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Brendan Neiland (b.1941) R.A. (Expelled)
Hampton Court (1984)
Screenprint 74 x 51 cm Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 152/250 in pencil. A print of one of Hampton Court's magnificent facades, reflected in its fountain. Reflected architecture is one of Neiland's most recurring themes. The Fountain Court was designed by Sir Christopher Wren; he began remodelled the palace in the baroque style for William III and Mary II in 1689. It held private and state apartments for both the King and Queen. Wren’s other works at Hampton Court Palace include the Lower Orangery and the grand colonnade in Clock Court, providing a grand entrance to the King's Apartments. The architectural historian Sir John Summerson described Fountain Court as 'Startling, as of simultaneous exposure to a great many eyes with raised eyebrows'. Brendan Neiland (born 23 October 1941 in Lichfield, Staffordshire) is an English artist best known for his paintings of reflections in modern city buildings. In 1992 he was elected to the Royal Academy (RA). Neiland is known for his interpretations of city life. His work is widely exhibited in major museums and galleries worldwide including, in Britain, the Victoria and Albert Museum, The Tate Gallery London, The Collections of the British Council and the Arts Council of Great Britain. He is represented by the Redfern Gallery and has had numerous shows internationally, including at the Galerie Belvedere in Singapore, who represent him in Singapore and the Far East. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Gordon House (1932 - 2004)
Triangle E
Lithograph 86 x 45 cm Signed and titled in pencil below the plate. An excellent example of Gordon House's work: a modern design in several tones of blue. Gordon House was born in Pontardawe, South Wales in 1932 and studied at Luton and St. Albans Schools of Art. He began working for advertising agencies in the 1950s and became a full-time artist in 1961, exhibiting several solo shoes. He designed for several leading London galleries, the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, and popular bands such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Several dozen Gordon House prints are held by the Tate. Condition: very good. Mounted to board. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Gerald Mac Spink (flourished 1920 - 1940)
For Theatres, Kinemas, Cabarets, Dances, Concerts, Travel by Underground (c. 1930)
Gouache 30 x 19 cm Original design for a London Transport poster. Framed. A fantastic gouache design by Spink for a London Underground poster. The artist's striking Art Deco design and heady use of colour advertises the glamour of travelling by Tube to various evening entertainments around London. Spink was a skilled artist and designer who produced a series of posters in the inter-war period for companies including the London Underground, Southern Railways, LNER, Hawker Engineering, and British Steel. He won a prize in 1933 from the Imperial Institute for his poster artwork. He also worked as an aeronautical engineer in Kingston-on-Thames for Hawker Engineering; his greatest achievement was the creation of the 'Squanderbug', a 500cc racing car which he built in 1947, and which races even to this day. Provenance: the artist's estate. Condition: good; a few small scuffs to gouache, as visible in photographs. Handsomely framed. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Gerald Mac Spink (flourished 1920 - 1940)
For Pleasure, Travel by Underground (c. 1930)
Gouache 26 x 18 cm Original design for a London Transport poster. Framed. A dynamic Art Deco poster design by Mac Spink. A boldly-coloured harlequin figure encourages travel via the London Underground. Spink was a skilled artist and designer who produced a series of posters in the inter-war period for companies including the London Underground, Southern Railways, LNER, Hawker Engineering, and British Steel. He won a prize in 1933 from the Imperial Institute for his poster artwork. He also worked as an aeronautical engineer in Kingston-on-Thames for Hawker Engineering; his greatest achievement was the creation of the 'Squanderbug', a 500cc racing car which he built in 1947, and which races even to this day. Provenance: the artist's estate. Condition: good; a few small scuffs to gouache, as visible in photographs. Handsomely framed. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
French Street Scene
Oil on board 56 x 41 cm A delightful mid-century oil painting. A couple and their dog meander down a cobbled French lane under a bright blue sky. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893-1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947-1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist of his time. Provenance: the family of the artist. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
Still Life with Fruit and Jug
Oil on board 40 x 50 cm Signed lower left. A stylish mid-century still life, characterised by Stones' lively brushwork and rich use of colour. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893-1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947-1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist of his time. Provenance: the family of the artist. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
Still Life with Fruit and Coffee Pot
Oil on board 41 x 51 cm Signed lower right. A sophisticated mid-century still life, characterised by gleaming coffee pot and brimming fruit bowl. The rich red of the apples communicates with the scarlet of the draperies and Stones' signature, just as the bluish-purple hues of the grapes do with the glinting metal of the coffee pot and the blue book on which it stands. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893-1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947-1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist of his time. Provenance: the family of the artist. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
From Battersea Bridge (before Redevelopment)
Oil on board 40 x 50 cm Stones' view of the Thames and Chelsea Bridge, painted from Battersea Bridge. The artist's use of impasto, particularly evident in her depiction of the rambunctious white clouds above the bridge, lends a liveliness to the painting. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893-1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947-1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist of his time. Provenance: the family of the artist. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
Still Life with Fruit and Milk Bottle
Oil on board 41 x 51 cm Signed lower left. A mid-century still life in oils, characterised by Stones' textured brushwork and use of vivid colours. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893-1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947-1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist of his time. Provenance: the family of the artist. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
Irises
Oil on board 56 x 41 cm Signed lower right. A glass jar of irises, with two shells, on a pale pink and peach backdrop. Stones'' impasto technique brings texture to the shells and petals, and shades of purple offset the greens and pinks of the composition. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893-1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947-1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist of his time. Provenance: the family of the artist. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
Old London Bridge Fantasia (1968)
Oil on board 56 x 43 cm Signed lower left. A fantasia inspired by Old London Bridge on the Thames. The grey dome of St Paul's peeps over the bridge; bright lights burn in the background, throwing yellows and red reflections onto the water. Moored boats bob gently in the foreground. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893-1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947-1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist of his time. Provenance: the family of the artist. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Edward Burra (1905 - 1976)
The Guitar Player
(1928 - 1929, this edition published 1971) Woodcut 15 x 10 cm; sheet size 34 x 24 cm Numbered 15/45 lower left and initialled EB lower right. Burra's woodcut of a female guitar player surrounded by a landscape of cacti. A bunch of grapes is pendent beside her triangular earring, and a male figure in a wide-brimmed hats stands in the field nearby. Edward Burra was an English painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. He travelled to Italy in 1925, the same year he met the noted British Surrealist Paul Nash, and both of these influences are evident in this woodcut. Nash introduced Burra to woodcut-making in 1928, the same year that Burra began this woodcut series. His first solo show was held at the Leicester Galleries in April 1929, and he exhibited with the English Surrealists in the 1930s. Condition: Excellent. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Edward Burra (1905 - 1976)
Café
(1928 - 1929, this edition published 1971) Woodcut 10 x 15 cm; sheet size 24 x 34 cm Numbered 15/45 lower left and initialled EB lower right. Published by the Nicholas Treadwell Gallery in 1971. Burra's woodcut of a male and a female figure, entitled 'Café'. The two figures, seemingly a couple, gaze at one another intensely and intimately, giving the impression of having been interrupted by the viewer. Both figures' faces bear tattoo-like markings: he a star and the moon, she a geometric design resembling a noughts-and-crosses board. The "café" in which they sit is a dreamily abstract landscape full of palms and other plants from the tropics. Edward Burra was an English painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. He travelled to Italy in 1925, the same year he met the noted British Surrealist Paul Nash, and both of these influences are evident in this woodcut. Nash introduced Burra to woodcut-making in 1928, the same year that Burra began this woodcut series. His first solo show was held at the Leicester Galleries in April 1929, and he exhibited with the English Surrealists in the 1930s. Condition: Excellent. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
John Piper (1903-1992)
Westminster School I (1961)
49 x 63 cm Signed lower right and numbered 66/100 lower left in pencil. Piper's skilled and characterful rendering of Westminster School's gateway, sometimes known as Burlington's Arch. The historic entrance to the school dates from 1734 and is carved with the names of former pupils. John Piper CH was an English painter, printmaker, and designer of stained-glass windows. His work often focused on the British landscape, especially churches and monuments, and included tapestry designs, book jackets, screen-prints, photography, fabrics and ceramics. Condition: Generally very good, gentle even toning to the paper. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Ken Howard RA (1932 - 2022)
Hampstead Church (St Stephen's Church, Rosslyn Hill)
Oil on board 75 x 91 cm Ken Howard's magnificent view of St Stephen's Church, Hampstead. The artist's rich, deep colour palette and use of impasto underline the neo-gothic style of the church. Howard died in Hampstead and painted several views of the area and its architecture. St Stephen's was designed in the Neo Gothic style by Samuel Sanders Teulon and he considered it the best of the 114 churches he designed, calling it his "mighty church". The building is no longer a church, but wedding ceremonies still take place there; it was made a Grade I listed building in 1974. Kenneth Howard OBE RA was a British artist and painter. He was President of the New English Art Club from 1998 to 2003. He studied at the Hornsey College of Art and the Royal College of Art. In 1958 he won a British Council Scholarship to Florence, and in 1973 and 1978 he was the Official War Artist to Northern Ireland, and 1973 - 80 worked in various locations, including Hong Kong, Cyprus and Canada with the British Army. In 1983 he was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy (ARA). In 1998 he became President of the New English Art Club, a post he held until 2003. In 1991 he was elected a Royal Academician (RA). Howard was given his OBE in 2010. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056.
