Auction details

Modern British Art
3:00 AM PT - May 8th, 2008

offered by
Bloomsbury Auctions

Bloomsbury House
Mayfair, London W1 S1PP
Uk Auction

Auction dates

183 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(GBP)
1B Lot 1B

Simoen Solomon (1840- 1905) study of a woman with
Simoen Solomon (1840-1905) study of a woman with red hair, 1...

2,000
-
3,000
2B Lot 2B

Eric Gill (1882-1940) slindon sussex, 1901 watercolour and pencil on paper, monogrammed twice in pencil at ...

1,500
-
2,000
3B Lot 3B

Harold Gilman (1876-1912) untitled (interior) oil on canvas, signed H. Gilman at lower left, executed circa 19...

6,000
-
8,000
4B Lot 4B

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
5B Lot 5B

John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961) dancing figures, 1918 crayon on paper, 13 x 9½ in., 33 x 24 cm. ***Provenance: ...

2,800
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3,500
6B Lot 6B

Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) untitled watercolour on paper, signed Laura Knight at lower left, 10 x 6_...

1,500
-
2,000
7B Lot 7B

Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) the music rehearsal watercolour and pencil on paper, includes pencil drawing verso, ...

6,000
-
8,000
9B Lot 9B

Augustus John (1878-1961) untitled (dancing figures) charcoal on paper, signed John at lower right, 13 x 9½ in., 33...

1,500
-
2,000
10B Lot 10B

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
11B Lot 11B

Augustus John (1878-1961) female figure studies
Augustus John (1878-1961) untitled (female figure studies) p...

1,500
-
2,000
12B Lot 12B

Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) Pavlova
Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) pavlova pencil on paper, sign...

1,500
-
2,000
13B Lot 13B

Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) chinese acrobat, 1938 pencil on paper, signed L. K, titled Chinese Acrobat and dated ...

800
-
1,200
14B Lot 14B

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
15B Lot 15B

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
16B Lot 16B

Robert Lutyens (1901-1972) still life, 1930 oil on canvas, signed Lutyens and dated 1930 at upper left, 9 x ...

500
-
700
17B Lot 17B

Mark Gertler (1892-1939) still life with poppies,
Mark Gertler (1891-1939) still life with poppies, 1931 oil o...

12,000
-
18,000
18B Lot 18B

George Bergen (1904-1984) caged bird oil on panel, 15 x 11 in., 38 x 28 cm. ***Provenance: Private C...

500
-
700
1 Bid
19B Lot 19B

Keith Baynes (1887-1977) windmill, wimbledon common, 1930 oil on board, signed Keith Baynes at lower left, 13 x 16¼...

600
-
800
20B Lot 20B

Roger Fry (1866-1934) landscape watercolour on paper, signed roger fry at lower left, 10¼ x 14 i...

600
-
800
1 Bid
21B Lot 21B

Edward Seago (1910-1974) moroccan street scene watercolour with graphite on paper, signed at lower left, 14½ x ...

700
-
900
22B Lot 22B

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
23B Lot 23B

Merlyn Evans (1910-1973) african hills, 1935 pencil on paper, titled african hills and dated 1935, 14_ ...

2,000
-
3,000
24B Lot 24B

Harry Epworth Allen (1894-1958) study for the wall of death, circa 1936 gouache and watercolour over pencil on pape...

700
-
900
25B Lot 25B

Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) cemetary at night, 1936 pen, ink and watercolour on paper, signed and dated at lower lef...

700
-
900
26B

Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) schooner in harbour watercolour, gouache and pencil on thin tissue paper, laid down ...

15,000
-
20,000
27B Lot 27B

Clifford Hall (1904-1973) model at portrait class oil on board, 13_ x 9_ in., 35 x 24.5 cm. ***Provenance: Privat...

500
-
700
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
29B

Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) cloud study, 1942 gouache on paper, signed Michael Ayrton at lower right, 19 x 19 ...

2,000
-
3,000
30B Lot 30B

School of British Surrealism untitled oil on board, inscribed indistinctly on adhesive label verso, en...

400
-
600
31B Lot 31B

John Minton (1917-1957) bomb damaged buildings pen and ink with wash on paper, on two sides, executed circa 194...

1,500
-
2,000
32B Lot 32B

Jankel Adler (1895-1949) family group, 1968 pencil drawing, stamped Jankel Adler C.A. at lower right, 10½ x ...

600
-
800
33B Lot 33B

John Armstrong (1893-1973) pepper analysis, 1959 oil on canvas, signed and dated at lower right, signed and title...

6,000
-
8,000
34B Lot 34B

[Attributed to] Kenneth Armitage (1916-2002) untitled bronze, executed circa 1948, initialled KA at lower left, 11 ...

800
-
1,200
35B Lot 35B

Sali Herman (1898-1993) australian frontier, 1946 oil on panel, signed S. Herman and dated '46 at lower left...

1,000
-
1,500
36B Lot 36B

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
37B Lot 37B

Fred Dubery (b.1926) bouquet of wild flowers, 1989 oil on canvas, signed fred dubery at lower right, 11½ x 15_ in.,...

400
-
600
38B Lot 38B

William Gear R.A. (1915-1997) untitled (abstract composition), 1948 ink on paper, signed gear and dated '48 at lowe...

1,500
-
2,000
39B Lot 39B

Roland Suddaby (1912-1973) still life watercolour on paper, signed R Suddaby at lower right, 17¼ x 15¼...

600
-
800
40B Lot 40B

Bernard Meninisky (1891-1950) still life with mackerel, 1924 oil on canvas, signed meninsky and dated '24 at lower ...

1,500
-
2,000
41B Lot 41B

Lord Methuen RA (1886 - 1974) untitled, 1949
Lord Methuen R.A. (1886-1974) untitled, 1949 pen, ink and wa...

200
-
300
42B Lot 42B

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
43B

Bernard Meninisky (1891-1950) untitled (landscape) watercolour on paper, signed meninsky at lower right, 13 x 21 in...

400
-
600
44B

Bernard Meninisky (1891-1950) untitled (coast) watercolour and pencil on paper, signed meninsky at lower right,...

400
-
600
45B

Bernard Meninisky (1891-1950) untitled (tree) watercolour on paper, 17¼ x 26¼ in., 44 x 66.5 cm. ***Provenanc...

400
-
600
46B

Bernard Meninisky (1891-1950) untitled (coast) watercolour on paper, signed meninsky at lower right, 11_ x 22 i...

400
-
600
47B

Bernard Meninisky (1891-1950) untitled (seascape) watercolour on paper, signed meninsky at lower right, 15¼ x 22¼ ...

400
-
600
48B Lot 48B

Margaret Green (1925-2003) hungry birds oil on canvas, signed m green at lower left, 29½ x 39½ in., 75 x...

600
-
800
49B Lot 49B

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
50B Lot 50B

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
51B Lot 51B

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