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Painter, b. 1909 - d. 1981

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      • Ivor William Gilmour Beddoes (1909-1981)
        Sep. 22, 2024

        Ivor William Gilmour Beddoes (1909-1981)

        Est: $80 - $160

        Ivor William Gilmour Beddoes (1909-1981) Sketch of Military Site , pencil on paper , unsigned , 103cm x 30cm title inscribed verso Rough Sketch for Rebe'at (indistinct) Sketch of Military Site

        Barsby Auctions
      • Beddoes (Ivor, 1909-1981). A group of 7 watercolour and pencil drawings
        Jul. 20, 2023

        Beddoes (Ivor, 1909-1981). A group of 7 watercolour and pencil drawings

        Est: £2,000 - £3,000

        Beddoes (Ivor, 1909-1981). A group of 7 watercolour and pencil drawings * Beddoes (Ivor, 1909-1981). A group of 7 watercolour and pencil drawings on paper of scenes from Egypt and Prestatyn, some taken from life, 1941, comprising: Some of the home made boats on the lagoon Mersa Matruh; Melting snow on the hills above Prestatyn, near Wales, 23/2/41; Sunken Ships, Mersa Matruh; Come to the Look-house Door, Western Desert, evening, 8.9.41; Signal Office & Distant Aeroplane Trap, El Dab'a - Western Desert, 1.9.41, (with vertical crease line down centre); Prestatyn View of Camp from Chalet (T.120) Window, 9.3.41; and Ad Dab'a W. Desert, various sizes from 25.5 x 35 cm (10 x 13 3/4 ins) to 48.5 x 70 cm (19 1/8 x 27 1/2 ins), a couple with minor spotting, all signed to lower, all with titles to verso, all mounted QTY: (7) NOTE: Ivor William Gilmour Beddoes (1909-1981) was a British painter, sketch and storyboard artist, costume and set designer, dancer, composer and poet. He is best known for his film work, spanning more than thirty years, from Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes to Star Wars and Superman. Prior to his being called up at the end of 1940, and then serving with the Royal Signal Corps, Beddoes had been working at the Windmill Theatre in London's West End. In an autobiographical written shortly before his death, Beddoes wrote: 'one night in 1940 I walked off the stage to become a stretcher-bearer in the blitz on London. Then I went into the army. I never went back into the profession.' In a letter to the Artist's Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Information, (dated 10 October 1940), Beddoes explains how he came to make some sketches of the Blitz: '… [I] submit to you the accompanying sketches in the hope that they might be of use as documentary evidence or, in any other way that you might think useful. I am a scenic designer, and happened to be watching the raid last Saturday afternoon from the roof of a building in Piccadilly Circus. I was able to make a quick sketch of the effects of fires caused by the bombs dropped on South London, and again, later in the evening I made two sketches with colour notes of the fire, and added the colour afterwards. Should the sketches be of any use to you, I should be pleased if you would accept them and perhaps any future sketches I may make when I join the army in the very near future.'

        Dominic Winter Auctions
      • * Beddoes (Ivor, 1909-1981). A group of watercolour & pencil drawings of scenes from the Lond
        Nov. 07, 2019

        * Beddoes (Ivor, 1909-1981). A group of watercolour & pencil drawings of scenes from the Lond

        Est: £3,000 - £5,000

        ARR * Beddoes (Ivor, 1909-1981). A rare group of 21 watercolour and pencil drawings on paper of scenes mostly from the London Blitz, many taken from life, 1940-41, including 14 drawings in watercolour and pencil on paper of the blitz from a series marked 'ARP', all 38 x 56 cm, together with a related charcoal drawing of the same size and 3 smaller watercolours of blitz scenes, plus 3 further watercolours from a series made by Beddoes in North Wales in February 1941, the majority of drawings in mounts with window apertures, and with pencil titles, notes and dates to margins, mounts and sheet versos, some signed or initialled by Beddoes in pencil (Qty: 21)

        Dominic Winter Auctions
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