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.
Lot 1 - § Stanley Cursiter (British, 1887-1976) Highland Loch
Sold for £1,512
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 2 - § Frank Egginton (British, 1908-1990) The Twelve Pins, Connemara
Sold for £529
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 3 - Emily Beatrice Bland (British, 1864-1951) A Country Lane in Spring
Sold for £1,512
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 4 - George Leslie Hunter (British, 1877-1931) Nude Standing by a Green Screen
Estimated at £3,500 - £5,500
Lot 5 - § Sir William Russell Flint R.A. P.R.W.S. (British, 1880-1969) Action
Sold for £605
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 6 - § Sir William Russell Flint R.A. P.R.W.S. (British, 1880-1969) Esmerelda
Sold for £3,528
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 7 - § Samuel Lamorna Birch R.A. R.W.S. (British, 1869-1955) Mediterranean landscape
Sold for £302
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 8 - § Paul Lucien Maze (British/French, 1887-1979) Harbour at La Rochelle
Sold for £1,260
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 9 - § William Selwyn (British, b.1933) Santa Maria Della Salute
Sold for £277
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 10 - § Louis Keene (British, 1888-1972) Alert near Aldershot during the Battle of Britain 1940
Sold for £1,638
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 11 - § Maurice Johnson (British, b.1920) Workers in a factory
Sold for £945
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 13 - Eric Gill (British, 1882-1940) Tree of Life Design
Sold for £5,292
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 15 - § John Rattenbury Skeaping R.A. (British, 1901-1980) A Group of Five Racehorses
Sold for £7,560
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 16 - § Alfred Wolmark (British, 1877-1961) A Drawing Room with a Gentleman and Two Ladies
Sold for £5,040
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 17 - § Elijah Albert Cox (British, 1876-1955) Departure of a Dutch convoy
Sold for £428
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 18 - § Elijah Albert Cox (British, 1876-1955) The ghost ship
Sold for £882
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 19 - § Augustus John O.M. R.A. (British, 1878-1961) Euphemia Lamb and Dorelia McNeill
Sold for £2,646
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 20 - § Augustus John O.M. R.A. (British, 1878-1961) Dorelia (As Sleeping Ariadne)
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Lot 21 - § Augustus John O.M R.A (British, 1878-1961) Pyramus Asleep
Sold for £945
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 22 - Howard Somerville (British, 1873-1952) Portrait of Norah Baring
Sold for £2,016
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 23 - § Gwyneth Johnstone (British, 1915-2010) Woman in Yellow
Sold for £6,678
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 24 - § Gwyneth Johnstone (British, 1915-2010) Figures in a landscape
Sold for £2,646
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 25 - § Bernard Dunstan R.A. (British, 1920-2017) Nude Sitting on a Bed
Sold for £1,512
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 26 - § Ken Howard O.B.E. R.A. (British, 1932-2022) Nude in the Window
Sold for £1,764
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 27 - § Kenneth Martin O.B.E. (British, 1905-1984) Mary Martin
Sold for £428
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 28 - § Edward Burra C.B.E. (British, 1905-1976) Gypsy Dancers
Sold for £8,820
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 29 - § Edward Burra C.B.E. (British, 1905-1976) The Window (Drawing Room at Springfield)
Sold for £34,020
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 30 - § Ithell Colquhoun (British, 1906-1988) Church Interior (Corsica)
Sold for £4,284
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 31 - § Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A. (British, 1930-1993) Horse and Rider
Sold for £5,292
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 32 - § Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A. (British, 1930-1993) St John Bosco
Estimated at £7,000 - £10,000
Lot 34 - § Olivia Musgrave (Irish, b.1958) Amazonian Woman
Sold for £11,340
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 36 - § Alexander Mackenzie (British, 1923-2002) Small Island
Sold for £1,071
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 37 - § David Michie O.B.E. R.S.A. (British, 1928-2015) The Pigeon Loft/Setting the Birds Free
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 38 - § David Michie O.B.E. R.S.A. (British, 1928-2015) Impressions of Belgrade
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 40 - § Edward Seago (British, 1910-1974) Place Saint-Michel, Paris
Sold for £8,820
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 41 - § Terence Cuneo (British, 1907-1996) Sunset of an Era
Sold for £15,120
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 43 - § Ursula McCannell (British, 1923-2017) Seated Youth
Sold for £1,260
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 44 - § John Craxton R.A. (British, 1922-2009) Self-portrait
Sold for £138,600
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 45 - § Patrick Procktor R.A. (British, 1936-2003) Portrait of Bill Gall
Sold for £10,710
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 46 - § George Gilbert (British, b.1939) Square Table No. 1
Sold for £378
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 47 - § Roy Turner Durrant (British, 1925-1998) Inscape, Groton
Sold for £983
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 51 - § Henry Inlander (Austrian/British, 1925-1983) Blue River
Sold for £504
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 56 - § Patrick Caulfield C.B.E. R.A. (British, 1936-2005) Tulips
Sold for £16,380
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 57 - § Gerard Laing (British, 1936-2011) Woman with Long Hair
Sold for £6,048
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 59 - § Michael Canney (British, 1923-1999) Four Plus Four Equals Two No.1
Sold for £1,512
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 60 - § Michael Canney (British, 1923-1999) Sequence One to Five
Sold for £1,512
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 61 - § Peter Joyce (British, b.1964) Purbecks Limestone Coast
Sold for £1,638
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 62 - § Timothy Threlfall (British, 1940-1999) Barra Suite No.4
Sold for £2,016
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 63 - § Peter Joyce (British, b.1964) Entrance to the Port (Collet)
Sold for £1,386
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 68 - § John Christopherson (British, 1921-1996) The Petrified Forest
Sold for £4,788
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 70 - § Peter Kelly (British, 1931-2019) Winter's Day, Buttsbury
Sold for £378
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 71 - § John Nash R.A. (British, 1893-1977) Poplar Plantation
Sold for £16,380
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 73 - § Julian Trevelyan R.A. (British, 1910-1988) Mount Ventoux, Provence
Sold for £3,276
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 74 - § Mary Fedden O.B.E. R.A. (British, 1915-2012) Magic Flute
Sold for £7,560
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 75 - § Mary Fedden O.B.E. R.A. (British, 1915-2012) Tea by the Sea
Sold for £4,032
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 76 - § Mary Fedden O.B.E. R.A. (British, 1915-2012) Still Life With Fruit
Sold for £4,410
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 77 - § Mary Fedden O.B.E. R.A. (British, 1915-2012) Lemon's and Sweetcorn
Sold for £5,040
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 80 - § Martin Leman (British, b.1934) Deberny & Peignot
Sold for £1,638
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 81 - § Maggi Hambling C.B.E. (British, b.1945) McCaw Yawning
Sold for £4,788
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 83 - § John Watson (British, 1923-1992) Card Table Still Life
Sold for £302
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 84 - § Donald McIntyre (British, 1923-2009) Seated Figure & Flowers
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 85 - § Julian Bailey (British, b.1963) Lunch at the Sea, Agne, Corfu
Sold for £945
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 86 - § Julian Bailey (British, b.1963) Two Girls at the Counter
Sold for £907
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 89 - § Madge Gill (British, 1882-1961) Four postcard works
Sold for £1,512
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 90 - § Phillip King P.R.A. (British, 1934-2021) Three plaster figures
Sold for £567
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 95 - § Peter Brook R.B.A. (British, 1927-2009) Autumn Landscape
Sold for £3,024
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 96 - § Ogwyn Davies (British, 1925-2015) Barn (Big Red Bow)
Sold for £1,197
Includes Buyer's Premium