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MODERN BRITISH ART SPRING EXHIBITION

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J O H N M I N T O N 1917-1957 NISIDA ISLAND, GULF OF NAPLES 1956 Ink on paper 45 × 64 cm *Completed by the artist while staying with Michael Ayrton

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K E I T H V A U G H A N 1912 -1977 S T U DY F O R L A Z A R U S I 1957 Oil on board 43 × 34 cm EXHIBITED

Ke i t h Va u g h a n : R e c e n t Pa i n t i n g s , L e i c e s t e r G a l l e r i e s , L o n d o n , 1 9 5 8 ( c a t . n o . 7 ) S e v e n B r i t i s h Pa i n t e r s o f To d a y , N a t i o n a l M u s e u m o f Wa l e s , C a r d i f f , 1 9 5 9 L I T E R AT U R E

A n t h o n y H e p w o r t h a n d I a n M a s s e y, Ke i t h Va u g h a n : T h e M a t u r e O i l s 1 9 4 6 - 1 9 7 7 , S a n s o m & C o m p a n y, 2 0 1 2 ( c a t . n o . A H 2 6 5 )

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K E I T H V A U G H A N 1912 -1977 L A N D S C A P E W I T H S E AT E D F I G U R E 1955-56 Oil on cardboard 41 × 35 cm EXHIBITED

Ke i t h Va u g h a n : R e t r o s p e c t i v e , W h i t e c h a p e l G a l l e r y, L o n d o n , 1 9 6 2 ( c a t . n o . 1 9 6 ) L I T E R AT U R E

A n t h o n y H e p w o r t h a n d I a n M a s s e y, Ke i t h Va u g h a n : T h e M a t u r e O i l s 1 9 4 6 - 1 9 7 7 , S a n s o m & C o m p a n y, 2 0 1 2 ( c a t . n o . A H 2 1 4 , i l l u s . p . 9 7 )

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K E I T H V A U G H A N 1912 -1977 PROMETHEUS 1942 Ink and gouache on paper 35 × 24 cm PROVENANCE

P u r c h a s e d f r o m T h e R e d f e r n G a l l e r y, L o n d o n , J u n e 1 9 6 9 , and has stayed in the same private collection ever since

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K E I T H V A U G H A N 1912 -1977 G R E Y B AT H E R 1954 Gouache on paper 29 Ă— 22 cm PROVENANCE

P u r c h a s e d f r o m T h e R e d f e r n G a l l e r y, L o n d o n , N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 8 , and has stayed in the same private collection ever since

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R E G B U T L E R 1913 -1981 GIRL ON HER BACK 1956 B r o n ze w i t h g o l d p a t i n a 23.6 × 30.5 cm

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R E G B U T L E R 1913 -1981 FIGURE 1960 Pe n c i l a n d c h a r c o a l o n p a p e r 84 × 60 cm

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L E O N U N D E R W O O D 1890 -1975 THE BRONZE AGE EMERGING FROM THE STONE AGE c. 1960 B r o n ze a n d b l a c k s t o n e 21 × 28 × 15 cm L I T E R AT U R E

B e n W h i t w o r t h , T h e S c u l p t u r e o f Le o n U n d e r w o o d , T h e H e n r y M o o r e F o u n d a t i o n and Lund Humphries, 2000 (cat. no. 184)

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L E O N U N D E R W O O D 1890 -1975 T H E C A S T- N E T 1946 Oil on canvas 60 × 50 cm

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C Y R I L E D W A R D P O W E R 1872-1951 S K AT E R S 1932 Linocut 20 Ă— 32 cm Fr o m t h e e d i t i o n o f 6 0 L I T E R AT U R E

Stephen Coppel, Linocuts of the Machine Age: Claude Flight and the Grosvenor School, Scolar Press and the National Gallery of Australia, 1995 (cat. no. CEP 29, illus. p. 99)

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C Y R I L E D W A R D P O W E R 1872 -1951 A C R O B AT S 1933 Linocut 25 Ă— 23 cm A working proof, in a unique colour combination; the final state was printed in spectrum red, yellow ochre and viridian, and published in an edition of 60 L I T E R AT U R E

Stephen Coppel, Linocuts of the Machine Age: Claude Flight and the Grosvenor School, Scolar Press and the National Gallery of Australia, 1995 (cat. no. CEP 35)

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G E O R G E K E N N E T H S O N 1910 -1994 F L O AT I N G F I G U R E Clipsham 50 × 60 × 19 cm

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G E O R G E K E N N E T H S O N 1910 -1994 FEMALE FIGURE White Purbeck 63 × 25 × 22 cm

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I V O N H I T C H E N S 1893 -1979 TREE, SKY AND RAGWORT (GIANT OAK SERIES) 1978 Oil on canvas 41 × 106 cm EXHIBITED

I v o n H i t c h e n s : A R e t r o s p e c t i v e o f Pa i n t i n g s , Wa d d i n g t o n G a l l e r i e s , L o n d o n , 1 9 9 3 (cat. no. 14, illus. cover) L I T E R AT U R E

Pe t e r K h o r o c h e , I v o n H i t c h e n s , A n d r e D e u t s c h , 1 9 9 0 ( i l l u s . p l . 9 8 )

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D E S M O N D M O R R I S b.1928 THE SLEEPWALKER 1976 Oil on canvas 61 × 92 cm EXHIBITED

D e s m o n d M o r r i s : R e c e n t Pa i n t i n g s , L a s s o n G a l l e r y, L o n d o n , 1 9 7 6 ( c a t . n o . 2 5 ) Surrealism Unlimited, Camden Arts Centre, London, 1978 (cat. no. 114) D e s m o n d M o r r i s , G a l e r i e d ’ Ee n d t , A m s t e r d a m , 1 9 7 8 ( c a t . n o . 3 5 ) D e s m o n d M o r r i s , M a y o r G a l l e r y, L o n d o n , 1 9 8 7 ( c a t . n o . 3 8 ) D e s m o n d M o r r i s , S h i p p e e G a l l e r y, N e w Yo r k , 1 9 8 8 ( c a t . n o . 2 7 ) L I T E R AT U R E

P h i l i p O a k e s , T h e S e c r e t S u r r e a l i s t : T h e Pa i n t i n g s o f D e s m o n d M o r r i s , Phaidon, 1987 (illus. p. 87) S i l v a n o L e v y, D e s m o n d M o r r i s : N a ke d S u r r e a l i s m , P a n d o r a , 1 9 9 9 (illus. p. 148-9) S i l v a n o L e v y, D e s m o n d M o r r i s : A n a l y t i c a l C a t a l o g u e R a i s o n n é , Pandora, 2001 (cat. no. 1976/10; illus. p. 306)

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D E S M O N D M O R R I S b.1928 THE DOVE 1948 Oil and plaster on canvas 58 × 66 cm PROVENANCE

T h e a r t i s t t o E LT M e s e n s ; To m M a s c h l e r ; t o t h e a r t i s t EXHIBITED

D e s m o n d M o r r i s , S w i n d o n P u b l i c L i b r a r y, 1 9 4 8 ( c a t . n o . 3 2 ) D e s m o n d M o r r i s , L o n d o n G a l l e r y, 1 9 5 0 ( c a t . n o . 6 ) Salle des Expositions, Belgium, 1951 (cat. no. 26) L I T E R AT U R E

M i c h e l R e m y, T h e S u r r e a l i s t Wo r l d o f D e s m o n d M o r r i s , Jonathan Cape, 1991 (illus. p. 37) S i l v a n o L e v y, D e s m o n d M o r r i s : A n a l y t i c a l C a t a l o g u e R a i s o n n é , Pandora, 2001 (cat. no. 1948/28, illus. p. 116)

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H E N R Y M O O R E OM, CH, FBA 1898 -1986 F A M I LY G R O U P 1945 B r o n ze 14.7 cm height L I T E R AT U R E

H e n r y M o o r e : S c u l p t u r e a n d D r a w i n g s 1 9 2 1 - 1 9 4 8 , Vo l . I , Lund Humphries, 1957 (cat. no. 235) Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, Thames & Hudson, 1970 (cat. no. 343)

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E I L E E N A G A R RA 1899 -1991 MUSICAL GARDEN 1952 Oil on canvas 71 × 91 cm L I T E R AT U R E

M i c h e l R e m y, E i l e e n A g a r : D r e a m i n g O n e s e l f A w a ke , Reaktion Books, 2017 (illus. p. 160)

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C E R I R I C H A R D S CBE 1903-1971 COSTERS DANCING 1952 Mixed media on paper 35 × 50 cm

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T R I S T R A M H I L L I E R RA 1905 -1983 THE CHURCH AND THE BULL RING 1950 Te m p e r a o n b o a r d 20 × 28 cm PROVENANCE

A r t h u r To o t h & S o n s ; A d m i r a l o f t h e F l e e t S i r C h a r l e s L a m b e G C B , C V O

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J O H N A R M S T R O N G ARA 1893 -1973 UNTITLED (STILL LIFE) 1958 Oil on board 32 × 43 cm

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V I C T O R P A S M O R E CH, CBE 1908 -1998 T H E T H A M E S AT H A M M E R S M I T H 1943 Oil on canvas 25 × 36 cm

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A L A N R E Y N O L D S 1926 - 2014 SUNSET, KENT 1957 Wa t e r c o l o u r a n d p e n c i l o n p a p e r 22 × 35 cm

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W I N I F R E D N I C H O L S O N 1893 -1981 VALLEY OF ARGOS early 1960s Oil and gouache on paper on card 54 × 76 cm EXHIBITED

W i n i f r e d N i c h o l s o n : W i l d F l o w e r s i n G r e e c e , T h e R e d f e r n G a l l e r y, London, 1964 (cat. no. 8) W i n i f r e d N i c h o l s o n : Pa i n t i n g s 1 9 0 0 - 1 9 7 8 , S c o t t i s h A r t s C o u n c i l G a l l e r y, Ed i n b u r g h , a n d t o u r e d a c r o s s t h e U K , 1 9 7 9 - 8 0 ( c a t . n o . 5 4 ) W i n i f r e d N i c h o l s o n , Ta t e G a l l e r y, L o n d o n , a n d t o u r e d a c r o s s t h e U K , 1987-88 (cat. no. 41, illus. p. 64)

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A L F R E D W A L L I S 1855 -1942 FISHING SMACK Enamel on card 15 × 22 cm

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A L F R E D W A L L I S 1855 -1942 LANDSCAPE, ROSEWELL HILL Pe n c i l a n d e n a m e l o n c a r d 25 × 31 cm

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P A T R I C K H A Y M A N 1915 -1988 MOTHER AND CHILD WITH A TREE 1953 Oil on canvas board 18 × 25 cm PROVENANCE

Given by the artist to Barbara Hayman, 1960 EXHIBITED

S t I v e s 1 9 3 9 - 6 4 , Ta t e G a l l e r y, L o n d o n , 1 9 8 5 (cat. no. 106, illus. p. 183) Pa t r i c k H a y m a n , H a y w a r d G a l l e r y, L o n d o n , a n d t o u r e d across the UK, 1990 (cat. no. 15) L I T E R AT U R E

M e l G o o d i n g , Pa t r i c k H a y m a n : V i s i o n a r y A r t i s t , B e l g r a v e G a l l e r y, 2 0 0 5 ( i l l u s . p . 3 3 )

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A L E X A N D E R M A C K E N Z I E 1923 -2002 ROCK FORM, NORTH CLIFFS, CORNWALL c. 1950s Oil on canvas on board 12 × 39 cm EXHIBITED

D a i l y E x p r e s s Yo u n g A r t i s t s ’ E x h i b i t i o n , New Burlington Galleries, London, 1955

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M A R G A R E T M E L L I S 1914 -2009 JULIAN’S DAFFODILS 1989 Chalk on envelope 40 × 35 cm

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F R A N C I S D A V I S O N 1919 -1984 D-277 1972 Collage 82 × 70 cm EXHIBITED

Fr a n c i s D a v i s o n : C o l l a g e s , T h e R e d f e r n G a l l e r y, London, 2017 (illus. cat. p. 71)

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P A U L F E I L E R 1918 -2013 C O A S TA L W A L K 1959 Oil on board 41 × 61 cm EXHIBITED

Pa u l Fe i l e r : O n e H u n d r e d Ye a r s , J e r w o o d G a l l e r y, H a s t i n g s , 2 0 1 8 L I T E R AT U R E

M i c h a e l R a e b u r n , Pa u l Fe i l e r , L u n d H u m p h r i e s , 2 0 1 8 ( i l l u s . p l . 5 7 )

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D E N N I S C R E F F I E L D 1931- 2018 PETWORTH HOUSE: SOUTH END FROM EAST 1991-92 Oil on canvas 61 × 76 cm

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A D R I A N H E A T H 1920 -1992 YELLOW OCHRE 1959 Oil on canvas 198 × 183 cm

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W I L L I A M G E A R RA, RBSA 1915 -1997 B L A C K R E C TA N G L E 1957 Oil on canvas 82 × 122 cm EXHIBITED

W i l l i a m G e a r : A C e n t e n a r y E x h i b i t i o n , T h e R e d f e r n G a l l e r y, London, 2015 (illus. cat. p. 55) L I T E R AT U R E

A n d r e w L a m b i r t h , W i l l i a m G e a r , S a n s o m & C o m p a n y, 2015 (illus. p. 227)

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S T E P H E N G I L B E R T 1910 -2007 UNTITLED 1951 Oil on canvas 24 × 33 cm

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B E R N A R D M E A D O W S 1915 -2005 POINTING FIGURE 1967 B r o n ze 30 × 50 × 18 cm

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P E T E R S E D G L E Y b.1930 LIGHT PULSE NO. 3 1968 Mixed media on linen with kinetic lights 180 × 180 cm EXHIBITED

Dynamo - Un siècle de lumière et de mouvement dans l’art 1913-2013, Grand Palais, Paris, 2013 E l e c t r o n i c S u p e r h i g h w a y : Fr o m E x p e r i m e n t s i n A r t a n d Te c h n o l o g y t o A r t A f t e r t h e I n t e r n e t , W h i t e c h a p e l G a l l e r y, L o n d o n , 2 0 1 6 ( i l l u s . c a t . ) A c t i o n < - > R e a c t i o n : 1 0 0 Ye a r s o f K i n e t i c A r t , Ku n s t h a l R o t t e r d a m , 2018-2019 (illus. cat. p. 93)

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J E A N S P E N C E R 1942 -1998 UNTITLED (NO. 6) 1972 Oil on wood 63 × 60 × 3 cm

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B R I D G E T R I L E Y CH, CBE b.1931 NOVEMBER 4 1987 Gouache on paper 61 Ã&#x2014; 64 cm

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J O H N H O Y L A N D RA 1934 -2011 28.3.74 1974 Acrylic on canvas 182 Ã&#x2014; 168 cm

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W I L L I A M G E A R RA, RBSA 1915 -1997 INTERIOR WITH SCULPTURE 1951 Oil on canvas 178 Ã&#x2014; 127 cm EXHIBITED

William Gear, Gimpel Fils, London, 1951 F i v e C o n t e m p o r a r y B r i t i s h Pa i n t e r s : R o b e r t C o l q u h o u n , William Gear, Josef Herman, Ben Nicholson and Matthew Smith, British Council touring exhibition of Canada, 1952-53 L I T E R AT U R E

Andrew Lambirth, William Gear, S a n s o m & C o m p a n y, 2 0 1 5 ( i l l u s . p . 1 6 0 )

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F R A N K A V R A Y W I L S O N 1914-2009 FURNACE ENTRANCE 1952 Oil on paper 38 Ã&#x2014; 56 cm

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B R I D G E T R I L E Y CH, CBE b.1931 NOVEMBER 4 (illustrated on page 65)

Catalogue © The Redfern Gallery, 2019 Photography: Douglas Atfield / Alex Fox Catalogue: Graham Rees Design Printing: The Five Castles Press Published to coincide with the

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M I C H A E L A Y R T O N 1921-1975 SLEEPER ON THE SHORE 1959 Mixed media on paper 34 × 49 cm

MODERN BRITISH ART SPRING EXHIBITION 2 019

Published by The Redfern Gallery, London 2019 ISBN: 978-0-948460-77-7

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P A T R I C K P R O C K T O R RA 1936 - 2003 PURE ROMANCE c. 1969 Wa t e r c o l o u r o n p a p e r 135 × 77 cm EXHIBITED

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S u m m e r E x h i b i t i o n , T h e R e d f e r n G a l l e r y, L o n d o n , 1 9 7 0 (cat. no. 302) P u r e R o m a n c e , T h e R e d f e r n G a l l e r y, L o n d o n , 2 0 1 6 Pa t r i c k P r o c k t o r : Wo r k s o n Pa p e r , T h e R e d f e r n G a l l e r y, L o n d o n , 2017 (illus. cat. p. 25)

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D E R R I C K G R E A V E S b.1927

BY THE SEA (PORTRAIT OF PRUNELLA CLOUGH) 1972 Acrylic on canvas 160 × 118 cm

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