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Abstract Structures

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A mid-century abstract oil painting that features a collection of block-like forms, creating a structured yet minimalist composition.

The artist has used expressive brushstrokes, as well as a muted palette – with subdued greys, warm yellow and orange that stands out as a focal point. The forms appear stacked or aligned side by side, evoking a sense of urban or architectural abstraction, possibly referencing buildings against a backdrop.

Overall, the painting has a strong focus on simplicity and form.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary white frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has very minor scuffs.

Size: 25.5 x 32 cm (including frame)

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Coastal Serenity

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A soothing and tranquil coastal landscape composition presented through an abstracted perspective, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1973.

The composition features a calm coastal scene with sandy shores, distant greenery, and an expansive sky that adds depth and atmosphere.

Rendered in a modernist style, the painting embraces simplification and abstraction, the artist has skillfully deconstructed the scene into planes of contrasting colour. Overall, there is a focus on form and colour harmony rather than intricate realism.

The colour palette consists of muted pastel tones – soft blues, pale yellows, gentle greens, and warm beige—creating a serene and contemplative mood.

The artist has used expressive yet smooth brushstrokes with visible directional movement, adding energy and a dynamic quality to the scene.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary gilt frame with an inner linen border. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has very minor scuffs.

Size: 48.5 x 56.5 cm (including frame)

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Ethereal Landscape

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An emotive and tranquil mid-century abstract landscape, executed in oil onto canvas.

The composition features rolling green hills, and a golden field in the foreground. The background is dominated by a vast expanse of sky in a light cool blue, evoking a sense of openness and calm.

Abstract in nature, the forms are suggested rather than explicitly defined. The artist has used a harmonious and restrained palette of blues, fresh greens, yellow, and subtle earthy tones, creating a dreamlike, almost ethereal quality.

Brushstrokes vary in technique, from broad, sweeping motions to smaller, deliberate marks, adding texture and depth. Some areas exhibit a tactile quality, emphasising the materiality of the paint, while others are blended with a soft, almost atmospheric effect.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary gilt frame. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 41 x 57 cm (including frame)

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Ethereal Sea

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A soothing and beautifully textured mid-century abstract seascape composition, painted in oil onto canvas.

Although abstract in nature, the painting is characterised by a tranquil depiction of a seascape.

The subtle and muted palette of blues, soft greens, and off-whites suggests a serene, atmospheric scene, possibly of a sea horizon merging into a cloudy sky.

The brushstrokes are layered, fluid and dynamic, hinting at waves. The impasto technique adds depth and tactile quality to the painting.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary white tray frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 48 x 57 cm (including frame)

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Figure & Flowers

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A striking mid century composition painted in oil onto canvas.

This painting presents a bold, abstract composition with a strong use of geometric shapes and flat areas of vivid colour.

Two red flowers with green leaves are depicted—one upright on the left side and the other lying across the lower foreground. These flowers bring a natural, organic contrast to the otherwise structured, geometric scene. A large, stylized black and white form dominates the centre. The figure is abstract, adding a sense of mystery.

The painting has a modernist and abstract style, blending elements of cubism and minimalism, with clear outlines, strong contrasts, and a focus on form and colour rather than detailed realism.

Overall, it’s a striking, visually balanced work that merges geometric abstraction with organic floral motifs, creating a sense of both order and liveliness.

Size: 61 x 51.5cm (including frame)

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Figures in a Dream

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A brilliantly executed abstract composition drawn in biro onto paper, by British artist Enos Lovatt (1937-2018).

This intricate composition has a dynamic, surreal quality, filled with abstract forms and stylised figures. The cross-hatching and dense linework typical of biro drawings are skilfully used to create depth, contrast, and texture. The artist plays with positive and negative space, using white areas effectively to highlight the main forms amidst the dark, densely filled background.

The drawing has strong influences from Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism, with its dream-like imagery and focus on fluidity, symbolism, and subconscious forms. There’s a sense of narrative, though it remains open-ended and abstract, encouraging personal interpretation.

Overall, the piece is bold, intricate, and highly textured, showcasing the meticulous potential of the humble biro pen in the hands of a skilled artist.

Both the drawing and frame are in excellent vintage condition. The painting is presented within a card mount and a stained black wooden frame, and is protected behind perspex.

Enos Lovatt (1937–2018) studied at Burslem School of Art and the Royal College of Art (1959–1962) before becoming Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at Staffordshire Polytechnic until 1992. A prolific artist, he worked in oils, gouache, acrylics, ceramics, and biro, leaving behind thousands of works. He exhibited sporadically, including solo shows in City Museum and Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent, one man shows at the Paton and Woodstock Galleries in London and at Stafford Museum and Art Gallery.

In the early 1990s, Enos lost most of the three middle fingers on his dominant right hand in a lawnmower accident. The biros allowed him to navigate his vivid and unique imagination and bring the thoughts and images in his head to life in their purest form of magic realism. This drawing was created in the early 2000s.

Size: 55 x 74 cm (including frame)

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Geometric Townscape

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A striking and richly textured mid-century geometric abstract composition, executed in oil onto canvas.

The painting appears to evoke a town with abstract shapes resembling architectural elements. The lower portion of the canvas incorporates geometric forms that may suggest structural blocks like buildings, while the upper portion opens into a more fluid, sky-like expanse of blue.

The painterly brushstrokes are highly expressive, with an emphasis on texture and layering. This impasto technique gives the painting a sense of depth, and a wonderful tactile quality. The colour palette is rich, imbuing the work with a lively feel.

Overall, the composition has a harmonious balance between order (via its geometric forms) and spontaneity (through expressive, textured strokes).

This oil on canvas is housed in complementary gilt frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 42 x 50 cm (including frame)

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Golden Plains

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A soothing mid-century modernist style abstract landscape composition, executed in oil onto board and dated 1956.

The scene depicts a landscape setting with vast golden fields stretching into the distance and small village buildings in the background.

All realistic details have been omitted as the artist has captured the essence of the landscape without intricate detail and instead by its simplified forms. The structure of the landscape has been deconstructed into large, flat shapes, giving the painting an almost geometric feel that enhances its abstract quality.

The colour palette consists of soft, muted tones—such as shades of yellow, blue and grey. These colors evoke a calm, quiet atmosphere.

The brushstrokes are broad and textured, with a mix of thick and thin applications, adding depth and a light tactile quality.

This oil on board is housed in a well-suited hessian-lined frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition. There are some very little tiny spots of paint loss to the painting, but these do not detract from the overall attractiveness of the painting.

Size: 44 x 69 cm (including frame)

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Golden Quietude

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An emotive and atmospheric mid-century modernist composition that features a serene and abstracted landscape, executed in oil onto canvas.

Simple yet effective in its composition, the painting appears to be a natural scene, perhaps an open field, under a vast, cloudy sky.

The painting uses earthy tones, dominated by golden ochres and muted browns in the foreground. The sky is rendered in soft, diffused blueish greys, creating a moody and atmospheric effect. Overall, the painting is very well-balanced with an equal weight of sky and land, and is enriched with a minimalist aesthetic.

The brushstrokes are loose, expressive, and spontaneous, showcasing the artist’s intention to convey mood and texture rather than detailed realism.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary gilt frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent condition.

Size: 65 x 74 cm (including frame)

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Interior Angles

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A bold and striking mid century modernist interior scene, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1954 by the established Swedish artist Max Gregor Carlsson (1914-1996), whose works have been exhibited in public collections including the Malmö Museum, Eskilstuna Art Museum, Ystads Museum, Norrköping City Collection, the Landskrona Konsthall.

This painting depicts an interior scene rendered in a bold, geometric, and abstracted style. The focus is on simplified shapes, structured composition, and a muted, earthy color palette.

The central element of the painting is a large, dark table, with angular lines and panels of brown, beige, and black. Surrounding the table are walls, doors, and furniture, abstractly represented through flattened planes and geometric forms. The space is framed by dark doorways, rectangular wall panels, and a doorway with a visible brown door.

The perspective is intentionally distorted and angular, creating a slightly cubist, modernist feel. The painting emphasizes structure and form, reducing details in favour of simplified and abstracted shapes.

This artwork captures a quiet, introspective interior scene through an abstracted and geometric lens. The angular forms, muted tones, and simplified details create a sense of stillness and structure. It reflects a modernist approach to interior spaces, focusing on the interplay of shape, line, and muted colour. The deliberate distortion and abstraction invite the viewer to engage with the composition’s architectural and emotional depth.

The oil on canvas is framed in a simple, light-coloured wooden frame that aligns with the minimalist, modernist aesthetic of the painting. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has some scuffing and slight age toning, but is in good condition overall.

Size: 53 x 66 cm (including frame)

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Memory of a Place

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A subdued and nostalgic mid-century modernist style architectural landscape composition, painted in oil onto canvas.

The painting presents a townscape with a group of buildings. Executed in a modernist, semi-abstract style, the artist has skilfully simplified the architecture into geometric shapes, deconstructing the buildings into angular planes and overlapping forms.

A restrained and muted colour palette that includes shades of greys, beige, and cream have been used. These colours enhance the tranquil yet structured atmosphere. There are hints of deep green at the lower portion, possibly representing foliage. Darker outlines subtly emphasise structure, while the layering of forms creates depth.

The brushstrokes are expressive yet controlled, with visible texture that add a light tactile quality and a sense of rawness.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary wood frame. The painting has light craquelure present but this is commensurate with age and the paint layer is very stable overall. The frame has some minor scuffing.

Size: 57 x 81 cm (including frame)

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Muted Horizons

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A dreamy mid-century modernist style landscape that evokes a serene yet abstract depiction of nature, executed in in oil onto canvas.

The subject matter appears to be a natural scene, potentially a field or a gentle hillside with trees in the background. The vertical shapes of the trees contrast subtly with the horizontal expanses of land and sky, adding structure to the composition.

Modernist in its ethos and with abstract qualities, there is a focus on the interaction between colour and form as opposed to realistic details.

The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, with short and broad strokes used to overlap layers of colours, which contribute to creating depth to the scene.

The palette leans towards soft muted tones, including greens and beige, complemented by hints of pinks pastel blue. These colours create a soothing and naturalistic atmosphere, evoking a sense of calm.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary distressed style frame with an inner gilt window. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some scuffs.

Size: 45 x 72 cm (including frame)

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Pastel Pastures

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A large 20th century abstract landscape painting that captures a serene natural setting with a dynamic interplay of colours and expressive brushstrokes, executed in oil onto canvas and dated ’86 on the reverse.

The composition features rolling hills, trees, and open sky, evoking a peaceful yet energetic atmosphere. The scene is loosely defined, and there is an emphasis on colour, form, and movement, over precise details, allowing the viewer to interpret the landscape through a lens of abstraction.

The artist has used a vibrant and pastel-based palette, with shades of soft greens, yellows, blues, and pinks blending harmoniously. The sky is rendered in airy blues and whites, while the trees and hills incorporate warm yellow, purples, and fresh greens, adding depth and movement to the piece.

Bold, gestural brushstrokes define the texture of the landscape, with thick impasto applications adding a sense of three-dimensionality. The expressive, sweeping strokes create a rhythmic flow, guiding the eye across the painting and enhancing its dynamic yet tranquil mood.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary silver frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has some very minor scuffing, but is is in good condition overall.

Size: 57.5 x 72.5 cm (including frame)

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Relief with Blue

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A serene and abstract contemporary Cornish still life painting, executed in oil onto board and dated 1995 on reverse.

The composition presents an assortment of domestic objects, including a jug and cups, subtly arranged within a fragmented, geometric space.

The artist has thoughtfully used an understated colour palette dominated by soft blues, muted greens, and earthy beige tones, creating a sense of calm and balance

Rendered in an abstracted, cubist-inspired style, the composition is deconstructed into overlapping and interlocking planes, giving the impression of a relief-like surface.

The artist’s brushstrokes are delicate and layered, with light visible texture that enhance the tactile quality of the piece. Thin, precise lines define the edges of the objects, while areas of soft, blended colour add depth and movement. The overall effect is both structured and fluid, evoking a quiet, meditative atmosphere.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary white frame and is framed behind glass. The painting is in good vintage condition. There are two pin holes to the left edge of the board as shown in the close up, and there are some marks to the white border. The frame has some slight wear, commensurate with age.

Size: 29 x 71 cm (including frame)

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River Pasture

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A uplifting mid-century modernist painting that captures a serene riverside landscape through a bold and semi-abstracted lens, executed in oil onto board.

A winding river flows through rolling hills with lush greenery. In the foreground, a black ox pulls a yellow cart, accompanied by a small human figure. A tall yellow structure and a ladder-like form in the foreground creates a strong vertical element, adding a sense of depth and intrigue to the composition.

The painting is executed in a modernist, semi-abstract style – as the forms are simplified and fragmented, emphasising shape and structure over detailed realism.

A harmonious palette of muted greens and blues dominate the composition, punctuated by the yellow of the structure and cart, as well as the warm red of the barn. The colour blocking technique creates a rhythmic and balanced visual experience.

The artist has used bold, deliberate strokes. And the brushwork is expressive yet controlled, with visible texture and layering adding depth to the flat planes of colour.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary champagne painted wood frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has minor scuffing.

Size: 54 x 63 cm (including frame)

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Rolling Hills

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A soothing yet dynamic mid-century modernist style landscape composition with a strong focus on colour and brushwork, executed in oil onto board.

The painting depicts a countryside scene, featuring rolling hills, patches of vegetation, and open fields.

Leaning towards modernist abstraction, the artist has skilfully deconstructed and simplified the landscape into blocks of contrasting colour and expressive brushstrokes. All realistic details have been omitted, and the focus is on the mood and essence of the environment.

The colour palette is dominated by muted earthy tones such as browns, greens, and yellows, which effectively convey the natural landscape. These hues are balanced with muted whites and soft greys in the sky . The overall tonality is harmonious and subdued, reflecting the tranquillity of the scene.

The brushstrokes are loose and dynamic, with visible textures that bring movement and depth to the painting. The layered technique adds complexity and character to the visual narrative, and emphasises the lushness of the nature landscape.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary slim silver frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent condition.

Size: 37 x 64 cm (including frame)

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Study XXXV

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A fun and playful contemporary modernist style painting on wood, dated 2023.

With a focus on bold colours and shapes, this graphic composition features a variety of circles and semi circles arranged on a mustard yellow surface. Over these painted shapes, the artist has created further lines that cross and intersect over the shapes, adding to the textural effect. Further to this, the wooden panels are a combination of 2 separate two pieces that have been fitted together, adding a constructed sculptural element to the artwork.

Painted with emulsion and varnished, the panels are presented in a tray frame, appearing to ‘float’ within, giving the painting its modern feel. The painted panels and frame are in excellent condition.

Size: 36 x 26.5 cm (including frame)

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Terracotta & Blue

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A large and very well executed mid century modernist abstract composition in oil, dated ’63.

This expressionist composition features broad, expressive, and gestural brushstrokes, giving us the sense that the artist was painting quite spontaneously. The palette is minimal, with a focus mostly on browns and blues. A myriad of shapes and planes of colour seems to combine effortlessly, including areas that have been marked out with the back of the paint brush, creating a sgraffito effect. A round shape sits just below the centre of the composition, creating a focal point for the viewers, with the expressive brushstrokes radiating out from it.

This large oil on canvas is framed in a very well suited simple wood frame. Both the painting and frame are in very good vintage condition.

Size: 74 x 93.5 cm (including frame)

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The Stall

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A small but very impactful mid century modernist composition, painted in oil onto board, by the established Swedish artist Ivar Morsing (1919-2009), whose works have been exhibited in public collections including the National Museum in Stockholm, Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Kalmar Museum, and Jönköping Museum.

This painting depicts a vegetable stand scene with two figures engaging with their produce at the stand. The style is expressionistic, characterized by loose brushstrokes and an emphasis on light, movement, and mood rather than precise details.

The central figure, dressed in dark clothing, appears to be sorting or arranging vegetables, with their face softly blurred, adding a sense of anonymity and universality to the scene. The second figure in the background is similarly painted with loose, gestural strokes, suggesting movement and activity in the market setting.

The colour palette consists of earthy tones, with yellows, greens, and browns, representing the fresh vegetables, possibly cabbages or lettuce, laid out on the stand. The contrast between the lighter background and the darker foreground elements helps create a sense of depth and focus on the workers.

The painting conveys a sense of daily life and labour, celebrating the simple, honest work of market vendors. The expressive brushwork and soft blending of forms give the piece an almost dreamlike quality, evoking both the bustling atmosphere of a marketplace and the quiet dedication of its workers.

The painting is very elegantly presented in a slim gilt frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has some slight scuffing, and a small bump to its lower right corner, as shown.

Size: 28 x 27 cm (including frame)

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This Ground I’ve Walked, I’ve Walked Before (Very Large)

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A very large abstract painting by contemporary British artist Frances Daws, executed in acrylic onto canvas and dated 2024.

This Ground I’ve Walked, I’ve Walked Before is a reflection of a known landscape for Frances – the distinct yellow fields and green hills of England in summer. The painting has a beautifully composed complimentary poem (see below), which talks about how places stick within your very being. You may walk through places you never have before and yet find and feel a very real connection to the place and it’s steeped history.

‘This ground I’ve walked, I’ve walked before. I know it’s oddities, it’s dangling limbs, It’s buried roots, it’s ancient trees. Oak, elder, pine, we are all friends. I breathe it’s forests, eyes closed, hands open. I soak in it’s seas and run down it’s hills. It’s rooted within me, a lived history within every new step. I know this ground, I’ve walked it before.’

Painted on stretched canvas and with its edges painted in soft yellow, it is beautifully presented in a white tray frame. The painting and the frame are in excellent condition. It comes with a certificate of authenticity and signature on the reverse.

Frances Daws is a British Artist working in the Southwest of England. Primarily a painter she also works within printmaking. Having lived by the English coastline and now residing within the countryside her work is often formed by ‘colour journeys’ – a form of mapping the landscape through the emotive language of colour.

Size: 105 x 105 cm

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Under the Paris Sky

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A tranquil and ethereal mid-century cityscape that beautifully captures the quiet movement of daily life in Montmartre in France, executed in oil onto canvas.

The composition captures a Parisian scene with the iconic domes of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica enveloped in a misty, dreamlike atmosphere. In the foreground, abstracted figures are strolling on a reflective path surrounded by lush greenery, their dark silhouettes providing a striking contrast to the luminous backdrop. A thin black tree branch frames the left side of the foreground, adding depth and structure to the scene.

There is a striking interplay of colours – as the background glows with a warm golden yellow, fading into soft pastel hues of peach, pink, and lavender, lending the impression of dawn or dusk light. In contrast, the deep greens in the lower half of the painting anchor the composition, representing the grass and walkways with expressive, painterly strokes.

The brushwork is fluid yet intentional, blending soft gradients with bold strokes to create movement and light. Using thin, precise outlines, the subtle contouring around the silhouette of the basilica enhances its architectural shape while maintaining an ethereal, dreamlike quality.

Furthermore, by deliberately leaving areas of the canvas unoccupied, the artist has skilfully utilised negative space to draw attention to the boundaries between each element.

This oil on canvas is housed in complementary wood frame with an inner linen lining. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 57 x 31.5 cm (including frame)

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Under the Trees

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A large mid century modernist abstract figurative composition, painted in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish female artist Brita Hansson (1918-1979).

This painting is a bold and expressive abstract figurative composition depicting a lively outdoor scene. The artwork uses a cubist and abstract expressionist style with vibrant colours and geometric shapes to represent figures, trees, and architectural elements.

The central focus is on a group of people, dressed in reds, blues, and purples, interacting under tall, stylized trees with dark, angular trunks and patches of green foliage. The background consists of soft blues and yellows, possibly indicating sky and sunlight filtering through the trees.

The thick, textured brushstrokes and layered paint create depth and movement, while the fragmented shapes give the impression of a dynamic, bustling environment—perhaps a marketplace or a street scene.

The painting is housed in a very well made deep profile gilt frame, which enhances its elegance and warmth. The painting has scattered areas of craquelure, as well as areas of paint loss to the upper section, as shown in the close ups.

Size: 80.5 x 51 cm (including frame)

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Abstract Pair

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A striking pair of mid-century modernist abstract compositions, executed in oil onto canvas and sold as a set.

The artworks showcase a dynamic interplay of geometric forms in a vibrant, structured arrangement. The works are set against a bold yellow background, with carefully placed circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles in vivid primary and secondary colours. The compositions create a sense of balance and movement, reflecting the influence of Bauhaus and Constructivist principles.

The colour palette is rich and vivid, adding a lively and energetic quality to the works.

The brushstrokes appear smooth and deliberate, indicative of a precise and clean application of paint, with a focus on sharp edges and defined shapes rather than gestural or expressive marks.

These oil on canvas paintings are housed in complementary gilt frames. The painting on the left has a small loss at the top edge of the canvas as shown in close up. The painting on the right has a very small loss along the top edge of canvas as shown, but this is only noticeable upon closer inspection. Otherwise, both paintings are in very good vintage condition.

Size of each artwork: 74 x 64 cm (including frame)

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Blue Chairs

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A minimalist and inviting composition that presents a tranquil seaside setting, painted in oil onto board and dated 1982.

Two empty blue chairs punctuate the composition, and are subtly placed on a sandy shore. The horizon line delicately separates the soft pink sky from the muted blue ocean, evoking a dreamlike stillness. Executed in a minimalist and semi-abstract style, the composition emphasises simplicity, and conveys a sense of quiet anticipation and nostalgia, as if capturing the remnants of a conversation or an intimate moment left behind.

The artist has used a restrained palette dominated by pastel tones—muted pinks, warm beige, and soft blues. The gentle contrast between these hues enhances the overall sense of calm and harmony, with the blue chairs standing out as focal points against the subdued background.

The brushwork is delicate and layered, blending colours to create an impressionistic haze that blurs the boundaries between sky, sea, and sand, and reinforcing the ethereal mood of the scene.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary gilt frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has a small area of paint loss at its lower edge as shown.

Size: 56 x 66.5 cm (including frame)

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Coastal Splendour

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A mesmerising mid-century abstract coastal landscape where earth, sea, and sky converge in a harmonious splendour, painted in oil onto board.

Through sweeping brushstrokes and rich contrasting colours, the scene comes alive with vibrant energy.

In the foreground, hints of brown and green suggest rugged coastal terrain. Moving towards the middle ground, a boat emerges within the expanse of a striking plane of azure blue that resembles the sea. Finally, in the background, the sky stretches out in a captivating display of atmospheric hues, blending seamlessly with the distant horizon.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary gilt frame. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 35 x 43 cm (including frame)

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Fading Tide

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A soothing and evocative mid-century abstract coastal landscape that captures the quiet beauty of a shoreline, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1960.

The composition is divided into layered horizontal bands, suggesting the sea, sky, and land. The horizon line is subtly softened, creating a sense of depth and atmospheric perspective.

The artist has used a muted palette, comprising of cool blues and greys dominating the upper section to represent the sky and distant sea, while the middle ground features off-whites and sandy beiges, suggesting a shoreline. The foreground contrasts with deep browns and blacks, adding depth and grounding the composition.

The painting embraces an abstract, impressionistic approach with expressive and gestural brushwork. The emphasis is on texture and layering rather than fine details, allowing the viewer to interpret the landscape with a sense of emotion and mood rather than realistic details.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary silver frame with an inner linen lining. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has some scuffing at its top left corner.

Size: 38 x 66 cm (including frame)

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Forest Path

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An expressive and emotive contemporary landscape painting, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 2010.

The composition captures a lush, sunlit forest scene with a winding path leading into the distance. It is filled with dynamic trees, foliage, and dappled light filtering through the canopy, creating an immersive and energetic natural landscape.

Containing element of fauvism, the painting emphasises bold colour and expressive brushwork rather than strict realism. The scene conveys emotion and movement rather than precise detail.

The colour palette is rich and vibrant, imbuing the scene with a lively quality.

The brushwork is loose, gestural, and dynamic, with painterly strokes that add texture and energy to the canvas. The artist applies paint in a raw, expressive manner, layering colours and allowing them to blend in some areas while maintaining stark contrasts in others. The bold, unblended strokes contribute to the painting’s overall sense of spontaneity and intensity.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary slim wood frame. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 46 x 52 cm (including frame)

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Geometric Abstract in Cinammon

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A very unique original artwork by British artist Dave Boyd, constructed from discarded books (repurposed cloth covers, papers, cardboard, binding boards) mounted on a wooden panel in a solid wood float frame.

The grid consists of six distinct blocks in a mix of muted blues, whites, grays, and earthy reds, contrasting subtly against the warm, burnt sienna or rust-colored background. The grid arrangement is asymmetrical, giving the piece a sense of modernist abstraction while maintaining an organic, handmade feel.

The rough, textured background and carefully arranged geometric shapes suggest an aesthetic influenced by wabi-sabi, Bauhaus, or modernist minimalism, emphasizing simplicity, imperfection, and material presence. The painting has a calm, meditative quality, inviting contemplation of form, texture, and colour relationships.

The artwork is presented in wood frame that suits it very well. It has been constructed with professional grade adhesive and is shipped with robust fixings, ready to hang,

Dave’s artistic practice focuses on the juxtaposition between the manmade and the natural and the human experience of geometric forms, surfaces and materials. Paintings and collages often embody a built or constructed aesthetic and are strongly influenced by architecture and the built environment, with the aim of suggesting visual encounters with structures and landscapes. Utilising and repurposing materials, with a focus on minimal composition, surface and colour, Dave’s work seek to utilise the subtle marks inherent in objects that have been used and handled over many years.

Size: 25 X 30 cm (including frame)

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Matador in Yellow

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A striking mid-century painting that captures a dramatic bullfighting scene, painted in oil onto board.

The composition presents a matador in a bright yellow suit confronting a powerful black bull, waving a pink and red cape.

Executed in an expressive, semi-abstract style with bold, gestural brushstrokes, the forms are simplified and the painting emphasises movement and emotion over realism.

The palette is bold and limited, consisting mainly of black, pink, red, and yellow. The black of the bull contrasts sharply against the bright pink and red of the cape, while the matador’s yellow suit stands out against a dark background, creating a dramatic visual impact.

The thick, impasto brushstrokes add a raw, almost sculptural quality to the painting, reinforcing the energy of the scene.

This oil on board is set in a frame with a complementary silver frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 36.5 x 54 cm (including frame)

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Passage of Time

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A striking and brilliantly executed mid-century modernist figurative composition, painted in oil onto board by the established Swedish female artist Brita Hansson (1918-1979).

The painting presents a dynamic group of abstracted human forms, seemingly in motion. The figures are elongated, rendered in deep reds, blues, greens, and earthy tones, set against a muted turquoise and grey background. The composition suggests a moment of interaction, perhaps a procession or gathering, evoking a sense of mystery.

The artist has used an expressive and gestural style, characterised by bold, angular forms and overlapping shapes. By masterfully layering contrasting shades through the use of short and swift brushstrokes, there is a sense of movement created through the loose, yet deliberate application of colour and line, reinforcing the theme of fluidity and transition.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary wide-profiled gilt frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has minor scuffing but is in good condition overall.

Size: 43 x 54 cm (including frame)

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