2nd Mar, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
Modern & Contemporary Art
588
Cecil Rochfort D'Oyly John (1906-1993)
"The Moyen Corniche Road, French Riviera"
Signed, inscribed verso, oil on canvas, 50cm by 75cm
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800
Covered in a layer of surface dirt. Slight stretcher shadow. Sporadic areas of fine craquelure in places, in particular to the green of the trees upper left hand side, within the dark blue of the windows and the blue/grey shirt of the figure left of centre. Tiny minor loss left of centre of the sky.
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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