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Charles Avery (born 1973) is a Scottish artist from Oban. He currently lives and works in London. Since 2004 he has devoted his practice to the perpetual description of an imaginary island. Through drawings, sculptures and texts. Avery describes the topology, cosmology and inhabitants of this fictional territory, from the market of the main town Onomatopoeia to the Eternal Forest where an unknown beast called the Noumenon is held to reside. The project can be read as a meditation on some of the central themes of philosophy of art-making, and on the colonization and ownership of the world of ideas.

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      • Charles Avery,  Windy, pregnant with Race, Metranina Haselswon II and Oceania 
        Nov. 27, 2024

        Charles Avery,  Windy, pregnant with Race, Metranina Haselswon II and Oceania 

        Est: £1,000 - £1,500

        Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Windy, pregnant with Race, Metranina Haselswon II and Oceania;  pencil on paper, 41 x 58.6 cm: together with a signed and numbered copy of 'The Life and Lineage of Nancy Haselswon' (2) (ARR) Provenance: Nylon Gallery, London (by repute);  private collection, UK, purchased from the above Illustrated: Charles Avery, 'The Life and Lineage of Nancy Haselswon', Nylon Gallery, London, 1999, illus.23

        Roseberys
      • Charles Avery,  Woman on a red ball 
        Nov. 27, 2024

        Charles Avery,  Woman on a red ball 

        Est: £500 - £800

        Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Woman on a red ball;  felt pen on paper, 58.5 x 41 cm (sheet) (ARR) Provenance: Nylon Gallery, London (by repute)

        Roseberys
      • Charles Avery,  Woman with a red ball
        Nov. 27, 2024

        Charles Avery,  Woman with a red ball

        Est: £500 - £800

        Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Woman with a red ball; felt pen on paper, 58.5 x 41 cm (ARR) Provenance: Nylon Gallery, London (by repute)

        Roseberys
      • Charles Avery,  Bunny - 9 Yrs Old, 1998 
        Nov. 27, 2024

        Charles Avery,  Bunny - 9 Yrs Old, 1998 

        Est: £3,000 - £5,000

        Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Bunny - 9 Yrs Old, 1998;  pencil on paper, signed and dated lower right 'C. Avery 1998', 42 x 59 cm: together with 2 works on paper by the same artist of similar size (3) (ARR) (VAT Charged on the Hammer Price)  Literature:  (ii)(iii) Charles Avery, 'The Life and Lineage of Nancy Haselswon', Nylon, London, 1999, unpag. (illus.) Provenance:  Nylon Gallery, London;  private collection, acquired from the above c.1999 (according to a previous cataloguing of the work);  Phillips, London, 20th Century & Contemporary Art, October 6, 2016, lot 194; private collection, UK 

        Roseberys
      • Charles Avery (b.1973) Untitled
        Nov. 27, 2024

        Charles Avery (b.1973) Untitled

        Est: £100 - £150

        Charles Avery (b.1973) Untitled Lithograph, signed and numbered from the edition of 100 on an adhesive label verso, on wove paper, the full sheet printed to the edges, sheet 510 x 420mm (20 1/8 x 16 1/2in)

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • Charles Avery, Untitled
        Oct. 31, 2024

        Charles Avery, Untitled

        Est: $1,500 - $2,500

        Charles Avery Untitled 1998 graphite and colored pencil on paper 33.125 h x 23.375 w in (84 x 59 cm) Signed and dated to verso 'Charles 1998'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

        Wright
      • Charles Avery, It'll be Alright Mummy
        Oct. 31, 2024

        Charles Avery, It'll be Alright Mummy

        Est: $1,500 - $2,500

        Charles Avery It'll be Alright Mummy 2000 ink, graphite, and crayon on paper 23.375 h x 33 w in (59 x 84 cm) Signed, titled and dated to lower left 'Charles Avery 2000 Title: It'll be Alright Mummy'. Signed, dated and inscribed to verso 'Or, don't worry mummy, everything will be alright! Charles Avery '2000'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

        Wright
      • CHARLES AVERY, UNTITLED (PALACE OF THE GULLS)
        Sep. 26, 2024

        CHARLES AVERY, UNTITLED (PALACE OF THE GULLS)

        Est: €2,000 - €4,000

        CHARLES AVERY (1973) Untitled (Palace of the Gulls) Pencil on paper 50 x 69 cm Signed lower left and titled upper left PROVENANCE: Galleria Sonia Rosso, Turin Private collection, Turin EXHIBITED: November 29th, 2008 - February 15th, 2009, The Islanders; An Introduction. Scottish National of Modern ART, Edinburgh

        Art-Rite
      • Charles Avery,  Woman with dog, 1998; 
        Sep. 11, 2024

        Charles Avery,  Woman with dog, 1998; 

        Est: £800 - £1,200

        Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Woman with dog, 1998;  ink on tissue paper, signed and dated lower right 'C.Avery (1998)', 73.8 x 48.9 cm (ARR) Provenance: Nylon Gallery, London (by repute)

        Roseberys
      • Charles Avery,  Woman with a red ball;
        Sep. 11, 2024

        Charles Avery,  Woman with a red ball;

        Est: £800 - £1,200

        Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Woman with a red ball; felt pen on paper, 58.5 x 41 cm (ARR) Provenance: Nylon Gallery, London (by repute)

        Roseberys
      • Charles Avery,  Woman on a red ball; 
        Sep. 11, 2024

        Charles Avery,  Woman on a red ball; 

        Est: £800 - £1,200

        Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Woman on a red ball;  felt pen on paper, 58.5 x 41 cm (sheet) (ARR) Provenance: Nylon Gallery, London (by repute)

        Roseberys
      • CHARLES AVERY, UNTITLED (PALACE OF THE GULLS)
        Feb. 29, 2024

        CHARLES AVERY, UNTITLED (PALACE OF THE GULLS)

        Est: €2,000 - €4,000

        CHARLES AVERY (1973) Untitled (Palace of the Gulls) Pencil on paper 50 x 69 cm Signed lower left and titled upper left PROVENANCE: Galleria Sonia Rosso, Turin Private collection, Turin EXHIBITED: November 29th, 2008 - February 15th, 2009, The Islanders; An Introduction. Scottish National of Modern ART, Edinburgh

        Art-Rite
      • § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH 1973-) UNTITLED (MAN FEEDING AN UNRIDEABLE) - 2006
        Jan. 10, 2024

        § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH 1973-) UNTITLED (MAN FEEDING AN UNRIDEABLE) - 2006

        Est: £500 - £700

        Charles Avery UNTITLED (MAN FEEDING AN UNRIDEABLE) - 2006 Signed and dated 2006 lower right, pencil 65cm x 64cm (25.5in x 25.25in), unframed

        Lyon & Turnbull
      • Charles Avery Aiken
        Aug. 10, 2023

        Charles Avery Aiken

        Est: $200 - $400

        Charles Avery Aiken American, 1872-1965 Study in Brown and Untitled (Floral Still Life in Blue and Pink), 1943: two works The first signed C. A. Aiken A.W.S. (ll); the second signed C. A. Aiken (ll), dated 1943 and indistinctly inscribed on the reverse Watercolor on paper Larger 26 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches (67.9 x 52.7 cm) Unframed Provenance: Galerie Internationale, New York Thence by descent to the current owner Exhibited: New York, The Brooklyn Museum, 22nd Biennial International Watercolor Exhibition, 1963 (label affixed to Study in Brown) Each with wear to edges, some light toning and buckling to paper. Otherwise in overall good condition.

        DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
      • NAVAHO WEAVING
        Jul. 28, 2023

        NAVAHO WEAVING

        Est: $25 - $50

        Charles Avery Amsden, 1974 Allard Auction Collection Inv: NO TAG

        Davis Brothers Auction
      • § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH 1973-) UNTITLED (TWO FIGURES)
        Jan. 11, 2023

        § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH 1973-) UNTITLED (TWO FIGURES)

        Est: £1,000 - £1,500

        § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH 1973-) UNTITLED (TWO FIGURES) Pencil, ink and coloured pencil (83cm x 58.5cm (32.75in x 23in)) Note: Charles Avery is one of Scotland’s most highly regarded contemporary artists. He has shown at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art on a number of occasions; he was commissioned to make a public work to be sited in Waverley Station for the Edinburgh Art Festival in 2015; and he represented Scotland at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007. His work can also be found in numerous public collections including Tate London, Kunstmuseum, The Hague and the David Roberts Art Foundation, London. These two drawings relate to Avery’s long-term project The Islanders, a painstakingly detailed alternative world that the artist has created. Through drawings, texts and objects Avery describes the inhabitants, architecture, philosophies, customs and idiosyncrasies of this imagined world, part Scottish Hebrides, part East London. The Island sits at the centre of an archipelago, its capital the port city of Onomatopoeia, described by Richard Ingleby as ‘originally a stepping off point for pioneers and travellers, turned bustling boomtown, turned citadel, turned depression ravaged slum, turned regenerated city of culture’. In these two drawings, we see the denizens of the Island at rest, a riff on the traditional art historical motif of ‘bathers’, albeit transferred to hotel pools and public baths. Their swimwear, has a time- and space-shifting quality, taking us back to the 70s and possibly to the Eastern Bloc, yet at the same time, the poses and expressions feel very contemporary, with their combination of awkwardness and poise. Elements of the Islanders project have recently been exhibited at the 16th Istanbul Biennial (2019),the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kerela (2017) and at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, as part of the NOW series of exhibitions (2019).

        Lyon & Turnbull
      • § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH 1973-) UNTITLED (FAMILY GROUP) - 2001
        Jan. 11, 2023

        § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH 1973-) UNTITLED (FAMILY GROUP) - 2001

        Est: £1,500 - £2,000

        § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH 1973-) UNTITLED (FAMILY GROUP) - 2001 Signed and dated lower right, pencil, ink and coloured pencil (73cm x 88cm (28.75in x 34.5in)) Note: Charles Avery is one of Scotland’s most highly regarded contemporary artists. He has shown at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art on a number of occasions; he was commissioned to make a public work to be sited in Waverley Station for the Edinburgh Art Festival in 2015; and he represented Scotland at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007. His work can also be found in numerous public collections including Tate London, Kunstmuseum, The Hague and the David Roberts Art Foundation, London. These two drawings relate to Avery’s long-term project The Islanders, a painstakingly detailed alternative world that the artist has created. Through drawings, texts and objects Avery describes the inhabitants, architecture, philosophies, customs and idiosyncrasies of this imagined world, part Scottish Hebrides, part East London. The Island sits at the centre of an archipelago, its capital the port city of Onomatopoeia, described by Richard Ingleby as ‘originally a stepping off point for pioneers and travellers, turned bustling boomtown, turned citadel, turned depression ravaged slum, turned regenerated city of culture’. In these two drawings, we see the denizens of the Island at rest, a riff on the traditional art historical motif of ‘bathers’, albeit transferred to hotel pools and public baths. Their swimwear, has a time- and space-shifting quality, taking us back to the 70s and possibly to the Eastern Bloc, yet at the same time, the poses and expressions feel very contemporary, with their combination of awkwardness and poise. Elements of the Islanders project have recently been exhibited at the 16th Istanbul Biennial (2019),the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kerela (2017) and at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, as part of the NOW series of exhibitions (2019).

        Lyon & Turnbull
      • § Charles Avery (Scottish, born 1973), Status Quo, 2010,
        May. 26, 2022

        § Charles Avery (Scottish, born 1973), Status Quo, 2010,

        Est: £800 - £1,200

        § Charles Avery (Scottish, born 1973), Status Quo, 2010, a bronze and mixed media bust of a man wearing a paper hat 157 x 54 x 54cm high including plinth, excluding plinth 69 x 46 x 34cm Provenance: Doggerfisher, Edinburgh, where purchased by the present owner in 2011 Property of a London collector

        Cheffins
      • Charles Avery, Scottish b.1973- Aleph Nul, 2006; jesmonite and oil paint, length 82cm (ARR) P
        Dec. 01, 2021

        Charles Avery, Scottish b.1973- Aleph Nul, 2006; jesmonite and oil paint, length 82cm (ARR) P

        Est: £3,000 - £5,000

        Charles Avery, Scottish b.1973- Aleph Nul, 2006; jesmonite and oil paint, length 82cm (ARR) Provenance: Doggerfisher, Edinburgh, where purchased by the present owner in 2007 Exhibition: Cubitt, London, 2006. Please refer to department for condition report

        Roseberys
      • Charles Avery, Scottish b.1973- Status Quo, 2010; mixed media sculpture, bronze, gouache and p
        Dec. 01, 2021

        Charles Avery, Scottish b.1973- Status Quo, 2010; mixed media sculpture, bronze, gouache and p

        Est: £5,000 - £8,000

        Charles Avery, Scottish b.1973- Status Quo, 2010; mixed media sculpture, bronze, gouache and paper wood, 30x66x28cm (2)(ARR) Provenance: Doggerfisher, Edinburgh, where purchased by the present owner in 2011 Note: Charles Avery is a contemporary Scottish artist whose work is not confined to a single medium, but instead consists of a range of media, including drawing, sculpture, and painting. Much of Avery’s work is centred around the construction of an imaginary island which he has continued to ‘document’ throughout his career, suggesting the nature of artwork as permanently evolving, and the act of engaging with the artwork as an active experience both for the viewer and the artist. Solo exhibitions of Avery’s work have been held at the Vistamarestudio in Milan, GRIMM Galleries in New York and Amsterdam, the Ingleby Gallery in Edinburgh, and the GEM Museum for Contemporary Art in The Hague. He has also participated in group exhibitions at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, the Royal Academy of Arts in London, and as part of the Venice and Istanbul Biennales. His work is currently in the collections of the Tate and the Arts Council England in London, the Edinburgh City Art Centre, and the Kunstmuseum in The Hague, amongst others. Please refer to department for condition report Note this work is accompanied with a podium.

        Roseberys
      • Charles Avery (N. 1973) Senza titolo (Dare da mangiare ai gabbiani) matita
        Nov. 18, 2021

        Charles Avery (N. 1973) Senza titolo (Dare da mangiare ai gabbiani) matita

        Est: €1,000 - €2,000

        Charles Avery (N. 1973) Senza titolo (Dare da mangiare ai gabbiani) matita e gouache su carta 66 x 90 cm.

        Christie's
      • Charles Avery (N. 1973) - Senza titolo (La camera dell'eternità)
        May. 06, 2021

        Charles Avery (N. 1973) - Senza titolo (La camera dell'eternità)

        Est: €1,200 - €1,800

        Charles Avery (N. 1973) Senza titolo (La camera dell'eternità) matita e gouache su cartoncino 73.2 × 101.4 cm.

        Christie's
      • § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH B. 1973)
        Mar. 22, 2021

        § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH B. 1973)

        Est: £300 - £500

        CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH B. 1973) Untitled (Laissez faire) 2009 inscribed Old 'Empirilist' being teased by girls, something to the effect of 'Hey Mister, wanna experience something new?' color offset-lithograph on paper (lower left); inscribed AP 8/10 (on backing board on the reverse) sheet: 71.5 x 58 cm framed: 78.5 x 64 cm ARR

        Chiswick Auctions
      • Charles Avery (1973), Skull of Minuso, 2007
        Dec. 18, 2020

        Charles Avery (1973), Skull of Minuso, 2007

        Est: €2,000 - €2,500

        teschio di gabbiano, cm 4,5x9x5 in scatola di plexiglas, Provenienza: Collezione privata, Milano

        Cambi Casa d'Aste
      • Charles Avery (b. 1973) Untitled
        Dec. 07, 2020

        Charles Avery (b. 1973) Untitled

        Est: £200 - £300

        Charles Avery (b. 1973) Untitled Lithograph, signed and numbered from the edition of 100 on an adhesive label verso, on wove paper, the full sheet printed to the edges, sheet 510 x 420mm (20 1/8 x 16 1/2in) (framed) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • Charles Avery - Untitled (Lady and Lamas)
        Oct. 04, 2020

        Charles Avery - Untitled (Lady and Lamas)

        Est: €800 - €900

        Bleistift und Tusche auf Papier. 2004. Ca. 59,5 x 84 cm. Verso signiert und datiert. Zur Katalogisierung nicht ausgerahmt. Insgesamt in guter Erhaltung.

        Karl & Faber - Timed
      • Charles Avery - Untitled (Lady and Lamas)
        Jun. 21, 2020

        Charles Avery - Untitled (Lady and Lamas)

        Est: €1,000 - €1,100

        Bleistift und Tusche auf Papier. 2004. Ca. 59,5 x 84 cm. Verso signiert und datiert. Zur Katalogisierung nicht ausgerahmt. Insgesamt in guter Erhaltung. Taxation: differenzbesteuert (VAT: Margin Scheme)

        Karl & Faber - Timed
      • AVERY CHARLES
        May. 25, 2020

        AVERY CHARLES

        Est: €3,000 - €4,000

        AVERY CHARLES (1973-) Mercanti di animali 2004 matita su carta cm 59 5x84 firmato e datato sul retro sul retro: etichetta della Galleria Sales Roma Mercanti di animali 2004 pencil on paper 23 42x33 07 in signed and dated on the reverse on the reverse: label of Galleria Sales Rome

        Aste Boetto SRL
      • CHARLES AVERY AMSDEN. 'NAVAHO WEAVING'
        Dec. 11, 2019

        CHARLES AVERY AMSDEN. 'NAVAHO WEAVING'

        Est: $200 - $300

        CHARLES AVERY AMSDEN. 'NAVAHO WEAVING' The University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 1949 (First Edition), textured hardcover, 263 pages, detached eight-fold color silkscreen image of blanket within

        Potomack Company
      • CHARLES AVERY | Untitled (Self Portrait)
        Nov. 21, 2018

        CHARLES AVERY | Untitled (Self Portrait)

        Est: £2,000 - £3,000

        signed and dated '3-98' coloured pencil and graphite on paper

        Sotheby's
      • Charles Avery
        Oct. 09, 2018

        Charles Avery

        Est: £400 - £600

        Charles Avery, Scottish b.1973- Eternal Return, 2012; lithograph in colours, on Somerset velvet wove, signed and numbered 13/35 in pencil on the reverse, 84x57cm: together with a bottle of single malt whisky distilled at Bunnahabhain distillery, 1979, second maturation in a sherry infused octave and bottled aged 33 years at 52.2% on behalf of Mclean’s Artist Malts by Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky Ltd, signed by the artist and numbered 13/35 on the label, in a presentation tube, 26cm tall (unframed/boxed) (2) (ARR)

        Roseberys
      • CHARLES AVERY | Untitled (Self Portrait)
        Jul. 31, 2018

        CHARLES AVERY | Untitled (Self Portrait)

        Est: £4,000 - £6,000

        signed and dated '3-98' coloured pencil and graphite on paper

        Sotheby's
      • CHARLES AVERY - Three works: Untitled
        Oct. 06, 2016

        CHARLES AVERY - Three works: Untitled

        Est: £8,000 - £12,000

        CHARLES AVERY - Three works: Untitled

        Phillips
      • Charles Avery (B. 1973) Untitled coloured pencil, ball point pe
        Sep. 29, 2016

        Charles Avery (B. 1973) Untitled coloured pencil, ball point pe

        Est: £7,000 - £10,000

        Charles Avery (B. 1973) Untitled coloured pencil, ball point pen and graphite on paper 23 ¼ x 23 1/8in. (59 x 58.6cm.)

        Christie's
      • Charles Avery (born 1973); limited edition print,
        Feb. 10, 2011

        Charles Avery (born 1973); limited edition print,

        Est: £200 - £300

        Charles Avery (born 1973); limited edition print, two drunken figures playing chess, signed and no.25/100 verso, 51 x 42.5cm, unframed. Charles Avery is described by the National Galleries of Scotland as one of the most interesting contemporary artists with a considerable international reputation. He has had several successful exhibitions including one at The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 2008 and at other leading public galleries including Tate Britain and The Haywood Gallery, London.

        Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers
      • CHARLES AVERY
        Sep. 26, 2009

        CHARLES AVERY

        Est: £2,000 - £3,000

        Two works: (i) What Them Dogs Don't Know They Know; (ii) Constructing the Super-Triangle

        Phillips
      • § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH, B. 1973) NINE FIGURES 67cm x 100cm (26.25in x 39.25in)
        Sep. 27, 2008

        § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH, B. 1973) NINE FIGURES 67cm x 100cm (26.25in x 39.25in)

        Est: £800 - £1,200

        § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH, B. 1973) NINE FIGURES Signed and dated 2001, pencil 67cm x 100cm (26.25in x 39.25in)

        Lyon & Turnbull
      • Charles Avery , n. 1973 A darkness that conceals only itself acrilico, specchio e cornice dipinta
        Apr. 08, 2008

        Charles Avery , n. 1973 A darkness that conceals only itself acrilico, specchio e cornice dipinta

        Est: €4,000 - €6,000

        firmato e datato Roma 2005 sul retro acrilico, specchio e cornice dipinta

        Sotheby's
      • Charles Avery , n. 1973 Senza titolo tempera, china e matita su cartone
        Apr. 08, 2008

        Charles Avery , n. 1973 Senza titolo tempera, china e matita su cartone

        Est: €4,000 - €6,000

        firmato e datato 2004 sul retro tempera, china e matita su cartone

        Sotheby's
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