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Preparatory for ‘At the chest of drawers’ SOLD

Original pencil, studio stamped verso (Christies’ Studio Sale 1998), measuring 12cm x 18cm. Conservation mounted. A compositional idea for ‘At the chest of drawers’ (please see detail to right). Some handling to sheet 

The Resurrection, Burghclere (1) SOLD

Original pencil, studio stamped verso (Christies’ Studio Sale 1998), measuring 20cm x 25cm. Conservation mounted. A compositional idea for ‘The Resurrection, Burghclere’ (please see detail to right). Some creases to sheet 

The Resurrection, Burghclere (2) SOLD

Original pencil, studio stamped verso (Christies’ Studio Sale 1998), measuring 26cm x 20cm. Conservation mounted. I suggest that this may be an early compositional idea for ‘The Resurrection, Burghclere’ (please see detail to right). Some creases to sheet and light water mark.

The Resurrection, Burghclere (3) SOLD

Original pencil, studio stamped verso (Christies’ Studio Sale 1998), measuring 17cm x 22cm. Conservation mounted. I suggest that this may be an early compositional idea for ‘The Resurrection, Burghclere’ (please see detail to right). Some marks to sheet.

Possible study for ‘Villagers and Saints’ SOLD

Original pencil, studio stamped verso (Christies’ Studio Sale 1998), measuring 30cm x 23cm. Conservation mounted. I suggest that this may be a compositional idea for ‘Villagers and Saints’ (please see detail to right)

A variation on Cookham Church SOLD

Original pencil, studio stamped verso (Christies’ Studio Sale 1998), measuring 20cm x 30cm. Conservation mounted. I suggest that this is a variation on the buttressed architecture of the front portal of Cookham Church. The structure and side buildings are accurate, the windows are adapted (please see detail to right). Spans folded sheet with some paper […]

Figure Composition SOLD

Original pencil, studio stamped verso (Christies’ Studio Sale 1998), measuring 18cm x 27cm. Second study verso. Conservation mounted.

Figure leaning on cross SOLD

Original pencil, studio stamped verso (Christies’ Studio Sale 1998), measuring 10cm x 7cm. Conservation mounted. Soft fold bottom right corner.

Possible study for ‘The Resurrection : Port Glasgow’ SOLD

Original pencil, studio stamped verso (Christies’ Studio Sale 1998), measuring 10cm x 7cm. Conservation mounted. I suggest that this may be an early compositional idea for ‘The Resurrection : Port Glasgow’ (please see detail to right) Condition: please note turpentine splots.

Rowing Boat SOLD

Original pencil, studio stamped verso (Christies’ Studio Sale 1998), measuring 17cm x 12cm. Second study verso. Conservation mounted.

With Child SOLD

Original pencil, studio stamped verso (Christies’ Studio Sale 1998), measuring 12cm x 8cm. Additional study verso. Conservation mounted.

Figure & Boat Study (ca. 1935) SOLD

Original pencil, studio stamped verso (Christies’ Studio Sale 1998), measuring 22cm x 17cm. The list of works mention reference the finished canvases; ‘Scarecrow, Cookham’ (1934), ‘St Francis and the Birds’ (1935), ‘Workmen in the House’ (1935), ‘The Builders’ (1935), and ‘The Dustman or The Lovers’ (1934). This allows the the drawing to be dated circa […]

Lady descending stairs SOLD

Original pencil, studio stamped verso (Christies’ Studio Sale 1998), measuring 22cm x 17cm. Conservation mounted.

West Gate, Southampton £150

Signed wood engraving. Block measures 20.5cm x 17.3cm plus borders Printed on Japon paper. Conservation mounted. Provenance: Artist’s family via Derwent Gallery. Literature: ‘Harry Epworth Allen, Catalogue of his works’, John Basford, page 99.

Wardlow Mires (A Derbyshire Village) £275

Signed wood engraving. Block measures 17.7cm x 25.7cm plus borders (image good and untouched, borders torn to edges). Printed on Japon paper. Conservation mounted. Provenance: Artist’s family via Derwent Gallery. Literature: ‘Harry Epworth Allen, Catalogue of his works’, John Basford, page 99.

In Dry Dock (1918) SOLD

Original woodcut. The woodcut block measures 12.8cm x 21.9cm. Titled under image, as published. Sheet measures 25.5cm x 19cm. Conservation mounted. For provenance, see * above.

Yorkshire £350

Original woodcut. The woodcut block measures 10.4cm x 14.7cm. Titled under image, as published. Sheet measures 25.5cm x 19cm. Conservation mounted. For provenance, see * above.

Tarmac £300

Original woodcut. The woodcut block measures 10.4cm x 14.5cm. Initialled ‘EW’ in block lower left. Titled under image, as published. Sheet measures 25.5cm x 19cm. Conservation mounted. For provenance, see * above.

Landscape, West Riding £300

Original woodcut. The woodcut block measures 6.5cm x 10.3cm. Titled under image, as published. Sheet measures 25.5cm x 19cm. Conservation mounted. For provenance, see * above.

Platelayers’ Sheds SOLD

Original woodcut. The woodcut block measures 7.7cm x 7.8cm. Titled under image, as published. Sheet measures 25.5cm x 19cm. Conservation mounted. For provenance, see * above.

Wapping £350

Original woodcut. The woodcut block measures 12cm x 14cm. Titled under image, as published. Sheet measures 25.5cm x 19cm. Conservation mounted. For provenance, see * above.

Minesweepers SOLD

Original woodcut. The woodcut block measures 5cm x 13.6cm. Titled under image, as published. Sheet measures 25.5cm x 19cm. Conservation mounted. For provenance, see * above.

Black Country £300

Original woodcut. The woodcut block measures 10.9cm x 14.7cm. Titled under image, as published. Sheet measures 25.5cm x 19cm. Conservation mounted. For provenance, see * above.

Head (Rupert Doone) SOLD

Original woodcut. Rupert Doone was a British dancer, choreographer, theatre director, and teacher in London. The woodcut block measures 13.8cm x 7.3cm. Titled under image, as published. Sheet measures 25.5cm x 19cm. Conservation mounted. For provenance, see * above.

Blast Furnaces £300

Original woodcut. The woodcut block measures 18.3cm x 7.4cm. Titled under image, as published. Sheet measures 13.7cm x 18.3cm. Lightly inked. Woodcut raisonne reference Greenwood WD 41. Conservation mounted. For provenance, see * above.

Townscape SOLD

Original woodcut. The woodcut block measures 18.3cm x 7.4cm. Titled under image, as published. Sheet measures 10.6cm x 9.5cm. Woodcut raisonne reference Greenwood WD 47. Conservation mounted. For provenance, see * above.

Portrait of a boy (Rupert Doone) SOLD

Original woodcut. Rupert Doone was a British dancer, choreographer, theatre director, and teacher in London. The woodcut block measures 18.3cm x 7.4cm. Titled under image, as published. Sheet measures 25.5cm x 19cm. Woodcut raisonne reference Greenwood WD 47. Conservation mounted. For provenance, see * above.

Edward McKnight Kauffer SOLD

Original lithograph, 1st edition 1928, published by Faber and Gwyer. Intact in booklet, lithograph measures 18.5cm x 11cm. Conservation mounted.

Barnett Freedman SOLD

Original lithograph, 1st edition 1927, published by Faber and Gwyer. Intact in booklet, lithograph measures 18.5cm x 11cm. Conservation mounted.

Gertrude Hermes SOLD

Original lithograph, 1st edition 1929, published by Faber and Gwyer. Intact in booklet, lithograph measures 18.5cm x 11cm. Conservation mounted.

John Nash £50

Original lithograph, 1st edition 1927, published by Faber and Gwyer. Intact in booklet, lithograph measures 18.5cm x 11cm. Conservation mounted.

Edward Bawden (I) SOLD

Original lithograph, 1st edition 1928, published by Faber and Gwyer. Intact in booklet, lithograph measures 18.5cm x 11cm. Conservation mounted.

Edward Bawden (II) SOLD

Original lithograph, 1st edition 1954, published by Faber and Faber. Intact in booklet, lithograph measures 20cm x 11cm. Conservation mounted.

Edward Ardizzone £35

Original lithograph, 1st edition 1954, published by Faber and Faber. Intact in booklet, lithograph measures 20cm x 11cm. Conservation mounted.

Marchioness of Bute £100

Original pencil and pastel drawing, measuring 28cm x 42cm. Light indentation to small part of paper. Provenance: Mall Galleries Memorial Exhibition, 1978. Conservation mounted.

Hon. Shaun Plunket I £60

Original pencil drawing, measuring 38cm x 30cm. Provenance: Mall Galleries Memorial Exhibition, 1978. Conservation mounted.

Hon. Shaun Plunket II £50

Original pencil drawing, measuring 34cm x 32cm. Provenance: Mall Galleries Memorial Exhibition, 1978. Conservation mounted.

Hon. Shaun Plunket III £50

Original pencil drawing, measuring 37cm x 21cm. Light time toning right edge. Provenance: Mall Galleries Memorial Exhibition, 1978. Conservation mounted.

A gentleman £50

Original pencil drawing, measuring 35cm x 23cm. Light time toning top half. Provenance: Mall Galleries Memorial Exhibition, 1978. Conservation mounted.

Illustration Study SOLD

Original pencil study, measuring 36cm x 22cm. Numbered verso ‘ED228’. Conservation mounted. Provenance: The collection of Colin White, author of ‘Edmund Dulac’ *

Hand Study SOLD

Inscribed veroso ‘The hand possibly of Edith Shackleton by Dulac, circa 1937’. Original pen and ink study, measuring 10cm x 11cm. Conservation mounted. Provenance: The collection of Colin White, author of ‘Edmund Dulac’ *

Edith Shackleton SOLD

Original pen and ink study, measuring 11cm x 11cm. Conservation mounted. Provenance: The collection of Colin White, author of ‘Edmund Dulac’ *

‘When I saw fayre and young’ £30

Original lithograph (autolithograph) from an edition of 660. Printed on laid mould made paper hand-made by TH Saunders. 1st edition (1955). Image measures 16cm x 10.6cm plus full borders. Orde Levinson # 94. Conservation mounted.

‘To his mistress going to bed’ £30

Original lithograph (autolithograph) from an edition of 660. Printed on laid mould made paper hand-made by TH Saunders. 1st edition (1955). Image measures 16.7cm x 11.5cm plus full borders. Orde Levinson # 97. Conservation mounted.

‘Come away, come away, death’ £30

Original lithograph (autolithograph) from an edition of 660. Printed on laid mould made paper hand-made by TH Saunders. 1st edition (1955). Image measures 18.6cm x 12.1cm plus full borders. Orde Levinson # 98. Conservation mounted.

‘To her eyes’ £30

Original lithograph (autolithograph) from an edition of 660. Printed on laid mould made paper hand-made by TH Saunders. 1st edition (1955). Image measures 17.7cm x 12.5cm plus full borders. Orde Levinson # 100. Conservation mounted.

On the Making of Gardens I £30

Original lithograph (line-block autolithograph) from an edition of 1000. Printed on cream-wove paper hand-made by Hodgkinson of Wells. 1st edition (1949). Image measures 17.2cm x 10.1cm plus full borders. Orde Levinson # 72. Conservation mounted.

On the Making of Gardens III SOLD

Original lithograph (line-block autolithograph) from an edition of 1000. Printed on cream-wove paper hand-made by Hodgkinson of Wells. 1st edition (1949). Image measures 17cm x 10.4cm plus full borders. Orde Levinson # 74. Conservation mounted.

On the Making of Gardens IV £30

Original lithograph (line-block autolithograph) from an edition of 1000. Printed on cream-wove paper hand-made by Hodgkinson of Wells. 1st edition (1949). Image measures 13.8cm x 21.4cm plus full borders. Fold to centre, as published. Orde Levinson # 75. Conservation mounted.

On the Making of Gardens V £30

Original lithograph (line-block autolithograph) from an edition of 1000. Printed on cream-wove paper hand-made by Hodgkinson of Wells. 1st edition (1949). Image measures 14.2cm x 10cm plus full borders. Orde Levinson # 76. Conservation mounted.

On the Making of Gardens VI £30

Original lithograph (line-block autolithograph) from an edition of 1000. Printed on cream-wove paper hand-made by Hodgkinson of Wells. 1st edition (1949). Image measures 14.9cm x 21cm plus full borders. Fold to centre, as published. Orde Levinson # 77. Conservation mounted.

Coniston Water (1952) £125

Signed limited edition lithograph (numbered edition of 20). Image measures 18cm x 38cm plus borders. Soft fold to bottom right. Conservation mounted.

Study 2 £60

Original watercolour, dates from 1928-29. Studio stamped verso. Sheet measures 14cm x 16cm. Mounted

Study 3 £50

Original ink drawing, dates from 1928-29. Studio stamped verso. Sheet measures 17cm x 20cm. Mounted

Study 4 £50

Original ink drawing, dates from 1928-29. Studio stamped verso. Sheet measures 17cm x 20cm. Mounted

Study 5 £50

Original ink drawing, dates from 1928-29. Studio stamped verso. Sheet measures 16cm x 19cm. Mounted

Study 6 £50

Original ink drawing, dates from 1928-29. Studio stamped verso. Sheet measures 13.5cm x 20.5cm. Mounted

Study 7 £50

Original ink drawing, dates from 1928-29. Studio stamped verso. Sheet measures 13.5cm x 20.5cm. Mounted

Study 8 £50

Original ink drawing, dates from 1928-29. Studio stamped verso. Sheet measures 18cm x 20.5cm. Mounted

Song of Songs 1 (1936) £150

Pencil signed copper engraving (1936), plate measuring 26.2cm x 19cm plus full borders. Slight ruckling. Conservation mounted.

Song of Songs 2 (1936) £125

Pencil signed copper engraving (1936), plate measuring 26.2cm x 19cm plus full borders. Slight ruckling. Conservation mounted.

Song of Songs 3 (1936) £125

Pencil signed copper engraving (1936), plate measuring 26.2cm x 19cm plus full borders. Slight ruckling. Conservation mounted.

Song of Songs 4 (1936) £125

Pencil signed copper engraving (1936), plate measuring 26.2cm x 19cm plus full borders. Light time toning, slight ruckling. Conservation mounted.

1. ‘The Vigilance Committee’ £475

Original signed ink drawing, probably published in ‘Land and Water’. Land and Water was the title of a British magazine best known for its commentary on the First World War and its aftermath. John Nash was a significant illustrative contributor. The drawing pictured measures 18cm x 18.5cm. Framed. Provenance: Abbott & Holder / Collection of Howard Duckworth.

2. Narcissus Triandrus Albus £450

The original ink drawing, published in ‘The Tranquil Gardener’, 1958. The drawing measures 10cm x 13cm. Sheet clean, some light creasing. Book included. Framed with full labels verso (see Provenance below) Literature: ‘The Tranquil Gardener’, 1958, page 109 Provenance: The Minories Exhibition ‘John Nash Book Designs’ catalogue number 141. The collection of Howard Duckworth.

4. A compliment to The Composer £475

The original signed ink drawing, published in ‘Land and Water’ (17th July 1919, page 28). Land and Water was the title of a British magazine best known for its commentary on the First World War and its aftermath. John Nash was a significant illustrative contributor. The drawing pictures measures 16.5cm x 12.5cm. Framed. Literature: Land and […]

5. M Ansermet conducting Glinka’s ‘Jota Aragonesa’ SOLD

The original signed ink drawing, published in ‘Land and Water’ (5th June 1919, page 30). Land and Water was the title of a British magazine best known for its commentary on the First World War and its aftermath. John Nash was a significant illustrative contributor. The drawing pictured measures 10.5cm x 14cm. The full sheet (illustrated […]

Early Whistler (1927) £50

Pochoir lithograph, intact in booklet with additional printed line drawings. First edition Faber and Gwyer, 1927. Image measures 11.5cm x 7.75cm plus margins (18.5cm x 12cm) Image can be mounted without removing from booklet (can be mounted at no additional cost)

The Wicket Gate (1977) £95

Original etching, printed from the plate in 1989 for Merivale and Garton, by Jeremy Blighton and Anthony Dyson. Plate impression size is 17.2cm x 16.7cm. Printed on mould-made paper, sheet size 45.6cm x 38.3cm. Image mounted.

The Old Road : Elegy for The English Elm (1976) £95

Original etching, printed from the plate in 1989 for Merivale and Garton, by Jeremy Blighton and Anthony Dyson. Plate impression size is 30.2cm x 23.7cm. Printed on mould-made paper, sheet size 45.6cm x 38.3cm. Image mounted.

Hedge Flowers (1936) £95

Original etching, printed from the plate in 1989 for Merivale and Garton, by Jeremy Blighton and Anthony Dyson. Plate impression size is 23cm x 16.2cm. Printed on mould-made paper, sheet size 45.6cm x 38.3cm. Image mounted.

Weeds (1986) £95

Original etching, printed from the plate in 1989 for Merivale and Garton, by Jeremy Blighton and Anthony Dyson. Plate impression size is 15.2cm x 13.2cm. Printed on mould-made paper, sheet size 45.6cm x 38.3cm. Image mounted.