Sir Paul Smith’s Modern & Post-War British Art Highlights

Sir Paul Smith’s Modern & Post-War British Art Highlights

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  David Bomberg, At the Window, £500,000-800,000.

  “I love David Bomberg’s use of colour. He was quite the renegade, having been expelled from the Slade because his style was so unconventional. The clash of influences from cubism and futurism is what I love in this particular piece of work.”

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  Ben Nicholson, O.M.March 63 (Locmatiaquer 2). Estimate £100,000-120,000.

  "Many people know Ben Nicholson best for his relief work and so this is quite an unexpected choice. As someone who works a lot with colour, I’m always interested to see how uses of different tones of colour can send very different messages."

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  Euan Uglow, Striding Figure. Estimate £200,000-300,000.

  "My wife Pauline and I knew Euan well and are both keen fans (and owners!) of his work. Euan studied under William Coldstream at the Slade and then in turn Pauline studied under Euan there. We’re lucky enough to have several of Euan’s paintings and I love this particular work for the way he uses colour to show the texture of her skin and how he can paint the distribution of weight – look at the pressure she’s placing on her right foot. Amazing!"

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  Frank Auerbach, David Landau Seated II. Estimate £200,000 — 300,000.

  "I’m so fascinated by Auerbach’s method of painting – huge quantities of thick oils, layered so deep on the canvas which he’d then often scrape off at the end of the day and start again until he was satisfied. I love all the stories about his paintings taking days and days to dry properly. Auerbach is another colour master and I love him for that too."

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  Alfred Wallis, Three-Masted Sailing Ship Anchored At Harbour. Estimate £35,000-45,000.

  "Alfred Wallis, part-time fisherman, part-time painter, I love the fact that he did both things! He took up painting aged 67 with no training, his work has this amazing childlike quality. That’s something I always try to maintain is to be childlike in curiosity, but hopefully not childish!"

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  Dame Barbara Hepworth, Atlantic (Project for Sculpture). Estimate £70,000-90,000.

  "I can’t quite believe this was painted in the Fifties, yet it feels so amazingly modern. I love the simplicity of the lines and the delicacy of the colours. It’s so discreet but so powerful."

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  Ivon Hitchens, Winding Downland Lane. Estimate £20,000-30,000

  "A true town and country artist, Hitchens worked in London until his house was bombed during the war and so he relocated to the countryside. It’s the sign of a true talent and an amazing eye when someone can create a beautiful image with what looks like an effortless palette of blocks of colour."

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  Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A., Figure Study with Dogs. Estimate £15,000-25,000.

  "I love Lowry and how he gives such an honest representation of the North West of England. The naivety of his painting is so special, simple yet totally descriptive. Such skill!"

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  Walter Richard Sickert, A.R.A.Figure of a Woman. Estimate £7,000-10,000.

  "Red, blue and yellow. What a remarkably sophisticated use of simple primary colours. Sickert was a real master."

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  Craigie Aitchison, R.A. Crucifixion June. Estimate £40,000-60,000.

  "Another friend of myself and my wife, Pauline, Craigie was a very special man. He also studied under Coldstream at Slade and was a good pal of Euan Uglow’s. I have many wonderful memories of spending time with Craigie and am lucky enough to own several pieces of his work that remind me of him. His paintings have such unique and beautiful simplicity and naivety."

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