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Lot 26
Ray BARRY (1931-2022) Kitchen Still Life Pastel, signed and dated 91, 58cm x 82.5cm, 77cm x 99.5cm.Ray Barry loved Cornwall and art. A Director of the St Ives Society of Artists, appointed in 2010, and Associate of both the Newlyn and Penwith Society of Artists, Ray originally started painting in the 1950s while working for Cable and Wireless in the Sudan. He exhibited at the Red Sea Club, Port Sudan and The New Stanley Gallery, Nairobi as he began to cultivate his artistic talent. Subsequent to his career with Cable and Wireless, Ray settled in Cornwall and evolved his art style while scooping top prize as the winner of 3 Spires Arts Festival, Truro. He solo exhibited at Falmouth Arts Club, Penzance Arts Club, The Crypt Gallery St Ives, The Cornerstone Gallery St Ives, Bakehouse Gallery St Ives, as well as jointly exhibiting with fellow artists Jenny Woodhouse, Bob Devereux, Rachel Kantaris, Patricia Dearden, Stephen Dove, John Beer and Victor Bramley. An established artist locally by the 1990s, Ray Barry graduated Falmouth School of Art in 1997 (with other alumni graduating that year including Paul Wadsworth and Jenny Woodhouse), with a degree in Fine Art and had a studio in St Ives before relocating his studio to Ludgvan. An established fellow artist among his peers, a hand-written invite to Bryan Pearce’s 75th birthday lay amongst his treasured possessions. Ray Barry constantly strove to explore colour and textural values with passion, working primarily in oils and acrylics. Of his work, he quoted, “I enjoy creating order out of chaos and conversely 'deconstructing' order to the point of meaningful abstraction….I paint with a sense of adventure rather than premeditation…I love the poetics of Abstraction “. Away from his career as an artist, Ray was also a keen stamp collector with his talent and interests overlapping when he created, established and designed stamps for Gugh Island, Isles of Scilly, with the designs of these sold in our Stamps and Collectors auction earlier this year.
Lot 251
Keith HALL (1938) River View Pastel, signed and dated '14, 31.5cm x 48cm, 44cm x 60cm mounted; together with Joseph POWELL (1876-1981) watercolour of an English landscape, signed, 28cm x 39.5cm, 41cm x 53cm mounted, and a watercolour of Elvet Bridge, Durham, indistinctly signed, 34cm x 50cm (3)
Lot 353
pastel on paper, signed, titled label verso mounted, framed and under glass image size 21cm x 29cm, overall size 42cm x 50cm Label verso: The Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh Note: Painter, draughtsman and teacher, born John Knox at Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire. He studied at Glasgow School of Art, 1953–7, where his teachers included William Armour and David Donaldson. In 1958 won a travelling scholarship which enabled him to study in Paris under André Lhote. Knox painted in a variety of styles, being influenced by the American Abstract Expressionists for a time, although on occasion creating still lifes in the manner of the Dutch Old Masters. From 1965–81 Knox taught at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, in 1981 becoming head of painting at Glasgow College of Art. Took part in many group shows in Scotland and abroad and had a series of one-man exhibitions, including 57 Gallery, Edinburgh; Serpentine Gallery in London; and Civic Arts Centre, Aberdeen. In 1983 a solo show was toured to a number of Scottish venues by the Scottish Arts Council; Drawings 1956–1998 was held by Cyril Gerber Fine Art and Compass Gallery, Glasgow, in 1998. Was elected RSA and has work in many public collections, including Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh. Lived for some time in Carnoustie, Angus.
Lot 8
pastel on paper, signed, titled and dated 1988 label verso mounted, framed and under glass image size 55cm x 38cm, overall size 75cm x 54cm Label verso: Flowers East, London Note: the major retrospective “When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson at 65" of the work of the artist at the City Arts Centre, Edinburgh and organised by Museums & Galleries Edinburgh (27th May - 1st October 2023) brought together over 100 major works from his early years until the present time. The staging of this exhibition during (and beyond) the Edinburgh International Festival reflects the well documented and longstanding international interest in Peter Howson's work.
Lot 148
acrylic on board, signed, titled label verso framed and under glass image size 22cm x 22cm, overall size 34cm x 34cm Artist's label verso Note: Gail has always been a fan of unusual and imaginative art. As a child she discovered the paintings of Rodney Matthews and Roger Dean on album covers and posters, and admired their ability to create a whimsical version of ordinary things. At school, Salvador Dali was an artistic influence, and she was lucky enough to get up close to several of his paintings in the MoMA in New York. As a huge music fan, Gail briefly studied sound engineering after deciding she did not want to go to Art school (despite preparing a portfolio). However, she continued to paint while working and raising her two children, and decided to become a self-employed artist in 2011. For artworks where specific locations are featured, Gail uses photographs to help with initial building placement, but will manipulate and change the structures to provide the most pleasing composition. This manipulation is not only helpful when hiding some of the less attractive features of a scene, but allows her to enhance features which might normally be overlooked. Painting on either stretched canvas or canvas board, Gail will usually cover the whole area with a theme colour which dictates the overall mood of the finished piece. She will then sketch in the main features of the painting using pastel pencil, moving the lines with a wet paintbrush until the desired positioning is achieved. The painting is built up from there. Gail's work is exhibited widely at numerous galleries in Scotland.
Lot 554
* MARION HARVEY (SCOTTISH 1886 - 1971), SPARK & MUFFIE pastel on paper, signed, titled in presentation plaqueframed and under glassimage size 55cm x 48cm, overall size 62cm x 54cm Note: Marion Rodger Hamilton Harvey was a very accomplished animal painter born in Ayr in 1886. She lived and worked in Glasgow and specialised in dog and horse painting. Marion often worked in Kirkcudbright and enjoyed close friendships with Hornel, Taylor and King and the four became known as the “Close Coterie”. She exhibited frequently at the Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, the Society of Women Artists, the Royal Scottish Society of Watercolour Painters as well as the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Her works are in many collections worldwide but most notably in the collections of HM The Queen and late Queen Mother. Her work occasionally surfaces at auction with the highest price recorded for a pastel by the artist of US$7000 (currently £5184).
Lot 565
* LAURENCE BRADSHAW (BRITISH 1899 - 1978) PINE TREE pastel on paper, signed 'L H B' and dated '77mounted, framed and under glassimage size 41cm x 29cm, overall size 63cm x 49cm Note: Sculptor, painter, engraver, stage designer, author. Born in Liscard (Wallasey), Cheshire. According to his family and confirmed by his baptismal record, Laurence's father was Peter Bradshaw, a commercial traveller. However, based on the Census Returns, probably by 1901 and certainly by 1911 Laurence and his mother, Annie Henderson (born c.1866 or c.1871 in Scotland) were described as son and wife of John Bradshaw (born in Liverpool or Warrington, Lancashire c.1869), antique dealer and bookseller. It is presumed that Peter Bradshaw changed his name to John c.1900. Laurence started his higher education at the University of Liverpool during the First World War and then (c.1916) began studying painting at Liverpool School of Art with William Penn. He was advised to study sculpture as well and, after attending some classes in Liverpool (presumably under Charles John Allen then teacher of modelling), he completed his studies in London and Paris. In London, Bradshaw studied at Leon Underwood's Brook Green School of Drawing (dates uncertain). During the mid-1920s Bradshaw worked first as a pupil and then as an assistant to Sir Frank Brangwyn. One of Bradshaw's earliest commissions for sculpture was a series of low reliefs c.1928 for the Brompton Oratory (London) depicting the life of Saint Philip Neri founder of the Oratorian Order. Other commissions followed including: Radcliff Maternity Home (1935); Watford Town Hall; Cambridge Guild Hall; the County Offices in Winchester; and Worthing Town Hall. Private commissions were also an important part of his practice, over a long career he made many portrait busts of writers, politicians, poets, journalists and actors. His most famous work, however, was the memorial to Karl Marx in Highgate Cemetery (1956). This reflected his political beliefs. Bradshaw was a committed communist and worked actively in politics throughout his career.
Lot 555
* MARION HARVEY (SCOTTISH 1886 - 1971), TOWSER pastel on paper, signed and dated 1954, titled in the presentation plaqueframed and under glassimage size 45cm x 37cm, overall size 52cm x 44cm Note: Marion Rodger Hamilton Harvey was a very accomplished animal painter born in Ayr in 1886. She lived and worked in Glasgow and specialised in dog and horse painting. Marion often worked in Kirkcudbright and enjoyed close friendships with Hornel, Taylor and King and the four became known as the “Close Coterie”. She exhibited frequently at the Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, the Society of Women Artists, the Royal Scottish Society of Watercolour Painters as well as the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Her works are in many collections worldwide but most notably in the collections of HM The Queen and late Queen Mother. Her work occasionally surfaces at auction with the highest price recorded for a pastel by the artist of US$7000 (currently £5184).
Lot 477
JAMES PATERSON PRSW RSA RWS (SCOTTISH 1854 - 1932), THE RIGHT HONOURABLE J PARKER SMITH PC, JP, DL, FRSE pastel, chalk and pencil on paper, signed and dated 1918, titled label versomounted, framed and under glass (original mount and frame)image size 46cm x 31cm, overall size 71cm x 53cm Handwritten artist's label verso.Note 1: After settling in Edinburgh, James Paterson drew several accomplished portrait sketches of high-profile contemporaries including a self-portrait drawing (1916) in pastel, chalk and pencil which is now in the collection of The National Galleries Of Scotland. The portrait offered here is an outstanding example of his characteristic style as a draughtsman. Paterson often used hatching in red and grey chalk to model the face and give it depth. James Paterson`s work was exhibited at The Kelvingrove Gallery as part of the major "Glasgow Boys" Exhibition (2010) and at The Hunterian Art Gallery (Glasgow) in "James Paterson : Works From The Artists Studio" (2010)-an exhibition dedicated entirely to his own work.The Sitter: James Parker Smith of Jordanhill, PC, JP, DL, FRSE (30 August 1854 – 30 April 1929) was a Scottish barrister and politician who served as Liberal Unionist MP for Partick. He was first elected at a by-election in 1890 but lost the seat in 1906. He was a Cambridge Apostle. He had previously contested Greenock and Paisley. He was born on 30 August 1854 the son of Archibald Smith of Jordanhill (son of James Smith of Jordanhill) and his wife, Susan Emma Parker. Although his father was Scottish he was born in London and spent much of his life in England. He was educated at Winchester College. He then studied law at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with a BA in Mathematics (as fourth Wrangler) in 1877 and an MA in 1880. He qualified as a barrister in 1888. From 1890 to 1906 his interests changed from law to politics. In January 1900, Smith was appointed assistant private secretary to Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies. He held this post until 1903. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1904. In 1915 he returned to Winchester as a fellow and as warden of the college. He later became a director of the Union Bank of Scotland. In 1921 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Frederick Orpen Bower, Ralph Allan Sampson, Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker and Sir James A. Ewing. In 1882 he was married to Mary Louisa Hamilton. They were parents to Archibald Colin Hamilton Parker Smith, the 5th Laird of Jordanhill, and Wilmot Babington Parker Smith. His brothers included Arthur Hamilton Smith, Henry Babington Smith, Lt Commander Charles Stewart Smith and Rev Walter Edward Smith. He died at the Brooks's Club in London on 30 April 1929Note 2: In our auction of 11th August 2010, lot 13 "Portrait of a Lady" (dated 1916) a similar pastel, chalk and pencil portrait by James Paterson sold for £2600 (hammer).
Lot 1874
19th Century French School - Portrait of a woman in straw hat standing in a wheat field (possibly depicting one of the seasons), pastel, possibly by Constant Joseph Brochart (1816-1899) however unsigned, 60 x 72 cm, glazed in gilt gesso oval frame, frame dimensions: 95 x 82 cm. Provenance: by decent from a local private collection.
Lot 1946
A group of five artworks, to include: William Russell Flint - limited edition print, numbered (249/850) and blindstamped below, frame dimensions: 77 x 92 cm; Marjorie Cunningham - 'Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland', pastel; 'Bluebell Wood' print After Margaret Macdonald Macintosh; 'Amaryllis' after John William Godward, colour print, 63 x 77 cm; a 19th century coloured mezzotint of a boy holding a bale of hay and sickle (5)
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