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EDUARD ROIG ENSEÑAT (Barcelona, 1870-1949). "Death of Daoiz y Velarde defending the artillery park on 2 May 1808". Gouache on paper adhered to panel. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 12.5 x 10 cm; 41 x 38.5 cm (frame). In this scene of historical subject a well-known episode of the Uprising of May 2, 1808 is represented, which took place in Madrid before the French invasion of Spain. Luis Daoíz and Pedro Velarde, leading the insurrection, shut themselves and their people in the Parque de Monteleón and repelled the waves of troops sent by General Lefranc. However, they were eventually defeated by the large number of reinforcements sent. The tragic moment of the death of the two captains is depicted here. A painter, draughtsman, watercolourist and lithographer, Eduard Roig was the brother of Lluis Roig Enseñat, with whom he set up a lithographic workshop. They were both members of the Agrupación de Acuarelistas de Cataluña (Association of Watercolourists of Catalonia) and often exhibited together in Barcelona.

Indian school; 19th century. Watercolours and gouache on paper (x3). With frame. Sizes: 27 x 17 cm; 21.5 x 16 cm; 34.5 x 25.5 cm. Indian culture has a long tradition in artistic history, among which we find the Mughal painting developed during the Mughal Empire between the 17th and 19th centuries, a period of reign that ended due to the British colonisation. Mughal-style art is characterised by artistic influences from the Persian Empire, the Muslim kingdoms of the Middle East and parts of Western Europe. Its paintings are among the most influential and recognised forms of Indian art, generally confined to miniatures, either as book illustrations or as individual works. They are realist-style paintings with lavishly decorated compositions, full of detail and characters depicted in an idealised manner using standardised features, such as those seen in these court scenes. Another of the peculiarities of this artistic style was the visual work in the superimposition of objects, finding scenes without depth composed of figures in hieratic profile. Initially, the development of these works was dedicated to the royal court, which used miniatures to produce portraits, events and scenes of court life, scenes of wildlife and hunting, as well as illustrations of battles, which would be collected in manuscripts, so that the images are framed by richly decorated bands as if they were vignettes.

Mon 10 Jun

Richard Hudnut - (circa 1927) Gouache in shades of gray and black on idealys paper depicting the front of the Parfums Richard Hudnut retail store on Rue de la Paix in Paris, with a perspective view of Place Vendôme. Fine document. Gouache created for an advertising project, unsigned. d : 53x38 cm Expert : Jean-Marie Martin-Hattemberg

Mon 10 Jun

Madame Consul for "Sublime" by Jean Patou - (1990s) Watercolor and gouache drawing of a mannequin wearing the "Sublime" jewels and holding in her hand the Jean Patou "Sublime" perfume bottle, unsigned, in its beautiful frame. provenance: Madame Consul, an employee of Jean Patou. d: 41 x 29.5 cm Expert : Jean-Marie Martin-Hattemberg

Mon 10 Jun

SANTOMASO GIUSEPPE Venice 1907 - 1990 "Figure from the Back" 1948 33x57.5 watercolor on paper Work signed and dated upper right

Mon 10 Jun

GROSZ GEORGE Berlin (Germany) 1893 - 1959 "Standing Nude" 65x48 gouache on paper Authentication on photograph by Ralph Jentsch, Florence/New York, Jan. 14, 1998 Small defects

Mon 10 Jun

CAROL RAMA Turin 1918 - 2015 "Seductions" 1981 34x24 marker and watercolor chine on paper Work signed and dated on the right at half height Artwork registered at the Carol Rama Archives, Turin, with no. 1677 Authentication by the artist on photo dated 18/07/2006

Mon 10 Jun

NESPOLO UGO Mosso Santa Maria (VC) 1941 "Pop.up.phot.ball" 1990 100x70 acrylic and collage on rintel paper Work signed in the upper right corner Bibl:-"Torinoarte per il Mondiale 90," exhibition catalog, 1990, May 11/June 30, Turin, Galleria Nuova Gissi, May 11/June 30, 1990, p.n.n. color ripr.

Mon 10 Jun

PISANI FRANCA Grosseto 1956 "Circular Sign" 103x72, enamel and acrylic on paper Work signed to the right at half height Authentication of the artist on photograph

Mon 10 Jun

SQUARE GOUACHE in ink and polychrome on paper, featuring characters woven in relief in a pavilion, the background decorated with honeycomb and spandrels representing butterflies in bouquets of flowers. In a carved wooden frame in the shape of a pagoda. (Transverse break and tiny stains). China, Canton, circa 1900. A FRAMED GOUACHE, INK AND COLOURS ON PAPER, CHINA, CANTON, CA. 1900. DIM. (VIEW) 50.5 X 50.5 CM (19 7/8 X 19 7/8 IN.)

Mon 10 Jun

SUITE OF TWO SMALL PAINTINGS in ink and gouache on mulberry leaf, one depicting a pheasant on a rock among flowers, the other a court lady and her maid. In glass frames. (Misses). China, Canton work, late 19th century. TWO FRAMED PAINTINGS ON MULBERRY LEAVES, CHINA, CANTON, LATE 19TH CENTURY. DIM. (VIEW) 15.5 X 12 CM (6 1/8 X 4 3/4 IN.)

Keith Haring (1958-1990) / Artwork registry : Mixed media dated 1985, Indian ink and gouache on brownish paper, 3 small men, untitled, signed lower right, stamped on back with Julia Gruen's signature certifying authenticity, size: 29.6 x 21 cm (+4% droit de suite)

Sam Francis (1923-1994): Acrylic on paper, abstract composition, signed in pencil on the back, dated 1978, framed under glass, former Christie's auction house label, dim: 25.5 x 40 cm (droit de suite + 4%)

Wolfe Robert (1935-2003) : Mixed media, gouache, collage and crumpling, signed lower right, dated 1986, size: 99 x 64 cm, framed under Plexiglas sheets

Tue 11 Jun

Margaret Fisher-Prout, British 1875-1963 - Cows in a wood, 1921; watercolour on paper, faintly signed and dated lower left 'Fisher Prout 1921', 23.8 x 31.7 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Descendants of Sidney and Stella Churchill (1862-1921 and 1883-1954) and Ruth Plant (1912-1988), gifted by the artist on the 20th July 1926 (according to the inscribed sheet attached to the reverse of the frame) Note: Fisher-Prout painted in a gentle style using a chalky palette, often focusing on rural scenes and horses. Works by the artist are in the collections of the Royal West of England Academy, the Royal Academy, London and the Ashmoleum Museum, Oxford. Her father was Mark Fisher, who is often seen as one of the first proponents of Impressionism in Britain.

Tue 11 Jun

Caroline Byng Lucas, British 1886-1967 - Castle Cottage, 1943; gouache and monotype on paper, signed and dated with initial lower right 'CL 43', 31.1 x 22.6 cm (ARR) Provenance: with The Redfern Gallery, London (label attached to the reverse of the frame); Mrs Ruth Plant, purchased from the above on the 31st December 1948 (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); the Descendants of Sidney and Stella Churchill (1862-1921 and 1883-1954) and Ruth Plant (1912-1988) Note: the artist established the Miller's Gallery in Lewes with her sister Frances Byng-Stamper in 1941. They staged over 40 exhibitions, which included work by Henri Matisse, Georges Rouault, Duncan Grant, Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde. The sisters also founded the Millers Press in 1945 and the Society of London Painter-Printers to support artists in producing colour prints with the Redfern Gallery in 1948. Her work is in museum collections including the Towner, Eastbourne, Brighton and Hove Museums and Manchester Art Gallery.

Tue 11 Jun

John Bromfield Gay Rees, British 1912-1965 - Tobias, 1940; watercolour and pencil on paper, signed and dated indistinctly lower left 'Bromfield Rees 26.VIII.40', 67 x 51 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Descendants of Sidney and Stella Churchill (1862-1921 and 1883-1954) and Ruth Plant (1912-1988) Note: born in Wales, the artist was a friend of William Scott, and his work was admired by Sir William Rothenstein. Works by the artist are in public collections including the Glynn Vivien Gallery and Camarthen County Hall. The present work is similar in style and subject matter to David Jones; the pair may have also shared a personal bond through Jones's deep interest in the history and mythology of Wales.

Tue 11 Jun

David Jones, British 1895-1974 - The Little Wood, c.1940; watercolour and pencil on paper, signed lower right 'David Jones', 47.8 x 60 cm (ARR) Provenance: The Redfern Gallery, London (partial label attached to the reverse of the frame); Dr. Stella Churchill, purchased on the 12th January 1940 (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); the Descendants of Sidney and Stella Churchill (1862-1921 and 1883-1954) and Ruth Plant (1912-1988) Exhibited: The Redfern Gallery, London, 'Watercolours by David Jones', 4th January - 27th January 1940, cat. no.14 Note: the present work was purchased from the exhibition 'Watercolours by David Jones' at the Redfern Gallery, 4th -27th January 1940 and Stella Churchill also owned other works by Jones, 'Cattle' and 'Kitchen, Table and Window'. This was an important exhibition for the artist, following a period of psychological turmoil in the 1930s, but it was successfully received with the Tate Gallery purchasing 'The Chapel in the Park' for its collection. There were also highly positive reviews with The Times calling him 'one of the most original of contemporary English artists'. The present work has the same painterly approach as 'The Chapel in the Park' to the use of watercolour, Jones carefully building up the forest scene in glazes of warm greens, blues and reds. Jones uses the translucence of the medium to evoke a sense of ethereality and his spiritual wonder at the woodland landscape. Jones has developed the faux-naïve style of artists such as Ben and Winifred Nicholson and Christopher Wood in the 1930s, to create a unique sense of joy that permeates his view of the British landscape. Jones is now considered one of the most important figures in British 20th century cultural history, celebrated as much for his painting as for his epic poems, 'In Parenthesis, 1937', based on his experiences during the First World War and 'The Anathemata, 1952'. Much like his paintings, these combine a modernist technique with a focus on religion and British myth and folklore. His works were acclaimed by figures including T. S. Eliot and W. H. Auden.

Tue 11 Jun

Olë Pooley, British active c.1934 - Cafe Royal, 1934; watercolour and ink on paper, signed lower left 'Olë Pooley' and signed again, titled and dated upper left 'Olë Pooley Cafe Royal 34', 49 x 34.3 cm Provenance: with Frost & Reed, London (partial label attached to the reverse of the frame); the Descendants of Sidney and Stella Churchill (1862-1921 and 1883-1954) and Ruth Plant (1912-1988)

Tue 11 Jun

Willy Eisenschitz, Austrian 1889–1974 - Lake scene; watercolour on paper, signed lower left 'W.Eisenschitz', 37 x 51.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Descendants of Sidney and Stella Churchill (1862-1921 and 1883-1954) and Ruth Plant (1912-1988) Note: the artist is best known for his depictions of the landscape of Provence, his adopted home from the 1930s. This is a beautiful example of his work, with the warms tones of orange, blue and green. The artist exhibited across Europe, including in London at the Adams Brothers Gallery in 1934 and a retrospective at the Musée d´Art de Toulon, with a catalogue essay by the celebrated writer and critic André Salmon in 1958.

Tue 11 Jun

Rudolf Helmut Sauter, German/British 1895–1977 - Coronation, 1953; ink and gouache on paper, signed, titled and dated lower right 'R. H. Sauter Corontion 1953', 51.6 x 36.8 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Descendants of Sidney and Stella Churchill (1862-1921 and 1883-1954) and Ruth Plant (1912-1988)

Tue 11 Jun

Clifford Ellis, British 1907-1985 - and Rosemary Ellis, British 1910-1998 - Peggy van Praagh in Fête Musicale; gouache, ink and pencil on paper, faintly signed and dedicated lower left 'to Ruth and Donald from Rosemary and Clifford R C' and titled lower right 'Peggy van Praagh in Fête Musicale', 38 x 24.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Descendants of Sidney and Stella Churchill (1862-1921 and 1883-1954) and Ruth Plant (1912-1988) Note: Ruth Plant and her first husband Donald Craik set up the London Institute of Design in 1939. They most likely met Rosemary and Clifford Ellis during WWII when the Institute moved to Bath, where Clifford Ellis was Head of the School of Art at Bath Technical College.

Tue 11 Jun

Ruth Plant, British 1912-1988 – Makele, Tigre, Ethiopia, 1967; watercolour and pencil on paper, signed with initials and dated lower right 'RP 5/67' and titled lower left 'Makele Tigre Ethiopia', 28.2 x 43.4 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Descendants of Sidney and Stella Churchill (1862-1921 and 1883-1954) and Ruth Plant (1912-1988) Note: Ruth Plant was an architect and become known for her study of the rock churches of Ethiopia - a subject largely unknown by Western scholarship at the time. The present work was made on her first visit to the country in 1967. She would make a number of trips between 1967 and 1974, eventually publishing the book 'Architecture of the Tigre, Ethiopia' in 1985 on the subject.

Tue 11 Jun

Annie French, Scottish 1872-1965 - The Old Ballard of Edward Edward; pen and ink, watercolour and gouache on paper, signed lower right 'Annie French' and further inscribed on the backing board and with handwritten poem attached, 25 x 35.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: Christie's, London, British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, 5th March 1998, lot 115; private collection, purchased from the above Note: this work is based on the traditional Ballad 'Edward' dating to the 17th century, in which a mother questions her son about the blood on his blade, the scene depicted here. Annie French was one of a vital group of artist that came to prominence in Scotland in the early 20th century, pioneering an Art Nouveau visual language that related to the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his wife Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh. Like her friend Jessie M. King, French created highly ornate and florid scenes, often inspired by fairytales. A large number of her works are in public collections The Fleming Collection, Gallery Oldham and National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh.

Tue 11 Jun

Jessie Bayes RMS, British 1890-1970 - Women by a stream in the moonlight; watercolour on paper with gold embellishments, signed lower right on the mount 'Jessie Bayes', 21 x 7.8 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Family of the Artists Grace English and Erna Hoppe-Kinross Note: Bayes came from a family of artists, her father being Alfred Bayes (1831-1909). She gained her education from the Central School of Arts and Crafts, London, which grew directly out of the Arts and Crafts Movement of William Morris and John Ruskin. She became a member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters in 1906, and also created stained glass windows and illuminated manuscripts.

Tue 11 Jun

John English, British active c.1945 - Two Tree Kopje, Rhodesia, 1945; watercolour on paper, signed with initials, titled and dated along lower edge 'JE Two Tree Kopje Rhodesia 1945', 16 x 25.4 cm: together with another watercolour by the same artist of a similar subject, 16.7 x 24.4 cm (2) (ARR) Provenance: the Family of the Artist's Grace English and Erna Hoppe-Kinross Note: John English was the nephew of artist Grace English.

Tue 11 Jun

Jules Lessore, French 1847-1892 - Trongate, from the West (Glasgow); watercolour, signed lower right 'Jules Lessore', 49 x 33.5 cm: together with another watercolour by the same artist entitled 'Turnchapel on the Plym, Plymouth', signed lower right 'Jules Lessore', 33.5 x 49 cm (2) Provenance: Bonham's, 1933; Beaux Arts Gallery, London and thence by descent

Tue 11 Jun

Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton CBE, British 1904-1980 - Dress design for My Fair Lady; black ink and watercolour on paper, signed twice lower right 'Beaton', 34 x 14.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, 29th October 1981, lot 37

Tue 11 Jun

Dame Ethel Walker DBE ARA, British 1861-1951 - Study for 'The Four Seasons, Decor n.4'; watercolour and ink on collaged paper, 49.5 x 44 cm Provenance: possibly with Lefevre Gallery, London (blank gallery label attached to the reverse of the frame); Fairlie Harmer (1876–1945); Phillips, Tuesday 22nd November 1969, Lot 186; R. Knight, purchased from the above (according to the invoice and inscription on the reverse of the frame); private collection Exhibited: Empire Art Loan Collections Society, London, no.190 (according to the label attached to the reverse) Note: Fairlie Harmer was a friend and neighbour of Ethel Walker in Chelsea. There are a number of works by the artist in UK public collections including Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, Manchester Art Gallery and the Ashmolean, Oxford. The present work is a study for a mural, or 'decoration' as the artist titled them, 'The Four Seasons' now in the collection of Abbot Hall, Kendal. Many of these Walker's decorations feature mythological or allegorical figures, such as the and evoke a female utopia, similar to the imagery of her French contemporary, Marie Laurencin. There are letters in the Tate Archive to Grace English regarding the loan of what is possibly this work for a touring exhibition to Australia and New Zealand, 'British Watercolours 1914-1953'. Tate Britain recently had several of these decorations on display until March 2024, including one of her largest paintings, 'Decoration: The Excursion of Nausicaa, 1920', and 'The Zone of Hate, 1914-15'.

Tue 11 Jun

Jean Dufy, French 1888-1964 - House amongst trees; watercolour on paper, signed lower right 'Jean Dufy', 39.8 x 51 cm (unframed) (ARR) Note: an unglazed frame with various inscriptions accompanies the work (see photos). Jean Dufy had the first exhibition of his work at the celebrated Galerie Berthe Weill, Paris, in 1914. This gallery had presented the first exhibitions of many of the most important Fauve artists, including Henri Matisse, Albert Marquet and Emilie Charmy.

Tue 11 Jun

Henri Hayden, Polish/French 1883-1970 - Paysage; watercolour and ink, signed lower right 'Hayden', 31.5 x 48.5 cm (ARR)

Tue 11 Jun

French school, early 20th century - Village scene at night; watercolour on paper, 19.7 x 25.5 cm (unframed) *To be seen by French expert for research purposes

Tue 11 Jun

Edith Fisher, British active c.1885-1936 - Regents Park, Springtime, 1913; watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower left 'Edith Fisher 1913', 55.5 x 28.6 cm Note: a similar scene recently sold as part of the Robert Kime collection.

Tue 11 Jun

Albert Daniel Rothenstein ('Albert Rutherston'), British 1881-1953 - Beach Scene - Fan Design; watercolour and pencil on paper, monogrammed lower right, 24.5 x 48 cm (ARR) Provenance: from the collection of Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Alice Cavendish, daughter of the 10th Duke of Devonshire (according to previous cataloguing of the work); private collection, UK

Tue 11 Jun

Stephanie Allfree Godwin, British 1917-2006 - Tondo: The Cherry Ribbon, 1944; watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper, signed and dated upper left 'Stephani Allfree 1944', diam. 23.4 cm (ARR) Exhibited: Ryman & Co. Ltd., Oxford, 'Edward Scott-Snell', 1944, no.28 (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame) Note: Stephanie (Stephani) Mary Godwin Allfree was the daughter of the painter Geoffrey Stephen Allfree (1889–1918), who was known for his paintings made during WWI a number of which are now in the collection of the Imperial War Museums. She met Edward Scott-Snell (1912–1988) - later known as Edward Godwin - in 1935 and the pair lived together at William Morris's home Kelmscott in the 1940s, following the death of May Morris in 1938. The pair were devoted to Morris and the legacy of the Arts & Crafts movement and a number of their works are now in the collection of Society of Antiquaries. Their lives and work together were recently a subject of an exhibition at Kelmscott Manor as well as a book 'The Starlight Years: Love and War at Kelmscott Manor, 1940-1948' by Joscelyn Godwin.

Tue 11 Jun

Eve Disher, British 1894-1991 - Portrait of a young man; gouache on paper, signed lower right 'Eve Disher', 50 x 38 cm (ARR) Note: Disher was associated with the Bloomsbury group and shared a studio with Vera Cunningham. Her portrait of Gerald Reitinger is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and other works are held at Clevedon Court.

Tue 11 Jun

Clifford Hall ROI NS, British 1904-1973 - Chelsea, 1936; watercolour on paper, signed, titled and dated lower right 'Clifford Hall Chelsea 36', 24.5 x 36 cm: together with another work on paper by the same artist 'Cheyne Row Chelsea,1944', ink on paper, signed, titled and dated lower right and signed again and inscribed on the reverse of the frame, 25.2 x 36.6 cm (2) (ARR) Literature: for 'Cheyne Row, Chelsea, 1944' - Alan Bott, 'The Londoner's England', Avalon Press, 1948, p.76 pl.32

Tue 11 Jun

Charles James McCall ROI NEAC, Scottish 1907-1989 - The Thames at Richmond, 1936; watercolour and pencil on paper, signed lower right 'C McCall', 33.5 x 24 cm: together with another work by the same artist, 'Nude Resting, Paris Académie Colarossi, 1937',ink on paper, stamped with signature lower right 'C McCall', 25.5 x 22 cm (2)(ARR) Note: titled and dated to printed label attached to the reverse of the frame and additionally bears inscription with date 'circa 1933'

Tue 11 Jun

Rowland Suddaby, British 1912-1972 - Rural landscape, 1942; gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right 'R Suddaby 42', 29.8 x 43 cm (ARR) Note: a similar work from the same year is now in the Arts Council Collection.

Tue 11 Jun

Henryk Gotlib, Polish/British 1890-1966 - Portrait of Janet Gotlib; watercolour and pencil on paper, signed lower right 'Gotlib', 39.8 x 31.7 cm: together with 2 other smaller works on paper by the same artist, 'Man and woman embracing, 1935' and 'Still life with vase and fruit', cat. no.203 (3) (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist (cat. no.20)

Tue 11 Jun

Joachim Weingart, Polish 1895-1942 - Flowers in a Vase; gouache on paper, signed lower right 'Weingart', 53.5 x 43.2 cm (unframed) Provenance: the Family of the Artist; with Gimpel Fils, London, GF16404 (according to the label attached to the plastic folder) Note: Weingart studied in Berlin and Vienna, before moving to Paris in the 1920s alongside his friend Zygmunt Menkes. Here his work was first discovered by legendary French dealer René Gimpel during the 1930s.

Tue 11 Jun

Friedrich Feigl, Czech 1884-1965 - A Summers Day by the River; gouache on paper, signed lower left 'Feigl', 37.2 x 54.8 cm (ARR)

Tue 11 Jun

Friedrich Feigl, Czech 1884-1965 - Mythological scene; gouache on paper, signed lower left 'Feigl' and signed again lower right, 33 x 46 cm (ARR)

Tue 11 Jun

George Lambourn, British 1900-1977 - 4 Mac. Section A Corbridge, 1941; watercolour and pencil on paper, signed and dated lower left and titled lower right, 29 x 38 cm: together with 5 other World War II works on paper by the same artist (mounted/unframed) (6) (ARR) Note: the artist studied at the Royal Academy Schools in London and became friendly with both Augustus and Gwen John in the early 1920s, painting a portrait of the former in 1932. He exhibited with the New Arts Centre and at Newlyn Art Gallery, and had a solo show in 1950 at the City Art Gallery museum in Plymouth. Works by the artist are in public collections, including the Tate and the Imperial War Museum.

Tue 11 Jun

Horace Brodzky, Australian 1885-1969 - Lakeside, 1932; watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower left 'H. Brodzky 32', 24 x 29 cm (ARR) Provenance: Christie's, London, 20th Century British Art, 11th February 1998, lot 8; private collection

Tue 11 Jun

Sir Francis Rose, British 1909-1979 - Cupid & Psyche, 1939; gouache on paper, signed and dated lower left 'Francis Rose 39' and titled lower right 'Cupid & Psyche' with further inscriptions on the reverse, 17.6 x 25.5 cm: with 2 other theatre and ballet designs by the same artist, of a similar size and medium 'La Peri: Monte Carlo ballets, 1948' and 'La Peri, 1946' (unframed) (3) (ARR) Provenance: with Gimpel Fils, London, GF17918 (according to the label attached to the plastic folder) Note: according to the inscription on the reverse the 1st work is a set design for Sadlers Wells Ballet with music by Lord Berners. This was choreographed by Frederick Ashton and first performed on the 27th April 1939. Rose began his career as a set designer for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, sometimes collaborating with his friend Christopher Wood. He was a friend of Gertrude Stein, who owned many of his works and of whom he made a portrait.

Tue 11 Jun

Anatoly Zavgorodniy, Russian 1929-2009 - Sebastopol, 1974; gouache on paper, signed in Cyrillic and dated lower right '74', 42.5 x 52.5 cm

Tue 11 Jun

Aleksandr Semenovic Vedernikov, Russian 1989-1978 - On deck, 1961; watercolour on paper, signed with initials lower right, signed and inscribed on the reverse in Cyrillic, and stamped with CCCP stamp, 42.7 x 30.8 cm (unframed)

Tue 11 Jun

Lyndon Goodwin Harris, British 1928-2006 - An Old Barn; watercolour on paper, inscribed with artist's details on the reverse of the frame and further inscribed and titled to label attached to the reverse, 25.6 x 35.2 cm (ARR) Exhibited: Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, London, no.3 (according to the inscribed label attached to the reverse of the frame) Note: works by the artist are in the Government Art Collection and his own collection of watercolours that included pieces by Albert Goodwin, Joseph Southall and Sir Frank Brangwyn, was sold at Christie's in 2007.

Tue 11 Jun

Rowland Hilder OBE, British 1905 - 1993 - London Bridge; watercolour on paper, signed upper right 'Rowland Hilder', 13.8 x 21.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Gladwell & Co. Ltd., London, no.1236 (according to the label attached to the reverse); private collection

Tue 11 Jun

Arthur Dudley, British active c.1864-1915 - Still life with strawberries and pears, 1894; watercolour on paper, signed lower left 'A Dudley 94', 26.5 x 76.8 cm: together with another watercolour of a still life composition by the same artist (2) Note: the artist also painted using the pseudonym 'Giovanni Barbaro'.

Tue 11 Jun

attrib. to John MacDonald Aiken, Scottish 1860-1961 - Industrial town scene; watercolour on paper, 30.7 x 37.2 cm (ARR)

Tue 11 Jun

Gerald Palmer, British 1885–1961 - A Bridge over a river; watercolour on paper, signed lower right 'Gerald Palmer', 22.5 x 23.3 cm: together with another watercolour on paper by the same artist of a similar size bearing an inscription on the reverse 'Abu Simbel Africa' (2) (ARR)

Tue 11 Jun

Harry Becker, British 1865-1928 - Portrait of Mrs Wittam; watercolour on paper, titled lower centre 'Ms Wittam;, 36.5 x 27.8 cm

Tue 11 Jun

attrib. toHarry Becker, British 1865-1928 - Feeding Trough; watercolour on paper, bears inscription with title and number '7. Feeding Trough', 17.8 x 25.2 cm Note: label attached to the reverse of the frame is inscribed 'Lane in Winter'

Tue 11 Jun

D'Esposito, Italian active c.1907 - Maritime painting, 1907; gouache on paper, signed and dated 'D'Esposito 1907', 29 x 45 cm Note: there appear to be a number of artist signing there works under this name creating maritime paintings around the turn of the century. These are variously signed Vicenzo D'Esposito (1886-1946) and Gaetano d'Esposito (1858-1911).

Tue 11 Jun

Edward Wesson RI RBA RSMA, British 1910-1983 - St. Paul's; watercolour on paper, signed lower right 'Edward Wesson', 26.8 x 67 cm (ARR) Provenance: Aldridge Bros., The Little Gallery, Worthing (according to the label attached to the reverse); private collection, UK

Tue 11 Jun

Kenneth Hall, British 1913-1946 - Little Belan; ink and watercolour on paper, signed lower right 'Hall', 23.9 x 34.4 cm Provenance: the Estate of Basil Rakoczi Note: the present work depicts influential art dealer Lucy Wertheim's seaside home in West Sussex. Wertheim, who ran a celebrated gallery in Mayfair during the 1930s, was highly instrumental in promoting Hall and his partner Basil Rákóczi's careers from the 1930. Wertheim promoted major figures such as Barbara Hepworth, Christopher Wood, Frances Hodgkins and Henry Moore at an early age, but she is perhaps most known for her support of a diverse group of lesser known artists, many of whom worked in either expressionistic or faux-naïve styles. An exhibition of Wertheims legacy 'A Life in Art & Reuniting the Twenties Group' has recently been on display at Towner Eastbourne, UK, including works by both Hall and Rákóczi in 2022. Basil Rákóczi (19081979) and his partner, Kenneth Hall (19131946), founded The White Stag Group of modernist artists in 1935. Influenced by Surrealism and founded in London, they moved to Ireland in late 1939, following the start of the Second World War. There the Group flourished, gaining both local and continental members, including Nano Reid and Patrick Scott. Rakoczi and Halls work brought a modernism to Dublin and they gained a sizeable and positive reputation for their work, which focused on psychological states and esoteric myth and symbols.

Tue 11 Jun

Basil Rákóczi, British/French 1908-1979 - Homage to Gosta, 1975; ink and watercolour on paper, signed, titled and dated lower left 'Rakoczi Homage to Gosta 75', 61.7 x 51 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist Note: Rákóczi founded the Modernist group, The White Stag Group, along with his partner, Kenneth Hall. Influenced by Surrealism and founded in London, they moved to Ireland in 1940. Gaining Irish members including Nano Reid and Norah McGuiness, their work focusing on psychological states and esoteric myth and symbols. Instrumental to Hall's artistic career and his first solo exhibition was the dealer Lucy Wertheim. Wertheim also promoted Barbara Hepworth, Christopher Wood, Frances Hodgkins and Henry Moore. An exhibition of her legacy 'A Life in Art & Reuniting the Twenties Group' has recently been on display at Towner Eastbourne, UK, including works by both Hall and Rákóczi.

Tue 11 Jun

Basil Rákóczi, British/French 1908-1979 - Beach Huts; ink and watercolour on paper, signed lower right 'Rakoczi', 24.5 x 35 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist Note: Rákóczi founded the Modernist group, The White Stag Group, along with his partner, Kenneth Hall. Influenced by Surrealism and founded in London, they moved to Ireland in 1940. Gaining Irish members including Nano Reid and Norah McGuiness, their work focusing on psychological states and esoteric myth and symbols. Instrumental to Hall's artistic career and his first solo exhibition was the dealer Lucy Wertheim. Wertheim also promoted Barbara Hepworth, Christopher Wood, Frances Hodgkins and Henry Moore. An exhibition of her legacy 'A Life in Art & Reuniting the Twenties Group' has recently been on display at Towner Eastbourne, UK, including works by both Hall and Rákóczi.

Tue 11 Jun

Charles Higgins ('PIC'), Scottish 1893-1980 - Plough & Jockey, Early Morning, 1953; gouache on card, signed, titled and dated on the reverse, 16.6 x 20.5 cm: together with 2 other unframed works on paper by the same artist, 'Scholar in Orbit, 1967', and 'Foil and Chestnut Vendor, Madeira, 1970' (unframed) (3) (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist Note: writer and painter Charles Higgins painted under the pseudonym of PIC and created some of the most extraordinary and enigmatic British paintings of the 20th century. Setting mythological and fantastical imagery within imagined landscapes, PIC's work transports the viewing through time and the imagination, demonstrating the same visionary zeal as figures such as Marc Chagall, Cecil Collins and Leonora Carrington. His work was exhibited in some of the most important British galleries of the 20th century, including the Wertheim Gallery during the 1930s, Gimpel Fils during the 1940s and 50s and Jack Bilbo's celebrated The Modern Art Gallery in the 1940s.

Tue 11 Jun

Clifford Fishwick, British 1923-1997 - Standing nude, 1951; gouache on paper, signed with initials and dated 'CF 51', 32.5 x 23 cm (ARR)

Tue 11 Jun

Grace W. Pailthorpe, British 1883-1971 - Untitled, 1967 (with 'Untitled, 1967' on the reverse); watercolour and ink on paper, signed and dated lower centre 'G.W. Pailthorpe 12.4.67.'and signed and dated on the reverse 'G.W. Pailthorpe 29.5.67.', 27.9 x 38.3 cm (ARR) Note: alongside her partner Reuben Mednikoff, the artist created a distinct and highly innovative approach to Surrealism, based on intense psychoanalysis. Andre Breton described their work in the International Surrealist Exhibition in London of 1936 as the the best and most truly surrealist of the works by English artists.

Tue 11 Jun

Grace W. Pailthorpe, British 1883-1971 - Untitled; watercolour and ink on paper, 28 x 38 cm (ARR) Note: alongside her partner Reuben Mednikoff, the artist created a distinct and highly innovative approach to Surrealism, based on intense psychoanalysis. Andre Breton described their work in the International Surrealist Exhibition in London of 1936 as the the best and most truly surrealist of the works by English artists.

Tue 11 Jun

Desmond Morris, British b.1928 - In The Dark I, 2009; oil, ink and watercolour on paper, signed with initials and dated lower left 'DM 09', 28.8 x 40.5 cm (ARR) Literature: Silvano Levy, 'Desmond Morris: Analytical Catalogue Raisonné 2000-2012', Sansom & Company ltd., Bristol, 2012, illus. p.48 and p.214 cat. no.23 Note: the work is accompanied by a signed copy of this edition of Silvano Levy's catalogue raisonné on the artist. Morris describes the work as 'if the two hemispheres of the brain have become the head'.

Tue 11 Jun

Giorgio Cipriani, Italian active c.1946-48 - Untitled (Surrealist landscape), c.1947-48; gouache on paper, signed in pencil lower right ' Cipriani', 56 x 38.5 cm: together with another unframed work by the same artist of a similar subject and medium (unframed) (2) (ARR) Provenance: with Gimpel Fils, London, GF17717 (according to the label attached to the plastic folder) Note: the artist had an exhibition at Gimpel Fils in 1948 alongside Piotr Potworowski.

Tue 11 Jun

Giorgio Cipriani, Italian active c.1946-48 - Exotic Bird, c.1947-48; gouache on paper, 51 x 38.2 cm: together with another unframed work by the same artist of the same subject and medium (unframed) (2) (ARR) Provenance: with Gimpel Fils, London, GF17723 (according to the label attached to the plastic folder) Note: the artist had an exhibition at Gimpel Fils in 1948 alongside Piotr Potworowski.

Tue 11 Jun

Marie Vorobieff Marevna, Russian 1892-1984 - Cats and dogs sleeping, 1977; gouache and charcoal on paper, signed and dated lower left 'Marevna 1977', 29 x 38: together with 28 works on paper, 62.5 x 48 and smaller (28)

Tue 11 Jun

Claude Price NSA, British 1892-c.1960 - Untitled; gouache and ink on paper, signed lower right 'Claude Price', 51 x 76 cm: together with another work on paper by the same artist, of a similar size by portrait oriented (unframed) (2) (ARR) Provenance: with Gimpel Fils, London, GF17917 (according to the label) Note: the artist has works in UK collections, including the University of Nottingham, the National Trust and Salford Museum and Art Gallery. One of his works was included in the acclaimed exhibition at Towner Gallery, Eastbourne, 'Lucy Wertheim: A Life in Art' about the celebrated inter-war art collector and dealer, known for her vital role in the careers of Christopher Wood and Frances Hodgkins.

Tue 11 Jun

Victor Reinganum, British 1907–1995 - Gothic Folly, possibly Guernsey, 1946; gouache, watercolour, ink and scraffito on gesso base, signed and dated lower right 'Reinganum 1946', 37.6 x 52.4 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Abbott & Holder Ltd., London, no.59 (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); private collection, London Note: Reinganum studied at Académie Julien in Paris and was a private student of Léger. His work was shown at the Mayor Gallery.

Tue 11 Jun

Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Bird Blue Sky; watercolour and ink on paper, 25.4 x 20 cm (ARR) Provenance: Boundary Gallery, London Exhibited: Boundary Gallery, 'Josef Herman: Early Works', 24th January - 28th February 2004

Tue 11 Jun

Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Untitled; gouache, pastel and pencil on paper, 19.6 x 25 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, JH10614 (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); private collection, purchased from the above

Tue 11 Jun

Keith Vaughan, British 1912–1977 - Soldiers in a billet, 1942; watercolour on paper, titled and dated to label attached to the reverse of the frame 'Soldiers in a billet 1942', 24 x 32.8 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Hamet Gallery, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame)

Tue 11 Jun

Robert MacGowan, British 1926–1989 - Skyros - Figure in Plateau, Greek Blue, 1970; gouache on paper, signed, titled partially in Greek and dated along lower right edge 'Robert MacGowan October 2/70 Σκύρος Figure in Plateau - Greek Blue', 43 x 54.5 cm (ARR) Note: the artist exhibited at The Redfern Gallery in 1956 alongside Patrick Heron and Mary Fedden, as well as making design for Edinburgh Weavers. His known works demonstrate his position alongside Robert Colquhoun and Keith Vaughan as a highly innovative voice in post-war British painting.

Tue 11 Jun

Gerhardt Frankl, Austrian/British 1901–1965 - London, Wartime Remembered; pastel on paper, 43.3 x 56.6 cm(ARR) Provenance: The Reid Gallery, London (label attached to the reverse of the frame); private collection Exhibited: The Reid Gallery, London, 'Gouaches by Gerard Frankl', 10-25th June 1960, cat. no.3 Note: this work is included in the digital catalogue raisonné for Gerhardt Frankl, Ex.48139, by Belvedere, Vienna. The artist emigrated to London in 1938 and there was a memorial exhibition held for at the Hayward Gallery, London in 1970 organised by the Arts Council, following his death in Vienna. His works are in UK collections including the Courtauld, London, York Art Gallery and the British Museum.

Tue 11 Jun

Leslie Marr, British 1922-2021 - Yorkshire, 1999; watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower left 'Marr 99', 35.3 x 52 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist Note: numbered on label attached to the reverse 'LM0019'

Tue 11 Jun

Robert Scanlan, British b.1908 - Industrial interior; gouache and ink on paper, signed lower right 'Scanlan', 51 x 34.3 cm (ARR)

Tue 11 Jun

Arthur Berry, British 1925-1994 - Man with watering can, 1993; gouache and charcoal on paper, signed and dated upper right 'A Berry 93', 62 x 49.8 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Wavertree Gallery, Newcastle (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); private collection

Tue 11 Jun

John Bolam, British 1922-2009 - Find in the Hills, 1959; gouache on paper, signed with monogram and dated lower right 'JB 59', 27.5 x 38 cm (ARR) Provenance: Frances & Nicholas McDowall (according to the label attached to the reverse); private collection, London

Tue 11 Jun

Georges Csato, Hungarian 1910-1983 - W73; gouache on paper, 30 x 24 cm (ARR) Provenance: Brian Sinfield, Oxfordshire (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); private collection, London Note: Csate exhibited widely in the post-war period, including exhibitions in London including at Hanover Gallery in 1953 and Walton Gallery, London 1970. A retrospective exhibition of his work was held at Brian Sinfield Gallery in 2006. His work is now in major public collections including Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; Bibliothèque Nationale; Marseille; Museum of Modern Art, Bogota, Columbia; Mendel Art Gallery, Canada.

Tue 11 Jun

Noel Ellis, British 1917-c.1988 - Collage I; collage and gouache on paper, signed and titled to paper attached to the reverse of the frame 'Collage I Noel Ellis', 37.3 x 55.2 cm (ARR)

Tue 11 Jun

Alan Davie CBE RA HRSW, Scottish 1920-2014 - Untitled, 2000; watercolour on paper, signed and dated upper left 'Alan Davie 2000', numbered upper right '6.00 46', 24 x 28.4 cm (ARR)

Tue 11 Jun

Sir Terry Frost RA, British 1915-2003 - Untitled, 1964; gouache, charcoal and collage on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Frost 64', 47.5 x 64.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist

Tue 11 Jun

William Gear RA FRSA RBSA, Scottish 1915-1997 - Abstract composition, 1975; acrylic on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Gear '75', 39 x 53 cm (ARR)

Tue 11 Jun

William Gear RA FRSA RBSA, Scottish 1915-1997 - Abstract composition, 1962; gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Gear '62', 55.5 x 37 cm (ARR)

Tue 11 Jun

William Gear RA FRSA RBSA, Scottish 1915-1997 - Untitled, 1994; acrylic and pastel on paper, signed lower right 'Gear 94', 28.5 x 39.5 cm (ARR)

Tue 11 Jun

John Balopi, Zimbabwean active c.1947 - Cyrene, 1947; watercolour and ink on paper, signed, titled and dated lower left 'John Balopi Cyrene 1947', 64 x 46 cm Provenance: the Descendants of Sidney and Stella Churchill (1862-1921 and 1883-1954) and Ruth Plant (1912-1988) Note: in 1949, large number of works by Zimbabwean pupils at the Cyrene Mission near Bulawayo school were bought to London for exhibition by the school's founder, Canon Edward Patterson (1895-1974). Shows were held at the Royal Watercolour Society Gallery and London Central School of Arts and Crafts before touring to Paris and America. 200 of these works are now in the collection of Central St. Martin's School of Art and a large number of previously lost works were recently exhibited at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare in 2022. Patterson described the typical Cyrene picture as, 'large imperial sheet crammed to the sky with every imaginable sort of detail: rocks, trees, animals, villages and people. My students at Cyrene have not attempted to paint landscape but rather the detail one gets after a picnic with children in the Matapos; detail added to detail until there remains only room for a thin line of empty sky against which the final details are silhouetted.'

Tue 11 Jun

Desmond Morris, British b.1928 - Time to Remember, 1990; oil, inks and watercolour on paper, signed with initials and dated lower left 'DM 90', 28.5 X 24.9 cm (ARR) Exhibited: Keitelman Gallery, Brussels, 'Desmond Morris', 1998; Taurus Gallery, Oxford, 'Desmond Morris', 2011 Literature: Silvano Levy, 'Desmond Morris Analytical Catalogue Raisonné 1944-2000, Pandora, Antwerp, 2001, p.362 Note: 'Time to Remember' was the 56th work Morris produced in 1990.

Tue 11 Jun

AMENDMENT: this work is by Lila de Nobile, Italian 1916–2002 - not Leslie Hurry, British 1909–1978 - Child with musical instrument; ink and gouache on paper, indistinctly signed lower right, : together with 2 other works, a gouache on paper by Henry Bardon, Czech/British 1921-1991 - 'Stratford / London 1961' and an etching on paper by Irina Kadina, Russian active c.1955-56 - 'Paul Scofield as Hamlet, 1956' (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of Johnny Goodwin, Head of PR for the Royal Shakespeare Company 1960-80

Tue 11 Jun

Narcisse Berchère (Étampes 1819 - 1891 Asnières-sur-Seine) - Narcisse Berchère (Étampes 1819 - 1891 Asnières-sur-Seine) View of alleys in a North African town Watercolor on paper 33 x 23 cm 32 x 21.5 cm (Small scratches)

Tue 11 Jun

Emmanuel Costa (Menton 1833-1921 Nice) - Emmanuel Costa (Menton 1833-1921 Nice) Old Nice alley Watercolor on paper 33 x 23 cm Signed lower right

Tue 11 Jun

Edouard DETAILLE (Paris, 1848-1912) - Edouard DETAILLE (Paris, 1848-1912) French Hussar rewarding his mount. Watercolor on paper, signed in graphite lower right "Edouard Detaille". Leaf heavily stained. 42.3 x 35.2 cm

Tue 11 Jun

École du XIXe siècle - Nineteenth-century school A View of Mont-Blanc and a View of the Sea of Ice Watercolor and gouache H. 8 cm x L. 12 cm

Tue 11 Jun

Georges Busson (1859 Paris - 1933 Versailles) - Georges Busson (1859 Paris - 1933 Versailles) Hunting scene: the pack cuts off a sedan's path Watercolor on paper Signed lower left 54 x 68 cm

Tue 11 Jun

Théodore Géricault (1791-1824), Entourage de. - Théodore Géricault (1791-1824), Entourage de. Portrait of Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Géricault Circa 1824, pencil, watercolor and gum arabic on vellum mounted on cardboard Glued to the back, a label from the Gosselin sale catalog with the handwritten inscription "aquarelle". 32 x 24 cm Attributes of the arts Pencil, ink and stump on cardboard Inscription : La méduse 6.5 x 20.5 cm Provenance : - De Musigny Collection - Madame de Champy Collection - Madame Tullier-Blum Collection - Madame Amiel Collection - Collection Larrey (?) - Gosselin sale March 7, 1953 Bibliography : - Germain Bazin, Théodore Géricault, étude critique, documents et catalog raisonné. Vol. 2, L'OEuvre: Période de formation. Paris, 1987, p. 331, which relates the work to Horace Vernet's portrait of Géricault. N°17, reproduced. - Lorenz Eitner, Géricault sa vie, son œuvre. p. 244, translation Paris 1991. ill. 129 (related work). Handwritten inscription on back: "Portrait painted (or drawn or colored) by himself. The attributes of this portrait are by his friend M. De Musigny. This portrait was given by M. de Musigny to Madame Champy, who left it as a souvenir to Mme de Tullier-Blum. It was offered to me by his daughter Madame Amiel in his memory (see her letter of May 25, 1875). Larrey (?)" Géricault, icon of Romanticism Théodore Géricault, whose death today marks the bicentenary of his death, 1824 - 2024, was an artist who revolutionized painting in the early 19th century. Characterized by his attraction to pathos and tragedy, his vision of the nascent Romantic movement inspired an entire movement. Romantic painters who knew him or followed his painting precepts were almost devoutly devoted to him. His relics often haunted their studios, and death masks, sculptures in his hand and brushes that had belonged to him were commonplace. So much so, in fact, that the death mask, the artist's last portrait, was the most widely distributed, along with that of the former emperor, who had died three years earlier. Our portrait, whose authorship is open to debate, is a testimony to this era and its transmission, among which relics recall the artist's memory. Complex in execution, our watercolor demonstrates the artist's technical skill. The image itself is reminiscent of the portrait painted by Horace Vernet around 1822, 1823. As mentioned above, the infatuation with the artist's image gave rise to many vocations at the turn of the 1820s and 1830s, and it is difficult to give our work to the artist or to an admirer. As for the provenance, it is exemplary: the various owners were more or less closely related to the artist. The note on the reverse indicating this is signed by Félix Hippolyte Larrey (1808 - 1895), son of Dominique - Jean - Larrey, surgeon to Napoleon I's armies, and himself to Napoleon III, the family also being very close to Girodet, whose personal physician was Dominique Larrey.

Tue 11 Jun

Harry WILLIAMS (1820-1883) - Harry WILLIAMS (1820-1883) The Scottish Sailing Ship Watercolor and gouache on paper signed lower right and dated 1872 49 x 62 cm

Tue 11 Jun

Johann-Baptist GÖSTL. 1813-1895. - Johann-Baptist GÖSTL. 1813-1895. After Johann Baptist VON LAMPI. 1751-1830. Portrait of Antonio Canova Circa 1850 Watercolor on paper pasted on board, signed in red lower left "J. Göstl"; under glass, in its gilded bronze frame with palmettes, "n°101" on verso. oval format, 14.5 x 11.5 cm Portrait of the great sculptor Antonio Canova, based on one painted in 1806 by Johann-Baptist Lampi the Younger (1775-1837), a painter at the Academy of Arts in Vienna and St. Petersburg, and a pupil of Hubert Maurer (1738-1818) and Heinrich Füger (1751-1818). A large-format miniature, our portrait is by Johann-Baptist Göstl or Goestl, a brilliant portraitist and miniaturist who worked for the Imperial Porcelain Factory in Vienna. "The French Republic makes a special case of the great talents that distinguish you; Famous artist, you have a special right to the protection of the Army of Italy!" So it was that in 1797, the young general Bonaparte offered his protection to the great Venetian sculptor, already famous for the finesse and virtuosity of his neoclassical works. After much procrastination, Antonio Canova (1757-1822) finally travelled to France in 1802 to create a bust of Napoleon as First Consul. He was received in Paris by David, painted by Gérard, met Girodet, Percier, Fontaine and Quatremère de Quincy, and frequented the sculptors Moitte, Giraud, Chaudet and Houdon. The Antique-style bust of Napoleon was approved, but the colossal marble of the hero depicted naked as the peacemaking Mars, judged too "athletic", was rejected by the emperor. Somewhat offended, Canova nonetheless remained the protégé of the Bonaparte clan, for whom he carried out several commissions, including : Amour et Psyché for the Murats, the three Graces for Josephine at Malmaison, Venus Victrix then Galatea for Princess Pauline, later Agrippina for Madame Mère, Polyménie for Princess Elisa, who under the Empire monopolized the Carrara marble quarries and marketed the bust of Napoleon. In 1810, Canova returned to Paris to create the bust of the new Empress Marie-Louise, and exhibited at the Salon in 1812, where his works, Muses and Dancers, were acclaimed. The sculptor's last stay in Paris took place in an entirely different climate, as he was commissioned by the Allies, after Napoleon's second abdication, to return the paintings, sculptures and objects resulting from the conquests and treaties of the French Republic and Empire. The Congress of Vienna appointed him as mediator with ambassadorial rank - "d'emballeur" in Talleyrand's words - to repatriate most of the spoliated Roman works. Although Denon, director of the Musée du Louvre, refused to negotiate, Canova's mission was supported by Wellington, who invited him to London to study the Parthenon frescoes, and by the Papacy, which knighted him. In 1806, the famous sculptor was immortalized in a portrait by painter and Vienna Academy professor Johann-Baptist Von Lampi. Our painting is a bust copy of this work by Gostl, who also copied another famous painting by Von Lampi: the portrait of Catherine of Russia. This copy by our artist is now in the Wallace Collection. Provenance : Collection of the artist, Vienna (Austria) - Sale by the Göstl heirs, I. Graben, Vienna, April 2-3, 1901, lot no. 40 Collection of Baroness von Exterde, Vienna (Austria) - Sale C.J. Wawra, Vienna, October 21, 1925, lot n°191 Private collection (France) Related works - Johann-Baptist von Lampi (1775-1837), Portrait of Antonio Canova, 1806. Vienna Academy of Fine Arts and Princely Collection of Liechtenstein. - Göstl, Portrait of Catherine II of Russia, after Lampi, 1850. Wallace Collection, Inv. M175, former collection of Prince Anatole Demidoff (sale March 8, 1870, no. 427). - Göstl, Portrait of Maria-Anna of Savoy, wife of Francis I of Austria. Bibliography - Leo Schidlof, The miniature in Europe, Vol. I p.300 (our portrait miniature cited).

Tue 11 Jun

Victor PROUVÉ (1858-1943) - Victor PROUVÉ (1858-1943) Landscape at Sainte-Affrique, 1924 Watercolor and gouache on paper signed, located and dated lower right H. 38 cm x L. 52 cm

Tue 11 Jun

Pierre Letauby (Toulouse, 1909- 1990) - Pierre Letauby (Toulouse, 1909- 1990) View of Gerona (Spain), gouache, signed H. 37 cm x L. 45 cm. Letauby was a landscape artist who traveled throughout France and Europe. The Musée de Toulouse has landscapes by him.

Tue 11 Jun

JOSEP TAPIRO I BARÓ (ESPAGNE-MAROC/ 1836-1913) - JOSEP TAPIRO I BARÓ (SPAIN-MOROCCO/ 1836-1913) Woman from Tangier Watercolor on paper Signed 'Tapiro' (on reverse) Numbered '87' (top left) H. 38 cm x L. 26 cm.