Auction Alert: Sale of 20th Century Art to be held at Prior Park, Bath

Wotton Auction Rooms will be running a Sale of 20^th Century Art at the National Trust property, Prior Park, Bath.

272 lots will be coming under the hammer on Friday 22^nd July 2022, from 12pm. Artists represented include some of our old favourites such as Paul Peter Piech and David Gentleman – the latter well known for his postage stamp designs. In addition, we’ve been introduced to a few new artists that we’d like to find out more about; William Scott CBE, Anita Klein and Bernard Cheese amongst others.

If you register on the Wotton Auction Rooms website, you can leave auto and absentee bids. There’s a buyer’s premium of 21.6% and, if bidding via their website, an additional premium of 3.6% (plus VAT) will be levied.

Alternatively, you can bid live via the EasyLiveAuction website for a £3.00 flat fee or 3% of the final hammer price. The buyer’s premium still stands.

Unfortunately, the auction house doesn’t offer a packaging and posting service, so you’ll have to organise your own if you’re unable to collect in person.

Lot 24: WILLIAM SCOTT C.B.E., R.A. (1913-1989) ‘STILL LIFE WITH FRYING PAN AND EGGS’
Screenprint in colours on wove paper, signed, dated and numbered in pencil, printed by Kelpra Studio, published by CCA Galleries, London, with their blindstamp. 91/250. 67cm x 88cm.
Estimate: £3,000 – £5,000

Lot 33: EDWARD BAWDEN C.B.E., R.A. (1903-1989) ‘BOROUGH MARKET’
Lithograph in colour, artist’s proof, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, A/P. 2. 50.5cm x 65cm.
Estimate: £1,000 – £1,500

Lot 46: ROBERT TAVENER (1920-2004) ‘PIERHEAD’ (NO.3)
Linocut in colours. signed, titled, numbered and dated 1966, in pencil to margin. 16/30. 67.5 x 54cm.
Estimate: £200 – £300

Lot 60: BRIDGET RILEY CH, CBE (b.1931) POSTER POEM ‘DESCENDING’ 1968
Screenprint, from the edition of an unknown size, unsigned, probably published by Editions Alecto. 64cm x 65.5cm.
Estimate: £500 – £800

Lot 76: ANITA KLEIN (b.1960) ‘NIGE & THE NECKLACE’
Etching, signed, numbered and dated 2002 in pencil to margin. 21/100. 12cm x 14cm.
Estimate: £100 – £200

Lot 87: BEN NICHOLSON O.M. (1894-1982) ‘SMALL STILL LIFE’ 1966
Etching, signed, numbered and dated in pencil – annotations to verso “Small Still Life, 1966 Ben Nicholson”. 10/25. Lafrance blindstamp. 32cm x 31cm.
Estimate: £800 – £1,200

Lot 114: JOHN PIPER C.H. (1903-1992) ‘NORTH GRIMSTONE’ YORKSHIRE
(Levinson 128) lithographs in colour, signed and numbered in pencil to margin. 61/70. 82cm x 59cm.
Estimate: £300 – £500

Lot 128: DAME ELIZABETH BLACKADDER O.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W., R.G.I., D.LITT (1931-2021) ‘STAITHES’
Lithograph in colour, signed, titled and dated 1963 in pencil to margin. Inscribed “407” in pencil, Curwen Chilford Studios blindstamp. 57cm x 80cm.
Estimate: £300 – £500

Lot 162: SIR PETER BLAKE C.B.E., R.D.I., R.A. (b.1932) ‘I LOVE VINTAGE’
Digital tin plate print, unnumbered limited edition of 2,500. Published by Creatively Recycled Empire and printed by Impress Group, with certificate and papers. 22cm x 17cm.
Estimate: £150 – £250

Lot 169: PAUL PETER PIECH (1920-1996) ‘JAZZ’
‘Evolved in part from spirituals, sung by slaves, jazz is the only true American music form, It was created by blacks for blacks’. Linocut in colours, signed, numbered and dated 1995 in pencil. 1/25. 64cm x 45cm.
Estimate: £200 – £300

Lot 174: BERNARD CHEESE (1925-2013) ‘RING OF TREES’
Lithograph in colours, artist’s proof III, signed, titled and dated 1965 in pencil. 79cm x 59cm.
Estimate: £200 – £300

Lot 202: BARBARA VINCENT (20TH CENTURY CONTEMPORARY) ‘FRIESON COWS’
Linocut in colours, signed, titled and numbered in pencil. 6/9. 32.5cm x 38.5cm.
Estimate: £100 – £200

Lot 218: DAVID GENTLEMAN (b.1930) ‘CURLEW STREET, LONDON’
Lithograph in colours, signed and numbered in pencil. 112/195. Blindstamp lower right. 61cm x 51cm.
Estimate: £100 – £200

Lot 234: ERIC RAVILIOUS (1903-1942) ‘GARDEN MEMORIES’
Wood engraving, signed with initials ‘AU’ for Anne Ullman (the artist’s daughter) and numbered in pencil. 100/200. An illustration for Thomas Hennell’s ‘Poems’ 1936.
Estimate: £150 – £250

Contemporary & Post-War Art

Lyon & Turnbull‘s Contemporary & Post-War Art / Prints & Multiples sale is this week’s Auction Alert highlight. The auction takes place on Wednesday 19th January 2022, from 10am (lots: 1 to 184). After a recess, lots 185 to 317 go under the hammer from 2pm.

The majority of the lots for sale are by British (especially Scottish) artists. There’s a showing of ‘Young British Artists‘ (YBAs) including examples from Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. There’s a wonderful plate by ‘National Treasure’, Grayson Perry (pictured above) and a couple of thought-provoking artworks by Banksy. There are works by a few artists from across the pond, such as Keith Haring, Andy Warhol and Nan Goldin.

There’s a buyer’s premium of 25% on the hammer price of each lot (up to £300,000) then 20% thereafter (exclusive of VAT). Bidding live via the Lyon & Turnbull website and app doesn’t incur extra fees. They offer a shipping service and also provide details of other companies that they recommend.

Lot 31: PETER HOWSON O.B.E. (SCOTTISH 1958-) ‘UNTITLED’
Signed lower left, oil on canvas. 30cm x 26cm (11.75in x 10.25in)
Estimate: £1,000 – £1,500

Lot 99: JACK VETTRIANO O.B.E. (SCOTTISH 1951-) ‘LOOKING DOWN FROM ABOVE’
Signed lower right, oil on canvas board. 50cm x 39.5cm (19.75in x 15.5in). Exhibited: The Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld
Estimate: £10,000 – £15,000

Lot 146: WILLIAM SENIOR (BRITISH FL.1940-60) ‘STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES AND GLASS’ – 1958
Signed and dated lower left, gouache on paper. 18.5cm x 36cm (7.25in x 14in)
Estimate: £300 – £500

Lot 186: BANKSY (BRITISH 1974-) ‘WELCOME MAT’ – 2020
Hand-stitched mat, in fabric repurposed from life vests abandoned on Mediterranean beaches, #2017, numbered to fabric label, fabricated at Greek refugee camps in collaboration with Love Welcomes, London, produced by Gross Domestic Product, London, in original packaging. 45cm x 61cm (17.75in x 24in), unframed
Estimate: £700 – £900

Lot 189: YAYOI KUSAMA (JAPANESE 1929-) ‘RED PUMPKIN NAOSHIMA’
Cast resin multiple, 2019, with the artist’s stamped signature and title on the underside, from an open edition, published by Benesse Holdings, Inc., Naoshima, in the original box. 9.5cm x 14cm x 14cm (3.75in x 5.5in x 5.5in)
Estimate: £800 – £1,200

Lot 200: LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (BRITISH 1887-1976) ‘AN INDUSTRIAL TOWN’
Off-set lithograph, 134/500, signed and numbered in pencil to margin. Image size 43.5cm x 59cm (17in x 23.25in)
Estimate: £1,000 – £1,500

Lot 204: GRAYSON PERRY C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1960-) ‘100% ART’ PLATE – 2020
Ceramic plate, from the first edition, developed for the Holburne Museum, in collaboration with Kit Grover, to celebrate the exhibition, ‘The Pre-Therapy Years’. 21cm (8.25in) diameter
Estimate: £300 – £500

Lot 207: EDWARD BAWDEN C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1903-1989) ‘THE QUEEN’S GARDEN’ – 1986
Lithograph, 72/160, signed, titled and numbered in pencil to margin. The sheet 63cm x 76.5cm (24.75in x 30in), unframed
Estimate: £400 – £600

Lot 233: ANDY WARHOL (AMERICAN 1928-1987) AND KEITH HARING (AMERICAN 1958-1990) ‘MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL’ – 1986
Screenprint. The sheet 100cm x 70cm (39.25in x 27.5in), unframed
Estimate: £400 – £600

Lot 271: DAMIEN HIRST (BRITISH 1965-) ‘AUROUS IODIDE’ – 2009
Screenprint with gold glitter, 34/150, signed, numbered and dedicated, ‘For Franco, Big it Up!’ with a pencil drawing of a heart and xxx, published by Other Criteria, London. The sheet 98cm x 75cm (38.5in x 29.5in)
Estimate: £8,000 – £12,000

Lot 315: KEITH HARING (AMERICAN 1958-1990) ‘MONTREUX JAZZ POSTER’ (GREEN) – 1983
Screenprint. The sheet 100cm x 70cm (39.5in x 27.5in), unframed
Estimate: £300 – £500

Auction Alert: The Affordable Art Sale – A Summer Show

This week’s auction that we’ve chosen to highlight is The Affordable Art Sale – A Summer Show taking place at Cheffins on 29 July 2021, beginning at 10am.

Don’t forget, you can leave a commission bid in advance or bid live online; there’s no need to be there in person.

Below are some of the lots that stand-out to us:

Lot 58: Patrick Caulfield CBE, RA (British 1936-2005), Oh! If one of Them, some fine evening, would try – from his series Some Poems of Jules Laforgue, edition of 200, 1973
Estimate: £200 – £300 + fees
Screenprint on Neobond synthetic paper, published by Petersburg Press, unframed 40.5 x 35.5cm

Lot 247: Edward Bawden CBE, RA (British 1903-1989), Billingsgate Fish Market
Estimate: £50 – £100 + fees
Printed posthumously by the Curwen Studio lithograph, unframed 56.5 x 76cm

Lot 249: Angela Harding, Early Nesters
Estimate: £40 – £60 + fees
Signed ‘Angela Harding II’ (lower right); numbered 56/75 (lower left) screenprint, unframed 54 x 59cm

Lot 267: Aubrey Beardsley (British 1872-1898) Two unframed prints
Estimate: £50 – £80 + fees
Aubrey Beardsley from Oscar Wilde’s Salome, to include: The Woman in the Moon, 19 x 14cm; and The Climax, 19 x 14cm

Designer Desire: Edward Bawden

Edward Bawden (1903–1989) had a long and industrious career producing designs for lots of prestigious clients; companies such as London Transport, Fortnum & Mason, Penguin Books, Poole Potteries, Twinings, the Folio Society and Westminster Bank.

He designed of the Observer Newspaper’s ‘Puzzled Lion and Startled Unicorn’ which adorned their masthead for 50 years. He was an official war artist during the 2nd World War, recording scenes across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

I love his lino-cuts of Brighton landmarks – a couple of which I’ve included above – including the Palace Pier and the Royal Pavilion.

There’s an exhibition of a number of his works taking place at the Dulwich Picture Gallery from 23 May to 9 September 2018 if you can get down there. Here’s a little preview…

A new book featuring Bawden’s book cover designs is due for publication next month (April 2018) entitled, Are you Sitting Comfortably? The Book Jackets of Edward Bawden. There’s another limited-edition book, Entertaining a la carte: Edward Bawden and Fortnum & Mason, that I’d love to add to our art & design book collection – available from a cool £235.00!

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Auction Alert: Sale of 20th Century Art to be held at Prior Park, Bath

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Designer Desire: Edward Bawden