About Sharpe Fine Art
Sharpe Fine Art is a London-based gallery specialising in Modern British and post-war art, with a particular interest in the artists and artistic communities of St Ives and Cornwall. Our carefully selected collection brings together paintings, drawings, prints and works on paper by established and rediscovered British artists, with an emphasis on quality, provenance and works with a story to tell. Artists represented include leading figures of post-war British abstraction and sculpture, alongside distinctive works by less familiar names deserving renewed attention. Fou...Read More
Established in 2026
VAT ID
GB525023724
Featured Pieces
“Untitled (Study of Chevrons)” British St Ives Abstract Crayon on Paper
By Sir Terry Frost
Located in London, GB
This 1960s crayon drawing by Sir Terry Frost RA is a lively St Ives abstract study of chevrons and circles, with a Belgrave St Ives gallery label.
Sir Terry Frost (1915–2003) was on...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
“Red Curtain” British CoBrA Abstract Mixed Media on Paper
By William Gear
Located in London, GB
Red Curtain is a vibrant 1995 abstract work on paper by William Gear, the Scottish CoBrA painter, in red, blue and yellow, signed and dated.
William Gear (1915–1997) was the only Br...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Palaestra" British St Ives Modernist Cancelled Etching
By Ben Nicholson
Located in London, GB
Palaestra is a rare cancelled 1966 etching by Ben Nicholson OM, crossed with orange-red crayon, from the estate of his close friend Angela Verren Taunt.
Ben Nicholson (1894–1982) wa...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Wove Paper
"Still Life with Curves" British St Ives Modernist Cancelled Etching
By Ben Nicholson
Located in London, GB
This rare cancelled 1965 etching by Ben Nicholson OM, Still Life with Curves, comes from the estate of Angela Verren Taunt, a close friend of the artist.
Ben Nicholson (1894–1982) w...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Wove Paper
"Turkish Forms with Leaf" British St Ives Modernist Signed Etching Artist Copy 1
By Ben Nicholson
Located in London, GB
Turkish Forms with Leaf is a 1967 etching by Ben Nicholson OM, artist's copy number 1, signed and dated, from a Swiss private collection (Lafranca 71).
Ben Nicholson (1894–1982) was...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
"The Returned Seaman" British St Ives Abstract Penwith Portfolio Lithograph
By Peter Lanyon
Located in London, GB
The Returned Seaman is a large lithograph after Peter Lanyon, the great St Ives landscape painter, from The Penwith Portfolio published in St Ives in 1973.
Peter Lanyon (1918–1964) ...
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Madron Blue I" British St Ives Abstract Etching and Aquatint Artist's Proof
By Sir Terry Frost
Located in London, GB
Madron Blue I is a 1997 etching with aquatint by Sir Terry Frost RA, an artist's proof in deep blue and black, signed and dated by the artist.
Sir Terry Frost (1915–2003) was a cent...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
"Untitled" British St Ives Abstract Pastel on Paper
By Trevor Bell
Located in London, GB
This large 1975 abstract pastel by the St Ives painter Trevor Bell, in bands of yellow, blue and teal, dates from his Florida years and is signed and dated.
Trevor Bell (1930–2017) ...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Porthmeor Beach I–IV" Suite of Four British St Ives Abstract Watercolours
By Sandra Blow
Located in London, GB
Porthmeor Beach I–IV is a suite of four signed watercolours by Sandra Blow RA, studies of the famous St Ives beach, sold together in matching frames.
Sandra Blow (1925–2006) was one...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, A La Poupee
"Hill" British St Ives Abstract Landscape Gouache on Paper
By Trevor Bell
Located in London, GB
Hill is an early 1960 St Ives abstract gouache by Trevor Bell, a broad brown dome among flying violet strokes, signed, dated and from the artist's estate.
Trevor Bell (1930–2017) mo...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
“Untitled” British Abstract Constructivist Lithograph on Arches Paper
By Nigel Hall
Located in London, GB
This 1980 abstract lithograph by the sculptor Nigel Hall RA, on Arches wove paper, is signed, dated and numbered in pencil.
Nigel Hall (born 1943) is one of Britain’s foremost abstr...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Design for Porthia Prints" British St Ives Abstract Screenprint on Linen
By Barbara Hepworth
Located in London, GB
This Barbara Hepworth abstract design for Porthia Prints, St Ives, is a screenprint on linen of about 1955, made as a table mat and now framed as a work of art.
In the early 1950s t...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Textile, Screen
“Untitled (Study of Chevrons)” British St Ives Abstract Crayon on Paper
By Sir Terry Frost
Located in London, GB
This 1960s crayon drawing by Sir Terry Frost RA is a lively St Ives abstract study of chevrons and circles, with a Belgrave St Ives gallery label.
Sir Terry Frost (1915–2003) was on...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
“Red Curtain” British CoBrA Abstract Mixed Media on Paper
By William Gear
Located in London, GB
Red Curtain is a vibrant 1995 abstract work on paper by William Gear, the Scottish CoBrA painter, in red, blue and yellow, signed and dated.
William Gear (1915–1997) was the only Br...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Palaestra" British St Ives Modernist Cancelled Etching
By Ben Nicholson
Located in London, GB
Palaestra is a rare cancelled 1966 etching by Ben Nicholson OM, crossed with orange-red crayon, from the estate of his close friend Angela Verren Taunt.
Ben Nicholson (1894–1982) wa...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Wove Paper
"Still Life with Curves" British St Ives Modernist Cancelled Etching
By Ben Nicholson
Located in London, GB
This rare cancelled 1965 etching by Ben Nicholson OM, Still Life with Curves, comes from the estate of Angela Verren Taunt, a close friend of the artist.
Ben Nicholson (1894–1982) w...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Wove Paper
"Turkish Forms with Leaf" British St Ives Modernist Signed Etching Artist Copy 1
By Ben Nicholson
Located in London, GB
Turkish Forms with Leaf is a 1967 etching by Ben Nicholson OM, artist's copy number 1, signed and dated, from a Swiss private collection (Lafranca 71).
Ben Nicholson (1894–1982) was...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
"The Returned Seaman" British St Ives Abstract Penwith Portfolio Lithograph
By Peter Lanyon
Located in London, GB
The Returned Seaman is a large lithograph after Peter Lanyon, the great St Ives landscape painter, from The Penwith Portfolio published in St Ives in 1973.
Peter Lanyon (1918–1964) ...
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Madron Blue I" British St Ives Abstract Etching and Aquatint Artist's Proof
By Sir Terry Frost
Located in London, GB
Madron Blue I is a 1997 etching with aquatint by Sir Terry Frost RA, an artist's proof in deep blue and black, signed and dated by the artist.
Sir Terry Frost (1915–2003) was a cent...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
"Untitled" British St Ives Abstract Pastel on Paper
By Trevor Bell
Located in London, GB
This large 1975 abstract pastel by the St Ives painter Trevor Bell, in bands of yellow, blue and teal, dates from his Florida years and is signed and dated.
Trevor Bell (1930–2017) ...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Porthmeor Beach I–IV" Suite of Four British St Ives Abstract Watercolours
By Sandra Blow
Located in London, GB
Porthmeor Beach I–IV is a suite of four signed watercolours by Sandra Blow RA, studies of the famous St Ives beach, sold together in matching frames.
Sandra Blow (1925–2006) was one...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, A La Poupee
"Hill" British St Ives Abstract Landscape Gouache on Paper
By Trevor Bell
Located in London, GB
Hill is an early 1960 St Ives abstract gouache by Trevor Bell, a broad brown dome among flying violet strokes, signed, dated and from the artist's estate.
Trevor Bell (1930–2017) mo...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
“Untitled” British Abstract Constructivist Lithograph on Arches Paper
By Nigel Hall
Located in London, GB
This 1980 abstract lithograph by the sculptor Nigel Hall RA, on Arches wove paper, is signed, dated and numbered in pencil.
Nigel Hall (born 1943) is one of Britain’s foremost abstr...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Design for Porthia Prints" British St Ives Abstract Screenprint on Linen
By Barbara Hepworth
Located in London, GB
This Barbara Hepworth abstract design for Porthia Prints, St Ives, is a screenprint on linen of about 1955, made as a table mat and now framed as a work of art.
In the early 1950s t...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Textile, Screen