2nd Mar, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
Modern & Contemporary Art
519
Norman Stansfield Cornish MBE (1919-2014)
"Troubled Man"
Signed, pen ink and watercolour, 21.5cm by 27.5cm
Provenance: The Stone Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Time staining to the paper, possibly slightly down on colour. Cockling to the paper throughout. Marks to the top edge of each corner where the paper has oxidised from the tape behind and an area left of centre of the top edge. Also possible oxidisation to the paper, lower right corner within the bottle, to the centre of bottom edge and to the right of the signature. Sporadic scattered small sized foxing spots in evidence throughout. Some light surface dirt and debris trapped under the glass, time staining to mount. Not examined out of the frame.
The odd chip and knock to the frame, see images.
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.
Viewing
Thursday 29th February - Friday 1st March 10am-4pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am
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