Ottocento Art

Phyllis Bray (British, 1911 – 1991) Autumnal woodland Oil on canvas Signed ‘Phyllis Bray’ (lower right) 24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.5 cm.) Phyllis Bray (1911–1991) was a distinctive figure...

Robert Gibbings (British, 1889 – 1958) Samson and the Lion, 1936 Wood engraving From Samson and Delilah, ‘chanticleer,’ Golden Cockerel Press 1936 6 x 4.5/8 in. (15.2 x 11.5 cm.)

After Rembrandt Van Rijn Christ seated disputing with the doctors Signed and dated ‘Rembrandt F.1654 (in the plate) Etching 3.5/8 x 5.5/8 in. (9.3 x 14.5 cm.) Literature: B.Holl.64;...

Attributed to Hawley Pratt The Pink Panther in a Space Suit, probably from a 1980s production Not signed Production animation drawing Pencil and crayon on paper 7⅜ x 3⅛ in. (18.7 x 7...

Christopher Wood (British, 1901–1930) Bathers at Cannes, 1927 Pencil on paper Inscribed ‘Cannes, 1927’ on the reverse 12⅝ x 9½ in. (32.2 x 24 cm) Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 20th ...

John Northcote Nash CBE RA (British, 1893–1977) A Group of Beech Trees Pencil and watercolour on paper Signed John Nash (lower left); inscribed ‘group of beech trees’ on the reverse ...

Henry Moore OM CH FBA (British, 1898–1986) Male Figure in Landscape, 1978 Lithograph Signed and numbered 46/50 (lower left under the plate) and signed Moore (lower right under the pl...

Peter Lanyon (British, 1918–1964) Abstracted Forms, a Design for a Table Mat, circa 1951 Acrylic on paper Signed with studio stamp on the reverse 13.25 x 15.63 in. (33.7 x 39.6 cm) ...

Duncan Grant (British, 1885–1978) Bathing Diana Mixed media on paper 27.5 x 16 in. (70 x 40.8 cm) Provenance: The Bloomsbury Workshop, London This elegant mixed-media composition by...

A very romantic and detailed painting of figures enjoying the views of a waterfall in summertime, Europe Circle of Caspar David Friedrich (German, 1774 – 1840) Elegant company at th...

Margaret Stanley Thomson (British, 1891 - 1975) Venus a la Coquille Gouache / watercolour on paper Signed with monogram ‘OTS’ (lower left) 13.1/2 x 9.3/4 in. (34.3 x 24.5 cm.)

Arthur Cyril Hilton (British, 1897 – 1960) Amber landscape, 1953 Gouache on paper Inscribed with title, signed and dated ‘Arthur C Hilton, 1953’ (lower right) 19.1/8 x 14.3/4 in. (48...

Ethelbert White (British, 1891 – 1972) The watering place Oil on canvas Signed ‘Ethelbert White’ (lower right) 40 x 50 in. (101.6 x 128 cm.) Provenance: Sothebys Sussex, 4th April 1987

Prunella Clough (British, 1919 – 1999) Game, 1991 Lithograph Dedicated, numbered and dated ‘For Mel, affectionately - / 1/45 Pru June 91’ (lower left) and signed ‘Clough’ (lower righ...

Hugh Verschoyle Cronyn (British / Canadian, 1905 – 1996) Suffolk Farmhouse Window Oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.3 cm.) Provenance: From the estate of the artist

Sir Matthew Smith, CBE (British, 1879 – 1959) Still life with sculpture oil on board 21.1/4 x 23.3/4 in. (54 x 60.3 cm.) Provenance: Removed with the contents of his Aix studio, by Marion Monay, tfor the aertistin early 1940, to Beauchene, the nearby house of fellow artist Harry Morton Colvile (1905-1992) Given by the artist toColvile in January 1946 along with otherstudio effects. Given by Colvile’s only child, Professor Georgiana Colvile (1943-2018) to the present owner circa 2000 Literature: Alice Keene, ‘The Two Mr Smiths, The Life and Works of Matthew Smith’, 1995, pp.61,65,70 & 128 When in early 1940 Smith went back to Aix to pack up and close his studio there and send back to London all the paintings possible, the residue was hidden (see Literature, Keene 1995, p.61,65 &70) in various locations around Aix by Marion Monay, a good deal at Beauchene the house of his and her friend Harry Colvile who had been Monay’s lover prior to Smith (see Literature, Keene 1995, p.59) In 1946 with the war over, Smith went to Aix to retrieve all he could manage to ship back to England but what he had to leave at Beauchene he give to Colvile, including the clay female...

Benita Arnold-Keyser (American, 1911 – 1983) Dance partners, Help the Blind, Travel Companions, Mother and Child, Shack in Winter, The Grocer’s Companion, Backstage, The Pipe Smoker,...

Franz Bueb (German/American, 1919 – 1982) Shepherd boy in Spain Ink, watercolour and gouache Signed ‘Bueb’ lower left 21.1/2 x 29 in. (54.5 x 73.5 cm.) Pro...

Hugo Dachinger (Austrian, 1908 – 1995) Bohemians Mixed media, ink and watercolour Signed and dated ‘Dachinger 1941’ (lower right) 9.3/8 x 11.3/4 in. (23.8 x 29.6 cm.) In a washed lin...

Florence Adelina Hess (British, 1891 – 1974) Modesty Oil on canvas Signed ‘Florence Hess’ (lower right) 24.1/8 x 20 in. (61.2 x 51 cm.) Born in Leeds, Florence Adelina Hess (1891-19...

Davy (British, c.1931) Doves at the window Oil on canvas Signed and dated ‘Davy 1931’ (lower right) 30 x 24 in. (76.3 x 61 cm.)

Roland Jarvis (British, 1926 – 2016) Blue swings Oil on canvas, unframed Inscribed with title (on the edge) 38 x 67.1/8 in. (96.5 x 170.5 cm.) A commanding large-scale abstract pain...

Henry Moore OM., C.H. (British, 1898 – 1986) Silhouette figures with border design Lithograph numbered, signed and dated ‘8/90’ (lower left) and ‘Moore 73’ (lower right) in pencil Pu...

Victor Pasmore, R.A. Abstract, 1980 signed with initials (centre right) oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas 44 x 150cm.; 17¼ x 59in. Executed in 1980. Provenance Sale, Bonhams London...

Victor Pasmore (British 1908 – 1998) Cave of Calypso II, 1975 Inscribed ‘P / P’ printers proof (lower left), signed and dated ‘VP 75’ (lower right) in pencil Etching 29.1/2 x 25.1/2 ...

GRAHAM SUTHERLAND [British, 1903- 1980]. Standing Rock Form in yellow, 1971 Dated in the print ‘2.XII.71’ (upper right), in the print further signed and inscribed ‘epreuve d’artiste...

Attributed to Graham Sutherland (British, 1903 – 1980) Standing forms, 1979 edition Lithograph Signed ‘Sutherland’ (lower right) in pencil (outside of the edition) 27.1/8 x 19.1/2 in...

Robert Organ (British, 1933 – 2023) The Fish pond Signed and dated ‘Robert Organ 83’ (on the reverse) Oil on canvas laid on board 24 x 16.1/4 in. (61 x 41.3 cm.) The Fish Pond by Ro...

William Malherbe (French, 1884 – 1955) La Baigneuse Oil on canvas Unsigned 51 x 35.1/2 in. (130 x 90 cm.) William Malherbe was a French Post Impressionist painter born in 1884. His ...

Spanish School (17th Century) The road to market Oil on canvas Unsigned 29.1/4 x 43.1/4 in. (74.3 x 110 cm.) in what is thought to be its original carved and gilded frame with black...

Spanish School (17th Century) A soldier arriving at a village Oil on canvas Unsigned 29 x 43.1/4 in. (74 x 110 cm.) Oil on canvas, not relined. Surface dirt and varnish discolourati...

George Earl (British, 1824 -1908) Rivals at Dawn, Vaynol The Deer Park at Vaynol is a country estate in Gwynedd, Wales Oil on canvas Signed and dated ‘George Earl. Pinxt 1882’ (lower...

A large and serene painting of a lady posing elegantly by the riverbank in dappled summer sun. William Malherbe was a master in Post Impressionist painting and sold much of his work...

William Malherbe (French, 1884 - 1955) Eve (reclining) Oil on canvas 31.3/8 x 40 in. (79.7 x 101.7 cm.) Signed ‘WILLIAM MALHERBE’ (lower left) William Malherbe was a French Post Imp...

Yves Ganne (French, 1931 – 2019) Le Colombes, circa 1950 Oil on canvas 15.3/4 x 22.1/2 in. (40 x 57 cm.) Provenance: From the estate of the artist Born in Angers, Anjou, in 1931, Yv...

Yves Ganne (French, 1931 – 2019) Pont de Paris, circa 1970 Oil on canvas 23.3/4 x 28.3/4 in. (60 x 73 cm.) Provenance: From the estate of the artist Born in Angers, Anjou, in 1931,...

Yves Ganne (French, 1931 – 2019) Lampe à huile sur chaise Oil on canvas Signed and dated ‘Y. Ganne 53’ (on the reverse) 21.3/4 x 15 in. (55.3 x 38.3 cm.) Provenance: From the estate ...

Yves Ganne (French, 1931 – 2019) Les Lys Oil on canvas Signed ‘Y. Ganne’ (lower right), further signed and inscribed with title on the reverse 31.3/8 x 15.5/8 in. (79.7 x 39.7 cm.) P...

Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904 – 1989) The oak and the reed Drypoint etching with hand coloured pochoir, on Richard de Bas Auvergne, 1974 From the suite Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine pri...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Mare et fruites Oil on canvas Signed, inscribed and dated ‘MARE BOABA NAFIR 85’ (lower right) 18 x 25.5/8 in. (45.7 x 65 cm.) Provenance: From the esta...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Flori Oil on canvas Signed, inscribed and dated ‘BOABA NAFIR 83 FLORI’ (lower right) 18 x 25.1/2 in. (45.8 x 64.8 cm.) Provenance: From the estate of t...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Venus Oil on canvas Signed, indistinctly inscribed and dated ‘BOABA NAFIR 82’ (lower right) 25.1/2 x 18 in. (64.8 x 46 cm.) Provenance: From the estate...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Femme aux Flori Oil on canvas Signed, inscribed and dated ‘BOABA NAFIR 80 FEMME’ (upper middle) 25.1/2 x 19.3/4 in. (64.8 x 50 cm.) Provenance: From th...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Spaniola Oil on canvas Signed, inscribed and dated ’SPANIOLA BOABA NAFIR 88’ (lower middle) 24 x 18 in. (61 x 46 cm.) Provenance: From the estate of th...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Mare Oil on canvas Signed, inscribed and dated ’BOABA NAFIR 86 MARE’ (lower right) 15 x 24 in. (38 x 61 cm.) Provenance: From the estate of the artist ...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Flori Oil on canvas Signed, inscribed and dated ’ BOABA NAFIR 86 FLORI’ (lower right) 18 x 13 in. (45.8 x 33 cm.) Provenance: From the estate of the ar...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Fructe Oil on canvas Signed, inscribed and dated ’FRUCTE BOABA NAFIR 84’ (lower right) 18 x 24 in. (45.8 x 61 cm.) Provenance: From the estate of the a...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) 2 Fete La Mare Oil on canvas Signed, inscribed and dated ’ BOABA NAFIR 86 2 FETE LA MARE’ (lower right) 21.1/4 x 28.3/4 in. (54 x 73.2 cm.) Provenance:...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Tahiti Oil on canvas Signed, inscribed and dated ’TAHITI BOABA NAFIR 86’ (lower right) 24 x 18.1/8 in. (61 x 46 cm.) Provenance: From the estate of the...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Mare Oil on canvas Signed, inscribed and dated ’65 BOABA NAFIR MARE’ (lower right) 21.1/4 x 29.1/4 in. (54 x 74.5 cm.) Provenance: From the estate of t...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Flori Din Spania Oil on canvas Signed, inscribed and dated ‘BOABA NAFIR 82 / FLORI DIN SPANIA’ (lower right) 24 x 15 in. (61 x 38 cm.) Provenance: From...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Cactus Oil on canvas Signed, inscribed and dated ‘BOABA NAFIR 82 / CACTUS’ (lower right 24 x 18.1/8 in. (61 x 46cm.) Provenance: From the estate of the...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Duduia Oil on canvas Signed, inscribed and dated ‘DUDUIA BOABA NAFIR 87’ (lower right) 28.3/4 x 19.3/4 in. (73 x 50 cm.) Provenance: From the estate of...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Concubines Oil on canvas Signed, indistinctly inscribed and dated ‘BOABA NAFIR 83’ (lower left) 19.3/4 x 25.5/8 in. (50.3 x 65 cm.) Provenance: From th...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Nude on reds and teal Oil on canvas Signed, indistinctly inscribed and dated ‘BOABA NAFIR 88’ (lower left) 24 x 18.1/4 in. (61 x 46.2 cm.) Provenance: ...

Yves Ganne (French, 1931 - 2019) Travail Oil on canvas Signed and dated ‘Y. Ganne 48’ (lower middle), further signed and inscribed with title on the reverse 25.1/4 x 17.1/4 in. (64.2...

Yves Ganne (French, 1931 - 2019) La Place Blanche (The Moulin Rouge) Oil on canvas Signed and inscribed (on the reverse) 19.5/8 x 24 in. (50 x 61 cm.) Provenance: From the estate of ...

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Femme aux Flori Oil on canvas Signed, inscribed and dated ‘BOABA NAFIR 80 FEMME’ (upper middle) 25.1/2 x 19.3/4 in. (64.8 x 50 cm.) Provenance: From th...

Yves Ganne (French, 1931 - 2019) La robe a pois, 1949 Oil on board Signed and dated ‘Y. J. Ganne 4.1950’ (upper left), further signed, titled and dated ‘Vendredi 8th July 1949’ 27.1/...

Yves Ganne (French, 1931 - 2019) Portrait of the artist’s daughter, circa 1965 Oil on canvas Studio stamp on the reverse 25.1/2 x 32 cm. (64.8 x 81 cm.) Provenance: From the estate o...