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Fredda Brilliant (1903-1999)
The Young Atlas
Patinated bronze 52.5 x 41.5 x 27.5 cm ; 16kg. On wooden base Fredda Brilliant was a Polish sculptor and actress, born in Łódź, Poland. She worked in a variety of media and is recognized as an accomplished sculptor, writer, actor, singer and script writer. Throughout her career she traveled extensively working in England, USA, Australia, India, Poland and Russia. Brilliant sculpted some of the greatest figures of her time including Jawaharlal Nehru, V.K. Krishna Menon, Indira Gandhi, U.S. President John F Kennedy, and Buckminster Fuller. She also sculpted her husband, the writer Herbert Marshall. Brilliant's most famous work is a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi which is the centerpiece of the park in Tavistock Square, London, UK. Condition: excellent. -
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. -
George Horace Davis (1888-1963) Design for publication probably in The Illustrated London News
Tractors and mechanisation Signed and dated 1947 Gouache, monochrome 17.25x29.75" Here the reduction in manpower as a result of the mechanisation of agriculture is celebrated in a typical work by Davis. A "special artist" for 'The Illustrated London News', he worked for it for forty years, the scope and detail of his work being without peer in the rest of the staff. Tractors are pictured in every possible role in agriculture; however the great advances made in the sixty years since then could not have been forseen. Born in Kensington, London, Davis was educated at Kensington Park College and then at Ealing School of Art, working subsequently as a freelance artist until the First World War intervened. He served with the Royal Flying Corps (subsequently the Royal Air Force) with distinction, and had a number of his paintings of aerial combat published in 'The Sphere.' In 1923 he commenced work with The Illustrated London News, for which he worked for the next forty years. His first drawing related to the use, in small boats, of wireless and was the first of many similar diagrammatic drawings designed to educate and inform readers of advances in science, warfare, technology or transport. Needless to say his attention to detail meant architectural drawings were another strength of his, drawings of 10 Downing Street and Westminster Abbey, for instance - and also architectural phantasies such as a proposed heliport at Charing Cross Station. During his career at The Illustrated London News he is estimated to have produced illustrations covering some 2,500 pages of the publication; each one requiring an informed understanding arising from careful research. He continued to work for it until his eighties and at the time of his death there was a supply of finished but as-yet-unpublished works. The sale at Christies in London of the archive of The Illustrated London News on 7 October 2014 included many works by Davis - a price of £16,875 being obtained for a series of seven drawings by him. -
Gladys Williamson
Hairdressing Exhibition
Original Painted Design for Poster55x38cm
Gladys Williamson, a student at St Edmunds College, Liverpool was awarded a silver star for this decorative composition. The award is still attached in the bottom right corner of the design. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally good, some light spotting. Mounted to board by artist, with label to bottom right. -
Gladys Williamson
Lady and Parrot
Original Painted Design for Poster Collage and Gouache43x38.5cm
If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally very good, slight wear to blue background some spotting to rim of dress. -
Gwyneth Johnstone (1915 - 2010)
The Railway Bridge
Mixed media 64 x 83 cm Signed lower left in paint, and monogrammed lower left in pencil. Provenance: the estate of the artist. Johnstone explores the possibilities of abstraction in this semi-delirious depiction of a railway bridge. Painted in tones of burnt umber, orange, grey, and black, the picture is populated by warped railings, bending trees, and staring onlookers, all of which centre around a railway line and bridge. Tanya Harrod described Johnstone's painting style a 'a hallucinogenic, haunting pastoral', and that is immensely evident in this picture. Johnstone was an English painter who worked mostly in oils and often depicted poignant modern landscapes. Her parents were the musician Nora Brownsford and the artist Augustus John. She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, where she established lifelong friendships with fellow artists Mary Fedden and Virginia Parsons. After the Slade, Johnstone was taught academicised cubism by the painter André Lhote at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. For a brief period in the early 1950s she took life classes with the surrealist artist Cecil Collins at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. -
Hammond (British, fl. 1930s) Design for Municipal Art School Brochure
21.5x18 cm Lithograph drawn directly to stone, 1937 Sadly nothing is known of the life of the artist of this series of rather fine Art Deco designs we have listed. This is drawn directly onto the stone, a considerable skill in itself, and in just two colours in order to limit the cost of the lithography. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally very good. -
Hammond (British, fl. 1920s) Original artwork for brochure for Municipal Art School, Ford St, Coventry, England UK
21.5x14 cm Gouache, c. 1937 Sadly nothing is known of the life of the artist of thes series of rather fine Art Deco designs we have listed. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally very good. -
Hammond (British, fl. 1920s) Original artwork for Design for Shakespeare Twelfth Night programme to be held in Bath
26x21 cm Gouache, 1937 Sadly nothing is known of the life of the artist of thes series of rather fine Art Deco designs we have listed. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally good; small stain to reverse as illustrated in photograph; fold to centre as intended by artist. -
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. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Abstract Harbour
Etching Mid 20th Century 13x19cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Arnolfini Gallery Exhibition of Lithographs
Etching Mid 20th Century 76x50cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good, some faint spots at top. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Arnolfini Gallery Poster
Etching Mid 20th Century 63.5x51cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good, some faint spots at top. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Blue Figures
Etching Mid 20th Century 9.5x16.5cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Blue Standing Figure
Etching Mid 20th Century 46x30cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Blue Standing Figure II
Etching Mid 20th Century 45.5x30cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Constellations I
Etching Mid 20th Century 9x16.5cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Constellations II
Etching Mid 20th Century 16x24cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Festival Gallery Poster
Etching Mid 20th Century 51x38cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good, some faint spotting round margins. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Monochrome Figures
Etching 9.5 x 16.5 cm Condition: Good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Reclining Figure I
Etching Mid 20th Century 11x24cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Reclining Figure II
Etching Mid 20th Century 11x24cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Reclining Figure III
Etching Mid 20th Century 11x24cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Reclining Figure IV
Etching Mid 20th Century 11x24cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Reclining Figure V
Etching Mid 20th Century 11x24cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Reclining Figure VI
Etching Mid 20th Century 11x24cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Standing Nude
Etching Mid 20th Century 23x15cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Standing Nude II
Etching Mid 20th Century 23x15cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Two Standing Nudes
Etching Mid 20th Century 27x25cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Henry Cliffe (1919-1983) Vandyck Theatre Poster
Etching Mid 20th Century 42x30cm Click here for biographical details and other pictures by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Hilary Hennes (née Hilary Miller) (1919-1993) Sketches of Figures c. 1940
56x39cm Pencil sketch A well-executed sketch. Miller was born in London, where her father was a curator at the South London Art Gallery. She attended Blackheath High School and, from 1936 to 1940, studied at the Blackheath School of Art and then for a further three years at the Royal College of Art. After graduating, Miller taught at the South East Sussex Technical College and in 1946 married the artist Hubert Hennes. The couple set up home in Oxford, where they both held teaching posts at the Oxford School of Art. Between 1948 and 1967 Miller frequently exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in London and also illustrated a number of books on gardening and natural history, such as The Living World and Boff's Book of Gardening. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally very good condition, pin holes to corners toning to edge of sheet and occasional soft creases towards edges. -
Hilary Hennes (née Hilary Miller) (1919-1993) Sketch of a Woman c. 1940
48x32cm Charcoal A well-executed sketch of a woman's face. Miller was born in London, where her father was a curator at the South London Art Gallery. She attended Blackheath High School and, from 1936 to 1940, studied at the Blackheath School of Art and then for a further three years at the Royal College of Art. After graduating, Miller taught at the South East Sussex Technical College and in 1946 married the artist Hubert Hennes. The couple set up home in Oxford, where they both held teaching posts at the Oxford School of Art. Between 1948 and 1967 Miller frequently exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in London and also illustrated a number of books on gardening and natural history, such as The Living World and Boff's Book of Gardening. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally excellent condition, pin holes to corners. -
Hilary Hennes (née Hilary Miller) (1919-1993)
The Old Bicycle (c.1940)
46 x 62 cm Gouache on paper Miller was born in London, where her father was a curator at the South London Art Gallery. She attended Blackheath High School and, from 1936 to 1940, studied at the Blackheath School of Art and then for a further three years at the Royal College of Art. After graduating, Miller taught at the South East Sussex Technical College and in 1946 married the artist Hubert Hennes. The couple set up home in Oxford, where they both held teaching posts at the Oxford School of Art. Between 1948 and 1967 Miller frequently exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in London and also illustrated a number of books on gardening and natural history, such as The Living World and Boff’s Book of Gardening. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056 Condition: Good -
Hilary Hennes (née Hilary Miller) (1919-1993)
Christmas (c.1940)
54 x 74 cm Watercolour over linocut Miller was born in London, where her father was a curator at the South London Art Gallery. She attended Blackheath High School and, from 1936 to 1940, studied at the Blackheath School of Art and then for a further three years at the Royal College of Art. After graduating, Miller taught at the South East Sussex Technical College and in 1946 married the artist Hubert Hennes. The couple set up home in Oxford, where they both held teaching posts at the Oxford School of Art. Between 1948 and 1967 Miller frequently exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in London and also illustrated a number of books on gardening and natural history, such as The Living World and Boff’s Book of Gardening. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056 Condition: Good - some creases. -
Horace Mann Livens (1862-1936)
Hanover Square London (1920)
Gouache on paper 37x27 cm For biographical details and other works by Livens click here. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Gerald Mac Spink (flourished 1920 - 1940)
Industrial Scene with Steam Locomotive
Block print 50 x 34 cm Signed 'G Mac Spink' in plate (in reverse) upper left. A beautifully-rendered, almost futurist industrial scene depicting a steam-powered locomotive. The metals of industry dwarf the men working below them, white with heat in chiaroscuro contrast to the dark shadows in the fore- and background of the print. Spink was a skilled artist, illustrator, 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: generally very good; a few gentle handling creases; three little spots within image. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other works by the artist. -
Duncan Grant (1885 - 1978)
Interior (1973)
Lithograph 36 x 30 cm (paper size 77 x 57 cm) Signed 'Grant' and numbered 9/90 in pencil; part of the Penwith Portfolio. Published by Penwith Galleries, St Ives in 1973 with works by Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Peter Lanyon, Alan Davie, Merlyn Evans, John Piper, Ben Nicholson, Robert Adams, Bernard Leach, Michael Rothenstein, and F E McWilliam. An excellent example of Duncan Grant's late work. Duncan Grant was a member of the Bloomsbury Group. He was a painter and also designed textiles, pottery, theatre sets, and costumes. He was a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Condition: generally very good; a few light handling creases in margins. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for more Modern British Art. -
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.