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SANCTUARY: Artist-Gardeners 1919-39

Many of the artists in this catalogue had a particularly strong attachment to gardens and gardening ñ taking their activities as plantsmen and plantswomen as seriously as they took their art. Charles Mahoney shared his unbridled enthusiasm for plants with Edward Bawden, Geoffrey Rhoades, John Nash and Evelyn Dunbar who swapped cuttings with each other by post. Evelyn Dunbar, along with Charles Mahoney and John Nash, produced
books on the subject. And most of Harry Bushís oeuvre evolved around painting and repainting his garden in the London suburbs of SW19.

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Works Featured in this catalogue

Dorothy Mahoney - Walled Garden Amongst Kentish Orchards
SKU: 2640
Dorothy Mahoney [nee Bishop] (1902 - 1984)
Walled Garden Amongst Kentish Orchards, early 1950’s
£6,500
Private
Collection
Kenneth Rowntree - Flint Wall & Coffee Pot at Furlongs
Kenneth Rowntree (1915 - 1997)
Flint Wall & Coffee Pot at Furlongs, 1940’s
Forthcoming
David Evans (1929–1988) - Six Studies
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Six Studies
Private
Collection
Margaret L. Duncan - Reigate and its Environments
Margaret Duncan (1906 - 1979)
Reigate and its Environments, late 1930’s
Private
Collection
Gilbert Spencer - Trees at Garsington
Gilbert Spencer (1892 - 1979)
Trees at Garsington, c.1922
Private
Collection
Harry Bush - Summer Morning - View from the Artist's House at 19 Queensland Avenue
Harry Bush (1883 - 1957)
Summer Morning – View from the Artist’s House at 19 Queensland Avenue, London SW19
Charles Mahoney - Studies for watering can
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Studies for watering can, mid 1930’s
Private
Tirzah Garwood-Ravilious - Semi-detached Villas
Tirzah Garwood-Ravilious (1908 - 1951)
Semi-detached Villas, 1945
Mary Adshead - Still-life of Red Lily with Leopard Skin
SKU: 8489
Mary Adshead (1904 - 1995)
Still-life of Poinsettia with Leopard Skin, c. 1935
£9,750
Forthcoming
Margaret L. Duncan - Preparatory study for Reigate and its Environments
Margaret Duncan (1906 - 1979)
Preparatory study for Reigate and its Environments, late 1930’s
Private
Collection
Gilbert Spencer - Ploughed Land
Gilbert Spencer (1892 - 1979)
Ploughed Land, Garsington, c.1922
Harry Bush - Snowfall in the Suburbs - A View from the Artist's House
SKU: 10480
Harry Bush (1883 - 1957)
Snowfall in the Suburbs – A View from the Artist’s House
£39,000
Alan Sorrell - Sketch for examination competition
SKU: 3675
Alan Sorrell (1904 - 1974)
Sketch for examination competition, People Seeking After Wisdom, March 1,1928
£2,500
John Nash - Periwinkle flower study (Vinca species)
SKU: 7293
John Nash (1893 - 1977)
Periwinkle flower study (Vinca species)
£2,800
Private
Collection
Douglas Stannus Gray - Self-portrait Painting at an Easel Outdoors
Self-portrait Painting at an Easel Outdoors, 1920
Private
Collection
Eric Gill - Naked Man Dead
Eric Gill (1882 - 1940)
Naked Man Dead, circa 1929
Private
Collection
Evelyn Dunbar - Study for vignette on page 190 of Gardener's Choice
Evelyn Dunbar (1906 - 1960)
Study for vignette for Gardeners’ Choice (Routledge, London, 1937)
Private
Collection
Gilbert Spencer - Candlewick Curtains
Gilbert Spencer (1892 - 1979)
Candlewick Curtains
Private
Collection
Kenneth Rowntree - Falling Rain with Raised Flag
Kenneth Rowntree (1915 - 1997)
Falling Rain with Raised Flag
Clare Leighton - Planting Tabacco
Clare Leighton (1898 - 1989)
Planting Tobacco, BPL 565 1944
Stanley Lewis - The snow laden garden at Llwyn-On
SKU: 8765
Stanley Lewis (1905 - 2009)
The snow laden garden at Llwyn-On, Croesyceiliog, circa 1935
£800
Private
Collection
Clare Leighton - Tulip Poplar Bud BPL 517 1942
Clare Leighton (1898 - 1989)
Tulip Poplar Bud BPL 517 1942
Forthcoming
Evelyn Dunbar - Design for unused title page of Gardener's Choice
Evelyn Dunbar (1906 - 1960)
Design for unused title page of Gardener’s Choice, circa 1936
Private
Collection
Kenneth Rowntree - Bombed Buildings and Red Bus in the Snow
Kenneth Rowntree (1915 - 1997)
Bombed Buildings and Red Bus in the Snow
Kenneth Rowntree - Putney Garden
Kenneth Rowntree (1915 - 1997)
Putney Garden, 1960s
Private
Collection
Clare Leighton - Cinnamon Fern
Clare Leighton (1898 - 1989)
Cinnamon Fern, BPL 508 1942
Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe R.A. - The Shire Stallion
SKU: 8979
Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe R.A. (1901 - 1979)
The Shire Stallion, 1934
£350
Charles Mahoney - Study of a sunflower head
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Study of a sunflower head, mid 1930’s
Private
Collection
Evelyn Dunbar - Design for June for the Country Life 1938 Gardeners Diary
Evelyn Dunbar (1906 - 1960)
Design for June for the Country Life 1938 Gardeners Diary
Charles Mahoney - Greenhouse interior
SKU: 11942
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Greenhouse interior, 1939
£16,000
Private
Collection
Frederick Austin - An Allegory of War
Frederick Austin (1902 - 1990)
An Allegory of War, 1939-1945
Private
Collection
Ludovic-Rodolphe (RODO) Pissarro - Back to the Land "Farming"
Back to the Land “Farming”
Private
Collection
Clara Cowling - Portrait of Evelyn Dunbar
Clara Cowling (1868 - 1946)
Portrait of Evelyn Dunbar
Private
Collection
Charles Mahoney - Greenhouse Interior
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Greenhouse Interior, 1930’s
Forthcoming
Evelyn Dunbar - December for the Country Life 1938 Gardeners Diary
Evelyn Dunbar (1906 - 1960)
December for the Country Life 1938 Gardeners Diary
Private
Collection
Percy Horton - Geraniums in Barrel
Percy Horton (1897 - 1970)
Geraniums in Barrel, 1970
Douglas Percy Bliss - Boy Scaring Crows
SKU: 7632
Douglas Percy Bliss (1900 - 1984)
Boy Scaring Crows, 1925
£1,800
Private
Edward Bawden - Fetching Cannons
Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
Fetching Cannons
Private
Collection
Charles Mahoney - Studies of Helianthus 'Miss Mellish'
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Studies of Helianthus ‘Miss Mellish’
SKU: 10248
Marion Adnams (1898 - 1995)
Study for Spring in the Cemetery, Uttoxeter Road, Derby, 1956
£6,750
Clare Leighton - The Reaper (BPL 221)
SKU: 5467
Clare Leighton (1898 - 1989)
The Reaper (BPL 221), 1933
£5,000
Private
Collection
Harry Epworth Allen - Sunlit fields with haycocks
Harry Epworth Allen (1894 - 1958)
Sunlit fields with haycocks, probably Ireland
Private
Collection
Francis Spear - Poster The Insect Play
Francis Spear (1902 - 1979)
Poster The Insect Play, The Strand Theatre, circa 1926
John Armstrong - The Peculiar Park
SKU: 9852
John Armstrong (1893 - 1973)
The Peculiar Park Mural at Shell Centre, 1961
£1,950
Private
Collection
Marion Adnams - Study of Morning Glory (Ipomoea species)
Marion Adnams (1898 - 1995)
Study of Morning Glory (Ipomoea species), 1968
Private
Collection
Francis Spear - Woman scrubbing doorstep
Francis Spear (1902 - 1979)
Woman scrubbing doorstep, 1924
Douglas Percy Bliss - Untitled (Winter Landscape)
SKU: 7647
Douglas Percy Bliss (1900 - 1984)
Untitled (Winter Landscape), 1953
£9,500
Private
Collection
Winifred Knights - Study of Ophrys Bertolonii
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Study of Ophrys Bertolonii, commonly known as Bertoloni’s Bee Orchid, circa 1925
Percy Horton - View of Houses Through a Gap in Trees
SKU: 9897
Percy Horton (1897 - 1970)
View of Houses Through a Gap in Trees
£9,500
Private
Collection
Design for Flowers by a Window Overlooking the Sea
Amy Finney (1912 - 1987)
Design for Flowers by a Window Overlooking the Sea, circa 1950
Clare Leighton - Cotton Picker (BPL 491)
SKU: 6007
Clare Leighton (1898 - 1989)
Cotton Picker (BPL 491), Cotton Frontispiece, 1942
£2,200
Private
Collection
Frederick Austin - Apple picking
Frederick Austin (1902 - 1990)
Apple picking
Private
Collection
John Moody - Margaret Sewell
John Moody (1906 - 1993)
Margaret Sewell, 1927
Charles H.H. Burleigh - Still life in the Artist's Studio
SKU: 9902
Charles H.H. Burleigh (1869 - 1956)
7 Wilbury Crescent, Hove, circa 1900
£6,000
Private
Collection
Paul Nash - Jack in the Box
Paul Nash (1889 - 1946)
Jack in the Box, from Welchman’s Hose, circa 1923
Private
Collection
Clare Leighton - Lovers in the Wheat Field BPL 570 1944
Clare Leighton (1898 - 1989)
Lovers In the Wheat field (BPL 570), 1944
Private
Collection
Phyllis Dodd - In the Pentlands
Phyllis Dodd (1899 - 1995)
In the Pentlands, oil on George Rowney Birchmore Board
Private
Collection
Charles Mahoney - Sunflowers at Oak Cottage
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Sunflowers at Oak Cottage
On Loan
Stephen Bone - Portrait of Mary Adshead
Stephen Bone (1904 - 1958)
Mary Adshead at Work in the Artist’s Garden at Haverstock Hill, London
Private
Collection
Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe R.A. (1901 - 1979)
Barn Owl, 1950
Private
Collection
Clare Leighton - The Magic of Handling Earth (BPL 488)
Clare Leighton (1898 - 1989)
The Magic of Handling Earth (BPL 488), By Light of Sun, circa 1941
Private
Sir Thomas Monnington - Study of a laurel bush
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Study of a laurel bush, 1919
Private
Collection
Winifred Knights - Study of Blue Bells
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Study of Bluebells, circa 1937
SKU: 9989
Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
The original lino for Basket of Roses
£3,500
Private
Collection
Charles Mahoney - Angel Playing Tubular Bells
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Angel Playing Tubular Bells
Private
Collection
Clare Leighton - Trillium (BPL 522)
Clare Leighton (1898 - 1989)
Trillium (BPL 522), 1942
Private
Collection
James Stuart Park - Geraniums
Geraniums, circa 1890
Private
Collection
Winifred Knights - Study for Blue Bells
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Study for Blue Bells, circa 1937
Hubert Arthur Finney - Farm Equipment
SKU: 10000
Hubert Arthur Finney (1905 - 1991)
Farm Equipment, Berkshire
£1,750
Charles Mahoney - Spring
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Spring
Private
Collection
Charles Mahoney - The Birthday Party
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
The Birthday Party, circa 1957
Robert Austin - Springtime at Fulham
SKU: 6060
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Springtime at Fulham, 1921
£3,850
Private
Collection
Maxwell Armfield - Profile portrait of a Navaho Indian
Maxwell Armfield (1881 - 1972)
Profile portrait of a Navaho Indian, circa 1918
Private
Collection
Barnett Freedman - The Window Box
Barnett Freedman (1901 - 1958)
The Window Box, 1954
Private
Collection
Hubert Arthur Finney - Berkshire
Hubert Arthur Finney (1905 - 1991)
Berkshire
SKU: 10450
Eric Gill (1882 - 1940)
A unique set of Eric Gill’s Procreant Hymn, printed on chine appliqué paper
£3,750
Percy Horton - Suburban Garden - 1921
SKU: 911
Percy Horton (1897 - 1970)
Suburban Garden – 1921
£7,400
Private
Collection
Evelyn Dunbar - Land Workers at Strood
Evelyn Dunbar (1906 - 1960)
Land Workers at Strood, c. 1938
Private
Collection
David Evans (1929–1988) - The Bouquet
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
The Bouquet, 1965
Private
Collection
Eric Ravilious (1903 - 1942)
Butterball Crab Apples on a plate, design for wall paper, circa 1924
Private
Collection
Hubert Arthur Finney - The Yard Under Snow
Hubert Arthur Finney (1905 - 1991)
The Yard Under Snow, Milwaukee, circa 1966
Private
Collection
Eric Gill - Naked Woman Holding Spray
Eric Gill (1882 - 1940)
Naked Woman Holding Spray, 1930, from The Canterbury Tales, Physick 631
SKU: 2001
Jean Clark (1902 - 1999)
Study for the Committee Room of the London Bankers Clearing House, 1958
£19,500
Hubert Arthur Finney - Tenerife Crate with Apples on a Wooden Chair
SKU: 6337
Hubert Arthur Finney (1905 - 1991)
Tenerife Crate with Apples on a Wooden Chair, 1930s
£4,750
David Evans (1929–1988) - Landscape
SKU: 8057
David Evans (1929 - 1988)
Landscape, circa 1950
£3,950
Gerald Leet - Yellow and Pink Lilies on a window ledge overlooking the sea
SKU: 9594
Gerald Leet (1913 - 1998)
Yellow and Pink Lilies on a window ledge overlooking the sea, mid 30’s
£9,750
Clare Leighton - The Reverend Hill's Dream (BPL 499)
SKU: 10088
Clare Leighton (1898 - 1989)
The Reverend Hill’s Dream (BPL 499), 1942
£4,500
Private
Collection
Edward Bawden - Hold Fast By Your Teeth
Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
Hold Fast By Your Teeth, 1963
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