Styles galore at Chiswick Auctions’ picture sale
11 March 2020 The British and European fine art sale at Chiswick Auctions on March 17 includes a wide variety of works spread across different categories. With pictures ranging from Orientalist works to Contemporary prints, here we pick out five highlights demonstrating the different types of lot on offer.
‘Still life of poppies in a blue and white vase’ by Fernand Toussaint, estimated at £12,000-18,000 at Chiswick Auctions.
1. Still life of poppies
The Chiswick Auctions sale includes two Impressionist-style canvases by Belgian painter Fernand Toussaint (1873-1955) with contrasting subjects. One of them depicts a woman walking in the garden while the other, shown here, is a still life of poppies in a blue and white vase.
The 2ft 8in x 3ft 4in (81cm x 1m) oil on canvas was acquired by the vendor in c.1985 and appears here with a £12,000-18,000 estimate.
View the catalogue entry for this still life by Fernand Toussaint on thesaleroom.com.
2. Gouache portrait
Gouache portrait of Mademoiselle Villars by George Chinnery, estimated at £500-700 at Chiswick Auctions.
Among the portraits at the Chiswick sale is a gouache of Mademoiselle Villars by George Chinnery (1774-1852). The artist apparently was introduced to the sitter after the painter Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun introduced Mlle Villars to Chinnery's wife who was seeking a teacher for their children.
She then lived with the Chinnerys for two years during which time she reputedly became the cause of some disagreements between the husband and wife.
The 2ft 4in x 21.25in (70 x 54cm) gouache is estimated at £500-700.
View the catalogue entry for this portrait by George Chinnery on thesaleroom.com.
3. Sublime scene
‘Ariadne with a lyre looking out to sea’, a watercolour by John Martin estimated at £5000-7000 at Chiswick Auctions.
A watercolour by John Martin (1789 - 1854) is among the Romantic landscapes on offer at the Chiswick Auctions sale.
Ariadne with a lyre looking out to sea is signed & dated 1843, and the wide format and subject matter makes a contrast to the artist’s famous ‘fire and brimstone’ pictures, the like of which can now be found in museums like Tate Britain.
This example is offered with a £5000-7000 estimate.
View the catalogue entry for this watercolour by John Martin on thesaleroom.com.
4. View of the Bosphorus
‘View of Constantinople’ by Adolph Bachmann, estimated at £800-1200 at Chiswick Auctions.
A painting of Istanbul by German painter Adolph Bachmann (1863-1956) is among the Orientalist works at Chiswick Auctions.
The signed oil on panel measures 8 x 12.5in (20.5 x 31.5cm) and is offered with a £800-1200 estimate.
View the catalogue entry for this work by Adolph Bachmann on thesaleroom.com.
5. Eye of the surrealist
‘Les yeux du vide’ by Marcel Jean, estimated at £1000-2000 at Chiswick Auctions.
Five surrealist works by French artist Marcel Jean (1900-1994) will be offered in the Chiswick sale. Among them is this 8 x 9in (20 x 23 cm) pen, black ink and gouache drawing on buff paper from 1959.
Titled Les yeux du vide [Eyes of the Void], it is signed and dated. The estimate is £1000-2000.
View the catalogue entry for this work by Marcel Jean on thesaleroom.com.
