Modernism first began in Britain just after the First World War, with artists developing increasingly abstract work. Following from this in the post 1935 period artist such as Ben Nicholson settled in St Ives, Cornwall which became a centre of progressive painting and sculpture.
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DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 20 x 24 ins inches (50.8 x 61.0 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed (lower right) MEDIUM:Â Oil on board MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 27.0 x 23.0 ins inches (68.5 x 58.5 cm) SIGNATURE:Signed 'T Cuneo' (lower left) MEDIUM:Â Oil on canvas MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 23.0 x 32.3 ins/ 58.4 x 82 cm SIGNATURE: Signed and dated '1974' (lower right) MEDIUM: Mixed media on paper William Gear was a Scottish painter known for his abstract compositions and as one of the most international in spirit among British artists of his generation and one of the relatively few to make a reputation outside Britain. Gear is recognised for his fondness for heavy black line as a division of colour, predominately reds, yellows and oranges. He regarded the structure and architecture, like the building of his painting to be the most essential basis of a work. MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 23.0 x 30.8 ins/ 58.4 x 78.2 cm SIGNATURE: Signed 'Gear' and dated (lower right) MEDIUM: Mixed media on paper Painted in 1966, Tortured Landscape transports the viewer to a fantastical countryside scene with the dynamic black shapes and juxtaposition of colour creating a sense of depth and movement. MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 49.5 x 59.7 cm/19.5 x 23.5 ins (framed) 71.1 x 81.3 cm/ 28 x 32 ins SIGNATURE: Signed MEDIUM:Â Oil on canvas William Lee-Hankey was born in Chester, England in 1869. Hankey is notable for his paintings of French harbour scenes, figurative subjects and English country life. This painting is a wonderful example of this, as Hankey depicts the small, fishing-port town of Dieppe in France, reflecting the beauty he sees in everyday life. MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
MEDIUM: Mixed Media on Paper DIMENSIONS: 19.3 x 24.5 inches (49 x 62.2 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed and dated 1970 MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 23.2 x 31.3 inches / 59.0 x 79.5 cm SIGNATURE: Signed 'J Pratt' (lower right) MEDIUM: Oil on board MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: 21.7 x 18.0 ins (55.1 x 45.7 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed 'Canu' (lower left), and 'Y. Canu' (verso) MEDIUM: Oil on canvas MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
MEDIUM: Oil on board DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 13 x 21.5 inches/33 x 55 cm SIGNATURE: Signed lower right MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 12.2 x 18.9 ins/ 31.0 x 48.0 cm SIGNATURE: Initialed lower right MEDIUM: Ink on Paper -
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 29.1 x 29.1 inches / 73.9 x 73.9 cm SIGNATURE: Signed 'Frank O Salisbury 1934' (lower right) MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 28.5 x 22.1 inches/72.4 x 56.1 cm SIGNATURE: Signed and dated 'LS Lowry 1974' (lower left) MEDIUM: Pencil and biro on thick card MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 20 x 24 inches / 50.8 x 61 cm SIGNATURE: Signed ‘KW.’ (lower right) MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 28 x 36 inches / 71.1 x 91.4 cm SIGNATURE: Signed 'KW.' (lower right) MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: 13.0 x 17.0 inches (33.0 x 43.2 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed and titled (verso) MEDIUM: Ink and Watercolour MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 13.0 x 19.3 ins / 33.0 x 49.0 cm SIGNATURE: Signed 'W Russell Flint' (lower right) MEDIUM:Â Watercolour MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 21.6 x 14.6 inches/54.9 x 37.1 cm (framed) 29.5 x 22.5 inches/74.9 x 57.1 cm SIGNATURE: Signed 'B. Cook' (lower right) and titled, signed, dated '1992' and copyrighted (on the reverse) MEDIUM: Oil on panel MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 13.4 x 24 inches/34 x 61.0 cm (framed) 20.6 x 31.5 inches/52.3 x 80 cm SIGNATURE: Signed 'B Cook' (lower right); MEDIUM: Oil on board MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 47.5 x 23.2 ins/120.7 x 58.9 cm (framed) 55.0 x 30.5 ins/139.7 x 77.5 cm SIGNATURE: Signed 'B Cook' (lower right); MEDIUM: Pencil and oil on board MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 91.4 x 91.4 cm/36.0 x 36.0 ins (framed) 104.1 x 104.1 cm/41.0 x 41.0 ins SIGNATURE: Signed ‘KW’ (lower right) MEDIUM: Oil on canvas MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 31.5 x 35.5 inches (80 x 90.2 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed and dated (lower left) MEDIUM: Oil on canvas Mary Fedden very much developed her own individual style of still life painting, as this work beautifully exemplifies. In an article in 'The Artist' magazine, Fedden wrote: 'I really float from influence to influence. I found the early Ben Nicholson's fascinating as were the paintings of his wife Winifred. I also admire the Scottish artist Anne Redpath and the French painter Henri Hayden.' MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 10 x 14 ins / 25.4 x 35.6 cms (framed) 18 x 22 ins / 45.7 x 55.9 SIGNATURE: Initialled 'DM' (lower left), signed and titled (verso) MEDIUM: Oil on board MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: 20 x 26 ins / 50.8 x 66.0 cms SIGNATURE: Signed 'W Russell Flint' (lower right) MEDIUM:Â Watercolour MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: 26.8 x 19.8 ins / 68.1 x 50.3 cms SIGNATURE: Signed 'W Russell Flint' (lower right), signed and inscribed (verso) MEDIUM:Â Watercolour MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: 14 x 18.8 ins / 35.6 x 47.8 cms SIGNATURE: Signed 'W Russell Flint' (lower left) MEDIUM:Â Watercolour MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: 13 x 21 ins / 33.0 x 53.3 cms SIGNATURE: Signed 'W Russell Flint' (lower right) MEDIUM: Watercolour MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: 12 x 17.6 inches (30.5 x 44.7 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed 'L S Lowry' and dated (lower right) MEDIUM: Oil on board MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: 35.4 x 15.7 inches (90 x 40 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed 'A J Munnings, 1906' (lower right) MEDIUM: Oil on canvas MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: 12 x 17.9 inches (30.5 x 45.5 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed 'David Murray' (lower left) MEDIUM: Oil on canvas MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: Â 9.25 x 6.75 inches (23.50 x 17.15 cm) SIGNED: Signed 'W Russell Flint' l.l., inscribed '118' u.r. MEDIUM: Red chalk on paper MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: 46 x 37 cms (18.11 x 14.57 ins) SIGNATURE:Â Signed (lower left) MEDIUM: Oil on board MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 12 x 15.94 inches (30.51 x 40.49 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed 'C.A. Mellon' (lower right) MEDIUM: Oil on board MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
MEDIUM: Oil on board DIMENSIONS:Â (unframed) 11 x 14Â inches (27.94 x 35.56 cm) MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (sight) 6.8 x 11 inches (17.3 x 27.9 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed ‘1985’ (lower left) MEDIUM: Pencil on paper MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas DIMENSIONS:Â (unframed) 24.4 x 29.5 inches (62 x 75 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed 'Littlejohns' and dated (lower right) MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
MEDIUM: Watercolour DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 10.6 x 15 inches (27 x 39 cm) (framed) 19 x 22.5 inches (48.3 x 57.1 cm) This watercolour work by the artist Edward Seago focuses on a Roman fountain, with water spraying from the arms of a stone figure reclining. Behind there are the hints of colour and stonework characteristic of the historic architecture of Rome, as well as Mediterranean poplar trees. MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
MEDIUM: Pencil on paper DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 26 x 18 inches (66 x 45.7 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed ‘Fedden’ and dated (lower right) MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
MEDIUM: Watercolour and chalk DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 6 x 11 inches (15.24 x 27.94 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed and dated 'Moore. 80' (lower left) For the most part Moore favoured drawing from monumental, thickly-set figures which were always presented as contemplative and self-possessed. MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
Dimensions: (unframed) 18 x 36 inches. (framed) 26 x 44 inches. Signature: Signed (lower right) Medium:Â Oil on canvas MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 10.2 x 14.3 inches (25.9 x 36.3 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed 'Laura Knight' (lower right) MEDIUM: Watercolour and pencil on paper Dame Laura Knight's life began in poverty, but she went on to achieve considerable success in her lifetime - and in that time she also befriended people from all walks of life, from well-known authors, actors, and aristocrats to gypsies and circus folk. MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
MEDIUM: Oil on board DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 16.0 x 36.0 ins SIGNATURE: Initialled and dated (lower left) MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 17.7 x 14.6 inches (45.0 x 37.1 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed ‘Dorothea Sharp’ (lower right) Dorothea Sharp believed colour to be as important as form in the creation of a work and painted quickly with a heavily loaded brush. These ideas and techniques were learnt in Paris where she became influenced by the Impressionists, particularly by Monet. She was well known for her paintings of women and children, like with this intimate scene of a mother and child which would be a lovely addition to any collection. MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 36 x 50 in./ 91.4 x 127 cm (framed) 43.5 x 56.5 in./ 110.5 x 143.5 cm SIGNATURE: Signed 'A. Talmage' and dated '1922' (lower right) MEDIUM: Oil on canvas MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 22 x 30.5 inches (55.9 x 77.5 cm) (framed) 29.5 x 37 inches (74.9 x 94 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed ‘W.K. Blacklock’ (lower left) MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
MEDIUM: Mixed media DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 22.8 x 15.4 ins/ 58.0 x 39.0 cm SIGNATURE: Signed ‘Gear’ and dated (lower right) William Gear was a Scottish painter known for his abstract compositions and as one of the most international in spirit among British artists of his generation and one of the relatively few to make a reputation outside Britain. Gear is recognised for his fondness for heavy black line as a division of colour, predominately reds, yellows and oranges. He regarded the structure and architecture, like the building of his painting to be the most essential basis of a work. MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
MEDIUM: Acrylic DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 31.1 x 16.1 ins/ 79.0 x 41.0 cm SIGNATURE: Signed ‘Gear’ and dated (lower right) William Gear was a Scottish painter known for his abstract compositions and as one of the most international in spirit among British artists of his generation and one of the relatively few to make a reputation outside Britain. Gear is recognised for his fondness for heavy black line as a division of colour, predominately reds, yellows and oranges. He regarded the structure and architecture, like the building of his painting to be the most essential basis of a work. MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
MEDIUM: Acrylic DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 20.1 x 28.3 ins/ 51.0 x 72.0 cm SIGNATURE: Signed ‘Gear’ and dated (lower right) This striking work, Fairground Flight, was painted towards the end of Gear’s career in 1979 when he had developed a distinctive style after his time at Birmingham University. In this period, Gear painted dynamic, diagonal black armatures against vibrant detonations of colour, perfecting a new, thrilling evocation of light pulsing through foliage MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 14.0 x 10.0 ins/ 35.6 x 25.4 cm SIGNATURE: Signed 'G. Brockhurst' (lower right) MEDIUM: Watercolour and pastel This is a portrait of the son of Oliver St. John Gogarty (1878-1957), an Irish poet, author, surgeon, athlete, politician, and well-known conversationalist. He was a onetime friend of James Joyce and served as the inspiration for Buck Mulligan in Joyce's novel Ulysses. MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 19.7 x 13.8 inches (50 x 35 cm) SIGNATURE: Signed ‘Laura Knight’ (lower right) MEDIUM: Pencil on paper This lovely drawing is from a period in Knight’s career when she was fully established as an artist. As ever, she was engrossed with the art of performance, in particular with ballet and the theatre. Knight would spend her time sketching either in London’s many parks and gardens, or backstage at the Royal Opera House, favouring performances and rehearsals of the Bolshoi Ballet. MAKE AN ENQUIRY -
Dimensions: (unframed) 84.0 x 142.0 cm/33.1 x 55.9 ins Signature: Signed (upper left) Medium:Â Oil on canvas MAKE AN ENQUIRY