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  • Coastal Houses

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    A charming and scenic mid century oil painting presenting a view of houses lined by a coastal front. As evening sets, hues of pink fill the sky and the shimmering blue water is beaming with serenity.

    Working with a modernist ethos in mind, the artist has intentionally chosen not to focus on realistic details, and instead explores the use of colours, brushstrokes and form to create a sense of depth and space.

    Lively colours and expressive multi-directional brushstrokes have been used extensively in this work, producing distinct forms and breathing life into this overall striking composition.

    This oil on canvas is in excellent vintage condition. It is housed in a rustic wood frame with an inner linen lining . There are some watermarks on the frame as shown in the images but does not detract from its overall attractiveness.

    Size: 56 x 65 cm (including frame)

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  • Still Life with Pitcher

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    Size: 58 x 37.5 cm (including frame)

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  • The Bond

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    A striking mid century gouache and watercolour figure composition, painted in 1955.

    A semi abstract depiction of a matador is the focus of this skilfully executed portrait. The artist has intentionally left out realistic details, focusing instead on the outlines, forms, shapes and colours. Behind the figure is an abstracted background – large sections of bright colours juxtapose the figure and give it its context and sense of space and depth.  The brushwork on the figure is much more free-form in comparison to the background which is far more structured, creating a striking contrast between them both.

    Painted in both gouache and watercolour onto paper, it is framed within a card mount and a solid oak wood frame. The card mount has some slight age toning and the frame has some minor scuffs typical for its age. The painting is in good vintage condition and sits behind glass, as shown.

    Size: 48 x 50 cm (including frame)

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  • En Route

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    A tranquil and wonderfully executed mid 20th century landscape street scene composition, rendered in oil in a semi-abstracted manner.

    Although pictorial details have been blurred, we can see 2 figures in black and a figure in white on a walkway heading towards a monumental building in the background.

    This piece radiates calmness and serenity – brought forth through the use of wonderful subtle and muted pastel tones that transition from one shade to the next so seamlessly and that gives the painting its compositional depth; as well as through the use of gentle and lightly textured brushstrokes.

    This oil on canvas is in very good vintage condition. It is housed in an elegant light cream wood and linen frame, and there is minor yellowing to the corners of the inner frame.

    Size: 50 x 63 cm (including frame)

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  • Farmland

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    Dated 1944, this mid century oil on board features broad, expressive brushwork and a post impressionist style. Reminiscent of works by artists such as Van Gogh, this oil depicts the natural landscape but has a more personal use of colour and brushwork that express an emotional response to the landscape, rather than a  purely realistic response.  There is a real sense of light and movement within the picture, created through a wonderful harmony of colours.

    This large painting is housed within a  wide profile gilt frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has some general scuffing which is commensurate with its age.

    Size: 66 x 76 cm (including frame)

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  • Lush

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    A vibrant and expressive landscape depicting lush greenery, rendered in oil.

    Short and swift brushstrokes have been executed in such a rhythmic and confident manner, instilling bursts of energy and movement to the painting.

    What’s striking as well is the harmonious play of brown, blue and varying shades of green that overlap so wonderfully to give rise to the various forms.

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

    Size: 35 x 54 cm (including frame)

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  • Mid Century Man

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    A large and striking mid century portrait in oil, painted in 1945. Executed in a post impressionist style, the artist has used non naturalistic colours for both the figure and the background. The background has largely been painted in sections of colour blocks, creating a sense of depth through geometric shapes.

    The subject matter is focused  – a single male figure with a cane stands in a street by a street lamp. He has stopped his walk and is standing casually, listening and looking to something in front of him (which could be us, the viewer). His hand is placed casually in his left pocket, legs crossed, shoulders slumped, and cigarette hanging loosely between his lips.

    Although the figure has been painted in a looser and more expressive manner compared to the flat planes of the background, the artist has mirrored the colours in his suit to the colours in the background, creating a satisfying harmony within the picture.

    This painting is housed in its original mid century gilt and wood frame, and is in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 80.5 x 62.5cm (including frame)

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  • Contemplate

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    Size:  52 x 29 cm (including frame)

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  • Sicily

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    A picturesque and well balanced landscape view of the pearl of the Mediterranean, Taormina in Sicily.  The artist has beautifully captured the archetypal Mediterranean atmosphere, with a palm tree standing tall to the left, the local floral and fauna stretching across the canvas, and the view of the blue sea into the distance. The pastel colour palette creates a very calming atmosphere within the picture, enhanced by the small and soft impressionist brushstrokes which are reminiscent of works by the pointillist artist Georges Seurat.

    The painting is housed in a distressed cream and gilt frame which suits it perfectly, and both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 54 x 61.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Coast

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    A large and striking mid century abstract oil, painted on to canvas.

    Although largely abstract in style, we are still able to discern that the artist is depicting a landscape. We are able to make out a tree to the left most edge of the composition, as well as a house that sits behind it. Larges swathes of deep and saturated colour line the bottom half of the canvas, making up the foreground of the picture. Beyond that, different shades of blue indicate the sea and then the sky. The artist has used contrasting colours and texture to create a sense of depth and space.

    This large oil is housed in a very complementary rustic frame, which suits it wonderfully. This painting would fit well in both classic and contemporary interiors. Its large size and expressive use of colour make it a real statement piece. The painting and frame are in good vintage condition. There are some scattered areas of craquelure, but the paint layer is stable overall.

    Size: 57 x 73 cm (including frame)

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  • Spring Garden

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    A delightful and lively picturesque landscape composition, executed in oil in 1948.

    The painting depicts a partial view of a balcony overlooking a well-manicured garden filled with colourful blooms and lush trees, as well as views of the calm blue sea that lies beyond it. The white chair in the foreground as well as garden furniture in the middle of the painting are empty, almost inviting and tempting the viewer to take a seat and enjoy the charming spring view.

    Executed with expressive and painterly brushstrokes in vibrant and saturated colours including green and orange, this artwork is sure to brighten any interior setting and uplift one’s mood.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a beautifully patterned wood frame with carvings. There are light scattered areas of craquelure (fine cracks in the paint, commensurate with its age), as well as a small area of paint loss along the left edge of the work (as shown in the photos). Craquelure is not in itself harmful to the painting, and can add to the ‘quality’ of patina that only age can bring.

    Size: 66 x 81 cm (including frame)

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  • The Cliff

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    A large and expressive mid century landscape composition, executed in oil in a semi-abstract manner.

    Upon first glance, our eye our drawn to the left corner of the painting depicting houses on the edge of a cliff. These darker shades first capture our attention, as our eyes then shift focus, making a glance towards the right side of the work, as the colours transition to lighter shades.

    Expressive and painterly brushstrokes fill the canvas; and the artist has chosen a restrained palette comprising varying shades of brown, yellow and blue. These mixtures of dark and light tones not only make the work well-balanced, but imbue the painting with both a moody and uplifting feel.

    This oil on canvas is in excellent vintage condition. It is housed in its original mid century wood frame with visible grains, and with an inner silver and linen lining. There are some minor marks and scuffs on the frame, commensurate for its age.

    Size: 51 x 81 cm (including frame)

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  • Abstract Palette

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    A skilfully executed mid century abstract painted in oil onto board. It features a combination of broad brushwork and fluid paint applied both thinly and thickly, creating differing textures and overlays.

    Despite its abstract nature, the colour palette and composition could allude to the natural landscape of a coastal scene. The top section of the painting, with its blues and whites, could represent the sea, and the sandy tones of brown, beige, white and black could also be an abstraction of the shoreline. Although we will never know the artist’s source of inspiration or whether or not he intended to represent anything tangible, it is a wonderful process of imagination and freedom to be able to draw our own conclusions and visualise our own personal connections to a particular composition.

    This mid century oil is reminiscent of the abstract expressionist works by the artist William de Kooning, whose painting style came to be known as ‘action panting’.

    It is housed in a light wood frame, which complements it perfectly. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 37 x 47 cm (including frame)

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  • Abstract Pots

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    A large, mid century oil on canvas, painted in a modernist style.

    Depicted in a semi-abstract manner, a pair of potted plants sit by what appears to be window. The composition shows the artist’s interest in conveying the physicality of objects and surrounding space, and portrays cubist influences. If we focus our attention on the pots, we notice that they have been fragmented, flattened and abstracted, reduced down to geometric outlines. By breaking the objects and its surroundings down into distinct areas and planes, the artist shows us different viewpoints at the same time and within the same space, suggesting their three dimensional form rather than trying to create an illusion of depth.

    The painting is housed in its original mid century deep profile gilt frame with an inner black window. The painting is in very good vintage condition. However, the frame edges have suffered paint and surface losses (as shown in photos), some of which have been repaired and restored. There is some widening to the corner joints.

    Size: 62 x 72 cm (including frame)

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  • Cold Evening

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    A mid century winter landscape, painted in oil onto board.

    This beautiful depiction of a farmhouse set amidst a cold crisp winter day exudes calm and serenity. The simple yet effective palette combination of white, dark brown and cool blues captures the feel of the scene wonderfully. The expressive brushwork adds an element of abstraction to the picture as well.

    This emotive landscape is framed in a robust mid century gilt frame with visible wood grain and a unique green border which sets the painting off beautifully. Both painting and frame are in very good vintage condition.

    Size: 40 x 48.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Elevate

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    Size: 49 x 62 cm (including frame)

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  • Geometry

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    Housed in a simple wood frame. Scattered craquelure present (as shown in photos), but this is commensurate with age. Minor yellowing to some areas of the varnish but this adds to its charm.

    Size: 46 x 31.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Glimpse

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    Size: 63 x 52 cm (including frame)

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  • Green Trees

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    An abstracted landscape of trees, painted in oil onto board. The artist has used a rich and earthy palette of greens, blacks and browns to create this semi-abstract painting. He has focused on form, shapes, patterns and lines, and consciously ignored the reality of a tree filled landscape. Leaves, branches and trunks have been reduced to flat planes of coloured shapes and bold lines. The visible brushstrokes in a matte finish give this painting its distinct mid century modern style, and would stand out in any interior.

    The painting is housed in a simple dark brown wood frame. There are some minor surface marks to both frame and painting, but these do not detract from the overall attractiveness of the piece, and if anything add to its charm.

    Size: 35 x 49 cm (including frame)

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  • Idyll

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    A wonderfully restful mid century oil on canvas, depicting a rural landscape with cottages.

    Through the use of a muted colour palette and smooth, even brushwork, the artist has captured this quiet and peaceful scene of a rural village. In front of a row of farm buildings lies a river, edged by cobbled banks, and behind it sit high mountains. This idyllic composition is punctuated by three simple trees, whose forms add a satisfying balance to the picture.

    The artist has used flat, even planes of colour that repeat throughout the picture, creating a sense of harmony and consonance.

    The painting is housed in its original mid century wood frame with an inner gilt window. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has some minor scuffing to the lower edge, as shown in the photos.

    Size: 60 x 72 cm (including frame)

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  • Lady in a Black Scarf

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    A very well executed mid century modernist portrait of a lady in a black headscarf, painted onto board in 1957.

    A restrained yet immensely well balanced colour palette has been used, drawing attention to the form of the subject.  Beautifully expressive brushstrokes sweep in and around the figure in pastel colours, creating a translucent, diaphanous effect. The black headscarf that wraps around the figure’s head acts as a focal point and draws the eye to the figure’s face first. Our attention is then drawn downwards  through the use of converging downward pointing brushwork in blue.

    The figure’s stern expression adds character and interest to the piece, and would make for a brilliant statement piece in any interior. The light, soothing colour palette and wood frame would blend in very well in both classic and modern interiors.

    The painting is housed in its original mid century frame with an inner white border. The painting is in very good vintage condition. The corner joints of the frame have widened slightly but are stable and do no detract from the overall attractiveness of the piece.

    Size: 65 x 54 cm (including frame)

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  • Meadow Houses

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    A pleasant and uplifting mid 20th century landscape composition, executed in oil.

    Painted in a semi abstract manner through the use of swift and painterly brushstrokes, the artist has skilfully simplified this composition of houses in a meadow down to blocks of contrasting colours.

    Using an array of lively shades including yellow, blue and green, the artist displays an excellent understanding of colour theory as layers and pairs of contrasting tones sit beside and on top of one another, blending together effortlessly and harmoniously whilst creating a lovely textural effect.

    This composition is highly well-balanced, with the area of the sky and the land having equal visual weight, as the houses gather in the middle of the painting.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a simple light blue frame. The painting is in very good vintage condition overall. There is some very minor craquelure (fine cracks in the paint) present,  commensurate with its age, but the surface of the paint is stable. There is a thin string that wraps around the edge of the canvas (as seen in photos).

    Size: 40.5 x 48 cm (including frame)

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  • Modernist City

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    Size: 92.5 x 75.5 cm (including frame)

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  • Red House

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    This striking modernist oil painting features bold earthy colours and confident, painterly brushwork. There is an expressiveness in the way in which the artist has painted the landscape –  reflecting the ruggedness of the landscape and the old red houses.  Flat planes of contrasting colour create a sense of depth, and areas of the substrate have been left uncoloured – a reminder of the distinctly modernist ethos that a painting, before it is a landscape of houses and mountains, is first and foremost a set of colours and forms arranged in a certain order on a flat surface.

    The painting is housed in a typically mid century wood frame, with a lined lined border and a gilded inner window. It has some scattered areas of paint loss, as well as at the top corners of the board, but due to the style of the work the paint losses are not remarkable. The painting is otherwise in good vintage condition.

    Size: 30 x 37 cm (including frame)

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  • Solitude

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    A calm, quiet and serene landscape painted in oil, dated 1960. It is early morning on a frosty morning, and rays of warmth have only just started to make their first appearance in the sky.  Three tall trees form the focus of the composition, drawing first attention. Traces of frost that have not yet been melted by the sun remain on the ground, but probably not for long. Forming a large proportion of this picture is the sky, where colours of blue, white and orange have been blended skilfully to capture the beginnings of morning light. We know this view that the artist has captured is only fleeting, as it won’t be long before the rising sun changes the light and landscape altogether.

    The painting is housed in a gorgeous greyish-green frame and a fabric lined inner border. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 51 x 58 cm (including frame)

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  • The Passage

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    A small but striking mid century abstract in oil, painted onto canvas.

    Although largely abstract in composition, we can just about discern a series of buildings, with tall trees dotted in and around them. To the lower left there appears to be a bridge or an aqueduct, where a small area of blue paint perhaps indicates the water running below it. The colour palette of this painting is largely restrained, with deep blues, greys and green taking centre stage. Vertical, downward, and distinct brushstrokes give this painting its modernist feel, and alternating light and dark tones create a sense of depth and space.

    The painting is housed in its original mid century wood frame, with an inner hessian border. There are small areas of paint losses to the right edge and lower edge of the painting, but these do not detract from the overall attractiveness of the piece. The frame is in good vintage condition.

    Size: 42 x 48 cm (including frame)

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  • The Wagon

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    A playful and vibrant scene of 2 figures with a donkey wagon, painted in a fauvist style. The artist has used an array of non-naturalistic colours in loose sections, and has simplified the subjects such that it leans towards abstraction. He has also applied the theory of complementary colours in this painting, where pairs of colours that are opposite each other on a colour wheel are used side-by-side in the painting,  making each other look brighter as a result. There is also a rejection of traditional three-dimensional space, as the artist has instead used flat areas of patches of colour to create a sense of pictorial space, drawing our attention to his use of bright emotive colours, simple shapes and painterly mark-making. We notice also that the artist has intentionally left areas of the canvas uncoloured and showing through.

    The painting is housed in its original mid century dark wood frame with an inner dark gilt border. Both painting and frame are in good vintage condition.

    Size: 43 x 61cm (including frame)

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  • Winter Blues

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    A small but impactful modernist style winter landscape, executed in oil on board.

    Painted in a semi-abstract manner, the artwork depicts a panoramic snow-covered landscape street scene featuring a row of houses and barren trees.

    The artist has used the expressive qualities of colour and brushstroke to convey visual calm as well as the coldness of winter.

    A restrained palette of blue, white and black have been used, and this limitation of colours enables us to strengthen our focus on the various subject matter in the painting as our eyes progress through.

    Furthermore, the long and painterly sweeping brushstrokes add a wonderful textural feel, as well as create a sense of depth in the painting.

    This oil on board is in excellent vintage condition. It is housed in its original mid century hessian frame with an inner gilt window, and it complements the painting very well. There are some very minor marks on the frame as shown in the images.

    Size: 35 x 57 cm (including frame)

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  • Abstract Composition

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    Size:  38 x 32 cm (including frame)

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  • Chalk & Blue

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    A beautifully textured coastal oil painting. The artist has used a palette knife to apply the paint, creating areas of impasto (where the paint is applied thickly such that it stands proud from the surface). The artist has worked the paint dynamically, using quick and successive strokes to create this expressive and tactile piece. A soothing palette of blues, greens, whites, with orange and yellow details, imbues this painting with a thoroughly calming effect, and makes one think of lake holidays in the summertime.

    The oil on canvas is housed in a very complementary wood and gilt frame. It is in very good vintage condition.

    Size: 59 x 78 cm (including frame)

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