Modern British Gallery offers a large selection of affordable oils, watercolours and limited edition prints by major British artists.

A. ‘Animals and Shepherds’ (1929) Final State. SOLD

This is a very rare original etching, printed from the plate. In the Douglas Cleverdon edition ‘The Engravings of David Jones’ printed by Clover Hill in 1981, only a facsimile is reproduced, printed on Hodomura paper (see neighbouring image which is included with this item). A note is made under E201 directory that ‘The plate […]

‘The Good Samaritan’ SOLD

Signed relief carving in slate measuring 30cm x 13.5cm. Signed with initials bottom left. The scene depicts the priest on donkey in the distance, the Levite passing by, the Samaritan in the foreground, with the fore-shortened traveller laying prone in the foreground. The white mark is a fault in the slate. For artist’s biography, see […]

Paul Synder ‘Eric Gill at Pigotts’ (1933) £250

A rare (no other examples found) original photograph of Eric Gill at his work unit at Pigotts, dated 1933. Little is known about Paul Synder, the photographer, other than his work from the 1930’s is well represented in The National Portrait Gallery. No other example featuring Eric Gill by Paul Synder has been found. The […]

‘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.

‘Hands’ (1978) £175

Signed watercolour, measuring 30cm x 39cm. Hands were a frequent compositional motif used in Greave’s screen prints, eg. ‘Vase and Flower’ (1968) and ‘Hand’ (1975). Conservation mounted.

‘Norfolk Farm’ £125

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

‘Spring Clean’ (ca. 1933) £250

Completed signed pencil composition, ‘Spring Clean’ (precise title unknown), measuring 15cm x 14cm. Conservation mounted. The model closely resembles the artist’s mother.

‘Cloaked Figure’ (1953) £250

Signed ink drawing with gouache corrections to border. Measures 23cm x 16cm. Conservation mounted. Inscribed to border (under mount) to Jill, gifted in 1960. Jill refers to Jill Pomerance, daughter of Fay Pomerance who was an artist and close friend of Ayrton’s.

‘Beware the bearded painter!’ (1945) £100

Ink drawing on postcard, measuring 8.5cm x 14cm. Conservation mounted. The postcard is dated 1945 and is addressed to Jill Pomerance, daughter of Fay Pomerance who was an artist and close friend of Ayrton’s.

IV. ‘Six Nudes’ (ca. 1931) SOLD

Pencil signed etching on hand made paper, printed by artist. Titled by artist to border. Plate measures 5cm x 5.5cm plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

VI. ‘Near a River’ (ca. 1931) SOLD

Pencil signed etching on hand made paper, printed by artist. Titled by artist to border. Plate measures 8.7cm x 12.7cm plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

IX. ‘Six Nudes’ (ca. 1931) £75

Pencil signed etching on hand made paper, printed by artist. Titled by artist to border. Plate measures 5cm x 5.5cm plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

3. Landscape Study 1 (1938) £250

Signed watercolour on handmade paper. Image measures 26cm x 36.5cm. Conservation mounted. Condition: Laid down. Colours clear, unfaded.

4. Landscape 2 (1933) SOLD

Signed watercolour on handmade paper. Image measures 26cm x 36.5cm. Conservation mounted. Condition: Laid down. Colours clear, unfaded. Light time toning.

5. The Banks of The Adur (1936) £225

Signed watercolour on handmade paper. Image measures 26cm x 36.5cm. Conservation mounted. Condition: Laid down. Colours clear, unfaded. Light time toning.

7. Westwick Row (1940) £250

Signed watercolour on handmade paper. Image measures 26cm x 36.5cm. Conservation mounted. Condition: Laid down. Colours clear, unfaded.

9. Near Poynings (1932) £250

Signed watercolour on handmade paper. Image measures 26cm x 36.5cm. Conservation mounted. Condition: Laid down. Colours clear, unfaded. Light time toning.

10. Edbarton (1931) SOLD

Signed watercolour on handmade paper. Image measures 26cm x 36.5cm. Conservation mounted. Condition: Laid down. Colours clear, unfaded. Light time toning.

11. Harthall Lane (1938) SOLD

Signed watercolour on handmade paper. Image measures 26cm x 36.5cm. Conservation mounted. Condition: Laid down. Colours clear, unfaded.

12. Above Appsond (1940) £225

Signed watercolour on handmade paper. Image measures 26cm x 36.5cm. Conservation mounted. Condition: Laid down. Colours clear, unfaded.

13. Summer Evening (1939) SOLD

Signed watercolour on handmade paper. Image measures 26cm x 36.5cm. Conservation mounted. Condition: Laid down. Colours clear, unfaded. Light surface dirt.

14. Edge of The Wood (1939) £200

Signed watercolour on handmade paper. Image measures 26cm x 36.5cm. Conservation mounted. Condition: Laid down. Colours clear, unfaded.

16. Catsdell (1937) £250

Signed watercolour on handmade paper. Image measures 26cm x 36.5cm. Conservation mounted. Condition: Laid down. Colours clear, unfaded.

17. Edge of The Grove (1929) £175

Signed watercolour on handmade paper. Image measures 26cm x 36.5cm. Conservation mounted. Condition: Laid down. Colours clear, unfaded. Light time toning.

18. Wisten Park, Evening (1937) £225

Signed watercolour on handmade paper. Image measures 26cm x 36.5cm. Conservation mounted. Condition: Laid down. Colours clear, unfaded. Light time toning.

19. High Peak, Derbyshire (1934) £175

Signed watercolour on handmade paper. Image measures 26cm x 36.5cm. Conservation mounted. Condition: Laid down. Colours clear, unfaded. Light time toning.

20. Appspond (1938) £200

Signed watercolour on handmade paper. Image measures 26cm x 36.5cm. Conservation mounted. Condition: Laid down. Colours clear, unfaded. Light time toning.

21. Winter Landscape (1931) SOLD

Signed watercolour on handmade paper. Image measures 26cm x 36.5cm. Conservation mounted. Condition: Laid down. Colours clear, unfaded. Light foxing to sky.

India Love Poem 1 SOLD

Four colour lithograph, printed 1977 (1st edition) on Arches Velin. Limited edition of 200. Sheet size 56cm x 37cm (untrimmed and never been bound)

India Love Poem 3 SOLD

Four colour lithograph, printed 1977 (1st edition) on Arches Velin. Limited edition of 200. Sheet size 56cm x 37cm (untrimmed and never been bound)

India Love Poem 5 SOLD

Four colour lithograph, printed 1977 (1st edition) on Arches Velin. Limited edition of 200. Sheet size 56cm x 37cm (untrimmed and never been bound)

Dunkirk SOLD

Lithograph, signed and numbered from edition of 75. Printed by Curwen, 1986. Image measures 36.5cm x 58.3cm, full sheet 50.3cm x 69.5cm. Unmounted.

Malaga 1 £250

Watercolour measuring 26cm x 33cm. The watercolour is studio stamped verso and has the archival reference number of 135 (registered by the estate). Very very light time spotting. Conservation mounted.

Malaga 2 £200

Watercolour measuring 27cm x 33cm. The watercolour is studio stamped verso and has the archival reference number of 214 (registered by the estate). Very very light time spotting. Conservation mounted.

Malaga 3 £175

Watercolour measuring 37cm x 51cm. The watercolour is studio stamped verso and has the archival reference number of 333 (registered by the estate). Conservation mounted.

Malaga 4 SOLD

Watercolour measuring 32cm x 41cm. The watercolour is studio stamped verso and has the archival reference number of 319 (registered by the estate). Conservation mounted.

Malaga 5 £150

Watercolour measuring 23cm x 31.5cm. The watercolour is studio stamped verso and has the archival reference number of 271 (registered by the estate). Conservation mounted.

Recco (1930) SOLD

Signed wood engraving, printed from block, in numbered edition of 50. Block measures 18cm x 23cm plus borders. Printed on Japon. Conservation mounted.

Old Rapallo (1924) £150

Wood engraving, unsigned, a numbered proof (27/50) aside from the signed edition. Block measures 17.3 x 22.5cm, plus full borders. Printed on Japon. Conservation mounted.

Portofino (1924) £175

Wood engraving, a proof aside from the numbered edition. Block measures 17.3 x 22.5cm, plus full borders. Printed on Japon. Conservation mounted.

Etching (1996) SOLD

Signed etching, artist’s proof, plate measuring 10cm x 11.4cm plus full borders. Printed on handmade paper. Conservation mounted.

Ex Libris SOLD

Original pencil study contributing to the composition for the W. Ruhr ‘Ex Libris’ wood engraving (please see ‘BRANGWYN, Frank’ for illustration). Signed with initials. Fold to sheet but presents very well. 19.5cm x 13cm plus mount. Conservation mounted.

‘War and Peace 1’ £275

The original ink drawing for ‘War and Peace’, published 1971. Signed in pencil. Drawing measures 12cm x 39cm (irregular because shaped for publication). Mounted and framed. Please see ‘TOPOLSKI, Feliks’ under ‘OUR ARTISTS’ tab for more illustrations.

‘War and Peace 2’ £250

The original ink drawing for ‘War and Peace’, published 1971. Signed with initials in pencil. Drawing measures 18cm x 16cm (irregular because shaped for publication). Mounted and framed.

‘Autumn Song’ SOLD

Pencil signed screenprint measuring 54cm x 40.5cm plus full borders. Printed 1984. Numbered edition of 100. Unframed. Condition: Overall, presents well. Very light foxing points to white areas and very gentle ruckling to extreme left border.

‘Jesus College, Cambridge’ SOLD

Signed lithograph, image measuring 38.5cm x 53.5cm plus borders. Numbered edition of 70. Conservation mounted. Trevelyan attended Cambridge between 1928 and 1930.

Les Mendiantes SOLD

Signed etching, plate measures 19cm x 14.4cm plus full borders. Conservation mounted.

‘Forest Pool’ £100

Unsigned wood engraving, printed from 1927 block by Fleece Press in 1992, in a limited edition of 200. Block size is 18cm x 23.5cm. Conservation mounted.

‘A Corner of The Forest’ £100

Unsigned wood engraving, printed from 1930 block by Fleece Press in 1992, in a limited edition of 200. Block size is 21.8cm x 17.5cm. Conservation mounted.

‘Italian Town’ £1950

Signed oil on canvas measuring 40cm x 60cm. Professionally cleaned. Framed. (Please se ‘BRILL, Reginald’ for more images)

‘Garden Pond ‘ £175

Wood engraving, printed from the block, 1st edition 1922, published in limited edition of 200. Block measures 10.2cm x 12.3cm plus borders. Text backed as published. Conservation mounted.

‘Dark Lake ‘ £175

Wood engraving, printed from the block, 1st edition 1922, published in limited edition of 200. Block measures 10.2cm x 12.7cm plus borders. Text backed as published. Conservation mounted.

‘Winter’ £175

Wood engraving, printed from the block, 1st edition 1922, published in limited edition of 200. Block measures 13.9cm x 11.2cm plus borders. Text backed as published. Conservation mounted.

‘Paths into the wood’ £175

Wood engraving, printed from the block, 1st edition 1922, published in limited edition of 200. Block measures 12.7cm x 10.3cm plus borders. Text backed as published. Conservation mounted.

‘Winter Wood’ £175

Wood engraving, printed from the block, 1st edition 1922, published in limited edition of 200. Block measures 14.6cm x 11.4cm plus borders. Second wood engraving verso. Text backed as published. Conservation mounted.

The Downs £125

Wood engraving printed from block. Limited edition of 75, printed on hand-made paper. Block measures 7.5cm x 9.5cm (blank verso). Mounted.

‘God on His Throne’ £100

1st edition wood engraving, published 1928 in edition of 400. Block measures 13.6cm x 9.5cm. Blank verso. Conservation mounted. *Clare Colvin in “Paul Nash Book Designs” marks them out: “(this suite of 4 prints) stylistically mark the climax of Nash’s representational wood engravings”

‘Boredom’ £100

1st edition wood engraving, published 1928 in edition of 400. Block measures 13.6cm x 9.5cm. Text verso. Conservation mounted. *Clare Colvin in “Paul Nash Book Designs” marks them out: “(this suite of 4 prints) stylistically mark the climax of Nash’s representational wood engravings”

‘The Two Angels’ £75

1st edition wood engraving, published 1928 in edition of 400. Block measures 7cm x 5cm. Blank verso. Conservation mounted. *Clare Colvin in “Paul Nash Book Designs” marks them out: “(this suite of 4 prints) stylistically mark the climax of Nash’s representational wood engravings”