Modern British & 20th Century Art

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11th Mar, 2025 10:00
Last consignment: 24th Jan, 2025

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Modern British Art is a strong, active and fast-changing area of the market, with established and new purchasers keen to collect these bright, and sometimes challenging works. Artists in particular demand include Henry Moore, John Piper, Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, Ben Nicholson, Eric Gill, John Nash, David Hockney, L S Lowry, Ceri Richards, Graham Sutherland, Sandra Blow, Sir George Clausen and Robert Adams.

20th Century East Anglian art is more popular now than ever; Sworders recently achieved a world-record price of £204,160 (inc premium) for a work by Cedric Morris. Great Bardfield artists, such as Eric Ravilious, Edward Bawden, John Aldridge, Walter Hoyle, Michael Rothenstein and Bernard Cheese, enjoy an ever-increasing national audience, Sworders recently sold a watercolour by Eric Ravilious, ‘St James’ and ‘The Foremost Prince’, for £85,000.

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Past Auction Highlights

1335 - Joan Warburton (1920-1996)
ANOTHER SIMILAR PORTFOLIO

Joan Warburton (1920-1996) ANOTHER SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
Sold for £200

5 - Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)
ST NICHOLAS'S CHURCH

Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989) ST NICHOLAS'S CHURCH
Sold for £9,800

23 - Richard Bawden (b.1936)
FLOWERS AND PATCHWORK
Etching and aquatint

Richard Bawden (b.1936) FLOWERS AND PATCHWORK Etching and aquatint
Sold for £300

1142 - A group of seven black and white photographs by Alexander Lavrentiev

A group of seven black and white photographs by Alexander Lavrentiev
Sold for £550

401 - Maggi Hambling (b.1945)
SELF PORTRAIT
Signed and dated 'November '92' l.r.

Maggi Hambling (b.1945) SELF PORTRAIT Signed and dated 'November '92' l.r.
Sold for £1,200

Cedric Morris (1889-1982)
Sold for £160,000

206 - Lionel Bulmer (1919-1992)
TOWARDS SOUTHWOLD
Signed l.l.

Lionel Bulmer (1919-1992) TOWARDS SOUTHWOLD Signed l.l.
Sold for £1,200

44 - Sir Gerald Kelly PRA (1879-1972)
THE WELL AT TAUNGDWINGYI

Sir Gerald Kelly PRA (1879-1972) THE WELL AT TAUNGDWINGYI
Sold for £4,700

196 - Tessa Newcomb (b.1955)
TWO ALPACAS IN A YARD WITH FOUR FIGURES STANDING BEHIND
Signed and dated '79 l.r.

Tessa Newcomb (b.1955) TWO ALPACAS IN A YARD WITH FOUR FIGURES STANDING BEHIND Signed and dated '79 l.r.
Sold for £460

256 - Duncan Grant (1885-1978)
A STILL LIFE OF IRISES IN A VASE AND A BOOK ON A TABLE
Signed l.r.

Duncan Grant (1885-1978) A STILL LIFE OF IRISES IN A VASE AND A BOOK ON A TABLE Signed l.r.
Sold for £7,100

101 - John Bolam (b.1922)
HILLS
Signed with initial and dated '68 l.r.

John Bolam (b.1922) HILLS Signed with initial and dated '68 l.r.
Sold for £80

Maggi Hambling (.b.1945)
Sold for £1,200

Gilbert Spencer RA (1892-1979)
Sold for £6,500

1158 - Sir Cedric Morris (1889-1982)
A SUFFOLK LANDSCAPE

Sir Cedric Morris (1889-1982) A SUFFOLK LANDSCAPE
Sold for £24,000

287 - David Carr (1915-1968)
MAN AND MACHINE
Oil on canvas
76 x 91cm

*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.

David Carr (1915-1968) MAN AND MACHINE Oil on canvas 76 x 91cm *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sold for £280

David Carr (1915-1965)
Sold for £3,300

1108 - Sir George Clausen RA (1852-1944)
THE FARM POND
Signed with initials l.r.

Sir George Clausen RA (1852-1944) THE FARM POND Signed with initials l.r.
Sold for £850

323 - Elinor Bellingham-Smith (1906-1988)

Elinor Bellingham-Smith (1906-1988)
Sold for £1,100

Dame Elisabeth Frink RA (1930-1993)
Sold for £14,500

284 - James McIntosh Patrick RSA (1907-1998)
'WINTER SUNSHINE

James McIntosh Patrick RSA (1907-1998) 'WINTER SUNSHINE
Sold for £5,100

181 - Reginald Grenville Eves RA (1876-1941)

Reginald Grenville Eves RA (1876-1941)
Sold for £5,800

1000 - John Aldridge RA (1905-1983)
EVERGREENS

John Aldridge RA (1905-1983) EVERGREENS
Sold for £5,000

Keith Vaughan (1912-1977) A FIGURE; A FIGURE IN PROFILE; FIGURE STUDY; UNTITLED Four
Sold for £800

1013 - John Bellany RA (1942-2013)
A VIEW OF AN ITALIAN TOWN
Signed l.c.

John Bellany RA (1942-2013) A VIEW OF AN ITALIAN TOWN Signed l.c.
Sold for £1,200

3 - Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi RA (1924-2005)

Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi RA (1924-2005)
Sold for £15,000

East Anglian & Great Bardfield Artist Directory

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Amy Scanlon

Amy Scanlon
Head of Modern British Art

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E: amyscanlon@sworder.co.uk

Jane Oakley

Jane Oakley
Paintings Specialist | Head of Department

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