Date : 16/05/2024 Lot 4103

After William Hogarth (British 1697-1794): 'Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse', etching and engraving,...

After William Hogarth (British 1697-1794): 'Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse', etching and engraving, Heath 1822 edition 40cm x 36cm (unframed)

Estimate: £70 - £100

Date : 08/12/2023 Lot 241

George Graham (British 1881-1941): Nude Figures in the Woods, oil on canvas signed 30cm x 40cm Notes: better known for his landscape paintings of West Yorkshire and Sussex , and for his friendship with Fred Lawson, later in life Graham produced some more surreal works, such as the present picture and a series of 'Creation' paintings held by Hastings Art Gallery.

SOLD £700

Date : 15/09/2023 Lot 207

Simon Rivett (Northern British Contemporary): 'Slash Dalbeg' Isle of Lewis Scotland, oil on board, signed dated '04 verso with artist's studio title label 19cm x 23cm Notes: Simon Rivett trained at Goldsmiths College in London and gained a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. He has been painting landscape from his days as a student, painting the declining industrial landscape of his home in Newcastle, living and working in Lewis and exploring the unique rural landscape of the Outer Hebrides, before moving recently to live in Edinburgh.

SOLD £200

Date : 25/07/2023 Lot 9

Sarah Williams (British 1961-): Ram's Head, Oil on Canvas. Sarah graduated from Norwich School of Art and Design in 1984 with a first-class BA Hons in Fine Art and, having won the Stowell's Trophy, was awarded an unconditional place to study MA Painting at the Royal Academy. She comes from a family of creative talent - her father, Reg Williams, was a member of the York Four. She has exhibited in galleries around England and has had her own businesses in Interior Design, Architectural Design, Furniture Design and Jewellery. Sarah has recently returned to painting full-time and, having used a multitude of mediums in her creative work, now confesses she is an oil-paint addict. It is "the smell, the texture, the depth and colour of pigments: total nectar". Generously donated by Sarah Williams.

SOLD £90

Date : 16/06/2023 Lot 302

Edward Holroyd Pearce (British 1901-1990): Coastal Seascape, oil on canvas board signed with initials and inscribed to Mr & Mrs Rood 25cm x 29cm Notes: Edward Pearce, though best known as a distinguished Law Lord & Privy Counsellor, was also a talented artist. He first took up painting in 1932 when as a young barrister he was recovering from tuberculosis. He was the son in law of Bertram Priestman, and a friend of Edward Seago. Together they made a number of painting tours to the Continent, travelling in Seago's Austin Seven

SOLD £200

Date : 29/09/2023 Lot 201

Set of Chinese rice paper figural paintings, in three wooden frames, fale H20cm, L56cm

SOLD £75

Date : 30/09/2023 Lot 4100

After Sir Frank Dicksee (British 1853-1928): 'Harmony', textured hand coloured line engraving signed and dated 1878 in the plate 40cm x 23cm Notes: Shortly after Dicksee was granted a studentship to enter the Royal Academy Schools, he joined the Langham Sketching Club. One evening the set subject was 'Music'. Encouraged with the sketch he had made Dicksee decided to make a repetition of it in oil. In 1877, when he was only 24 years old, the painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy with the new title Harmony. Presented to the Tate by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest 1877. Harmony is one of the most well known pictures by Dicksee

SOLD £110

Date : 20/10/2023 Lot 5196

John Cooper (British 1942-): four signed maritime prints, large Egyptian papyrus painting, two early 20th century watercolours, contemporary portrait pastel, and further prints (qty)

SOLD £25

Date : 20/10/2023 Lot 5063

French wall hanging mirrored perpetual calendar, mirrored frames, naive oil paintings, silver dwarf candlesticks, hallmarked etc

SOLD £55

Date : 17/11/2023 Lot 171

Four Chinese paintings on silk, each depicting birds, calligraphy and red seal, frame H39cm, L47cm

SOLD £50

Date : 08/12/2023 Lot 175

Edith Brearey Dawson (née Robinson) (British 1862-1928): Michaelmas Daisies, watercolour signed 24cm x 28cm Notes: Edith was the daughter of a Quaker Schoolmaster living in Scarborough as early as 1881, she studied under Albert Strange at the Scarborough School of Art, exhibiting at the Royal Academy and the RBA between 1889 and 1893. She married fellow artist Nelson Ethelred Dawson in 1893 then moving to London she mostly abandoned painting in favour of metal and enamel work.

SOLD £75

Date : 15/12/2023 Lot 5231

Very large oil on canvas painting depicting ships on calm water, indistinctly signed

SOLD £15

Date : 15/12/2023 Lot 253

Ten folios of art prints, including Degas, Masterpieces of Dutch Paintings, Bruegel, etc

SOLD £35

Date : 16/12/2023 Lot 4221

John Harold Wood (British ?-c1965): The artist's easel, palette, paint box, and six books on painting (9) Provenance: by direct descent through the artist's family. Wood had a cottage in Robin Hood's Bay, and his sister married Staithes Group artist Percy Morton Teasdale (1870-1961).

SOLD £70

Date : 19/01/2024 Lot 208

Mary Hamilton Swindler; Ancient Painting, Yale University Press, 1929

SOLD £30

Date : 08/02/2024 Lot 4021

John Spence Ingall (Staithes Group 1850-1936): Misty Moorland, watercolour signed, with a similar painting verso (within frame) 26cm x 38cm

SOLD £30

Date : 29/02/2024 Lot 4083

English School (Late 19th Century): Portrait of a Lady Painting, watercolour unsigned, inscribed 'S M Philipson - For Joseph Smallwood' verso, 23cm x 18cm

SOLD £40

Date : 15/03/2024 Lot 224

Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe (British 1901-1979): Four Swans, watercolour gouache charcoal and pencil signed, a preparatory sketch for a larger painting 66cm x 42cm Provenance: private collection; with Park Lane Galleries, Poynton, Cheshire

SOLD £620

Date : 15/03/2024 Lot 223

Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe (British 1901-1979): Barn Owl, watercolour gouache charcoal and pencil signed, a preparatory sketch for a larger painting 43cm x 66cm Provenance: private collection; with Park Lane Galleries, Poynton, Cheshire

SOLD £600

Date : 15/03/2024 Lot 186

George Weatherill (British 1810-1890): The Artist Painting Mulgrave Cottage Goathland, watercolour signed 17cm x 35cm

SOLD £175

Date : 15/03/2024 Lot 180

George Weatherill (British 1810-1890): 'Shipping outside Whitby Harbour', watercolour faintly signed l.l. 46cm x 69cm Provenance: with Walker Galleries, Harrogate, label verso. An exceptional, museum-quality work by the artist, one of his largest recorded paintings.

SOLD £7000

Date : 04/04/2024 Lot 4008

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'Woodbridge Suffolk - Small Boats and Tide Mill', oil on board signed, titled verso 21cm x 26cm (unframed) Provenance: Direct from the family of the artist. Notes: Born in Sheffield in 1923, William Burns RIBA FSAI FRSA studied at the Sheffield College of Art before the outbreak of the Second World War, during which he helped illustrate the official War Diaries for the North Africa Campaign, and was elected a member of the Armed Forces Art Society. On his return, he studied architecture at Sheffield University and later ran his own successful practice, being a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. However, painting had always been his self-confessed 'first love', and in the 1970s he gave up architecture to become a full-time artist, having his first one-man exhibition in 1979.

SOLD £120

Date : 04/04/2024 Lot 4007

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'Spring in Green Park', oil on board signed, titled verso 21cm x 26cm (unframed) Provenance: Direct from the family of the artist. Notes: Born in Sheffield in 1923, William Burns RIBA FSAI FRSA studied at the Sheffield College of Art before the outbreak of the Second World War, during which he helped illustrate the official War Diaries for the North Africa Campaign, and was elected a member of the Armed Forces Art Society. On his return, he studied architecture at Sheffield University and later ran his own successful practice, being a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. However, painting had always been his self-confessed 'first love', and in the 1970s he gave up architecture to become a full-time artist, having his first one-man exhibition in 1979.

SOLD £50

Date : 04/04/2024 Lot 4006

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'Spring in my Garden', oil on board signed, titled verso 21cm x 26cm (unframed) Provenance: Direct from the family of the artist. Notes: Born in Sheffield in 1923, William Burns RIBA FSAI FRSA studied at the Sheffield College of Art before the outbreak of the Second World War, during which he helped illustrate the official War Diaries for the North Africa Campaign, and was elected a member of the Armed Forces Art Society. On his return, he studied architecture at Sheffield University and later ran his own successful practice, being a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. However, painting had always been his self-confessed 'first love', and in the 1970s he gave up architecture to become a full-time artist, having his first one-man exhibition in 1979.

SOLD £50

Date : 04/04/2024 Lot 4005

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'Evening: Burnham Overy Staithe - Norfolk', oil on board unsigned, titled verso 21cm x 26cm (unframed) Provenance: Direct from the family of the artist. Notes: Born in Sheffield in 1923, William Burns RIBA FSAI FRSA studied at the Sheffield College of Art before the outbreak of the Second World War, during which he helped illustrate the official War Diaries for the North Africa Campaign, and was elected a member of the Armed Forces Art Society. On his return, he studied architecture at Sheffield University and later ran his own successful practice, being a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. However, painting had always been his self-confessed 'first love', and in the 1970s he gave up architecture to become a full-time artist, having his first one-man exhibition in 1979.

SOLD £55

Date : 04/04/2024 Lot 4004

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'Dunwich Heath & Cliff - Suffolk', oil on board signed, titled verso 21cm x 26cm (unframed) Provenance: Direct from the family of the artist. Notes: Born in Sheffield in 1923, William Burns RIBA FSAI FRSA studied at the Sheffield College of Art before the outbreak of the Second World War, during which he helped illustrate the official War Diaries for the North Africa Campaign, and was elected a member of the Armed Forces Art Society. On his return, he studied architecture at Sheffield University and later ran his own successful practice, being a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. However, painting had always been his self-confessed 'first love', and in the 1970s he gave up architecture to become a full-time artist, having his first one-man exhibition in 1979.

SOLD £120

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 5519

Collection of paintings

SOLD £150

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 209

Exhibition catalogue for 'Winston Churchill - Honorary Academician Extraordinary' paintings by the Rt Hon Sir Winston Churchill, exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts 1959, with Winston S Churchill signature in ink to the title page

SOLD £300

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 129

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Three carved wooden abstract sculptures, two in pink tones, the third in dark tones, largest H77cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £50

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 128

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Three carved wooden abstract sculptures, one modelled as a two headed figure, all painted in blue and pink tones, largest H50cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £50

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 127

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Three carved wooden abstract sculptures, one modelled stylized bird, painted in blue and pink tones, largest H51cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £50

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 126

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Two carved wooden abstract sculptures, painted in blue and red tones, largest H56cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £35

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 125

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Carved wooden abstract figure, modelled as a contorted man painted in blue and grey tones, H40cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £45

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 124

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Two carved wooden abstract sculptures, one modelled as a dog, the other modelled as a bear, both with painted stippled decoration, largest H20cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £55

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 123

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Two carved wooden abstract sculptures, one modelled as a cat, painted in bright colours, the other modelled as a man, with applied features and nail hair, largest H53cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £40

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 122

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Six carved wooden sculptures, including mushroom and figures, tallest H30cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £55

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 121

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Four carved wooden abstract sculptures, including a bird, knot, face and abstract tree, largest H37cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £45

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 120

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Three carved wooden abstract sculptures, each modelled as a a figure, tallest H52cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £50

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 119

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Three carved wooden abstract sculptures, each modelled as a cat, with carved or painted features, largest H63cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £50

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 118

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Two carved wooden abstract sculptures, one modelled as a entwined knot, largest H48cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £40

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 117

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Two carved wooden abstract sculptures, one modelled as a stylized bird on rectangular base, largest H42cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £50

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 115

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Carved wooden abstract sculpture, modelled as a fruit bowl with a adzed finish, with eight pieces of carved fruit, bowl W33cm, L52cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £60

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 114

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Four carved wooden abstract sculptures, each modelled as a figure with a adzed finish, largest H35cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £55

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 113

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Three carved wooden and metal abstract wall sculptures, largest L72cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £50

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 112

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Four carved wooden abstract wall sculptures, largest H73cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £55

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 111

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Large abstract wooden wall sculpture, H175cm, W53cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £65

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 110

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Large carved wooden sculpture, modelled as an abstract vase with wooden flowers, H78cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £40

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 109

Helen Skelton (British 1933 – 2023): Large carved wooden sculpture, modelled as a male torso, H40cm. Born into an RAF family in 1933 in Kent and travelled the world extensively during her childhood. After settling in Bridlington, Helen immersed herself in painting, textiles, and wood sculpture, often inspired by nature's beauty. Her talent was showcased in a one-woman show at Sewerby Hall and recognised with the sculpture prize at Ferens Art Gallery in 2000. Sadly, Helen’s daughter passed away from cancer in 2005. This loss inspired Helen to donate her sculptures to Marie Curie upon her passing in 2023.

SOLD £80

Date : 05/04/2024 Lot 80

M Watson; Painting on glass, depicting a coastal scene, signed to the bottom left corner and in a wooden frame, H30cm, W35cm

SOLD £55

Date : 25/04/2024 Lot 4050

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'Edge of the Bluebell Wood', oil on board signed, titled verso 18cm x 23cm (unframed) Provenance: Direct from the family of the artist. Notes: Born in Sheffield in 1923, William Burns RIBA FSAI FRSA studied at the Sheffield College of Art before the outbreak of the Second World War, during which he helped illustrate the official War Diaries for the North Africa Campaign, and was elected a member of the Armed Forces Art Society. On his return, he studied architecture at Sheffield University and later ran his own successful practice, being a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. However, painting had always been his self-confessed 'first love', and in the 1970s he gave up architecture to become a full-time artist, having his first one-man exhibition in 1979.

SOLD £45

Date : 25/04/2024 Lot 4049

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'A Blackwater of the Deben - Suffolk', oil on board signed, titled verso 24cm x 34cm (unframed) Provenance: Direct from the family of the artist. Notes: Born in Sheffield in 1923, William Burns RIBA FSAI FRSA studied at the Sheffield College of Art before the outbreak of the Second World War, during which he helped illustrate the official War Diaries for the North Africa Campaign, and was elected a member of the Armed Forces Art Society. On his return, he studied architecture at Sheffield University and later ran his own successful practice, being a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. However, painting had always been his self-confessed 'first love', and in the 1970s he gave up architecture to become a full-time artist, having his first one-man exhibition in 1979.

SOLD £35