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Sotheran’s Rare Books & Prints

Portrait of an Artist - Sotheran's Rare Books and Prints

We will be showing over thirty works by Women Artists at the Private View for our book launch at Sotheran’s from 11 March – 1 April 2022.

This exhibition offers audiences a glimpse into the studios of over 50 Modern British Artists – bringing the lives of those who existed behind the canvas to the forefront. Whether spontaneous works or more formal compositions, these images have in common the power to transport the viewer momentarily back into the artist’s milieu and the moment of creation.

The show includes many works rarely seen since the day they were produced, and features artists such as Evelyn Dunbar, Leon Underwood, Winifred Knights, Gilbert Spencer, and Hilda Carline.

Works FEATURED in this Exhibition

Randolph Schwabe - Portrait of Francis Dodd
Randolph Schwabe (1885 - 1948)
Portrait of Francis Dodd, 1916
£675
Frederick Austin - The Artists Wife
Frederick Austin (1902 - 1990)
The Artists Wife, circa 1932
£1,800
David Tindle - Self-portrait in a Mirror
David Tindle (b. 1932)
Self-portrait in a Mirror
£2,950
William Strang - Reclining Nude
William Strang (1859 - 1921)
Reclining Nude
£2,950
Sir Herbert James Gunn - Self-portrait in Studio at Pembroke Walk
Sir Herbert James Gunn (1893 - 1964)
Self-portrait in Studio at Pembroke Walk, c.1940
£14,500
Will True - Portrait of John Hassall
Portrait of John Hassall, Seated at Table, Painting
£1,950
Francis Spear - The Artist's Boots
Francis Spear (1902 - 1979)
The Artist’s Boots, 1932
£1,850
Douglas Percy Bliss - Le Grognard et les Filles: Constantin Guys
Douglas Percy Bliss (1900 - 1984)
Le Grognard et les Filles: Constantin Guys
£1,900
Sold
Frank Brangwyn - An Allegorical Figure of Painting
Frank Brangwyn (1867 - 1956)
An Allegorical Figure of Painting, 1901
Sold
Alan Sorrell - Study for People Seeking After Wisdom
Alan Sorrell (1904 - 1974)
Study for People Seeking After Wisdom, 1928
Edward Irvine Halliday - An Art Student Sketching
Edward Halliday (1902 - 1984)
An Art Student Sketching
£1,100
Frank Brangwyn - Head of Christ II
Frank Brangwyn (1867 - 1956)
Head of Christ II, 1935
£800
Sold
William Roberts - Portrait of May Berry
William Roberts (1895 - 1980)
Portrait of May Berry, 1933
Forthcoming
Winifred Knights - Portrait of Colin Gill
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Portrait of Colin Gill, c.1921
Charles Daniel Ward - John Hassall at Work
John Hassall at Work
£2,700
William Strang - Standing Nude
William Strang (1859 - 1921)
Standing Nude, Rear View, Arms Raised
£2,950
Karl Hagedorn - Nude seated with left leg raised; right arm over her bowed head
Karl Hagedorn (1889 - 1969)
Nude seated with left leg raised; right arm over her bowed head, circa 1910
£1,800
Bert Thomas - Walton on the Naze is So Bracing
Bert Thomas (1883 - 1966)
Walton on the Naze is So Bracing, Savage Club House Dinner, 1937
£500
Sold
Nellie Joshua - Heatherley's Art School
Heatherley’s Art School, circa 1900
Sold
Leon Underwood - Cecile on the Sofa
Leon Underwood (1890 - 1975)
Cecile on the Sofa, 1920
Sold
Han van Meegeren - Self Portrait
Self Portrait
Evelyn Dunbar - Sketch for Autumn and the Poet.
Evelyn Dunbar (1906 - 1960)
Sketch for Autumn and the Poet.
£900
Sold
Colin Gill - Portrait of Winifred Knights
Colin Gill (1892 - 1940)
Portrait of Winifred Knights, 1921
Sold
Hilda Carline (1889 - 1950)
Portrait of Gilbert Spencer, circa 1919
Sold
Self-portrait with Pig Tails, c.1920
Edith Granger-Taylor (1887 - 1958)
Self-portrait with Pig Tails, c.1920
Karl Hagedorn - Rhythmical Expression: Full-length Female Nude
Karl Hagedorn (1889 - 1969)
Rhythmical Expression: Full-length Female Nude, c. 1913
£6,500
Sold
Edith Granger-Taylor - Self-portrait
Edith Granger-Taylor (1887 - 1958)
Self-portrait, c.1920
Alan Sorrell - Sketch for examination competition
Alan Sorrell (1904 - 1974)
Sketch for examination competition, People Seeking After Wisdom, March 1,1928
£2,500
Percy Horton - Self Portrait at Easel - c.1940
Percy Horton (1897 - 1970)
Self Portrait at Easel – c.1940
£9,500
Self-Portrait-Hubert-Arthur-Finney
Hubert Arthur Finney (1905 - 1991)
Self Portrait
£975
Sold
Raymond Ray-Jones - Self-portrait Wearing a Hat
Raymond Ray-Jones (1886 - 1942)
Self-portrait Wearing a Hat, c. 1920
Charles Mahoney - Still Life with Orange Box and Hand
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Still Life with Orange Box and Hand, c.1940
£1,275
Sold
Francis Dodd - Portrait of Charles Cundall
Francis Dodd (1874 - 1949)
Portrait of Charles Cundall, 1926
Sold
Geoffrey Hamilton Rhoades - Self portrait
Geoffrey Hamilton Rhoades (1898 - 1980)
Self-portrait
Hubert Arthur Finney - Self-portrait by Studio Window
Hubert Arthur Finney (1905 - 1991)
Self-portrait by Studio Window, circa 1948
£975
Reserved
Phyllis Dodd (1899 - 1995)
Self-portrait
Hilda Carline (1889 - 1950)
The Sitting Room at 3 Park Crescent, Oxford, circa 1910
£9,000
Sold
David Tindle - Fire place
David Tindle (b. 1932)
Fire place, 1997
Forthcoming
Evelyn Dunbar - Portrait of the artist Margaret Goodwin
Evelyn Dunbar (1906 - 1960)
Portrait of the artist Margaret Goodwin
Sold
Robert Austin - Attic Room
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Attic Room, Lingard House, with unmade bed, 1930’s
Reserved
Phyllis Dodd - Self Portrait
Phyllis Dodd (1899 - 1995)
Self Portrait, 1925
Reserved
Evelyn Gibbs - Self Portrait - 1927
Evelyn Gibbs (1905 - 1991)
Self-portrait, 1927
£1,200
Sold
Arnold Mason - Portrait of Winifred Knights Sleeping
Arnold Mason (1885 - 1963)
Portrait of Winifred Knights Sleeping, c.1920
Sold
Edward Irvine Halliday - Roof-terrace of the British School at Rome
Edward Halliday (1902 - 1984)
Roof-terrace of the British School at Rome, 1926
Richard Carline - Life Study (at St Martins)
Richard Carline (1896 - 1980)
Life Study (at St Martins), 1923-24
£3,000
Charles Mahoney - Adam and Eve (Mahoney and Dunbar) Dancing
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Adam and Eve (Mahoney and Dunbar) Dancing, c.1934
£1,275
Edward Irvine Halliday - Portrait of a Fellow Art Student
Edward Halliday (1902 - 1984)
Portrait of a Fellow Art Student, 1923
£1,400
Mary Adshead - Gladstone & Venus
Mary Adshead (1904 - 1995)
Gladstone & Venus, 1931
£1,950
Eric Gill - Self Portrait (Physick 497)
Eric Gill (1882 - 1940)
Self Portrait (Physick 497), 1927
£1,350
Charles Sims - My Pain Beneath Your Sheltering Hand
Charles Sims (1873 - 1928)
My Pain Beneath Your Sheltering Hand, c.1928
Charles Mahoney - The Artist's Hand
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
The Artist’s Hand with Painted Teasel
£9,750
Robert Austin - Self Portrait in Roman Hat
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Self-portrait in Roman Hat, circa 1925
£9,500
Edward Irvine Halliday - Royal College Art Class
Edward Halliday (1902 - 1984)
Royal College Art Class, c.1925
£900
James Wood - Self-portrait
James Wood (1889 - 1975)
Self-portrait, c.1918
£5,750
Noel Rooke - Portrait of the Artist's Wife
Noel Rooke (1881 - 1953)
Portrait of the Artist’s Wife, Celia Fiennes, late 1920s
£6,750
In the art class - life model and self portrait
Hubert Arthur Finney (1905 - 1991)
In the art class – life model and self portrait
£1,000
Joseph Simpson - Portrait of D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930)
Joseph Simpson (1879 - 1939)
Portrait of D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930)
£4,850
Raymond Ray-Jones - Lamp-light (E.I.P)
Raymond Ray-Jones (1886 - 1942)
Lamp-light (E.I.P), mid-1920s
£3,200
Douglas Percy Bliss - Pupils of J.L. David Vowing Eternal Loyalty to the Man & his Ideals
Douglas Percy Bliss (1900 - 1984)
Pupils of J.L. David Vowing Eternal Loyalty to the Man & his Ideals
£1,900
Donald Chrisholm Towner - Portrait of Charles Mahoney (1903-1968)
Donald Chrisholm Towner (1903 - 1985)
Portrait of Charles Mahoney (1903-1968), 1926
£9,750
Karl Hagedorn - Portrait of a young man
Karl Hagedorn (1889 - 1969)
Portrait of a young man
£2,400
Barnett Freedman - Sketch for Portrait of Young Man
Barnett Freedman (1901 - 1958)
Sketch for Portrait of Young Man, mid-1920s
£9,750
Mary Adshead - Portrait of Daphne Charlton
Mary Adshead (1904 - 1995)
Portrait of Daphne Charlton, c. 1935
£11,950
Harry Dixon - Portrait of the Artist Harry Riley
Harry Dixon (1888 - 1974)
Portrait of the Artist Harry Riley, Smoking a Pipe
£3,500
Frederick Austin - Phylis Austin Sleeping on the Cunard
Frederick Austin (1902 - 1990)
Phylis Austin Sleeping on the Cunard, (1932)
£360
Girl with Eye's Shut 1925
Francis Spear (1902 - 1979)
Girl with Eye’s Shut 1925
£525
Douglas Percy Bliss - Paolo Ucello unable to get to bed for "that sweet thing Pespective"
Douglas Percy Bliss (1900 - 1984)
Paolo Ucello unable to get to bed for “that sweet thing Pespective”, c. 1935
£2,500
Sold
Frank Potter - Self-portrait as an Auxiliary Fireman
Frank Potter (1885 - 1958)
Self-portrait as an Auxiliary Fireman, c.1941
Sold
Alan Sorrell - Self Portrait in Graduation Gown
Alan Sorrell (1904 - 1974)
Self Portrait in Graduation Gown, circa 1927
Barnett Freedman - The Artist's Wife
Barnett Freedman (1901 - 1958)
The Artist’s Wife, Claudia (née Guercio) at Stanhope Street, c.1926
£7,750
Ro Keezer - 1835
1835, L’artiste…
£375
Sold
Winifred Knights - The Artist in a Dress of her own Design
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
The Artist in a Dress of her own Design
Richard Carline - Studio Interior
Richard Carline (1896 - 1980)
Studio Interior, 1926
John Hassall - Portrait of Bert Thomas
John Hassall (1868 - 1948)
Portrait of Bert Thomas
£975
Robert Austin - My bed
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
My bed, rainy day, 1939
£5,850
Sold
William Belleroche - Portrait of Frank Brangwyn
Portrait of Frank Brangwyn, 1936
Robert Austin - Rendez-vous
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Rendez-vous
£1,200
Harry Rountree - 'One of the Best' Portrait of John Hassall
‘One of the Best’ Portrait of John Hassall, circa 1900
£1,350
Charles Mahoney - The hearth at Oak Cottage
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
The hearth at Oak Cottage, circua 1938
£1,700
Percy Horton - Portrait of an artist (possibly Stanley Badmin)
Percy Horton (1897 - 1970)
Portrait of an artist (possibly Stanley Badmin), c.1925
£8,750
Victor Hume Moody - A Corner of the Artist's Studio
Victor Hume Moody (1896 - 1990)
A Corner of the Artist’s Studio, circa 1930
£4,500
Richard Carline - Self-portrait
Richard Carline (1896 - 1980)
Self-portrait, 1923
Frederick Austin - The Artist Dreaming
Frederick Austin (1902 - 1990)
The Artist Dreaming
£4,750
Alan Sorrell (1904 - 1974)
Early Self-portrait, circa 1925
£1,200
English School - Seeing
English School ()
Seeing
£1,200
Henry Arthur Riley - Me
Henry Arthur Riley (1895 - 1966)
Me, 1940-42
£35,000
Charles Mahoney - Muses; Study for Self-portrait of the Artist at Work. 1950's
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Muses; Study for Self-portrait of the Artist at Work. 1950’s
£3,500
Sold
Douglas Stannus Gray - Self-portrait Painting at an Easel Outdoors
Douglas Stannus Gray (1890 - 1959)
Self-portrait Painting at an Easel Outdoors, 1920
Sold
Richard Carline - Portrait of Ivy Turner
Richard Carline (1896 - 1980)
Portrait of Gwendolen Carline
Henry Arthur Riley - Harold Riley in His Studio
Henry Arthur Riley (1895 - 1966)
Self-portrait in the Studio, c. 1950
£975
Hubert Arthur Finney - Self Portrait
Hubert Arthur Finney (1905 - 1991)
Self Portrait, aged 76
£1,375
Sold
James Miller - Self-portrait
James Miller (1893 - 1987)
Self-portrait, c.1940
Sold
Francis Spear - Self-portrait in a Large Brimmed Black Hat
Francis Spear (1902 - 1979)
Self-portrait in a Large Brimmed Black Hat, c.1930
Sold
Rudolf Sauter - Soldier (believed to be a self-portrait)
Rudolf Sauter (1895 - 1977)
Soldier: Self-portrait of the Artist, 1939
Sold
Phyllis Ginger - Self portrait
Phyllis Ginger (1907 - 2005)
Self portrait, c.1937
Sold
Mary Potter - Painting for life class
Mary Potter (1900 - 1981)
Painting for life class, circa 1920
Frank Brangwyn - An Allegorical Figure of a Potter
Frank Brangwyn (1867 - 1956)
An Allegorical Figure of a Potter, 1901
£800
Sold
William Strang - Self portrait
William Strang (1859 - 1921)
Self portrait, 154
Forthcoming
Winifred Knights - Portrait of Arnold Mason
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Portrait of Arnold Mason, circa 1919
Stephen Baghot de la Bere - Portrait of John Hassall Smoking
Portrait of John Hassall Smoking
£1,200
Sold
Maxwell Armfield - Profile portrait of a Navaho Indian
Maxwell Armfield (1881 - 1972)
Profile portrait of a Navaho Indian, circa 1918
Reserved
Victor Hume Moody - Self Portrait
Victor Hume Moody (1896 - 1990)
Self Portrait, mid 1930’s
Douglas Percy Bliss - Courbet and Baudelaire
Douglas Percy Bliss (1900 - 1984)
Courbet and Baudelaire
£3,950
James Fitton - Margaret Cook later Margaret (Peggy) Fitton
Margaret Cook later Margaret (Peggy) Fitton, 1925
£975
Archibald Standish Hartrick - The Creeps
Archibald Standish Hartrick (1864 - 1950)
The Creeps, c.1939
£3,450
Sold
Sir Thomas Monnington - Portrait of Winifred Knights
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Portrait of Winifred Knights, circa 1931
Barnett Freedman - The Stanhope Street Group
Barnett Freedman (1901 - 1958)
The Stanhope Street Group, 1926
Barnett Freedman - Portrait of Claudia Guercino
Barnett Freedman (1901 - 1958)
Portrait of Claudia Guercino, the Artist’s Future Wife
£1,950
William Strang - Seated Nude (reclining
William Strang (1859 - 1921)
Seated Nude (reclining, three quarter view)
£9,750
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