James Durden Sold at Auction Prices

§ James Durden (British 1878-1964)

§ James Durden (British 1878-1964) Harlequinade: Harlequine and Clown watching Columbine signed ‘Durden’ (upper right); remains of paper label inscribed ‘DURDEN / Manor Hous[e] / [P]LAYGATE / Surrey / [wa]tercolour / [C]OLUMBINE attached to the reverse watercolour and gouache on paper 32 x 25cm Footnote: Provenance Sale; Sotheby’s, Olympia, 3 October 2001, lot 79

James Durden (1878-1964), Art Deco, Oil on canvas, Portrait of woman with book sitting by a window a

James Durden (1878-1964), Art Deco, Oil on canvas, Portrait of woman with book sitting by a window accompanied by her Akita dog in an Art Deco interior, Signed lower left. 30 x 25''

James Durden (1878-1964), Art Deco, Oil on canvas, Portrait of woman with b

James Durden (1878-1964), Art Deco, Oil on canvas, Portrait of woman with book sitting by a window accompanied by her Akita dog in an Art Deco interior, Signed lower left. 30 x 25''

James Durden (1878-1964) British School Oil on

James Durden (1878-1964) British School Oil on canvas 'Dobell' Portrait of a lady, bust length, wearing a silver frock Signed with initials J D lower left and inscribed and titled verso Bears James Bourlet label and remains of a gallery label verso 22" x 18"

James Durden (1878-1964) British School Oil on

James Durden (1878-1964) British School Oil on canvas 'Dobell' Portrait of a lady, bust length, wearing a silver frock Signed with initials J D lower left and inscribed and titled verso Bears James Bourlet label and remains of a gallery label verso 22" x 18"

James Durden (British, 1878-1964) Landscape with Vesuvius beyond

Landscape with Vesuvius beyond signed 'DURDEN' (lower right), oil on canvas 50.5 x 61cm (19 7/8 x 24in).

James Durden (British, 1878-1964) Skiddaw

Skiddaw signed 'DURDEN' (lower right), oil on canvas board 33 x 40.5cm (13 x 15 15/16in).

James Durden (British, 1878-1964) The bathers

The bathers signed 'DURDEN' (lower right), watercolour 48 x 34cm (18 7/8 x 13 3/8in).

James Durden (British, 1878-1964) Elegant lady with fan

Elegant lady with fan signed 'DURDEN' (lower left), watercolour 41 x 31cm (16 1/8 x 12 3/16in).

James Durden (British, 1878-1964) Moresby

Moresby signed 'DURDEN' (lower left), watercolour 29 x 26.5cm (11 7/16 x 10 7/16in).

James Durden (British, 1878-1964) Derwent Vale

Derwent Vale signed 'DURDEN' (lower left), oil on canvas 51 x 61cm (20 1/16 x 24in).

James Durden (British, 1878-1964) 'Skiddaw - Sunshine and Shadow'

'Skiddaw - Sunshine and Shadow' signed 'DURDEN' (lower right); inscribed and titled (on board verso), oil on canvas board 30 x 40cm (11 13/16 x 15 3/4in).

James Durden (1878-1964)

James Durden (1878-1964) Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as the artist's wife, standing before a wool tapestry signed 'DURDEN' (lower right) oil on canvas 30 x 25 in. (76 x 63.5 cm.)

James Durden (1878-1964)

James Durden (1878-1964) Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as the artist's wife standing before a wool tapestry signed 'DURDEN' (lower right) oil on canvas 30 x 25 in. (76 x 63.5 cm.)

Circle of James Durden ROI 1878-1964- Partially

Circle of James Durden ROI 1878-1964- Partially draped female nude, wearing a headdress and possibly standing on stage; oil on canvas, inscribed verso, 70x50cm

James Durden (1878 - 1964) British School Oil on

James Durden (1878 - 1964) British School Oil on canvas Portrait of a lady, bust length, wearing a silver frock Signed with initials J D lower left and inscribed verso 22" x 18"

James Durden (1878 - 1964) British School Oil on

James Durden (1878 - 1964) British School Oil on canvas Portrait of a lady, bust length, wearing a silver frock Signed with initials J D lower left and inscribed verso 22" x 18"

Grasmere Annual Sports, Westmorland

James Durden (1878-1964) Grasmere Annual Sports, Westmorland signed 'Durden' (lower left) oil on canvas 33½ x 47½ in. (85.1 x 120.7 cm.)

James Durden (British, 1878-1964)

Vesuvias Erupting signed 'DURDEN' (lower right), oil on canvas 50.5 x 61cm (19 7/8 x 24in).

James Durden (British, 1878-1964), Afterglow, Lake District, signed lower left 'Durden', watercolour, 28 x 39cm

James Durden (British, 1878-1964), Afterglow, Lake District, signed lower left 'Durden', watercolour, 28 x 39cm

James Durden (1878-1964)

The Dandelion Clock oil on canvas 29 x 22 1/2 in. (73.7 x 57.2 cm.)

JAMES DURDEN, 1878-1964

signed oil on canvas

JAMES DURDEN 1878-1964

SIGNED AND DATED (MAKER'S MARKS) signed

James Durden (1878-1964)

On the balcony signed 'DURDEN' (lower left) oil on canvas 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm.) NOTES Durden was born in Manchester where he studied at the School of Art before moving on to the Royal College of Art, London. He gained a silver medal at the Paris Salon in 1927, and exhibited throughout South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, and several overseas galleries hold his work (see D. Buckman, The Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945, Bristol, 1998, p. 379).

James Durden (British, 1878-1964), Edge of the lake, oil on canvas board, signed, 39.4 x 29 cm