20th Oct, 2020 10:00
Modern British and 20th Century Art - Live Online
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▲ Cedric Morris (1889-1982)
Cedric Morris (1889-1982)
French landscape
signed l.r., oil on canvas
45.5 x 55cm
Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 26 September 1984, lot 274.
Cedric Morris had an enduring interest in landscape painting stretching back to his early years as a painter. Before the late 1920s, although interested in nature, he was yet to develop his passion for horticulture and so his output was varied in its scope and comprised of many portraits, landscapes and also birds. He lived for two years between 1918 and 1920 in Newlyn, and then along with his partner Lett Haines moved more permanently to Paris towards the end of 1920, using it as a base for the majority of the decade to come. From here, he could travel widely and he spent the summers throughout Europe in pursuit of new landscapes for inspiration. He spent time in Italy, the Dordogne, and Normandy where Margaret Morris, wife of the colourist J D Fergusson held her summer school. Like many artists, he was drawn to the south of France, in particular to the vallée de l'Ouvèze, where he remarked of his work there: 'I think the landscapes are the best I have ever done, rather like the Newlyn ones, the colour suits me' (Hugh St. Clair, 'A Lesson in Art and Life’ Pimpernel Press Ltd., 1919, p.48).
In his Mediterranean works we can see a difference in colours as Cedric responds to the drier landscape - the heavy, rich greens and browns that saturate his British and Welsh views are still present, but toned more sparsely amongst ochres, Naples yellow and raw umbers, punctuated with accents of pale blues and pinkish hues. In our picture we can feel the difference in climate, the dry arid sandy soil and rocks of the foreground and the lighter-coloured olive trees beyond. The work is typical of his painting style - richly impastoed, with clearly defined brush strokes applied in varying angles across the surface. The work is impressionistic; he manages in a few gestural stokes to depict a startling variety of trees and shrubs, indicating his huge appreciation of the variety of flora around him.
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Sold for £18,000
Condition Report
Light surface dirt, may benefit from cleaning. Canvas not entirely flat but this may be due to thick impasto and does not detract from appearance. Back of canvas has been painted. Small rusty coloured mark to upper left corner, this shows up under uv light. Another small mark in trees directly below this also shows up under uv light. Please see additional images.
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Auction: Modern British and 20th Century Art - Live Online, 20th Oct, 2020
The much anticipated Modern British & 20th Century Art Live Online auction on 20 October includes an A-Z of 'Mod Brit' artists with works by Cedric Morris (1889-1982), Sir Terry Frost (1915-2003), Dame Elisabeth Frink RA (1930-1993), John Piper CH (1903-1992), Edward Seago RWS RBA (1910-1974), Grayson Perry (b. 1960) and Edward Bawden CBE, RA (1903-1989).
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