbo (The Rice Paddy) by Kimura Tomiko (1890-1944), the reverse of the card mount with a label Komura Settai butai sochi shosakuji Tanbo (Set design by Komura Settai: The Rice Field) and Showa gonen kabukiza joen Yamamoto Takeo (Performed at the Kabukiza Theatre in 1930, Yamamoto Takeo) with seal Takeo, mounted on card. Paper: 16.7cm x 48.5cm (6 9/16in x 19 1/8in); image: 7.5cm x 36.2cm (2 15/16in x 14¼in). (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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