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Golden Drift

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A serene and atmospheric abstract landscape that captures the quiet poetry of an open horizon rendered through expressive texture and colour, executed in oil onto board and dated 1994.

The composition is anchored by a band of deep browns, charcoals and soft whites that suggest distant landforms or shifting terrain, while the foreground dissolves into warm ochres, honeyed yellows and sandy neutrals. Above, a vast expanse of pale sky – softly blended in tones of white, cream and frosted blue evokes a sense of calm, openness, and gentle movement.

Executed in an abstract, modernist style, the painting relies on suggestion rather than literal detail. Broad, confident brushstrokes move horizontally across the canvas, creating a sense of depth and natural flow. Areas of impasto add tactile richness, with strokes layered and textured to mimic geological or weather-worn surfaces. The overall effect is both soothing and energetic, a landscape distilled to its essential mood and rhythm.

This oil on board is presented in a complementary silver wood frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has scuffs present.

Size: 42 x 42 cm (including frame)

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Hanging Sloth

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A contemporary painting that presents a whimsical depiction of a sloth suspended upside down from a gently curving tree branch , painted in a naïve style in oil onto panel by British artist Matt Rix.

The composition is pared back, allowing the single figure to become both the focal point and the emotional anchor of the work. Sparse foliage punctuates the scene, floating around the sloth like pauses in thought, reinforcing a sense of stillness and calm.

The style is deliberately simplified, with a subtle nod to folk art and modern naïve painting. Flattened forms and soft contours give the subject an emblematic rather than literal presence, while the sloth’s rounded body and elongated limbs create a gentle rhythm across the board, anchored by the horizontal branch.

A restrained, soothing palette of warm brown and taupe contrasts with a muted blue-grey background, accented by soft green leaves. Smooth, matte brushstrokes and a lightly textured surface enhance the contemplative mood of the piece.

This oil on board is housed in a black painted wood frame . Both painting and frame are in excellent condition.

British artist Matt Rix spent his childhood in South Africa and now lives with his family on a small holding in rural North Wales. His paintings are uncomplicated, modernist representations influenced by primitive and naïve folk art from times past. Many of the subjects Rix paints are inspired by the animals he sees from day to day. Rix uses recycled materials including discarded paints, boards, frames and backing paper. Much of his work is therefore produced using waste materials resulting in sustainable paintings that evoke a time-worn, nostalgic essence.

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Size: 44 x 54 cm (including frame)

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Hillside Pathway

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A joyful and pleasant mid-century landscape that captures the essence of a bright day, painted in oil onto canvas.

The composition centres on a winding path that gently curves upward between two softened, block-like structures – suggesting houses – positioned on either side. Lush, expressive greenery flanks the path, giving the scene a sense of movement and breezy energy.

Rendered in a modernist style, the painting favours simplified forms, bold shapes, and confident, gestural brushwork over fine detail. The palette is uplifting and crisp: vivid turquoise skies, velvety greens, sandy browns, and touches of warm terracotta on the rooftops.

Broad, sweeping strokes convey the foliage with speed and spontaneity, while the smooth, curved brushwork of the path introduces calmness and flow. The overall effect is fresh and optimistic, and captures the simple pleasure of a hillside walk.

This oil on canvas is housed in a beautiful champagne wood frame with an inner border. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 46 x 50 cm (including frame)

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Light Over the Valley

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A serene mid-century modern semi-abstract landscape that distils the countryside into a harmonious arrangement of colour, shape, and light, executed in oil onto board.

Rolling fields unfold across the foreground, leading the eye towards a tranquil body of water and a scattering of farm buildings nestled beneath distant blue-grey hills. A small stand of stylised trees anchors the composition, lending both rhythm and balance to the expansive scene.

Executed in a distinctly Scandinavian modernist manner, the painting favours simplification over detail, reducing the landscape to broad geometric forms and carefully calibrated planes of colour.

The palette is soft and restrained, dominated by creamy whites, muted sage greens, pale yellows, and layered blues that recede gently into the horizon. Subtle touches of lavender-grey and warm earth tones add depth and atmosphere, while the luminous sky bathes the entire scene in a delicate, diffused light.

Brushwork is controlled, with smooth, flattened areas of paint creating a velvety surface. Gentle layering and subtle tonal shifts provide depth without disrupting the composition’s calm simplicity.

This oil on board is presented in a complementary wood frame with a wide white-painted inner mount. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 48.5 x 56.5 cm (including frame)

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Mediterranean Escape

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A well executed mid century modernist landscape, painted in oil onto canvas.

This sun-drenched Mediterranean landscape is rendered in broad, expressive brushstrokes with a modern, impressionistic touch. It captures a seaside scene full of warmth, movement, and coastal charm.

The foreground is dominated by lush green foliage, painted with bold, confident strokes. The greens vary in hue, creating depth and rhythm.

A whitewashed building with an orange-tiled roof is partially obscured by greenery. This architectural touch gives the scene a sense of place, suggesting somewhere Southern Europe.

Behind the building, a sliver of deep blue sea stretches across the canvas, meeting the sky and separated by rocky coastal formations and windswept trees, their simplified, curved forms bending toward the sea.

The brushwork is loose, gestural, and painterly, favouring emotion and movement over precision. The artist uses a limited but harmonious palette of greens, creams, ochres, blues, and terracotta, invoking the feel of a hot, breezy afternoon.

This oil on canvas is set in an elegant linen and silver frame, lightly textured, which adds a touch of refinement while echoing the sun-bleached tones of the scene. The painting is excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some age marks to the linen border.

Size: 55.5 x 64 cm (including frame)

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Modernist Ballerinas

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An outstanding mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artist Fabian Lundqvist (1913-1989), whose works have been represented in many public collections in Sweden.

The painting captures a scene of two ballerinas surrounded by an abstract background. On the ballerinas, rhe artist’s brushstrokes are gentle and soft, reflecting a careful attention to detail. Intentionally working with a limited colour palette, the artist has reduced the area around the ballerinas to angular planes in different gradients of brown.. Details such as the small but striking red lips of the figures, as well as the layout of flat shapes and planes are typical of Lundqvist’s style.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary silver frame with an inner linen-lined border. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some scuffs as shown in the close ups

Size: 59.5 x 51 cm (including frame)

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Morning at the Window

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A expressive mid-century interior scene that captures a solitary figure standing beside an open window, absorbed in a moment of reflection, executed in oil onto board.

Beyond the window, the simple geometry of a neighbouring house roof cuts against a pale blue sky, while within the room a potted geranium and draped linens lend warmth and domestic intimacy. The composition balances interior and exterior worlds, creating a contemplative atmosphere that feels personal.

Executed in a distinctly modernist manner, the painting demonstrates the restrained sensibilities of mid-century art. Forms are simplified and gently abstracted, with the figure rendered through broad planes of colour rather than detailed modelling. The artist places emphasis on mood and structure, allowing light, shape, and spatial relationships to convey emotion.

The palette is soft and muted, comprising dusty greens, pale greys, warm creams, and chalky whites, punctuated by the rich terracotta reds of the flowers and the deep brown roofline outside. Subtle passages of pale blue sky bring freshness to the composition, while delicate pink undertones soften the interior light.

Brushwork is confident yet sensitive, with visible painterly strokes lending texture and movement across the surface. Layers of paint are applied loosely, creating an appealing interplay between solidity and atmosphere.

This oil on board is presented in an attractive gilt frame with a wide linen-covered mount and an inner white slip. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 55.5 x 47.5 cm (including frame)

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Old English Longhorn

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A small and engaging animal composition , painted in a naïve style in oil onto panel, by British artist Matt Rix.

The painting features a black and white longhorn cow standing on a softly rolling green hill against a light, muted sky. The cow is shown in side profile, with a calm expression and simple, expressive eyes. Its large curved horns give it a distinctive presence, emphasizing its strength and elegance.

This painting is a charming, rustic folk-art piece that celebrates rural life with a focus on simple forms and earthy colours. The calm presence of the cow, combined with the soft landscape, creates a warm, nostalgic feel, making it a beautiful and timeless representation of pastoral life.

This oil is painted onto panel which although unframed, is meant to be hung as is. The painting is in excellent vintage condition.

British artist Matt Rix spent his childhood in South Africa and now lives with his family on a small holding in rural North Wales. His paintings are uncomplicated, modernist representations influenced by primitive and naïve folk art from times past. Many of the subjects Rix paints are inspired by the animals he sees from day to day. Rix uses recycled materials including discarded paints, boards, frames and backing paper. Much of his work is therefore produced using waste materials resulting in sustainable paintings that evoke a time-worn, nostalgic essence.

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Size: 30.5 x 30.5 cm (including frame)

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Old Town Passage

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An expressive mid-century street scene that capture an old European laneway, where tall weathered buildings rise on either side to create a narrow corridor of light and shadow, executed in oil onto board.

The composition naturally draws the eye towards a softly illuminated archway in the distance, where two silhouetted figures lend a sense of scale and quiet narrative. A third figure, distinguished by a vivid yellow garment, introduces a welcome focal point and a subtle moment of everyday life within the otherwise muted streetscape.

Executed in an expressive modernist style with strong impressionistic influences, the artist favours atmosphere over architectural precision. The buildings are simplified into broad geometric forms, while the converging lines of staircases, windows and facades create an engaging sense of depth and perspective.

The palette is beautifully restrained, composed of soft sage greens, muted blues, warm browns, stone greys and touches of dusty rose. These earthy hues are punctuated by crisp white window highlights and the striking accent of bright yellow, while the glowing light beneath the archway creates a compelling contrast against the cooler shadows of the surrounding buildings.

Confident, painterly brushstrokes animate every surface, with layers of broken colour and visible texture suggesting weathered stone, aged plaster and reflections across the cobbled street. Loose, energetic applications of paint give the work vitality without sacrificing structure, allowing the architectural forms to emerge organically from the interplay of colour and light.

This oil on board is presented in a beautiful distressed wood frame with a warm gilt inner slip. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 60 x 52 cm (including frame)

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Old Wall Patterns

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A lyrical landscape that captures the poetry of the countryside through colour, texture, and memory, painted in oil onto canvas.

A winding pale path or stone wall meanders through rolling fields, leading the eye gently into the distance. The landscape unfolds in layers of soft golds, muted greens, russet reds, and dusky mauves, creating a patchwork of fields and vegetation that feels both observed and imagined. A hillside rises across the middle ground, dotted with delicate tree forms rendered as decorative marks and textured clusters, giving the scene a tapestry-like quality.

The title suggests that the landscape is shaped by the enduring presence of old boundary walls—those subtle human interventions that become absorbed into the natural rhythms of the land over time. The pale, serpentine line crossing the composition acts as both a visual guide and a reminder of the history embedded in the terrain.

The artist’s handling of paint is expressive and atmospheric. Layers of translucent colour, scratching, and textured brushwork create a sense of depth and weathered age. Rather than describing every detail, she evokes the feeling of a landscape shaped by seasons, memory, and time.

This oil on canvas is framed in a custom made wide profile frame that suits it wonderfully. Both painting and frame are in excellent condition.

Size: 39 x 39 cm (including frame)

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Pitcher with Onions

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An energetic mid-century still life painting that depicts a bold arrangement of everyday objects rendered with expressive confidence, executed in oil onto board.

At the center stands a tall black pitcher with a sweeping handle, its form accentuated by patches of turquoise, white, and yellow that lend vibrancy and depth. In the foreground, two deep red onions and a bulb of garlic anchor the composition, their rounded shapes contrasting with the pitcher’s angular silhouette.

The artist has used a highly textured technique, layering thick strokes of oil paint that leave visible ridges across the surface. The palette is restrained yet powerful, dominated by black, grey, and white, with strategic bursts of colour to enliven the scene. The brushwork is vigorous and gestural, giving the objects a tactile, almost sculptural presence while retaining a sense of spontaneity and abstraction.

This oil on board is presented in a complementary silver painted wood frame with an inner linen border. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 64.5 x 50.5 cm (including frame)

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Presence in Blue

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A mid-century figurative interior that presents a poised, contemplative woman in blue, seated within a softly structured domestic space, executed in oil onto canvas.

The figure sits slightly angled yet grounded, her form simplified and solid, conveying both stillness and quiet introspection. To her side, a table holds a warm-toned ceramic vessel, anchoring the composition and balancing the human presence with an object of everyday life. The checkered floor beneath introduces a subtle rhythm, guiding the eye through the composition while reinforcing the interior setting.

The style is distinctly mid-century modern, leaning toward a restrained, semi-abstract figuration. The artist reduces the figure and surroundings into flattened planes and geometric blocks, prioritising mood and structure over detail.

The colour palette is beautifully muted yet expressive -cool, dusty blues dominate the figure’s dress, contrasted with terracottas, and soft yellows in the background and still life elements. These tonal contrasts create a quiet dialogue between warmth and coolness, light and shadow.

Brushstrokes are confident and painterly, applied in broad, visible sweeps that give the work texture and life. Edges are softened rather than sharply defined, allowing forms to blend subtly into one another. The handling of paint feels intuitive and unforced, with areas of thicker application adding depth, particularly in the darker passages and along the patterned floor.

This oil on canvas is present in a beautiful wood frame with warm, natural wood grain and an inner linen lining. Both the painting and the frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 75 x 55 cm (including frame)

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Quiet Fields

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A calm mid-century composition that presents a serene, pared-back landscape where open fields stretch toward a low horizon line punctuated by a small cluster of distant farm buildings, executed in oil onto board and dated 1959.

A solitary structure – possibly a barn or haystack – anchors the composition, subtly drawing the eye while preserving the painting’s overall sense of stillness and space. The foreground is rendered in darker, earthy tones, gradually giving way to lighter, muted fields that lead into an expansive, softly washed sky.

Stylistically, the work leans toward minimalism and tonal abstraction, characteristic of mid-century landscape painting. The artist has simplified forms and reduces detail, allowing atmosphere and composition to take precedence over realism. There is a quiet balance between geometry and softness – the fields are divided into gentle planes, yet edges remain blurred and understated.

The colour palette is restrained and harmonious, dominated by cool, pale blues in the sky and warm, sandy beiges and greys across the land. Subtle transitions between tones create depth without sharp contrast, evoking a calm, almost contemplative mood.

Brushstrokes are loose and have been applied with a light, confident touch. The paint is thinly layered in areas, allowing underlying tones to breathe through, while slightly thicker applications in the foreground add weight and texture. The overall handling feels intuitive and unforced, enhancing the painting’s quiet, meditative quality.

This oil on board is housed a beautiful wood frame with a layered profile and an inner white border. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some minor marks.

Size: 61.5 x 71.5 cm (including frame)

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Quiet Mooring

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A calm mid-century coastal painting that captures a tranquil moment along the sunlit shores of Spain’s Costa Brava, executed in oil onto board and dated 1958.

At its centre rests a modest wooden boat, gently anchored in still, shallow waters, its form simplified yet full of quiet presence. The surrounding landscape is reduced to broad planes—suggesting sand, sea, and distant shoreline – imbuing the scene with a sense of calm, timeless pause.

Executed in a restrained modernist style, the composition leans into minimalism and balance. Perspective is subtly flattened, with forms outlined softly rather than defined through strict realism, allowing the viewer to focus on mood over detail. There is a quiet intimacy to the piece, as though capturing a fleeting, solitary moment by the coast.

The colour palette is warm and harmonious: muted tan, sandy beiges, and soft terracotta tones dominate the boat, while gentle and pale blues evoke the Mediterranean waters and sky. These tones are slightly desaturated, lending the work a sun-faded, nostalgic quality.

Brushstrokes are loose and expressive yet controlled, with visible texture adding depth without overwhelming the simplicity of the composition. The paint is applied in soft, layered passages, allowing subtle tonal variations to emerge and giving the surface a quietly tactile quality.

This oil on board is presented in a wood frame that is finished in a warm, muted gold tone with soft patina, it carries a slightly aged character that enhances the painting’s nostalgic feel. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 51.5 x 59.5 cm (including frame)

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Quiet Passage

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A beautifully atmospheric mid-century abstract landscape that captures the quiet rhythm of a valley through expressive colour and simplified form, executed in oil onto canvas.

Rolling hills frame an open plain, while hints of fields and pathways emerge from broad, gestural passages of paint. Rather than depicting a specific location, the artist evokes the sensation of moving through an expansive countryside, where changing light and shifting weather become the true subject.

Painted in a lyrical, semi-abstract modernist style, the composition balances recognisable landscape elements with confident abstraction. Forms dissolve into blocks and planes of colour, creating a harmonious interplay between structure and spontaneity. The expansive sky occupies much of the composition, lending the work a wonderful sense of openness and calm.

The palette is soft and understated, featuring airy blues, sage green, muted teal, dusty pink, warm browns, sandy beige and touches of terracotta, all enlivened with creamy white highlights.

Expressive brushwork is central to the painting’s appeal. Thick, painterly strokes are applied with confidence, with palette-knife-like marks adding texture throughout the surface. Sweeping gestures define the sky, while shorter, layered strokes build the landscape below, allowing colours to overlap and intermingle. The result is a work that feels both immediate and contemplative, celebrating the expressive qualities of paint as much as the landscape itself.

This oil on canvas is presented in a complementary gilt wood frame surrounded by a wide textured linen slip. Both the painting and frame are is in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 46.5 x 49.5 cm (including frame)

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Quiet Shoreline

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A tranquil and atmospheric mid-century landscape depicting a quiet waterside scene beneath a luminous, overcast sky, executed in oil onto board.

Dense trees anchor the composition on the left, their rich foliage contrasting beautifully with the expansive sweep of pale water and sky beyond. In the distance, a solitary sailboat glides across the calm surface, while a faint shoreline dissolves into the atmospheric haze, creating an impression of remarkable depth and serenity.

Executed in a loose, impressionistic style, the painting captures the essence of the landscape rather than its precise details. Broad, confident brushstrokes and softly blended passages allow forms to emerge naturally, lending the work a quiet spontaneity. The restrained composition embraces negative space, with the vast sky becoming as important as the land itself, reinforcing the painting’s contemplative mood.

The palette is beautifully understated, composed of muted greys, soft blue-greens, sage, olive, and deep forest tones, gently enlivened by touches of warm browns along the shoreline. The subtle tonal transitions between sky and water create an almost ethereal atmosphere, while the darker mass of trees provides a striking visual counterbalance.

Brushwork varies from expressive, layered strokes within the foliage to delicate, feathered applications across the water and sky. This contrast between richly textured foreground elements and the softly painted distance creates a convincing sense of perspective and invites the viewer into the peaceful stillness of the scene.

This oil on board is presented in a beautiful wood frame with a gently distressed cream finish, and complemented by gilt detailing around the inner and outer edges. The painting is in very good vintage condition, and there is some light craquelure visible on the inner top white section of the frame.

Size: 65.5 x 74 cm (including frame)

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Riverside Cottages

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A lively mid-century painting that captures a tranquil riverside scene, and executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1951.

The composition featuring cottages nestled among tall, leafy trees. A pathway curves along the water’s edge, leading the viewer’s eye toward the cluster of houses – one painted in a soft blue and others in bold reds. Their reflections shimmer on the rippling surface of the river, broken into painterly fragments of green, blue, and brown.

Executed in an expressive, modernist manner, the painting emphasises bold form and movement over fine detail. The composition conveys a sense of immediacy, as though painted en plein air, with a strong focus on colour harmonies and gestural energy.

The palette is vibrant yet balanced. The brushwork is broad, dynamic, and confident, laid down in thick, angular strokes that create rhythm and texture. Each mark remains visible, contributing to the painting’s sense of freshness and spontaneity. The layering of strokes adds both depth and vibrancy, animating the landscape with movement and life.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary wood frame with a layered profile. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has very minor marks.

Size: 49 x 79 cm (including frame)

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Seated in Thought

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An expressive modernist style figurative oil painting that presents a contemplative and poised seated figure, rendered with bold, confident brushwork, and executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1978.

The subject, dressed in a muted green top, cropped blue trousers, and accented with a pale pink scarf, sits on a red-cushioned wooden chair. Their head is turned slightly to the side, the facial features left abstract, allowing posture and colour to convey mood.

The composition is set against a dynamic backdrop of vertical strokes in varying shades of blues and orange, creating a sense of depth and vibrancy. The artist has used thick, visible brushstrokes, lending the work a tactile quality and an impressionistic immediacy. The palette balances earthy neutrals with cooler blues and greens, punctuated by warmer reds and orange, creating both harmony and contrast.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary slim gilt frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has a small loss to its top right corner.

Size: 72 x 53 cm (including frame)

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Shoreline Colour

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A mid-century coastal landscape that captures a cluster of moored boats rendered through a beautifully abstracted, almost mosaic-like lens, executed in oil onto canvas.

The shoreline is broken into faceted blocks of colour, giving the scene a rhythmic, geometric energy. Tall, slender masts rise in delicate lines against a soft pastel sky, while the boats themselves are simplified into angular shapes that evoke both structure and movement.

The palette is fresh and inviting – greens, cool aquas, deep cobalt blues, warm yellows, and touches of plum and lavender. These colours overlap in gently textured layers, creating a harmonious interplay between land, sea, and shore.

Brushwork is subtle yet expressive, with short, blocky strokes and light scumbling that mimic the look of hand-pressed prints or coloured pastels. The surface feels lively and tactile, lending the coastal scene a sense of breezy spontaneity while remaining distinctly modernist in its composition and restraint.

A charming and quintessentially mid-century piece that celebrates coastal life through shape, rhythm, and colour.

This oil on canvas is presented in a complementary grey painted wood frame with an inner cream border. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 34 x 39 cm (including frame)

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Snowlight

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A large and gentle mid-century landscape that captures a serene winter hillside viewed through a stand of slender trees, executed in oil onto canvas.

Nestled among the muted mauves and soft earth tones are small snow-covered cottages, partially hidden within the landscape and lending the scene a quiet, almost contemplative atmosphere. The composition draws the eye inward through the vertical rhythm of the pale tree trunks, creating depth and stillness against the distant rolling hills.

Executed in a soft modernist style, the painting balances abstraction and representation with remarkable restraint. The palette is delicate and atmospheric, featuring powder blues, lavender greys, blush pinks, soft sage greens, and creamy whites that evoke the hush of winter light. Loose, painterly brushstrokes and gently layered colour fields give the work an airy, dreamlike quality, while the simplified forms and softened edges reflect the understated elegance often associated with mid-century Scandinavian landscape painting.

This large painting is presented in a complementary wood frame with a subtly rustic finish that enhances its calm and understated character. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 71.5 x 86.5 cm (including frame)

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Tabletop Forms

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A refined mid-century modernist still life composition depicting an arrangement of abstracted fruit forms on a tabletop and set against a softly illuminated background, executed in oil onto canvas.

The artist has reduced the objects into expressive, sculptural shapes, creating a composition that feels intimate in its restraint. Rendered in a subdued palette of charcoal, warm ivory, dusty blush, muted taupe, pale sage, and soft ochre, the painting possesses a calm and sophisticated atmosphere. The tonal balance between the dark draped surface and the airy background gives the work a striking sense of depth while maintaining its minimalist aesthetic.

The brushwork is confident and textural, with visible palette-knife application and thick impasto strokes adding movement and dimensionality across the surface. Sweeping directional marks and layered paint handling lend the composition an energetic yet balanced quality typical of mid-century abstraction.

This oil on canvas is presented in a complementary and elegant layered frame with linen border detailing. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and there some scuffs to the inner silver frame.

Size: 53.5 x 90.5 cm (including frame)

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The Guardian

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A mid century earthenware sculpture, with a personality that is both grounded and otherworldly.

The body is a rounded, drum-like form, elevated on four sturdy, column-like legs, giving it a sense of both stability and animation. The surface is coated in a rich turquoise-green glaze, decorated with bold, hand-painted oval motifs.

The glaze drips downward in thick, dark trails, creating a sense of movement, like something slowly transforming over time.

Rising from the body is a narrow neck and bulbous head, topped with a cluster of curling, tentacle-like forms. This crown-like structure gives the sculpture a slightly surreal, organic presence, and introduces a subtle sense of watchfulness or awareness.

The piece sits somewhere between artifact and fantasy, creating a tension between playfulness and mystery.

There are a few losses to the ‘tentacles’ on the head of this vintage sculpture, but it is otherwise in a good and stable condition.

Height: 25 cm
Width: 12 cm
Depth: 12 cm

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The Matador’s Pause

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An emotive mid-century oil painting that captures a fleeting moment within the drama of the bullring, 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.

A matador stands poised before a powerful black bull, his red cape sweeping across the arena floor. Beyond the central encounter, spectators and figures dissolve into soft, indistinct forms, reinforcing the sense of movement, tension, and spectacle.

Executed in a painterly modernist style, the composition is pared back to its essential elements. Rather than focusing on precise detail, the artist conveys atmosphere and emotion through simplified forms, bold colour relationships, and confident gestural mark-making. The scene feels both immediate and timeless, balancing the intensity of the confrontation with an almost dreamlike sense of distance.

The palette is warm and sun-drenched, dominated by golden yellows, sandy ochres, muted taupes, and flashes of vivid crimson. The deep black of the bull provides a dramatic counterpoint to the brightness of the arena, while subtle touches of cream, peach, and grey soften the background and create depth.

Brushwork is loose and expressive throughout. Broad, visible strokes build the arena and sky, while quick, energetic applications of paint define the figures and movement of the cape. Areas of impasto add texture and vitality to the surface, allowing the painting’s physicality to contribute to its sense of drama and spontaneity.

This oil on board is presented in a complementary champagne toned wood frame with an inner linen lining. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 31 x 47 cm (including frame)

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The Quiet Whisper of Trees

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A delicate mid-century landscape that captures a pared-back scene defined by restraint and atmosphere, executed in oil onto canvas.

Two slender trees rise gently from an open, muted expanse, their forms softened and slightly blurred as though caught in a passing breeze or remembered at a distance. Behind them, a low, undulating horizon stretches quietly across the composition, anchoring the scene with a subtle sense of depth.

The artist has used a minimal, almost abstracted approach: foreground and background dissolve into one another through thin washes and softly layered tones. The palette is beautifully subdued, composed of warm taupes, soft greys, and pale stone hues, punctuated by a sweep of dark blue along the distant ridge. This restrained colour story enhances the painting’s calm, meditative quality.

Brushwork is loose and expressive, with feathery, gestural strokes defining the foliage and more fluid, diluted applications across the ground. The surface reveals moments of transparency where the canvas breathes through, adding to the sense of lightness and quiet openness.

This oil on canvas is present in a complementary gilt frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some light scuffing.

Size: 45.5 x 45.5 cm (including frame)

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The Reader’s Bouquet

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A charming mid-century modern still life that presents an arrangement of flowers in a vase, resting among neatly stacked books, executed in oil onto canvas onto board and dated 1968.

A single crimson tulip and delicate yellow blooms provide a lively focal point, while the surrounding books introduce a quiet narrative of contemplation and everyday domestic life. The composition feels intimate and unpretentious, celebrating the beauty found in ordinary objects.

Executed in a distinctly modernist manner, the painting embraces simplified forms and an intentionally loose composition. Rather than striving for realism, the artist captures atmosphere through expressive colour relationships and confident abstraction, allowing the objects to emerge through suggestion rather than precise definition.

The palette is wonderfully restrained, combining dusty blush pinks, muted sage and blue-greens, soft slate blues, warm creams and touches of earthy browns. These harmonious colours are punctuated by the rich red of the tulip, which enlivens the composition without overwhelming its tranquil mood.

Thick, impasto brushstrokes animate the surface, with generous applications of paint creating a richly textured finish. Broad palette-knife-like passages and visible directional strokes lend the work an appealing tactile quality, while areas of exposed canvas and layered paint reinforce its spontaneous, painterly character.

This oil on canvas board is presented in an elegant wood frame with an inner white border. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 51 x 41 cm (including frame)

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The Waiting Bicycle

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A contemplative mid-century painting captures a tranquil domestic interior, where the viewer looks through a tall sash window towards a lone bicycle resting outside, executed in oil onto canvas.

Rather than making the bicycle the central focus, the artist celebrates the interplay between interior and exterior spaces. Long bands of sunlight stretch dramatically across the window frame and sill, transforming an everyday scene into a study of light, shadow, and quiet observation. The composition evokes a sense of calm, inviting the viewer to pause and appreciate the beauty found in an ordinary moment.

Executed in a refined mid-century realist style with subtle modernist influences, the painting balances careful observation with simplified forms and a restrained sense of geometry. The strong verticals and horizontals of the window create an architectural structure that contrasts beautifully with the organic silhouette of the bicycle beyond.

A harmonious palette of honey yellows, olive greens, soft creams, and muted browns gives the composition a gentle, sunlit warmth. The golden exterior light is offset by the cooler grey-brown shadows within the room, while touches of muted blue on the bicycle provide a subtle focal point. The restrained colour scheme enhances the painting’s peaceful, timeless character.

The brushwork is measured and controlled, with smooth, even applications of paint that reinforce the stillness of the scene. Soft blending creates convincing transitions between light and shadow, while delicate variations in texture subtly animate the grassy foreground and weathered surfaces outside. Fine, confident detailing defines the bicycle and window frames without becoming overly precise, allowing the composition to retain its painterly elegance.

This oil on canvas is presented in a complementary dark wood frame with an inner stepped silver profile. Both the painting and frame are excellent vintage condition.

Size: 63 x 46 cm (including frame)

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Through the Pines

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A peaceful and large mid-century landscape where a woodland scene unfolds along a gently winding path that disappears into a dense stand of towering pine trees, executed in oil onto canvas.

Sunlight filters through the canopy, illuminating the track and patches of grass while drawing the eye into the cool, shaded depths of the forest. The composition captures the quiet beauty of an untouched landscape, balancing the vertical rhythm of the tree trunks with the soft curve of the path.

Painted in a distinctly mid-century modern style, the work simplifies natural forms into bold, expressive shapes while retaining a strong sense of atmosphere. Rather than pursuing fine detail, the artist focuses on light, colour and movement, creating an impressionistic interpretation of the landscape.

The palette is fresh and harmonious, dominated by layered greens ranging from deep evergreen to luminous yellow-green, complemented by earthy browns and soft sky blues. Sunlit passages of creamy white and pale lemon create striking contrasts against the cooler shadows, lending the painting a bright, optimistic quality.

Confident, painterly brushstrokes define the composition. Broad, fluid strokes build the foliage, while long vertical marks articulate the tree trunks with rhythmic energy. Loose, visible applications of paint suggest rather than describe the landscape, allowing colour and gesture to convey the sensation of dappled light and the stillness of the forest. The result is an expressive, inviting composition that celebrates the beauty of the natural world through a modernist lens.

This oil on canvas is presented in beautiful wood frame with pronounced wood grain and a subtle stepped profile. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 94 x 84 cm (including frame)

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Under an Open Sky

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A serene mid-century landscape that captures the expansive beauty of a tidal estuary or coastal marsh, executed in oil onto canvas.

Broad stretches of pale sand and shallow water merge seamlessly with fresh green meadows beneath a vast, cloud-filled sky. A distant blue ridge anchors the horizon, while weathered timber posts punctuate the foreground, subtly guiding the eye through the open landscape. Rather than focusing on precise topographical detail, the artist conveys the quiet atmosphere and luminous quality of the scene.

Painted in a restrained modernist style, there is an emphasis on mood, light and colour over realism. T composition is simplified into broad horizontal bands of land, water and sky, creating a calm sense of balance and spaciousness.

The palette is soft and harmonious, blending cool greys, powder blues and muted slate tones with gentle yellows and fresh spring greens. Delicate shifts in tone evoke changing light across the marshland, while the subdued contrasts lend the painting an understated elegance.

Brushwork is confident, with broad, flat applications of paint defining the landscape in simplified forms. Thin, layered strokes and lightly textured surfaces allow subtle variations of colour to emerge, while a handful of darker, gestural marks describing the timber posts provide rhythm and visual structure. The result is a tranquil, atmospheric composition that captures the essence of the landscape through suggestion rather than detailed representation.

This oil on canvas is presented in beautiful wood frame with gilt trimmings. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 60 x 84.5 cm (including frame)

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Verdant Passage

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An energetic and gestural abstract landscape, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 2015 by post-war Swedish artist Bo Swenson (1932–2022), whose artworks have been displayed in major public collections including the Swedish National Museum and Moderna Museet in Stockholm.

The artwork evokes the sensation of moving through a lush woodland rather than depicting it literally. Broad vertical forms suggest tree trunks, while sweeping fields of green hint at dense foliage, filtered light and the layered depth of a forest interior. The composition balances recognisable natural references with expressive abstraction, inviting viewers to complete the landscape through memory and imagination.

Executed in a distinctly gestural, modernist style, the painting favours spontaneity and movement over precise representation. Confident, oversized brushstrokes overlap freely, creating a lively interplay between solid forms and open passages of exposed canvas. Vertical black marks establish a rhythmic structure, while loosely applied green shapes soften the composition. The result is both dynamic and contemplative, capturing the atmosphere of nature through gesture rather than detail.

The palette is refreshingly vibrant, dominated by varying shades of rich greens. These are balanced with creamy ivory, warm buttery yellows and deep charcoal accents, producing striking contrasts that simultaneously convey freshness, light and shadow. The restrained colour selection allows subtle tonal shifts to create depth while maintaining an overall sense of harmony.

Brushwork is bold, immediate and highly expressive. Thick, loaded strokes sit alongside dry-brushed passages, adding texture to the surface. Sweeping arcs, broad painterly blocks and quick linear gestures overlap in an intuitive rhythm, while occasional exposed areas of ground provide breathing space within the composition. The visible hand of the artist imbues the painting with a sense of energy and confidence, making it highly engaging.

This oil on canvas is presented in a complementary slim silver frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some scuffs.

Size: 47.5 x 42 cm (including frame)

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Watermelon & Pot

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A wonderfully textured mid-century still life composition that presents a vibrant arrangement of everyday objects rendered with bold character, painted in oil onto board and dated 1973.

At the heart of the composition is a sliced watermelon, surrounded by ripe green pears, a rustic earthenware jug, and a warm-toned plate. These elements are laid out on a richly textured white cloth, draped dramatically to heighten the sense of depth and realism.

fusing realism with expressive, impasto brushwork, there is an emphasis on form and materiality rather than fine detail. The brushstrokes are thick and confident, creating dynamic surface movement and a palpable sense of texture.

The artist has used a warm and earthy colour scheme, and the stark contrast between the dark background and the light cloth enhances the visual impact of the fruit and vessels.

This oil on canvas is presented in a complementary wood frame with an inner silver window. The painting has some scattered craquelure present but paint layer is very stable overall. There is also some paint loss around the signature area at the bottom left. The frame has some losses to its outer edges, but this is not noticeable from the front.

Size: 68.5 x 81.5 cm (including frame)

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