15th Jul, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
The TB & R Jordan Collection
1033
Rowland Henry Hill (1873-1952)
Looking down the river, Whitby
Signed and dated 1932, pencil and watercolour heightened with white, 14.5cm by 23.5cm
Sold for £500
Estimated at £200 - £400
In a broadly good, mostly clean and bright state of preservation. Fairly minimal discolouration to sheet with clusters of mostly small sized foxing spots within the sky. Broadly contained to the upper left-hand side, all be it not exclusively. No real evidence of cockling. Not examined out of the frame.
Auction: The TB & R Jordan Collection, 15th Jul, 2023
Tom and Rosamund Jordan were leading specialists in the Staithes Group of painters for over 40 years.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, the tiny, picturesque fishing village of Staithes on the North Yorkshire coast became host to a colony of artists, attracted to the area by the towering cliffs, stormy seas, the clarity of light and eminently paintable cottages and harbours. The Staithes School artists were greatly inspired by the French Impressionists, working en plein air to capture fleeting moments of light, air, and water, albeit with an edge of harder, northern grit.
The Jordans, who were equally passionate about Staithes, were champions of this pioneering group of artists, and over 100 works from their collection will be offered in this sale, including works by a Mark Senior, Owen Bowen, Arthur A. Friedenson and Frank Henry Mason.
Part II of their collection will be sold at a later date.
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Sunday 9 July to Friday 14 July 11am-4pm and morning of sale from 8am
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