Modern British & Irish Art
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Lots: 192
Chiswick Auctions’ forthcoming Modern British & Irish Art sale on 19 November 2025 offers collectors an exceptional opportunity to acquire works spanning more than a century of creativity from the late 19th century to the present day.
Headlining the auction is a remarkable Self-portrait by John Craxton (1943-44), a work of exceptional rarity and expressive power, appearing on the secondary market for the very first time with a pre-sale estimate of £50,000-80,000. Another key highlight is an early Edward Burra painting from 1927, depicting his home at Springfield, an evocative early example by the artist whose recent Tate Britain retrospective has reignited market interest in his work.
Collectors will also discover a fine selection of important oils by celebrated names including Anne Redpath, Terence Cuneo, and Edward Seago, each offering a distinct perspective on British painting in the mid-20th century.
For those with a passion for more contemporary practice, standout lots include Patrick Hughes’ dynamic 1992 construction My Retrospective, a striking monochromatic oil by Patrick Caulfield from the 1970s, and other significant post-war pieces that bridge surrealism, abstraction, and conceptual art.
The auction further showcases an impressive range of works by leading figures such as Dame Elisabeth Frink, Duncan Grant, Maggi Hambling, Julian Trevelyan, Mary Fedden, and John Nash each representing a vital thread in the story of 20th-century British art and offering collectors the chance to invest in enduring names with established international appeal.
Viewing times
Viewing exclusively at the Barley Mow Centre, W4 4PH:
- Fri 14 Nov 5pm - 8pm (Preview evening)
- Sat 15 Nov 11am - 3pm
- Sun 16 Nov 11am - 3pm
- Mon 17 Nov 10am - 5pm
- Tues 18 Nov 10am - 5pm
- Weds 19 Nov 10am - 12pm (sale at 2pm)
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Lot 2 - § Frank Egginton (British, 1908-1990) The Twelve Pins, Connemara
Lot 3 - Emily Beatrice Bland (British, 1864-1951) A Country Lane in Spring
Lot 4 - George Leslie Hunter (British, 1877-1931) Nude Standing by a Green Screen
Lot 5 - § Sir William Russell Flint R.A. P.R.W.S. (British, 1880-1969) Action
Lot 6 - § Sir William Russell Flint R.A. P.R.W.S. (British, 1880-1969) Esmerelda
Lot 7 - § Samuel Lamorna Birch R.A. R.W.S. (British, 1869-1955) Mediterranean landscape
Lot 8 - § Paul Lucien Maze (British/French, 1887-1979) Harbour at La Rochelle
Lot 9 - § William Selwyn (British, b.1933) Santa Maria Della Salute
Lot 10 - § Louis Keene (British, 1888-1972) Alert near Aldershot during the Battle of Britain 1940
Lot 11 - § Maurice Johnson (British, b.1920) Workers in a factory
Lot 14 - § Harold Riley (British, 1934-2023) Sketches of Lester Piggot
Lot 15 - § John Rattenbury Skeaping R.A. (British, 1901-1980) A Group of Five Racehorses
Lot 16 - § Alfred Wolmark (British, 1877-1961) A Drawing Room with a Gentleman and Two Ladies
Lot 17 - § Elijah Albert Cox (British, 1876-1955) Departure of a Dutch convoy
Lot 19 - § Augustus John O.M. R.A. (British, 1878-1961) Euphemia Lamb and Dorelia McNeill
Lot 20 - § Augustus John O.M. R.A. (British, 1878-1961) Dorelia (As Sleeping Ariadne)
Lot 21 - § Augustus John O.M R.A (British, 1878-1961) Pyramus Asleep
Lot 22 - Howard Somerville (British, 1873-1952) Portrait of Norah Baring
Lot 23 - § Gwyneth Johnstone (British, 1915-2010) Woman in Yellow
Lot 24 - § Gwyneth Johnstone (British, 1915-2010) Figures in a landscape
Lot 25 - § Bernard Dunstan R.A. (British, 1920-2017) Nude Sitting on a Bed
Lot 26 - § Ken Howard O.B.E. R.A. (British, 1932-2022) Nude in the Window
Lot 28 - § Edward Burra C.B.E. (British, 1905-1976) Gypsy Dancers
Lot 29 - § Edward Burra C.B.E. (British, 1905-1976) The Window (Drawing Room at Springfield)
Lot 30 - § Ithell Colquhoun (British, 1906-1988) Church Interior (Corsica)
Lot 31 - § Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A. (British, 1930-1993) Horse and Rider
Lot 32 - § Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A. (British, 1930-1993) St John Bosco
Lot 34 - § Olivia Musgrave (Irish, b.1958) Amazonian Woman
Lot 37 - § David Michie O.B.E. R.S.A. (British, 1928-2015) The Pigeon Loft/Setting the Birds Free
Lot 38 - § David Michie O.B.E. R.S.A. (British, 1928-2015) Impressions of Belgrade
Lot 40 - § Edward Seago (British, 1910-1974) Place Saint-Michel, Paris
Lot 41 - § Terence Cuneo (British, 1907-1996) Sunset of an Era
Lot 44 - § John Craxton R.A. (British, 1922-2009) Self-portrait
Lot 45 - § Patrick Procktor R.A. (British, 1936-2003) Portrait of Bill Gall
Lot 47 - § Roy Turner Durrant (British, 1925-1998) Inscape, Groton
Lot 56 - § Patrick Caulfield C.B.E. R.A. (British, 1936-2005) Tulips
Lot 57 - § Gerard Laing (British, 1936-2011) Woman with Long Hair
Lot 59 - § Michael Canney (British, 1923-1999) Four Plus Four Equals Two No.1
Lot 60 - § Michael Canney (British, 1923-1999) Sequence One to Five
Lot 61 - § Peter Joyce (British, b.1964) Purbecks Limestone Coast
Lot 62 - § Timothy Threlfall (British, 1940-1999) Barra Suite No.4
Lot 63 - § Peter Joyce (British, b.1964) Entrance to the Port (Collet)
Lot 68 - § John Christopherson (British, 1921-1996) The Petrified Forest
Lot 69 - § Fred Yates (British, 1922-2008) Cornish Cottage Interior
Lot 70 - § Peter Kelly (British, 1931-2019) Winter's Day, Buttsbury
Lot 71 - § John Nash R.A. (British, 1893-1977) Poplar Plantation
Lot 73 - § Julian Trevelyan R.A. (British, 1910-1988) Mount Ventoux, Provence
Lot 74 - § Mary Fedden O.B.E. R.A. (British, 1915-2012) Magic Flute
Lot 75 - § Mary Fedden O.B.E. R.A. (British, 1915-2012) Tea by the Sea
Lot 76 - § Mary Fedden O.B.E. R.A. (British, 1915-2012) Still Life With Fruit
Lot 77 - § Mary Fedden O.B.E. R.A. (British, 1915-2012) Lemon's and Sweetcorn
Lot 80 - § Martin Leman (British, b.1934) Deberny & Peignot
Lot 81 - § Maggi Hambling C.B.E. (British, b.1945) McCaw Yawning
Lot 84 - § Donald McIntyre (British, 1923-2009) Seated Figure & Flowers
Lot 85 - § Julian Bailey (British, b.1963) Lunch at the Sea, Agne, Corfu
Lot 86 - § Julian Bailey (British, b.1963) Two Girls at the Counter
Lot 90 - § Phillip King P.R.A. (British, 1934-2021) Three plaster figures
Lot 95 - § Peter Brook R.B.A. (British, 1927-2009) Autumn Landscape
Lot 96 - § Ogwyn Davies (British, 1925-2015) Barn (Big Red Bow)