Modern & Contemporary British & Irish Art-including works donated to the Royal Society of Sculptors lots 328 to 457

13 Oct 2021  |  UK, London
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Sir John Lavery RA RSA RHA, Irish 1856–1941 - Aida, 1909; pen and ink on paper, signed and dated lower left 'John Lavery 1909' and titled lower right 'AIDA', 23.5 x 18.4 cm Provenance: Sotheby's, Sussex, 8th September 1992, lot 01463 (unsold);...

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Sir Walter Thomas Monnington PRA, British 1902–1976 - A Kentish Oast House, c.1944; oil on panel, 23.9 x 34 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist; Desmond Judd, Cranbrook, 19th November 1990; private collection, purchased from the above...

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Sir Matthew Smith CBE, British 1879-1959 - Still life with pears; pastel on squared paper, initialled lower right 'MS', 29.5 x 20.8 cm (unframed) (ARR) Note: with thanks to John Gledhill for his assistance in the cataloguing of this work Smith’s...

3: Sir Matthew Smith CBE, British... Estimate: Login

Sir Matthew Smith CBE, British 1879–1959 - Tulips, c. late 1930s; oil on canvas, signed with initials 'MS', 55 x 33 cm (ARR) Provenance: Judge Henry Mahaut, Aix-en-Provence, gifted by the artist in the late 1930s; private collection, France; Aix...

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Glyn Philpot RA, British 1884–1937 - Study for 'Henry Thomas Sitting - Back View', 1937; black chalk on paper, 29 x 23.5 cm Provenance: Gabrielle Cross, the artist's niece; Fine Art Society, London, no.16013 (according to the label attached to the...

5: Glyn Philpot RA, British... Estimate: Login

Glyn Philpot RA, British 1884–1937 - The Wrestlers, c.1905-10; bronze on a wooden base, marked 'P' on the bronze, cast c.1968 from the original plaster in collaboration with Gabrielle Cross, the artist's niece, H16 cm including base Provenance:...

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Duncan Grant, British 1885-1978 - Bridge over Canal, Venice, 1955; gouache on paper, signed with initials and dated lower left 'DG 1955', 24.5 x 33.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: Anthony D'Offay Gallery, London; Dr. Krikler, purchased from the above in...

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Clifford Hall RBA ROI, British 1904–1973 - Thomson and Gerbola (in the Dressing Room, Olympia), 1936; oil on board, signed and dated lower right 'Clifford Hall 1936', 59.2 x 49.2 cm (ARR) Note: with thanks to the Clifford Hall Estate for their...

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Dame Laura Knight RA RWS, British 1877-1970 - St Ives Harbour, 1912; watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Laura Knight 1912', 48 x 33 cm (unframed) (ARR) Provenance: with James Bourlet & Sons, London, no.1801 (according to the label...

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Edward Le Bas RA, British 1904-1966 - Portrait of a lady; oil on canvas, 76 x 46 cm (ARR) (VAT charged on hammer price) Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 3rd November 1982, lot 255

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Sir Hugh Casson PRA, British 1910-1999 - Osborne House; watercolour on paper, titled lower right 'Osborne House', 14.6 x 5.6 cm (ARR)

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Roger Fry, British 1866-1934 - Still Life, c.1918; ink on paper, 35.2 x 22.3 cm Provenance: The Bloomsbury Workshop, London; private collection, purchased from the above

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Leon Underwood, British 1890-1975 - Venus of Lespugue; bronze on circular wooden base, inscribed in pencil on the base 'Venus of Lespugue Haute Garonne Palaeolithic', 17.5 x 8.4 x 7.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: private collection, gifted by the artist;...

13: Leon Underwood, British... Estimate: Login

Blair Hughes-Stanton, British 1902-1981 - Reclining Nude , c.1936; ink and tempera on canvas, signed lower right 'Blair H S' (under frame), 76.5 x 102 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist Note: Blair Hughes Stanton (1902 – 1981) was one of...

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Blair Hughes-Stanton, British 1902-1981 - Two Figures on the Rocks, Cassis, 1937; watercolour and ink on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Blair HS 37', 49.7 x 34.8 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist Note: Blair Hughes Stanton (1902 –...

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Blair Hughes-Stanton, British 1902-1981 - Dawn (Surrealist Landscape), 1934; graphite and watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Blair H S 34' and titled lower left, 32.3 x 41.8 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist Note: Blair...

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Amendment: this work is oil on paper laid down on plywood, not oil on board as previously stated John Melville, British 1902-1986 - Dancing Girl, 1937; oil on paper laid down on plywood, signed and dated upper left 'John Melville 1937', 54 x 43 cm...

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John Melville, British 1902–1986 - Self-portrait, 1961; oil on canvas, signed and dated upper left 'John Melville 1961', 79 x 102 cm (ARR) Note: a self-taught artist, Melville was one the key members of the vital Brimingham Surrealists, along with...

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Grace W Pailthorpe, British 1883-1971 - Untitled; watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower right 'G.W. Pailthorpe 01.12.66.', 26.9 x 36.7 cm (ARR) Note: alongside her partner Reuben Mednikoff, the artist created a distinct and highly innovative...

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Reuben Mednikoff, British 1906-1972 – Untitled (October 2 1938 no.3), 1938; watercolour on paper, signed lower left 'R Mednikoff' and numbered and dated on the reverse of the sheet, 28.5 x 39.2 cm (ARR) Note: alongside his partner Grace Pailthorpe...

20: Reuben Mednikoff, British... Estimate: Login

Ithell Colquhoun, British 1906-1988 - Day Star II, 1964; oil on paper, signed with monogram and dated lower right '64', 44 x 33.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: with James Bourlet & Sons, London; David Lays, Penzance, 14th October 2003, lot 148; private...

21: Ithell Colquhoun, British... Estimate: Login

Henryk Gotlib, British/Polish 1890–1966 - Cows in a Landscape, ; oil on canvas, signed lower right 'Gotlib', 63 x 76 cm (ARR) Provenance: Boundary Gallery, London Note: with thanks to Agi Katz for her assistance with the cataloguing of this work...

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Henryk Gotlib, British/Polish 1890–1966 - Nude with Hand on Shoulder, 1960; oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right 'Gotlib 1960', 101.5 x 64 cm (ARR) Provenance: Boundary Gallery, London Note: with thanks to Agi Katz for her assistance with...

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Henryk Gotlib, British/Polish 1890–1966 - Lady on Sofa, 1951; oil on canvas, signed lower right, 70 x 93 cm (ARR) Provenance: Boundary Gallery, London Note: with thanks to Agi Katz for her assistance with the cataloguing of this work. Gotlib...

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AMENDMENT; please note the following work is oil on paper laid down on board, not oil on board as previously stated David Bomberg, British 1890-1957 - The Bomb Store, 1942; oil on paper laid down on board, 76 x 57 cm (ARR) Provenance: Boundary...

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David Bomberg, British 1890-1957 - Embrace, 1919; ink, wash and pencil on paper, 25.2 x 18.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 20th Century British Art, 18th March 2008, lot 125; private collection, purchased from the above Note: with thanks...

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Lilian Holt, British 1898–1983 - Cathedral, 1953; charcoal on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Lilian Holt 53', 59.5 x 47.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: Boundary Gallery, London Note: with thanks to Agi Katz for her assistance with the cataloguing of...

27: Lilian Holt, British 1898–1983... Estimate: Login

Mary Fedden OBE RA RWA, British 1915-2012 - Sand Buntings, 1982; watercolour and gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Fedden 1982', 21.5 x 16.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: private collection, purchased directly from the artist in 1982; thence...

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Mary Fedden OBE RA RWA, British 1915-2012 - Trulli House in Apulia; pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper, signed lower left 'Fedden', 20.5 x 27 cm (ARR)Provenance: private collection, purchased directly from the artist in 1982; thence by...

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Mary Fedden OBE RA RWA, British 1915-2012 - Landscape in France, 1967; watercolour, gouache and collage on paper, signed and dated lower left 'Fedden 1967', 54 x 40 cm (ARR) Provenance: private collection, purchased from the artist; thence by...

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Julian Trevelyan RA, British 1910–1988 - San Gimignano, 1987; watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Julian Trevelyan 87', 18.6 x 15.8 cm (ARR) Provenance: Dr. Fricker, Beckenham; P.E. Cox, West Wickham (according to the label attached...

31: Julian Trevelyan RA, British... Estimate: Login

John Piper CH, British 1903-1992 - Landscape at Bredwardine; watercolour, ink and gouache on paper, signed lower right 'John Piper', 39 x 59.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: Marlborough Gallery, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the...

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William Senior, Scottish b.1927 - Abstract Still Life, c.1949; watercolour on paper, signed lower right 'Senior', 22 x 32.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Stephen Somerville Ltd, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame) Note:...

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Graham Bell, British 1910–1943 - Portrait of a Man; oil on canvas, inscribed with signature and address on the reverse, 61.2 x 51 cm (unframed) Provenance: George Myers (according to the label attached to the reverse); private collection, London...

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Fred Cuming RA NEAC Hon RBA Hon ROI, British b.1930 - Winchelsea Beach, 1988; oil on board, signed and dated lower left 'Cuming 88', 58.8 x 80.3 cm (ARR) Exhibited: Royal Academy, London, Summer Exhibition, 1989, no.6 (according to the label with...

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AMENDMENT: Please note VAT is payable on the hammer price for this Lot. Fred Cuming RA NEAC Hon RBA Hon ROI, British b.1930 - Isle of Oxney, October; oil on board, signed lower left 'Cuming', 59.5 x 59.5 cm (ARR) Exhibited: New Grafton Gallery...

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Patrick Heron, British 1920–1999 - December 31: 1982: I, 1982; gouache on paper, 50 x 35 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Waddington Galleries Ltd, London (label on the reverse of the frame); Mr Guy Whitmarsh, purchased from the above and thence by...

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John Milne, British 1931-1978 - Trio I, 1969; polished bronze, conceived in 1969 in an edition of 8, titled, dated and numbered '2/8' on the artist's label on the underside of the work, 34 x 11.5 x 4.6 cm (ARR) Literature: J.P. Hodin, John Milne:...

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Hans Tisdall, British/German 1910-1997 - Shorescape Pink Cliff; oil on canvas, signed lower right 'Tisdall', 61.5 x 76.2 cm (unframed) (ARR) Provenance: The Hanover Gallery, London; private collection, purchased from the above in 1961 and thence by...

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Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Scottish 1912-2004 - Assisi (pink & green), 1955; pencil and gouache on paper, signed and dated lower left 'W. Barns-Graham 1955' and inscribed on the reverse of the frame, 41.5 x 53 cm (ARR) Provenance: private collection...

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Denis Mitchell, British 1912-1993 - Trevean, 1971; bronze, conceived in 1971 in an edition of 5, signed with initials, titled, dated and numbered under base 'DAM Trevean 1971 1/5', 69.5(H) x 23.7(W) x 15(D) cm including bronze base (ARR)...

41: Denis Mitchell, British... Estimate: Login

Denis Mitchell, British 1912-1993 - Lamorna, 1969; bronze, conceived in 1969 in an edition of 5, initialled, titled, dated and numbered under base ‘DAM Lamorna 1969 2/5’, 53.5(H) x 21(W) x 10(D) cm including base (ARR) Provenance: Marjorie Parr...

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Isgan Baz, British/Turkish b.1919 - Untitled; oil on canvas, inscribed on the reverse of the stretcher 'Baz', 88.5 x 161 cm (ARR) Note: the artist came to Britain in 1950 and had two solo exhibitions at the New Vision Centre Gallery in London in...

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Bernard Leach CH CBE, British 1887–1979 - Eastern Landscape, 1964; pen, ink and watercolour on paper, signed with initials and dated lower right 'BL 1964', 15.5 x 24.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: Belgrave Gallery, St. Ives (according to the label on the...

44: Bernard Leach CH CBE, British... Estimate: Login

Biddy Picard, British b.1922 - Grey Jug with Apple; acrylic on board, signed lower right 'Biddy Picard', 22.3 x 29.6 cm (ARR) Provenance: purchased from Newlyn Orion Gallery in 1989; thence by descent Note: Biddy Picard has been long-term member of...

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Roy Turner Durrant, British 1925-1998- Farm; gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Durrant 53', 39 x 49 cm (ARR) Provenance: AIA Gallery, London, 1953 (according to the photographic archive of the vendor)

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Roy Turner Durrant, British 1925-1998 – Untitled, 1969; oil with incised lines on sawn wood panel, signed and dated top right ‘Durrant 60’, signed, dated and numbered on a panel affixed to the reverse of the frame, 38.5 x 59 cm (ARR) Provenance:...

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Roy Turner Durrant, British 1925-1998 – Untitled, 1956; watercolour and ink on paper, signed and dated lower right ‘Durrant 56’, 14 x 19 cm: together with another watercolour and ink on paper by the same artist, signed and dated top left, 19.6 x...

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Paul Feiler, British 1918-2013 - Aduton GXXXI, 1980; gouache on paper, titled lower left and signed and dated lower right 'Paul Feiler 80', 20 x 20 cm (ARR) Provenance: Private collection purchased from Newlyn Orion Gallery and thence by descent...

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Gillian Ayres OBE, British 1930–2018 - Trueuo, 1980; aquatex on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Gillian Ayres 80', 44 x 53 cm (ARR) Provenance: Knoedler Gallery, London, no.02055 (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame);...

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John Hoyland RA, British 1934-2011 - Caprice, 1983; acrylic on canvas, signed, titled and dated on the reverse 'John Hoyland Caprice 1.4.83', with artist's label affixed to the back of the frame (no.T246), 60.5 x 51 cm (ARR) Provenance: Waddington...

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Alastair Morton, Scottish 1910-1963 - Composition in Blue and Red, 1962; gouache and pencil on paper, initialled and dated lower right 'A 62' and inscribed on the reverse of the sheet 'G 9', 19 x 28 cm: together with another gouache and pencil on...

52: Alastair Morton, Scottish... Estimate: Login

Alastair Morton, Scottish 1910-1963 - Ovoid form, 1946; watercolour and gouache on paper, signed with initials and dated lower right 'AM 46', 39 x 29.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: Abbott and Hodler, London (according to the label on the reverse of the...

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Alastair Morton, Scottish 1910-1963 - Yellow Circle; watercolour on paper, signed with initial lower right 'A', 36.2 x 30 cm (ARR) Provenance: Abbott and Hodler, London (according to the label on the reverse of the frame); private collection

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Adrian Heath, British 1920-1992 - Composition, c.1960; watercolour, collage and gouache on paper, 22.5 x 21.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist; Jonathan Clark Fine Art, London (according to the label on the reverse of the frame);...

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Adrian Heath, British 1920-1992 - Study, 1973; acrylic and pencil on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Heath 73', 22.5 x 22.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: acquired from the Estate of the Artist by the present owner

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Adrian Heath, British 1920-1992 - Untitled, 1976; oil and pencil on paper, signed with initials and dated on the reverse of the sheet 'AH 76', 24.5 x 26.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: acquired from the Estate of the Artist by the present owner

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Eileen Agar RA, British 1899-1991 - Abstract Composition; gouache and collage on paper, signed lower right 'Agar', 14.7 x 20 cm (ARR) Provenance: purchased directly from the Estate of the Artist

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Clarke Hutton, British 1898-1985 - Trees, Surrealist Composition in Green, 1975; oil on panel, signed with initials and dated lower right 'CH 75', signed, titled and dated on the reverse of the frame, 22.5 x 22.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: Louise Hallett...

59: Clarke Hutton, British... Estimate: Login

Clarke Hutton, British 1898-1984 - Enclosure, 1982; oil on panel in the artist’s own frame, signed with initials and dated lower right 'CH 82', 13.9 x 19 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist Note: Clarke Hutton began his career in the art...

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Clarke Hutton, British 1898-1984 - Untitled abstract (red), 1981; oil on panel in the artist’s own frame, signed with initials and dated lower right 'CH 81', 9.5 x 15.9 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist Note: Clarke Hutton began his...

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Clarke Hutton, British 1898-1984 - Untitled abstract (pink), 1983; oil on panel in the artist’s own frame, signed with initials and dated lower left 'CH 83', 22.3 x 29.8 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist Note: Clarke Hutton began his...

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Clarke Hutton, British 1898-1984 - Untitled (pink and black), 1963; watercolour on paper, signed with initials and dated lower left 'CH 63', 33.1 x 45.7 cm: together with two other works on paper by the same artist, 'Untitled (green, red and pink)...

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Alan Davie CBE RA HRSW, Scottish 1920-2014 - Mouser OG.3383, 2011; oil and felt-tip pen on paper, signed and dated top left 'Alan Davie 2011', 19 x 13.3 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Gimpel Fils, London; purchased directly from the Estate of the Artist...

64: Alan Davie CBE RA HRSW... Estimate: Login

Alan Davie CBE RA HRSW, Scottish 1920-2014 - Untitled, three works, 2009; biro and ink on paper, two sheets signed and dated 'Alan Davie 2009', from left to right: 15 x 16 cm, 18.5 x 13.7 cm, 19.5 x 18 cm (ARR) Provenance: purchased directly from...

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Alan Davie CBE RA HRSW, Scottish 1920-2014 - July, 2011; pen on paper, signed and dated lower left 'Alan Davie July 2011', 17.8 x 15.9 cm: together with another pen on paper by the same artist, signed and dated lower right 'Alan Davie 09', 14.8 x...

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John Carter, British b.1942 - 10 Transition Study, 2012; acrylic, gouache and collage on paper, signed lower right 'John Carter' and titled and dated lower left, 27 x 18 cm (ARR) Note: the artist was taught by Terry Frost and later worked for Bryan...

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Peter Kinley, British 1926-1988 - Double-sided sketchbook study; oil and pencil on paper, 20.7 x 28 cm (ARR) Provenance: Marcus Campbell Art Books, London; private collection, purchased from the above in 2018

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Carel Weight CH CBE RA, British 1908-1997 - Man in a Purple Coat on a Windy Road; oil on board, signed lower left 'Carel Weight', 44 x 27.4 cm (ARR) Provenance: private collection, purchased at auction and thence by descent

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John Bratby RA, British 1928-1992 - Sunflowers; oil on canvas, signed lower left 'Bratby', 152.5 x 101.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: the mother of the present owner was painted by the artist in 1985. She purchased the work from the artist during the...

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Maurice Cockrill RA, British, 1936-2013 - Bird in Flight, 1979; acrylic on paper, 72 x 49 cm (ARR) Provenance: Boundary Gallery, London Note: with thanks to Agi Katz for her assistance with the cataloguing of this work Cockrill’s work spanned a...

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