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A Modernist Life : The Collection of Ursula & Gordon Bowyer

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LOT 1

GORDON BOWYER (BRITISH 1923-2019)

STILL LIFE, c.1940s

£3,780

LOT 2

GORDON BOWYER (BRITISH 1923-2019)

TWICKENHAM CHURCHYARD

£1,386

LOT 3

HENRY COLLINS (BRITISH 1910-1994) & JOYCE COLLINS (BRITISH 1912-2004)

THE BOXER, 1950; TWO DESIGNS FOR BACKGROUNDS - SPORTS SECTION, FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN, 1951

£1,890

LOT 4

WALTER RICHARD SICKERT A.R.A. (BRITISH 1860-1942)

DIEPPE, THE OLD HOTEL ROYAL, c.1910 (BROMBERG 137)

£630

LOT 5

JEAN-ÉMILE LABOUREUR (FRENCH 1877-1943)

SKYSCAPE EN CONSTRUCTION, NEW YORK (SECOND STATE), 1910

£630

LOT 6

ARMIN LANDECK (AMERICAN 1905-1984)

MANHATTAN NOCTURNE, 1938; SIDEING, 1945

£1,764

LOT 7

MARTIN LEWIS (AUSTRALIAN/AMERICAN 1881-1962)

DERRICKS AT NIGHT (MCCARRON 62), 1927

£2,142

LOT 8

C.R.W. NEVINSON (BRITISH 1889-1946)

WATERLOO BRIDGE FROM A SAVOY WINDOW (GUICHARD 49), c.1924-26

£6,930

LOT 9

SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT R.A., P.R.W.S, R.S.W, R.O.I., R.E. (BRITISH 1880-1969)

A SUNLIT VALLEY IN GREECE, c.1915

£2,772

LOT 10

PAUL NASH (BRITISH 1889-1946)

MOONLIGHT VOYAGE (POSTAN L22), 1940

£1,512

LOT 11

PAUL NASH (BRITISH 1889-1946)

PONT ROYALE, PARIS, 1925

£6,300

LOT 12

PAUL NASH (BRITISH 1889-1946)

THE AVENUE, SAVERNAKE FOREST

£16,380

LOT 13

PAUL NASH (BRITISH 1889-1946)

THE STRANGE COAST (POSTAN L10), 1920

£2,772

LOT 14

PAUL NASH (BRITISH 1889-1946)

THE WALL - DYMCHURCH, c.1923

£819

LOT 15

EDWARD WADSWORTH (BRITISH 1889-1949)

DOCK SCENE c.1918 (COLNAGHI 133; GREENWOOD W/D 36)

£20,160

LOT 16

EDWARD BURRA (BRITISH 1905-1967)

CUPBEARER, 1929

£630

LOT 17

VICTOR VASARELY (HUNGARIAN 1906-1997)

SIAN, 1951/60

£1,638

LOT 18

LE CORBUSIER (SWISS/FRENCH 1887-1965)

MODULOR, 1950/56/62

£1,638

LOT 19

ERIC RAVILIOUS (BRITISH 1903-1942)

THE MESS DECK, FROM 'SUBMARINES' PORTFOLIO, 1940-41

£8,190

LOT 20

ERIC RAVILIOUS (BRITISH 1903-1942)

DRIVING CONTROLS NO. 1 - REVOLUTIONS, FROM 'SUBMARINES' PORTFOLIO, 1940-41

£8,190

LOT 21

BEN NICHOLSON O.M. (BRITISH 1894-1982)

SMALL SILENT SIENA, FROM 'ARCHITECTURAL SUITE' (LAFRANCA 19; CRISTEA 121), 1965

£2,520

LOT 22

JOHN PIPER C.H. (BRITISH 1903-1992)

INVENTION IN COLOUR - FROM THE BOOK 'DESIGN', 1937 (LEVINSON 10)

£328

LOT 23

HARRY BERTOIA (AMERICAN 1915-1978)

UNTITLED

£504

LOT 24

NORMAN TOWN (BRITISH 1915-1988)

MINE WORKING, 1947

£1,071

LOT 25

ALEXANDER MACKENZIE (BRITISH 1923-2002)

STILL LIFE

£1,890

LOT 26

KEITH VAUGHAN (BRITISH 1912-1977)

ST ABBS, BERWICKSHIRE, 1952

£10,080

LOT 27

KEITH VAUGHAN (BRITISH 1912-1977)

THE WATER DIVINER, 1955

£8,820

LOT 28

KEITH VAUGHAN (BRITISH 1912-1977)

THREE RED BATHERS, 1944

£6,300

LOT 29

GRAHAM SUTHERLAND O.M. (BRITISH 1903-1980)

FOLDED HILLS (WITH TWISTED BRANCH AND BLAZING TAPERS) - ILLUSTRATION FOR HYROGLYPHICS BY FRANCIS QUARLES, FOR POETRY LONDON, 1943 (Tassi 47)

£479

LOT 30

GRAHAM SUTHERLAND O.M. (BRITISH 1903-1980)

THE ROCK (LA ROCHE), 1973-74 (Tassi 149)

£1,071

LOT 31

GRAHAM SUTHERLAND O.M. (BRITISH 1903-1980)

COMPLEX OF ROCK FORMS, 1979

£1,386

LOT 32

ROBERT COLQUHOUN (BRITISH 1914-1962)

HEBRIDEAN WOMAN, 1944

£88,200

LOT 33

ROBERT MACBRYDE (BRITISH 1913-1966)

EMOTIONAL CORNISH WOMAN

£32,760

LOT 34

ROBERT COLQUHOUN (BRITISH 1914-1962)

WOMAN WINDING WOOL, 1944

£32,760

LOT 35

GRAHAM SUTHERLAND O.M. (BRITISH 1903-1980)

NUMBER FORTY-NINE (TASSI 14), 1924

£1,260

LOT 36

EDWARD BAWDEN C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1903-1989)

CLACTON

£630

LOT 37

JOHN PIPER C.H. (BRITISH 1903 - 1992)

THE CHAPEL OF ST GEORGE & KEMP TOWN (FROM 'BRIGHTON AQUATINTS'), 1939 (LEVINSON 21)

£693

LOT 38

ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (BRITISH 1917-1998)

BOAT BY HAROUR WALL

£530

LOT 39

EDWARD BAWDEN C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1903-1989)

THE PRIVATE ROAD, 1948

£6,300

LOT 40

EDWARD BAWDEN C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1903-1989)

LANE IN MOONLIGHT, 1927-29/1988

£1,638

LOT 41

ERIC RAVILIOUS (BRITISH 1903-1942) FOR WEDGWOOD

TWO MUGS AND A MILK JUG

£1,260

LOT 42

EDWARD BAWDEN C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1903-1989)

LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, 1961

£13,860

LOT 43

REG BUTLER (BRITISH 1913-1981)

NUDE WITH NEWSPRINT, 1955

£882

LOT 44

GEORGE STEPHENSON (BRITISH, POST-WAR)

STANDING FIGURE

£4,032

LOT 45

ROBERT ADAMS (BRITISH 1917-1984)

FORMS ON A FRAME (CURVED), 1963 (OPUS 206)

£4,032

LOT 46

ROBERT ADAMS (BRITISH 1917-1984)

SPIRAL FORMS No. 3, 1960 (OPUS 105)

£1,764

LOT 47

REG BUTLER (BRITISH 1913-1981)

GIRL, 1956

Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000

LOT 48

PABLO PICASSO (SPANISH 1881-1973)

PETIT NU ASSIS AU MIROIR (BLOCH 451; MOURLOT 100), 1947

£8,820

LOT 49

MILTON GLASER (AMERICAN 1929-2020)

BIG NUDE, 1967

£2,772

LOT 50

PABLO PICASSO (SPANISH 1881-1973)

FEMME BRUNE AUX CHEVAUX LISSES, FROM 'VINGT POÈMES DE GONGORA' (BAER 777), 1947

£3,276

LOT 51

GEORGES BRAQUE (FRENCH 1882-1963)

NATURE MORTE AUX FRUITS, 1950

£756

LOT 52

FINN JUHL (DANISH 1912-1989) FOR FRANCE & DAVERKOSEN

PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS, DESIGNED 1958

£3,276

LOT 53

FINN JUHL (DANISH 1912-1989) FOR FRANCE & SØN

PAIR OF ‘JAPAN’ LOUNGE CHAIRS, DESIGNED 1953

£3,528

LOT 54

FINN JUHL (DANISH 1912-1989) FOR NIELS ROTH ANDERSEN (SH EFTF)

'JUDAS' EXTENDING DINING TABLE, DESIGNED 1948

£6,048

LOT 55

TAPIO WIRKKALA (FINNISH 1915-1985) FOR IITTALA

ART OBJECT/BOWL

Estimate: £400 - £600

LOT 56

ALVAR AALTO (FINNISH 1898-1976) FOR ARTEK

TROLLEY, DESIGNED 1936

£1,638

LOT 57

AINO AALTO (FINNISH 1894-1949) FOR VALAISTUSTYÖ KY, FINLAND

PENDANT LIGHT, DESIGNED 1941

£1,071

LOT 58

ALVAR AALTO (FINNISH, 1898–1976) FOR VALAISTUSTYÖ KY, FINLAND

'BEEHIVE' PENDANT LIGHT, DESIGNED 1953

£3,528

LOT 59

FINN JUHL (DANISH 1912-1989) FOR FRANCE & DAVERKOSEN

PAIR OF 'FRANCE' CHAIRS, DESIGNED 1956

£5,040

LOT 60

ATTRIBUTED TO ROBIN DAY (BRITISH 1915–2010)

BENCH

£756

LOT 61

ANDREA CASCELLA (ITALIAN 1920-1990)

UNTITLED (HORIZONTAL FORM)

£4,788

LOT 62

VICTOR PASMORE C.B.E., C.H. (BRITISH 1908-1998)

IMAGE ON THE WALL B, 1992

£819

LOT 63

VICTOR PASMORE C.B.E., C.H. (BRITISH 1908-1998)

WHEN REASON DREAMS I, 1997

£2,142

LOT 64

VICTOR PASMORE C.B.E., C.H. (BRITISH 1908-1998)

LINEAR SYMPHONY NO.8, 1979

£13,860

LOT 65

ITALO VALENTI (ITALIAN 1912-1995)

COLLAGE, 1961

£5,040

LOT 66

DANTE LEONELLI (AMERICAN 1931-)

UNTITLED, 1961

£1,071

LOT 67

TOBIA SCARPA (ITALIAN 1935-) & AFRA SCARPA (ITALIAN 1937-2011) FOR KNOLL

‘BASTIANO’ SOFA, DESIGNED 1962

£3,528

LOT 68

GEORGE DANNATT (BRITISH 1915-2009)

RHEINFELDEN, 1987-88

£1,071

LOT 69

GEORGE DANNATT (BRITISH 1915-2009)

SQUARED LANDSCAPE, 1994

£454

LOT 70

MICHAEL FUSSELL (BRITISH 1927-1974)

WEATHERED, 1961

£819

LOT 71

PETER MORO C.B.E., F.R.I.B.A. (GERMAN/BRITISH 1911-1998)

UNTITLED (CONSTRUCTION), 1976

£693

LOT 72

DHRUVA MISTRY (INDIAN/BRITISH 1957-)

TORSO - IB, STUDY, SMALL, 2007

£6,300

LOT 73

DHRUVA MISTRY (INDIAN/BRITISH 1957-)

TORSO - 1, STUDY, SMALL 2007

£4,284

LOT 74

YVONNE JACQUETTE (AMERICAN 1934-2023)

NIGHTSCAPE, 1997

£1,134

LOT 75

TONY BEVAN R.A. (BRITISH 1951-)

VIOLET INTERIOR 2002

£328

LOT 76

BILL JACKLIN (BRITISH 1943-)

CHANCE ENCOUNTER, GRAND CENTRAL , 2007

£1,890

LOT 77

GEORGE DANNATT (BRITISH 1915-2009)

GREY AND BLACK INTERLOCKED PLANES, 2007

£4,788

LOT 78

EMILY YOUNG (BRITISH 1951)

WHITE ONYX TORSO, 2007

£69,300

LOT 79

EMILY YOUNG (BRITISH 1951-)

ANGEL HEAD, c.2004-08

£35,280

LOT 100

HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915)

STUDY OF BIRD

£530

LOT 101

HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915)

STANDING MALE NUDE

£1,512

LOT 102

ERIC GILL (BRITISH 1882–1940)

DESIGN FOR SCULPTURE: ACROBAT II, 1915

£2,016

LOT 103

JOHN ARMSTRONG (BRITISH 1893-1973)

STUDY FOR 'THE SAIL', 1954

£2,520

LOT 104

SIR STANLEY SPENCER R.A. (BRITISH 1891-1959)

PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN IN TRADITIONAL SWISS DRESS, 1933

£13,860

LOT 105

BETTY SWANWICK (BRITISH 1915-1989)

THE AWAKENING c.1976

£4,788

LOT 106

HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915)

TWO FEMALE NUDES STANDING, 1913

£1,134

LOT 107

HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915)

SEATED NUDE

£504

LOT 108

PAVEL TCHELITCHEW (RUSSIAN 1898-1957)

LADY AND NUN, 1938

£328

LOT 109

GEORGES ROUAULT (FRENCH 1871-1958)

DEUX TÊTES DE FEMMES, c.1902–1909

£22,680

LOT 110

DAVID JAGGER R.O.I (BRITISH 1891-1958)

PORTRAIT OF A BOY, c.1928-1929

Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000

LOT 111

AUGUSTUS JOHN (BRITISH 1878-1961)

STILL LIFE WITH SHELLS

Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000

LOT 112

ROGER FRY (BRITISH 1866-1934)

A SQUARE, FRANCE, 1924

£9,450

LOT 113

DUNCAN GRANT (BRITISH 1885-1978)

PARIS BRIDGE, 1935

£35,280

LOT 114

ROGER DE LA FRESNAYE (FRENCH 1885-1925)

COMPOSITION WITH THREE MEN SEATED AT A TABLE, c.1913

£1,512

LOT 115

ROY DE MAISTRE (AUSTRALIAN 1894-1968)

ENGRAVING PLATES FOR 'MADONNA & CHILD' AND 'THE ARTIST'S STUDIO', c.1944

£630

LOT 116

ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCIS BACON (BRITISH 1909-1992)

PAINTED TABLE

£4,788

LOT 117

WILLIAM STAITE MURRAY (BRITISH 1881-1962)

BOWL

£454

LOT 118

SVEND BAYER (DANISH/BRITISH 1946-)

BOWL

£630

LOT 119

MICHAEL CARDEW (BRITISH 1901-1983)

OIL LAMP BASE

£429

LOT 120

MICHAEL CARDEW (BRITISH 1901-1983) AT WINCHCOMBE POTTERY

JUG, c.1933

£945