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Auction date Thursday 24 October 2024 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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John Holmes


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Total lots: 280

*LESLIE MARR (1922-2021) 'Dartmoor (2)'
Lot 94 Sold
*LESLIE MARR (1922-2021) 'Dartmoor (2)'
2005, oil on canvas, 71.1cm x 121.9 cm (unframed on stretcher)
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*LESLIE MARR (1922-2021) 'All and Everything Imaginary’
Lot 95 Sold
*LESLIE MARR (1922-2021) 'All and Everything Imaginary’
1976, signed and dated lower left, oil on canvas, 167.6cm x 167.6cm
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*LESLIE MARR (1922-2021) 'Flowers'
Lot 96 Sold
*LESLIE MARR (1922-2021) 'Flowers'
2019, signed and dated lower left, oil on canvas, 76.2cm x 63.5cm (unframed on stretcher)
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £400 - £800
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*THOMAS GAMBLE (1924-2020) 'Carnivale Venice, 1989-1993 Al Governo'
Lot 97 Unsold
*THOMAS GAMBLE (1924-2020) 'Carnivale Venice, 1989 - 1993 Al Governo'
figures in Venetian Carnival dress, signed in pencil lower right, watercolour and pencil on paper, 32cm x 39cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) 'Mother'
Lot 98 Sold
*LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) 'Mother'
1982, signed, dated, titled and numbered 41/100 in pencil to the margin, etching, the sheet 59.7cm x 50.2cm (unframed)
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*WILLIAM THOMSON (1926-1988) Nude study
Lot 99 Unsold
*WILLIAM THOMSON (1926-1988) Nude study
the sitter depicted full-length, her back turned to the artist, signed lower right, mixed media on paper, 69cm x 45.5cm

Provenance: The estate of the late Brian Phelan (1934-2024) and Dorothy Bromiley Phelan (1930-2024)
Estimate: £150 - £250
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*TOM McGUINNESS (1926-2006) 'Busty G 24's Salvage Men'
Lot 100 Sold
*TOM McGUINNESS (1926-2006) 'Busty G 24's Salvage Men'
1982, signed, dated, titled and numbered 17/22 in pencil to the margin, artist's proof lithograph, the image 50cm x 40cm
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £250 - £350
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*SAM MIDDLETON (1927-2015) Untitled
Lot 101 Unsold
*SAM MIDDLETON (1927-2015) Untitled
1979, jazz inspired composition, signed and dated in pencil lower right, mixed media on paper, 51.5cm x 71cm

Provenance: Private collection, Somerset.
American artist Sam Middleton was a hidden figure in the modernist movement. Middleton grew up in…
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*SAM MIDDLETON (1927-2015) Untitled
Lot 102 Unsold
*SAM MIDDLETON (1927-2015) Untitled
1978, Dutch landscape with sailing boats, signed and dated lower centre, mixed media and collage, 27.5cm x 23.5cm

Provenance: Private collection, Somerset.
American artist Sam Middleton was a hidden figure in the modernist movement. Middleton grew up in…
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*SAM MIDDLETON (1927-2015) Untitled
Lot 103 Unsold
*SAM MIDDLETON (1927-2015) Untitled
1978, Dutch polder landscape with sailing boats, signed and dated lower left, mixed media on paper, 23.5cm x 16.5cm

Provenance: Private collection, Somerset.
American artist Sam Middleton was a hidden figure in the modernist movement. Middleton grew up in…
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*SAM MIDDLETON (1927-2015) 'Regatta Bij Hoorn'
Lot 104 Unsold
*SAM MIDDLETON (1927-2015) 'Regatta Bij Hoorn'
1977, signed and dated lower right, mixed media on paper, 36.5cm x 50.5cm

Provenance: Private collection, Somerset.
American artist Sam Middleton was a hidden figure in the modernist movement. Middleton grew up in…
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*SAM MIDDLETON (1927-2015) 'Meer'
Lot 105 Unsold
*SAM MIDDLETON (1927-2015) 'Meer'
1976, panoramic Dutch polder or river landscape, possibly a view of the Regge, signed and dated lower right, mixed media on paper, 9.5cm x 74cm

Provenance: Private collection, Somerset.
American artist Sam Middleton was a hidden figure in the modernist movement. Middleton grew up in…
Estimate: £700 - £900
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*MICHEL DUREUIL (1929-2011) 'La Route de la Cherie'
Lot 106 Sold
*MICHEL DUREUIL (1929-2011) 'La Route de la Cherie'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 59cm x 72cm
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*PADRAIG MACMIADHACHAIN (1929-2017) 'Yellow in the Dark Wind'
Lot 107 Unsold
*PADRAIG MACMIADHACHAIN (1929-2017) 'Yellow in the Dark Wind'
Canary Islands landscape, signed lower right, further signed, titled and inscribed verso, oil on board, 24cm x 29.3cm
Estimate: £500 - £700
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*PADRAIG MACMIADHACHAIN (1929-2017) 'Chapel in a Dream - St Aldhelms Head'
Lot 108 Sold
*PADRAIG MACMIADHACHAIN (1929-2017) 'Chapel in a Dream - St Aldhelms Head'
1984, signed and dated lower left, further signed and titled verso, oil on board, 23cm x 23cm
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*PADRAIG MACMIADHACHAIN (1929-2017) 'The Pier & Boats, Swanage'
Lot 109 Sold
*PADRAIG MACMIADHACHAIN (1929-2017) 'The Pier & Boats, Swanage'
signed lower right, further signed and titled verso, mixed media on paper, 22.5cm x 29.25cm
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £400 - £600
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*PADRAIG MACMIADHACHAIN (1929-2017) 'West Bay 7.V.87 01'
Lot 110 Unsold
*PADRAIG MACMIADHACHAIN (1929-2017) 'West Bay 7.V.87 01'
signed lower right, titled lower left, pastel and pencil on paper, 20.5cm x 29.25cm

Provenance: The estate of the artist
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*PADRAIG MACMIADHACHAIN (1929-2017) 'Las Palmas'
Lot 111 Unsold
*PADRAIG MACMIADHACHAIN (1929-2017) 'Las Palmas'
signed in pencil lower left, watercolour and crayon on paper, 18cm x 25.5cm

Provenance: The estate of the artist
Estimate: £300 - £500
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*CHRISTOS CARAS (1930-2023) 'Victories'
Lot 112 Unsold
*CHRISTOS CARAS (1930-2023) 'Victories'
1973, signed, dated and numbered 120/150 in pencil, silkscreen on 300gr paper, 45cm x 55cm (sheet)
Estimate: £80 - £150
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*DAME ELISABETH FRINK (1930-1993) 'Bull'
Lot 113 Sold
*DAME ELISABETH FRINK (1930-1993) 'Bull'
1986, signed and numbered 35/100 in pencil to the margin, etching with aquatint in grey, printed at Kelpra Studio and with their blindstamp, on Velin Arches paper, 29.8cm x 27.4cm (sheet),
published by Harpvale Books as the frontispiece for the 1984 deluxe edition of 'Elisabeth Frink: Sculpture', a copy of which is included in this lot, signed to the frontispiece and further inscribed "Brian and Dorothy, with love from Alex and Lis" to the flyleaf, both in the hand of the artist (2)
Provenance: The estate of the late Brian Phelan (1934-2024) and Dorothy Bromiley Phelan (1930-2024…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £400 - £800
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
A QUANTITY OF BOOKS AND EPHEMERA RELATING TO DAME ELISABETH FRINK
Lot 114 Sold
A QUANTITY OF BOOKS AND EPHEMERA RELATING TO DAME ELISABETH FRINK
including a copy of 'The Odes of Horace' translated by James Michie and illustrated by Frink, signed by the artist to the frontispage and with a dedication "With love to Dorothy & Brian from Lis & Alex, Dec '87" to the flyleaf, together with the catalogue raisonné of drawing by Edward Lucie-Smith (two copies) and the catalogue raisonné of sculpture by Annette Ratuszniak, and a quantity of other volumes and promotional material, all relating to Frink
Provenance: The estate of the late Brian Phelan (1934-2024) and Dorothy Bromiley Phelan (1930-2024)
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*DAME ELISABETH FRINK (1930-1993) 'Man and Horse I'
Lot 115 Sold
*DAME ELISABETH FRINK (1930-1993) 'Man and Horse I'
1971, signed and numbered 46/70 in pencil, lithograph, on J Green mould-made paper, printed at Curwen Studio, published by Leslie Waddington Prints Ltd., the sheet 60.2cm x 79.8cm

Literature: 'Elisabeth Frink, Original Prints, Catalogue Raisonné', Caroline Wiseman, 1998, number 50

Provenance: The estate of the late Brian Phelan (1934-2024) and Dorothy Bromiley Phelan (1930-2024)
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*DAVID GENTLEMAN (b. 1930) A view of cannons in a fortification, probably in the Mediterranean
Lot 116 Sold
*DAVID GENTLEMAN (b. 1930) A view of cannons in a fortification, probably in the Mediterranean
signed and dated 1976 lower right, watercolour and ink, 34cm x 27.5cm

Provenance: The collection of the late Barrie St. Clair McBride (1938-1992)
Private collection, Dorset
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £150 - £250
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*JOHN HOUSTON (1930-2008) 'The Dance'
Lot 117 Sold
*JOHN HOUSTON (1930-2008) 'The Dance'
1984, figural study, signed lower left, further signed, dated and titled verso, oil on canvas, 45cm x 55cm

Provenance: Purchased from Mercury Gallery, Cork Street, St James's, London, October 24th 1984, for £675
Born in Fife, Houston studied and subsequently taught at Edinburgh College of Art. He retired in…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*CHRISTOPHER COMPTON HALL (1930-2016) 'Farmhouse at Gerberoy'
Lot 118 Unsold
*CHRISTOPHER COMPTON HALL (1930-2016) 'Farmhouse at Gerberoy'
2010, signed and dated lower right, oil on board, 17cm x 37cm

Provenance: By direct descent from the artist
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*TREVOR BELL (1930-2017) 'Dancing Figures'
Lot 119 Unsold
*TREVOR BELL (1930-2017) 'Dancing Figures'
1962, signed, titled and dated verso, gouache on paper, 50cm x 62cm
Trevor Bell was born in Leeds and studied at the College of Art from 1947 to 1952. He worked as a…
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*ROBYN DENNY (1930-2014) 'Portraits - Series A: 3'
Lot 120 Sold
*ROBYN DENNY (1930-2014) 'Portraits - Series A: 3'
1973, signed, dated and numbered 11/30 in pencil to the margin, lithograph in colours on wove paper, the sheet 79cm x 58cm (unframed)
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*ROBYN DENNY (1930-2014) 'Portraits - Series B: 5'
Lot 121 Sold
*ROBYN DENNY (1930-2014) 'Portraits - Series B: 5'
1973, signed, dated and numbered 9/30 in pencil to the margin, lithograph in colours on wove paper, the sheet 79cm x 58cm (unframed)
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*ROBYN DENNY (1930-2014) 'Mirrors'
Lot 122 Sold
*ROBYN DENNY (1930-2014) 'Mirrors'
The complete portfolio of six screenprints in colours with collage, 1974, on coloured wove paper, each signed, dated and numbered AP IX/XV, artist's proof screenprints outside of the edition of 40, published by Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, each sheet 64cm x 46cm (unframed) (6)
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*RICHARD SMITH (1931-2016) 'Espalier (diptych)'
Lot 123 Sold
*RICHARD SMITH (1931-2016) 'Espalier (diptych)'
1981, signed, dated and numbered 46/100 in pencil across both sheets, lithograph in colours on two sheets of wove, each sheet 111.2 x 155.2cm (unframed)
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*RICHARD SMITH (1931-2016) 'Two of a Kind Ia (light blue cross)'
Lot 124 Sold
*RICHARD SMITH (1931-2016) 'Two of a Kind Ia (light blue cross)'
1978, signed, dated and numbered 39/80 in pencil, lithograph on wove, 69.9cm x 76.2cm (unframed)
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £80 - £150
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*RICHARD SMITH (1931-2016) 'Two of a Kind IVb (red x on lavender at angle)'
Lot 125 Sold
*RICHARD SMITH (1931-2016) 'Two of a Kind IVb (red x on lavender at angle)'
1978, signed, dated and numbered 40/80 in pencil, lithograph on wove, 70.5cm x 69.9cm (unframed)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £150
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*RICHARD SMITH (1931-2016) 'Sun Curtain'
Lot 126 Sold
*RICHARD SMITH (1931-2016) 'Sun Curtain'
1971, signed and dated in pencil lower left, two sheet lithograph with collage on wove, each sheet 61cm x 91.5cm (unframed)
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*RICHARD SMITH (1931-2016) 'Arbor'
Lot 127 Sold
*RICHARD SMITH (1931-2016) 'Arbor'
1982, signed, dated and numbered 40/100 lower right, lithograph in colours, the sheet 105.4cm x 93.3 cm (unframed)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £150
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*RICHARD SMITH (1931-2016) 'Chapbook'
Lot 128 Sold
*RICHARD SMITH (1931-2016) 'Chapbook'
1982, signed, dated, titled and numbered 71/75 in pencil, lithograph in colours on wove, published by Bernard Jacobson, London, the sheet 57cm x 76cm (unframed)
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*JOHN HUBBARD (1931-2017) ‘Small Trellis’
Lot 129 Sold
*JOHN HUBBARD (1931-2017) ‘Small Trellis’
signed, titled, inscribed "For Brian" and numbered 12/25 in pencil to the margin, intaglio print, the image 26cm x 33cm

Provenance: The estate of the late Brian Phelan (1934-2024) and Dorothy Bromiley Phelan (1930-2024)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £80 - £150
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*ROSE HILTON (1931-2019) 'Favourite Pots, 2012'
Lot 130 Unsold
*ROSE HILTON (1931-2019) 'Favourite Pots, 2012'
Still life study of items on a windowsill, signed lower right, further signed and titled verso, oil on canvas, 50.5cm x 76cm (unframed on stretcher)

Provenance: The estate of the late Brian Phelan (1934-2024) and Dorothy Bromiley Phelan (1930-2024)
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*ROSE HILTON (1931-2019) Nude study
Lot 131 Sold
*ROSE HILTON (1931-2019) Nude study
signed in green ink lower right, mixed media on paper, 27.5cm x 18cm

Provenance: The estate of the late Brian Phelan (1934-2024) and Dorothy Bromiley Phelan (1930-2024)
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £300 - £500
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*WILLIAM MILLS (1932-1997) 'Golden Hill, 1990'
Lot 132 Unsold
*WILLIAM MILLS (1932-1997) 'Golden Hill, 1990'
landscape study, monogrammed lower right, signed, titled and dated verso, oil on canvas, 101cm x 152cm
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*GEORGE TUTE (b. 1933) 'Sunflower Field'
Lot 133 Sold
*GEORGE TUTE (b. 1933) 'Sunflower Field'
1986, signed, titled, dated and numbered 67/75 in pencil to the margin, woodcut engraving, the image 40cm x 30cm
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*FRANK PHELAN (1932-2023) 'I Denizen, 22/1/06'
Lot 134 Sold
*FRANK PHELAN (1932-2023) 'I Denizen, 22/1/06'
abstract composition in blues, mixed media on paper, titled verso, 55cm x 74cm

Provenance: The estate of the late Brian Phelan (1934-2024) and Dorothy Bromiley Phelan (1930-2024)
Born in Dublin, Frank Phelan was educated by the Christian Brothers and in Tipperary at Rockwell…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £800
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*FRANK PHELAN (1932-2023) ‘Sursum Corsa (Lift Your Heart)’
Lot 135 Sold
*FRANK PHELAN (1932-2023) ‘Sursum Corsa (Lift Your Heart)’
2003, abstract composition, mixed media on paper 56cm x 74.5cm

Note: 'Sursum Corda' is the motto of the Royal Brompton Hospital, where the artist underwent heart surgery

Provenance: The estate of the late Brian Phelan (1934-2024) and Dorothy Bromiley Phelan (1930-2024)
Born in Dublin, Frank Phelan was educated by the Christian Brothers and in Tipperary at Rockwell…
Hammer price: £250
Estimate: £400 - £800
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*ROBERT ORGAN (1933-2023) 'Walnuts and Plums'
Lot 136 Sold
*ROBERT ORGAN (1933-2023) 'Walnuts and Plums'
2001, still life study of items on a tabletop in an interior, signed and dated verso, oil on canvas, 48.5cm x 71cm

Provenance: The estate of the late Brian Phelan (1934-2024) and Dorothy Bromiley Phelan (1930-2024)
Robert Organ was born in 1933, in Hutton in Somerset. He studied art at The Royal West of England…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*CLIVE MADGWICK (1934-2005) 'Summers day, Waldringfield'
Lot 137 Unsold
*CLIVE MADGWICK (1934-2005) 'Summers day, Waldringfield'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 35cm x 55cm
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*IVOR ABRAHAMS (1935-2015) 'Winter Sundial'
Lot 138 Sold
*IVOR ABRAHAMS (1935-2015) 'Winter Sundial'
1975, signed, dated and numbered 12/95 in pencil, screenprint, the sheet 101cm x 120cm (unframed)
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £80
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*IVOR ABRAHAMS (1935-2015) 'Sphinx'
Lot 139 Unsold
*IVOR ABRAHAMS (1935-2015) 'Sphinx'
from the 'Monuments' series, 1978, signed, dated and numbered 75/100 in pencil to the margin, screenprint in colours, the sheet 103cm x 70cm (unframed)
Estimate: £80 - £150
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*PIETRO PSAIER (1936-2004) 'Oscar Wilde'
Lot 140 Unsold
*PIETRO PSAIER (1936-2004) 'Oscar Wilde'
from the 'Oscar - Son of Ireland' series, signed to the mount, artist's proof mixed media collage printed on fruitwood blocks, 52cm x 75cm

Provenance: The Les Watts Collection.
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 October 2024
24 October 2024
*PATRICK PROCKTOR (1936-2003) 'Mervyn in Socks'
Lot 141 Sold
*PATRICK PROCKTOR (1936-2003) 'Mervyn in Socks'
a young man reading in a park or garden, signed and dated "13 VI 89", watercolour on cream paper, 24.5cm x 32cm
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
24 October 2024
24 October 2024

Total lots: 280

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