12th Jul, 2025 9:30 GMT/BST
Florence Adelina Hess WIAC (1891-1974)
Beach Tents
Oil on panel, 21cm by 26cm
Provenance: Doris Bilbrough (née Sykes), cook to the Hess household, early 20th century - c. 1930s
Thence by descent
Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Board flat, framed with pins across the grain. A few tiny indented scuffs/nicks, including to the top left of the sky, just below right of this and to the right edge. A couple of dark lines top right appear to be under the paint. A few minor scuffs to the surface. Lean, unvarnished surface. Layer of surface dirt.
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Auction: British, European & Sporting Art, 12th Jul, 2025
A rare group of vibrant British Impressionist paintings relating to the flourishing artistic communities at Staithes and Fylingdales in North Yorkshire, are up for auction in the British, European and Sporting Art Sale. Having the been in the hands of the same family since their execution, the collection comprises works by renowned artists Florence Hess and her mentor Mark Senior. Learn more.
Further highlights of the sale will include works by Charles Spencelayh, Cecil Kennedy and Jan Spohler and sporting art by Archibald Thorburn and Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe.
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