Bob Kay, Author at Modern British Gallery

‘Cows’ (1920) £350

Pencil signed wood engraving, first edition 1920. Block measures 11.4cm x 8.2cm, plus borders. Provenance: Given directly to the artist, Arthur Gaskin (1862-1928) in 1920. Conservation mounted.

‘Dog Scratching’ (1920) £275

Pencil signed wood engraving, first edition 1920. Block measures 7cm x 5.1cm, plus borders. Provenance: Given directly to the artist, Arthur Gaskin (1862-1928) in 1920. Conservation mounted.

‘Horses Grazing III’ (1920) £275

Pencil signed wood engraving, first edition 1920. Block measures 6.3cm x 6.9cm, plus borders. Provenance: Given directly to the artist, Arthur Gaskin (1862-1928) in 1920. Conservation mounted.

‘Avoncroft Museum’ (1976) £395

Pencil signed lithograph, numbered edition of 75, image measuring 42cm x 58.5cm. Printed by Curwen.

‘Port’ £495

Signed larger watercolour, inks and pastel measuring 32cm x 45cm. Conservation mounted.

‘Girl Reading’ (1948) £275

Watercolour and ink, signed and dated 1948, measuring 20cm x 32cm. Conservation mounted.

Cheltenham £150

Watercolour, pen and ink, measuring 15cm x 23cm. Richly annotated under mount in artist’s hand, presumably for publication. Conservation mounted.

Chepstow SOLD

Pencil drawing, titled under mount, measuring 20cm x 25cm. Conservation mounted.

Dursley Fair, Gloucestershire £125

Pencil drawing, titled top right (under mount). Measures 17cm x 30cm. Conservation mounted.

Wapping (1935) SOLD

Pencil on tracing paper, measuring 24cm x 20cm. Conservation mounted. Some gentle creases and tear bottom left. Presents well.

Williamsburgh, USA (1935) £300

Original pencil, signed bottom right and titled under mount. Measures 16cm x 20cm. Conservation mounted.

Crescent Grove, Clapham £225

Watercolour measuring 38cm x 19cm. Conservation mounted.

Chester Eastgate Street (1951) SOLD

The original pencil study for the British Railways poster, signed and dated bottom right. A large study measuring 52cm x 38cm, squared for transfer. The colour image is for illustration only. Conservation mounted.

‘Thomas Hardy’s Study at Max Gate, Dorchester’ SOLD

Signed wood engraving, artist’s proof, printed on Arches paper. Block measures 10cm x 12.7cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘Morning Sunlight, The Dining Room, Whittington Court’ SOLD

Signed wood engraving, with with linocut colouring, numbered edition of 100, printed on Arches paper. Block measures 11.5cm x 7.5cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘Harvest Thanksgiving’ SOLD

Signed wood engraving, artist’s proof, printed on Arches paper. Block measures 10.5cm x 7.8cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘The Churchyard Wall’ SOLD

Signed wood engraving, artist’s proof, printed on Arches paper. Block measures 7.6cm x 10.2cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘Catherine’s Barn, Wiltshire’ SOLD

Signed wood engraving, with linocut colouring, printed on Zerkall paper. Block measures 7.7cm x 10.2cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘St Ann’s Gate, Salisbury (1)’ £75

Signed wood engraving, printed on Zerkall paper. Block measures 11.5cm x 9cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘St Ann’s Gate, Salisbury (2)’ SOLD

Signed wood engraving, printed on Zerkall paper. Block measures 11.5cm x 8.8cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘The Rectory, Haworth, Yorkshire’ £75

Signed wood engraving, printed on Zerkall paper. Block measures 7.5cm x 10.2cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘Whittington Court, Gloucestershire’ £75

Signed wood engraving, with linocut colouring, printed on Zerkall paper. Block measures 11.5cm x 7.5cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘Manor Farm, Andoversford, Gloucestershire’ £75

Signed wood engraving, printed on Zerkall paper. Block measures 10cm x 12.7cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘The Rectory, Bemerton, Wiltshire’ SOLD

Signed wood engraving, printed on Zerkall paper. Block measures 10.2cm x 7.5cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘Odstock manor, Wiltshire’ SOLD

Signed wood engraving, printed on Zerkall paper. Block measures 7.5cm x 10.2cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘Barnsley House, Gloucestershire’ SOLD

Signed wood engraving, printed on Zerkall paper. Block measures 7.5cm x 5cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘Au Vieux Pont, La Souche, Provenance’ £75

Signed wood engraving, with linocut colouring, printed on Zerkall paper. Block measures 10.2cm x 13cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘Roche Court, Wiltshire’ £75

Signed wood engraving, printed on Zerkall paper. Block measures 7.7cm x 10.2cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘The Perdix Press, Salisbury’ £75

Signed wood engraving, printed on Zerkall paper. Block measures 12.5cm x 10cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury’ £75

Signed wood engraving, printed on Zerkall paper. Block measures 10cm x 7.5cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘Stans puer ad mensam’ £75

Signed wood engraving, printed on Zerkall paper. Block measures 7.7cm x 9cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘Calpe, Spain’ £75

Signed wood engraving, with linocut colouring, printed on Zerkall paper. Block measures 7.5cm x 5cm, plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘Curlew’ SOLD

Large driftwood sculpture, measuring 55cm (H) x 50cm (W) x 34cm (D). Signed to base. Importantly, all original condition, with no repairs or retouching.

‘Curlew’ (detail)

‘Ship in Harbour’ (circa 1960) SOLD

Signed oil on board, measuring 11.5cm x 16.5cm. Presented in box frame. Provenance: Mary, the artist’s daughter.

‘Sheep Shearing’ (1941) £300

Signed engraving. This was printed in a single edition for the Society of Etchers in Chicago, released in 1942. Includes blind stamp detailing such to bottom border. Plate measures 19cm x 15cm plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘Hickbush’ (ca. 1960) £3250

Oil on board measuring 17cm x 39cm. Provenance: The artist’s studio via Grant Waters. Studio stamped verso. Framed.

‘House by a Lane’ (c.1935) £1750

A rare and substantial oil on canvas, measuring 45cm x 60. Signed bottom left. Provenance; Kent County Council. Please see the George Mackley listing on ArtUK.org to see this oil illustrated (or see this link : https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/house-by-a-lane-77432) Framed.

‘Meadow’ (1985) SOLD

Signed oil on board measuring 17.5cm x 27cm. Presented in original frame.

Pollard £1450

Signed oil on board, measuring 21cm x 25.5cm, dated 1974. Intriguingly, Steggles returned to watercolour study executed 12th July, 1931 (photocopy included), resulting in a span of 43 years between concept and completion. Thank you to Alan Waltham for his assistance in cataloguing this work. Provenance: Austin Desmond. Framed.

Pollard (photocopy of 1931 study)

Monasterio Arlanza £350

Signed original in pencil and watercolour, dated 1976, measuring 35cm x 23cm. Conservation mounted.

Pastoral £275

Study in sanguin conte pastel, measuring 47cm x 60cm. Estate stamped verso and numbered 898. Conservation mounted

Triple Study SOLD

Studies in sanguin conte pastel, measuring 46xm x 55cm. Estate stamped verso and numbered 1026. Conservation mounted

‘Thomas More’ (c.1938) SOLD

The final study for The Thomas More Altar in The Holy Redeemer Church, Cheyne Row, London. In the background can be seen The Tower of London with scaffolding erected, and Thomas more’s house opposite. Oil on paper measuring 30.5cm x 20.5cm. Literature: ‘Charles Mahoney, An Earthly Paradise’, Paul Liss, p.226 (illustrated). Presented in original frame.

Reclining Nude £300

Study in sanguin conte pastel, measuring 24xm x 46cm. Estate stamped verso and numbered 866. Conservation mounted.

Sheet of 9 studies £275

Nine studies in pencil and sanguin conte pastel, pasted down by the artist, overall measuring 33cm x 49cm. Estate stamped verso and numbered 678. Conservation mounted.

‘Les Halles Centrales, Paris’ (1906) £1750 SOLD

Oil on board measuring 26.5cm x 34cm. Provenance with The Fine Art Society (label verso). Presented framed. Provenance: The collection of John Russell Taylor.

‘Les Halles Centrales, Paris’ (framed)

‘Les Halles Centrales, Paris’ (verso)

‘Pink and Black’ framed

‘Figures 4’ SOLD

Gouache, ink and pencil, measuring 26.5cm x 17.5cm. Conservation mounted. Provenance: The artist’s estate.

‘Figures 5’ SOLD

Gouache, ink and pencil, measuring 12.5cm x 22cm. Conservation mounted. Provenance: The artist’s estate.

FRANK BEANLAND – ‘Sage Green & Pink’ (2011) £250 SALE £195

Signed oil on paper measuring 55cm x 71cm. Signed again verso, and titled. Conservation mounted.

ROWLAND SUDDABY – ‘Suffolk Landscape 2’ £250

Signed watercolour and ink measuring 41cm x 56cm. The areas of mixing in the sky areas are intentional application of pigment, ie. not damage. Conservation mounted.

VALERIE THORNTON – ‘Trémolat’ (1971) £150

Signed etching / aquatint, from a numbered edition of 35. Plate measures 40cm x 52cm plus borders. Conservation mounted.

EARL HAIG – ‘Pont Neuf’ £250

Signed watercolour measuring 24cm x 45cm. Conservation mounted.

FRANK BRANGWYN – ‘Old Hammersmith’ (1908) £150

Signed etching, plate measuring 11cm x 8.2cm plus borders. Conservation mounted.

FRANK BRANGWYN – ‘On London Bridge’ (1904) £150

Signed etching, plate measuring 10cm x 12.5cm plus borders. Conservation mounted.

ETHELBERT WHITE – ‘Betty by the water mill’ £175

Watercolour measuring 29cm x 46cm. Conservation mounted. Provenance : The Artist’s estate.

ETHELBERT WHITE – ‘The Loch’ £175

Watercolour measuring 29cm x 46cm. Studio stamped verso. Conservation mounted. Provenance : The Artist’s estate.

ETHELBERT WHITE – ‘Lakeside’ £175

Watercolour measuring 33cm x 45cm. Conservation mounted. Provenance : The Artist’s estate.

1. Figures (1946) SOLD

Pencil study on single sheet. Date 1947. Sheet measures 8cm x 12cm. Mounted. Provenance: Artist Studio Sale, Phillips.

2. Figures (1946) SOLD

Pencil study on single sheet. Date 1947. Sheet measures 11cm x 14cm. Mounted. Provenance: Artist Studio Sale, Phillips.

3. Figures (1946) £60

Pencil studies on single sheet. Date 1947. Sheet measures 10cm x 25cm. Mounted. Provenance: Artist Studio Sale, Phillips.

4. Figures (1946) SOLD

Pencil study on single sheet. Date 1946. Sheet measures 15cm x 9cm. Mounted. Provenance: Artist Studio Sale, Phillips.

5. Figures (1946) SOLD

Ink and pencil studies on single sheet. Date 1946. Sheet measures 35cm x 28cm. Mounted. Provenance: Artist Studio Sale, Phillips.

6. Figures (1946) £75

Pencil studies on single sheet. Date 1946. Sheet measures 27cm x 26cm. Mounted. Provenance: Artist Studio Sale, Phillips.

7. Figures (1946) £60

Pencil studies on single sheet. Date 1946. Sheet measures 25cm x 19cm. Mounted. Provenance: Artist Studio Sale, Phillips.

8. Figures (1946) SOLD

Pencil studies on single sheet. Date 1946. Sheet measures 30cm x 25cm. Mounted. Provenance: Artist Studio Sale, Phillips.

9. Figures (1946) £75

Pencil and ink studies on single sheet. Date 1946. Sheet measures 28cm x 29cm. Mounted. Slight ruckling to sheet at top to to wet ink application. Provenance: Artist Studio Sale, Phillips.

10. Figures (1946) SOLD

Pencil studies on single sheet. Date 1946. Sheet measures 30cm x 20cm. Mounted. Provenance: Artist Studio Sale, Phillips.

11. Figures (1946) SOLD

Pencil studies on single sheet. Date 1946. Sheet measures 33cm x 26cm. Mounted. Provenance: Artist Studio Sale, Phillips.

12. Figures (1946) SOLD

Pencil and ink studies on single sheet. Date 1946. Sheet measures 33cm x 29cm. Mounted. Provenance: Artist Studio Sale, Phillips.

LORD METHUEN -French Chateaux £75

Signed pastel. Measures 13cm x 22.5cm. Conservation mounted.

LORD METHUEN – Merrion Square, Dublin (1958) £75

Signed pastel, inscribed with title and dated 6th May, 1958. Measures 13cm x 22.5cm. Conservation mounted.

LORD METHUEN – Lac Aiguebelette (1956) £75

Pastel, inscribed with title and dated 8th July, 1956. Measures 13cm x 22.5cm. Conservation mounted.

ROLAND VIVIAN PITCHFORTH – ‘The Estuary’ £150

Pencil signed watercolour measuring 44cm x 59.5cm. Mounted.

ROLAND VIVIAN PITCHFORTH – ‘The Solent’ £150

Pencil signed watercolour measuring 43cm x 58cm. Mounted.

ROLAND VIVIAN PITCHFORTH – ‘The Loch’ £150

Pencil signed watercolour measuring 44cm x 59.5cm. Mounted.

‘Kaietur Falls, Guyana’ (1991) framed

‘Kaietur Falls, Guyana’ provenance

ERIC GILL – ‘Gordian Gill’ (1924) £200

Signed engraving on zinc, from numbered edition of 50 (numbered 35). Plate measures 20.2cm x 15cm plus full borders (as printed). Conservation mounted.

VALERIE THORNTON – ‘Norfolk Farm’ £125

Signed lithograph, numbered edition of 240. Image measures 42cm x 64cm plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

LEONARD MCCOMB – ‘Girl with Apples’ (1989) £175

Signed etching, dated 1989, numbered edition of 20. Plate measures 19cm x 15cm plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

EDGAR HOLLOWAY – ‘Spring Clean Study 2’ (ca. 1933) £125

Preparatory pencil study for ‘Spring Clean’ (precise title unknown), measuring 33cm x 21cm. Conservation mounted. The model closely resembles the artist’s mother.

ALICE COATS – ‘Landscape’ (ca. 1950) £275

Signed watercolour measuring 33cm x 40cm. Annotated to border as gifted in 1959. Conservation mounted.

IAN RIBBONS ‘BBC Illustration 1’ £125 NOW £50

Ian Ribbons was born in 1924 and trained at the Royal College of Art. He was a visiting lecturer at St. Martin’s School of Art, and also at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. He wrote (and illustrated) six books, gave lectures and made an extended tour of the U.S.A. and Canada. Ian was a prolific […]

IAN RIBBONS ‘BBC Illustration 2’ £125 NOW £50

ARCHIBALD ZIEGLER ‘Embankment at Chelsea’ £500 NOW £200

Archibald Ziegler was a painter, draughtsman and teacher, born in London. Studied at Central School of Arts and Crafts and at the Royal College of Art under William Rothenstein, 1927–30. As well as teaching drawing and painting at St Martin’s School of Art, Ziegler taught art history at Morley College in London, and for the […]

Author: Bob Kay