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Painter, b. 1937 - d. 2011

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  • § Christopher Sturgess-Lief (1937-2011)
    May. 23, 2024

    § Christopher Sturgess-Lief (1937-2011)

    Est: £200 - £400

    § Christopher Sturgess-Lief (1937-2011) Vision of Aknation signed 'Sturgess Lief' (lower right) oil, plaster, shell and ink on board 78 x 80cm Provenance: With Gallery One, London, where acquired in 1961

    Cheffins
  • Chris Sturgess-Lief,  British 1937-2011 -  Shuderscape with Arena, c.1960-62;  pastel on paper, si
    Mar. 14, 2023

    Chris Sturgess-Lief,  British 1937-2011 -  Shuderscape with Arena, c.1960-62;  pastel on paper, si

    Est: £300 - £500

    Chris Sturgess-Lief,  British 1937-2011 -  Shuderscape with Arena, c.1960-62;  pastel on paper, signed lower left 'Sturgess-Lief', 26.1 x 38.8 cm: together with another signed work by the same artist with the same medium, 'Agamemnon Last Bath', 33.1 x 26.3 cm (2) (unframed) (ARR)  Provenance:  with Gallery One, London;  Monica Kinley (the widow of Victor Musgrave, the director of Gallery One, and champion of Outsider Art);  private collection, purchased from the above  Note:  the fantastical imagery and use of historical symbols in the artist's work are highly reminiscent of his contemporaries Alan Davie and Martin Bradley. He exhibited in important galleries in the 1960s such as Victor Musgrave's Gallery One and the New Visions Gallery ran by Denis Bowen. 

    Roseberys
  • Chris Sturgess-Lief,  British 1937-2011 -  Moon Sunday Night Figure, c.1960-62;  pastel on paper,
    Mar. 14, 2023

    Chris Sturgess-Lief,  British 1937-2011 -  Moon Sunday Night Figure, c.1960-62;  pastel on paper,

    Est: £300 - £500

    Chris Sturgess-Lief,  British 1937-2011 -  Moon Sunday Night Figure, c.1960-62;  pastel on paper, signed lower right 'Sturgess-Lief', 37.5 x 27.6 cm: together with another signed work by the same artist with the same medium, 'The Hammer of Islam', 26.1 x 25.3 cm (2) (unframed) (ARR)  Provenance: with Gallery One, London;  Monica Kinley (the widow of Victor Musgrove, the director of Gallery One, and champion of Outsider Art);  private collection, purchased from the above  Note:  the fantastical imagery and use of historical symbols in the artist's work are highly reminiscent of his contemporaries Alan Davie and Martin Bradley. He exhibited in important galleries in the 1960s such as Victor Musgrave's Gallery One and the New Visions Gallery ran by Denis Bowen. 

    Roseberys
  • Christopher Sturgess-Lief, British 1937-2011 - Abstract relief in yellow and black;
    Nov. 04, 2020

    Christopher Sturgess-Lief, British 1937-2011 - Abstract relief in yellow and black;

    Est: £100 - £200

    Christopher Sturgess-Lief, British 1937-2011- Abstract relief in yellow and black; mixed media metal relief on board, signed, total measurement 69 x 55cm (ARR) Please refer to department for condition report

    Roseberys
  • Christopher Sturgess-Lief, British 1937-2011 - Abstract composition in green, red and yellow;
    Nov. 04, 2020

    Christopher Sturgess-Lief, British 1937-2011 - Abstract composition in green, red and yellow;

    Est: £700 - £1,000

    Christopher Sturgess-Lief, British 1937-2011- Abstract composition in green, red and yellow; pastel on black paper, signed, 26x19.5cm: together with two other pastel on paper works, both signed, 32x25.5cm and 24x14.5cm, and an acrylic on board, 13.5x19cm, by the same artist, (4) (ARR) Please refer to department for condition report

    Roseberys
  • Christopher Sturgess-Lief, British 1937-2011-Untitled Surrealist Compositio
    Sep. 26, 2018

    Christopher Sturgess-Lief, British 1937-2011-Untitled Surrealist Compositio

    Est: £400 - £600

    Christopher Sturgess-Lief, British 1937-2011-Untitled Surrealist Composition; oil on canvas, signed, 101.5x75.5cm (ARR)

    Roseberys
  • *Christopher Sturgess-Lief (1937-2011)'HEAD OF A WARRIOR'Inscribed with title and dated 1959 on gallery label verso
    Apr. 12, 2016

    *Christopher Sturgess-Lief (1937-2011)'HEAD OF A WARRIOR'Inscribed with title and dated 1959 on gallery label verso

    Est: £100 - £200

    *Christopher Sturgess-Lief (1937-2011)'HEAD OF A WARRIOR'Inscribed with title and dated 1959 on gallery label verso, collage51 x 41cmProvenance:With Gallery One, Belgrave Gallery and Julian Hartnoll, London.*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.

    Sworders
  • *Christopher Sturgess-Lief (1937-2011)'VISION OF AKNATON'Signed l.r.
    Apr. 12, 2016

    *Christopher Sturgess-Lief (1937-2011)'VISION OF AKNATON'Signed l.r.

    Est: £100 - £200

    *Christopher Sturgess-Lief (1937-2011)'VISION OF AKNATON'Signed l.r., dated 1961 and titled on Gallery One label verso, oil and mixed media on board80 x 81cmRaised in Dorset, Christopher Sturgess-Lief started showing his work on the Hyde Park railings in London in the early 1960s. There he was spotted by Victor Musgrave of Gallery One, who gave him a solo show in 1962. Sturgess-Lief went on to exhibit at Rye Art Gallery in 1969 and in mixed shows at New Vision Centre, Leicester Galleries, Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol in 1963 and also in Japan and the United States. His Red Painting was included in the Belgrave Gallery's 1992 show 'British Abstract Art of the 1950s and 60s', and Julian Hartnoll in St James's put on a solo exhibition of his work in 1997. *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.

    Sworders
  • Christopher Sturgess-Leif, British 1937-2011- 'Hea
    Mar. 24, 2015

    Christopher Sturgess-Leif, British 1937-2011- 'Hea

    Est: £200 - £300

    Christopher Sturgess-Leif, British 1937-2011- 'Head of a Warrior'; collage, mixed media on canvas, 51x41cm (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Provenance: Julian Hartnoll & Gallery One, according to label attached verso.

    Roseberys
  • Christopher Sturgess-Lief (b.1938) Abstract
    Sep. 12, 2012

    Christopher Sturgess-Lief (b.1938) Abstract

    Est: £400 - £600

    Christopher Sturgess-Lief (b.1938) Abstract Landscape, mixed media on board, c.1961, 44 x 74cm (17 1/4 x 29 1/4 in). Provenance: with Gallery One, London. IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

    Dreweatts 1759
  • CHRISTOPHER STURGESS-LIEF (BRITISH, B. 1937)
    May. 31, 2009

    CHRISTOPHER STURGESS-LIEF (BRITISH, B. 1937)

    Est: £500 - £800

    CHRISTOPHER STURGESS-LIEF (BRITISH, B. 1937) Abstract Cityscape signed 'Sturgess-Lief' (lower right) acrylic on board 29½ x 45 in. (75 x 114.3 cm.)

    Christie's
  • Christopher Sturgess-Lief (b. 1937)
    Nov. 24, 2005

    Christopher Sturgess-Lief (b. 1937)

    Est: £200 - £300

    Abstract composition signed 'STURGESS-LIEF' (upper left) oil and collage on board 28 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (72.4 x 62.3 cm.)

    Christie's
  • Christopher Sturgess-Lief (B.1937)
    Nov. 24, 2005

    Christopher Sturgess-Lief (B.1937)

    Est: £200 - £300

    Composition 1; and Composition 2 signed 'STURGESS-LIEF.' (upper left) watercolour, bodycolour and collage on board 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (20.9 x 14.6 cm.) (2)

    Christie's
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