Auction details
Modern British Art
3:00 AM PT - May 8th, 2008
offered by
Bloomsbury Auctions
Mayfair, London W1 S1PP

Auction dates
- 4:00 AM PT - Apr 24th, 2008
- 3:00 AM PT - May 8th, 2008
- 3:00 AM PT - May 15th, 2008
- 4:00 AM PT - May 16th, 2008
- 5:00 AM PT - May 22nd, 2008
183 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (GBP) |
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| 1B |
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Simoen Solomon (1840- 1905) study of a woman with |
2,000 - 3,000 |
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| 2B |
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Eric Gill (1882-1940) slindon sussex, 1901 watercolour and pencil on paper, monogrammed twice in pencil at ... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 3B |
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Harold Gilman (1876-1912) untitled (interior) oil on canvas, signed H. Gilman at lower left, executed circa 19... |
6,000 - 8,000 |
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| 4B |
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Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) the bird (polish emblem) pen and ink on paper, 14_ x 10 in., 37.5 x 25.4 cm. ***... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 5B |
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John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961) dancing figures, 1918 crayon on paper, 13 x 9½ in., 33 x 24 cm. ***Provenance: ... |
2,800 - 3,500 |
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| 6B |
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Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) untitled watercolour on paper, signed Laura Knight at lower left, 10 x 6_... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 7B |
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Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) the music rehearsal watercolour and pencil on paper, includes pencil drawing verso, ... |
6,000 - 8,000 |
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| 9B |
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Augustus John (1878-1961) untitled (dancing figures) charcoal on paper, signed John at lower right, 13 x 9½ in., 33... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 10B |
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Augustus John (1878-1961) untitled (two female figures) ink on paper, signed John at lower left, 21 x 11½ in., 53.5... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
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| 11B |
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Augustus John (1878-1961) female figure studies |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 12B |
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Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) Pavlova |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 13B |
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Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) chinese acrobat, 1938 pencil on paper, signed L. K, titled Chinese Acrobat and dated ... |
800 - 1,200 |
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| 14B |
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Dora Carrington (1893-1932) ceres, 1925 pen, ink and watercolour on paper, 9½ x 7½ in., 24.2 x 19 cm. ... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 15B |
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Christopher Wood (1901-1930) allegory of the sea pen and ink over pencil on paper, 19 x 24½ in., 48.2 x 62.3 cm. ... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
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| 16B |
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Robert Lutyens (1901-1972) still life, 1930 oil on canvas, signed Lutyens and dated 1930 at upper left, 9 x ... |
500 - 700 |
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| 17B |
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Mark Gertler (1892-1939) still life with poppies, |
12,000 - 18,000 |
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| 18B |
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George Bergen (1904-1984) caged bird oil on panel, 15 x 11 in., 38 x 28 cm. ***Provenance: Private C... |
500 - 700 |
1 Bid
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| 19B |
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Keith Baynes (1887-1977) windmill, wimbledon common, 1930 oil on board, signed Keith Baynes at lower left, 13 x 16¼... |
600 - 800 |
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| 20B |
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Roger Fry (1866-1934) landscape watercolour on paper, signed roger fry at lower left, 10¼ x 14 i... |
600 - 800 |
1 Bid
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| 21B |
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Edward Seago (1910-1974) moroccan street scene watercolour with graphite on paper, signed at lower left, 14½ x ... |
700 - 900 |
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| 22B |
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Lynton Harold Lamb (1907-1977) the open door, 1935 oil on canvas, signed L. Lamb and dated '35 at lower left, 27½ x... |
600 - 800 |
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| 23B |
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Merlyn Evans (1910-1973) african hills, 1935 pencil on paper, titled african hills and dated 1935, 14_ ... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
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| 24B |
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Harry Epworth Allen (1894-1958) study for the wall of death, circa 1936 gouache and watercolour over pencil on pape... |
700 - 900 |
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| 25B |
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Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) cemetary at night, 1936 pen, ink and watercolour on paper, signed and dated at lower lef... |
700 - 900 |
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| 26B |
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) schooner in harbour watercolour, gouache and pencil on thin tissue paper, laid down ... |
15,000 - 20,000 |
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| 27B |
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Clifford Hall (1904-1973) model at portrait class oil on board, 13_ x 9_ in., 35 x 24.5 cm. ***Provenance: Privat... |
500 - 700 |
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| 28B |
Clifford Hall (1904-1973) girl on beach oil on canvas, signed clifford hall at lower right, 29½ x 24 in.... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 29B |
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) cloud study, 1942 gouache on paper, signed Michael Ayrton at lower right, 19 x 19 ... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
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| 30B |
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School of British Surrealism untitled oil on board, inscribed indistinctly on adhesive label verso, en... |
400 - 600 |
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| 31B |
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John Minton (1917-1957) bomb damaged buildings pen and ink with wash on paper, on two sides, executed circa 194... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 32B |
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Jankel Adler (1895-1949) family group, 1968 pencil drawing, stamped Jankel Adler C.A. at lower right, 10½ x ... |
600 - 800 |
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| 33B |
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John Armstrong (1893-1973) pepper analysis, 1959 oil on canvas, signed and dated at lower right, signed and title... |
6,000 - 8,000 |
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| 34B |
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[Attributed to] Kenneth Armitage (1916-2002) untitled bronze, executed circa 1948, initialled KA at lower left, 11 ... |
800 - 1,200 |
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| 35B |
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Sali Herman (1898-1993) australian frontier, 1946 oil on panel, signed S. Herman and dated '46 at lower left... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 36B |
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Leon Underwood (1890-1975) portrait of a black boy, 1946 oil on board, signed Leon U and dated '46, 16 x 12 in., 41... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 37B |
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Fred Dubery (b.1926) bouquet of wild flowers, 1989 oil on canvas, signed fred dubery at lower right, 11½ x 15_ in.,... |
400 - 600 |
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| 38B |
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William Gear R.A. (1915-1997) untitled (abstract composition), 1948 ink on paper, signed gear and dated '48 at lowe... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 39B |
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Roland Suddaby (1912-1973) still life watercolour on paper, signed R Suddaby at lower right, 17¼ x 15¼... |
600 - 800 |
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| 40B |
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Bernard Meninisky (1891-1950) still life with mackerel, 1924 oil on canvas, signed meninsky and dated '24 at lower ... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 41B |
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Lord Methuen RA (1886 - 1974) untitled, 1949 |
200 - 300 |
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| 42B |
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Alfred Wolmark (1877-1961) the card players oil on canvas, 16 x 12_ in., 40.5 x 32.5 cm. ***Provenance: Pri... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 43B |
Bernard Meninisky (1891-1950) untitled (landscape) watercolour on paper, signed meninsky at lower right, 13 x 21 in... |
400 - 600 |
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| 44B |
Bernard Meninisky (1891-1950) untitled (coast) watercolour and pencil on paper, signed meninsky at lower right,... |
400 - 600 |
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| 45B |
Bernard Meninisky (1891-1950) untitled (tree) watercolour on paper, 17¼ x 26¼ in., 44 x 66.5 cm. ***Provenanc... |
400 - 600 |
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| 46B |
Bernard Meninisky (1891-1950) untitled (coast) watercolour on paper, signed meninsky at lower right, 11_ x 22 i... |
400 - 600 |
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| 47B |
Bernard Meninisky (1891-1950) untitled (seascape) watercolour on paper, signed meninsky at lower right, 15¼ x 22¼ ... |
400 - 600 |
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| 48B |
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Margaret Green (1925-2003) hungry birds oil on canvas, signed m green at lower left, 29½ x 39½ in., 75 x... |
600 - 800 |
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| 49B |
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Sir Terry Frost R.A. (1915-2003) untitled, 1954 oil on card, signed in pencil at lower left Terry Frost and date... |
4,000 - 6,000 |
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| 50B |
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Sir Terry Frost R.A. (1915-2003) sonnet to black (black spiral), 1991 oil and collage on canvas on board, signed Fr... |
2,800 - 3,500 |
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| 51B |
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Sir Terry Frost R.A. (1915-2003) sonnet to black (black spiral), 1991 oil and collage on canvas, signed Frost and d... |
2,800 - 3,500 |










































