2nd Mar, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
Modern & Contemporary Art
554
William Black (20th Century)
"Night Flying"
Signed, inscribed and dated (19)69, ink and wash, together with a further work by the same hand "Midsummers Day", 28cm by 19cm (2)
Sold for £350
Estimated at £250 - £400
Night flying: Some very light time staining to sheet. Possibly very slightly down on colour. Some light general dirt and debris trapped beneath glass. Slight cockle to sheet. Sporadic tiny spots to surface, likely ink splashes at the time of execution (see image). Not examined out of the frame.
Midsummer Day:Some very light time staining to sheet. Some light general dirt and debris trapped beneath the glass. Slight cockle to sheet, most notable along the top edge by the mount. Sporadic water marks, likely by design. Sporadic small sized spots within the sun (see image). Not examined out of the frame.
Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 2nd Mar, 2024
Amongst a strong section of Northern art in the sale is a small family collection of drawings by the great L.S. Lowry (1887-1976); the three works were given by Lowry to Ruth and Neville Blakey of Pendle, Lancashire, longstanding friends of the artist, and will be sold with correspondance with the Lowry. Further Northern artists represented in the sale include Harold Riley, Peter Brook, Brian 'Braaq' Shields, Norman Cornish, and Len Tabner.
Further highlights include a vivid seascape by Scottish artist Sir William MacTaggart, a harbour scene by Chinese-born Singaporean artist Cheong Soo Pieng who founded the Nanyang style of art, and a striking industrial landscape by Staffordshire artist Maurice Wade.
An interesting selection of works on paper include greats such as Frank Dobson, Dame Laura Knight, David Bomberg, Sir Matthew Smith, and a good range of prints include those by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Elizabeth Blackadder, Bob Dylan and Victor Pasmore.
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Thursday 29th February - Friday 1st March 10am-4pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am
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