2nd Mar, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
Modern & Contemporary Art
587
Cecil Rochfort D’Oyly John (1906–1993)
"Les Martiques, South of France"
Signed, inscribed verso with sketch, oil on canvas, 34cm by 70cm
Sold for £1,800
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Covered in a thin layer of surface dirt and discoloured varnish. Slight stretcher shadow with some minor associated craquelure. An areas of fine craquelure within the cream paint to the right of the boat, right hand side. Slight rubbing to the outer edges of the canvas and an area of tiny losses to the upper left of the sky. Other areas of fine craquelure, to the right of the orange boat and to the upper left of the sky. Possible shrinkage to areas of the dark green lower right corner and to the centre.
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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