Edward Wadsworth Sold at Auction Prices

EDWARD WADSWORTH, A.R.A. (1889-1949) - Les Plats du Jour

EDWARD WADSWORTH, A.R.A. (1889-1949) Les Plats du Jour signed and dated 'WADSWORTH 1938' (lower left) tempera on gesso and canvas prepared panel 20 7/8 x 15 in. (53 x 38 cm.) Painted circa February 1938. PROVENANCE: with City Art Gallery, Wakefeld. Anonymous sale, Bonhams, London, 3 December 2002, lot 71. with Rowley Gallery, London. with Osborne Samuel, London, where purchased by Jeremy Lancaster in 2007. EXHIBITED: London, Arthur Tooth & Sons, An Exhibition of Tempera Paintings by Edward Wadsworth, April - May 1938, no. 14. London, Rowley Gallery, no. 33, catalogue not traced. LITERATURE: B. Wadsworth, Edward Wadsworth: A Painter's Life, Salisbury, 1989, no. W/A 197. J. Black, Edward Wadsworth, Form, Feeling and Calculation, The Complete Paintings and Drawings, London, 2005, p. 196, no. 366, illustrated. The sea was a point of consistency in Wadsworth’s oeuvre, with marine objects becoming important motifs throughout his career. This interest began in 1918, when he worked on ‘dazzle-camoufage’ for ships in Bristol and Liverpool, later manifesting itself in his art in the 1920s when he began working on a series of tempera harbour scenes and still-life paintings, and in 1936 Wadsworth was commissioned to paint two works for the frst and cabin class Smoke Rooms for the new liner, Queen Mary. In the 1930s, Wadsworth painted a series of still-lifes taking real life nautical instruments and marine subjects and combining them in unexpected ways to create unusual compositionally confgured works. Wadsworth had a collection of maritime equipment and other ephemera, which he would arrange in his studio to paint from, later inserting imaginary seascapes into the backgrounds, as seen in the present work. Les Plats du Jour and other works of this period in particular show Wadsworth’s knowledge and enthusiasm for European art trends, most notably Surrealism. He had close associations with Pierre Roy, Jean Metzinger and in particular Giorgio de Chirico, whom he greatly admired, and corresponded with in 1928 on the subject of tempera painting. He would also no doubt have seen his one-man exhibition in October - November 1928 at Arthur Tooth & Sons, who by this time was representing Wadsworth. Like his Surrealist compatriots, Wadsworth laid particular emphasis on the isolation and aggrandisement of the object, paying great attention to the contrasting relative weights, textures and forms of his motifs. He also enjoyed playing with perspective and the sense of spatial distance, often depicting still-life objects at close range granting them with a Surrealist quality, making them seem larger than they really are.

EDWARD ALEXANDER WADSWORTH (1888-1949) ENGLISCHE GRAPHIK 50 ½ x 35 ½ . (128 x 90 cm.)

EDWARD ALEXANDER WADSWORTH (1888-1949) ENGLISCHE GRAPHIK Lithograph, 1923, condition A-; not backed 50 ½ x 35 ½ . (128 x 90 cm.)

AR Edward Wadsworth (British, 1889-1949) Yorkshire Village

Edward Wadsworth (British, 1889-1949) Yorkshire Village (Colnaghi 103b; Greenwood W6) The rare woodcut printed in steel blue and black, 1914, on Japan paper, signed and dated in pencil, pale mount-staining in the margins, otherwise in good condition Block 197 x 120mm; Sheet 266 x 182mm. The image of houses on a hill references the work of Cézanne, though the pure abstract forms transcend those of early Cubism. The eye can pick out facades and rooftops, but the compact pyramidal shape, constructed of hard lines and sharp angles and devoid of architectural details, gives the appearance of one geometric form.There was also an edition printed in green and black.

AR Edward Wadsworth (British, 1889-1949) Mytholmroyd

Edward Wadsworth (British, 1889-1949) Mytholmroyd (Colnaghi 101; Greenwood W4) The rare woodcut printed in black and grey, circa 1914, on brown wove paper, signed and dated in pencil, some staining in the margins, otherwise in good conditionBlock 215 x 175mm; Sheet 324 x 225mm. As an exponent of the Vorticist movement, Wadsworth sought to capture the dynamism of the modern machine age through abstraction and his woodcuts are regarded as a high point of innovation and precision in 20th Century printmaking. Wadsworth was born in Yorkshire, where his father ran a textile mill, so he was familiar with the industrial forms of its manufacturing towns, like Mytholmroyd. He studied engineering draughtsmanship which gave him an appreciation of the technical precision required for woodcut production and how well this translated into abstract imagery. In this woodcut we recognize the chimneys and factory roofs of the town, but there is a clear abstract handling in the geometric forms and restricted colour palette.Further impressions were printed on cream paper and grey-green paper. This is the first known impression to appear at auction which is dated.

EDWARD WADSWORTH (BRITISH, 1889-1949) Modern Woodcutters 4 The rare book, 1921, signe

EDWARD WADSWORTH (BRITISH, 1889-1949) Modern Woodcutters 4 The rare book, 1921, signed and numbered in black ink, comprising 14 woodcuts from the original blocks, this special edition is copy number 9 of only thirty, printed by Morland Press Ltd., London, published by Little Art Rooms, London, 258 x 192mm (10 x 7 3/4in)(overall)(Vol)

EDWARD WADSWORTH (BRITISH, 1889-1949) Portrait of Dr William ‘Fitz’ Fitzge

EDWARD WADSWORTH (BRITISH, 1889-1949) Portrait of Dr William ‘Fitz’ Fitzgerald inscribed, dated and signed ‘For Tiny /Cap d’Antibes 15/VI/25/ Edward Wadsworth’ (lower right), pencil 16 x 19cm (6 5/16 x 7 1/2in).

Edward Wadsworth (1889-1949) Crouching Nude

Edward Wadsworth (1889-1949) Crouching Nude lithograph 33cm x 48cm, unframed.

AR Edward Wadsworth (British, 1889-1949)

AR Edward Wadsworth (British, 1889-1949) Imaginary Harbour

* AR EDWARD WADSWORTH (BRITISH, 1889-1949) Imaginary Harbour (Greenwood W/C

* AR EDWARD WADSWORTH (BRITISH, 1889-1949) Imaginary Harbour (Greenwood W/C 26; Artmonsky p.90) Autolithograph printed in colours, 1938, on machine made lithographic cartridge paper, signed in pencil, from the proposed edition of approximately 400, printed by Curwen Press Ltd., London, published by Contemporary Lithographs Ltd., London, 500 x 660mm (19 3/4 x 26in)(SH) (unframed)

Study for Sailing Brig (Jeanne of Marseille)

Study for Sailing Brig (Jeanne of Marseille) signed and dated 'Edward Wadsworth 1925' (lower right), pencil 30.5 x 36.5cm (12 x 14 3/8in). Together with a copy of Bernard Windeler's Sailing Ships and Barges or the Western Mediterranean and the Adriatic Seas, 1926, with engravings by Edward Wadsworth hand coloured by Windeler. The present lot features on page 5. (2)

Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889-1949)

Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889-1949) >ENGLISCHE GRAPHIK <br>lithograph in colours, 1923, printed by Wolfsberg, Zürich, condition A-; backed on linen, framed >50 x 35 in. (127 x 89 cm.) <br>

Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889-1949) Dock Scene (Colnaghi 133, Greenwood

Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889-1949) Dock Scene (Colnaghi 133, Greenwood W/D 36) woodcut B. 115 x 173 mm., S. 171 x 293 mm.

EDWARD WADSWORTH A.R.A.

1889-1949 MARINE  SET  (2)  AUBADE signed  and  dated  1936 pencil  and  tempera  on  board 101.5  by  71cm.;  40  by  28in.

Edward Wadsworth (British, 1889-1949)

Signals (Greenwood W/C 43; Garton 531) Lithograph printed in colours, 1942, on thin wove, printed at the Baynard Press, published by the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts, with full margins, 1013mm x 760mm (39 7/8 x 29 7/8in)(SH)

Edward Wadsworth (British, 1889-1949)

Dazzled Ship in Drydock (Greenwood W/D 34) The rare woodcut, 1918, on wove, with margins, 128 x 218mm (5 x 8 1/2in)(B)

Edward Wadsworth (British, 1889-1949)

Modern Woodcutters 4 The rare book, 1921, comprising 14 woodcuts most likely from the original blocks, after the 1918-21 first editions, printed by the Morland Press Ltd., London, published by the Little Art Rooms, London, 258 x 192mm (10 x 7 3/4in)(overall) (vol)

Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889-1949)

Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889-1949) S.S. Jerseymoor (Colnaghi catalogue 130) woodcut, 1918, on Japan paper, a strong impression of this rare woodcut, signed, dated and titled in black ink, pale mount-staining, foxing in the margins, extreme edges of the uneven margins stuck down, otherwise in good condition, framed B. 119 x 213 mm., S. 198 x 270 mm.

‡ Edward Wadsworth A.R.A. (1889-1949) A

‡ Edward Wadsworth A.R.A. (1889-1949) A limestone quarry Signed and dated 1942 Tempera on panel 36 x 52cm; 14¼ x 20½in...

Edward Wadsworth NEA ARA, British 1889-1949-

Edward Wadsworth NEA ARA, British 1889-1949- "Marine Screw Propellers of the 'Napolean' 1843" and "Model of a Cubic Surface", London Transport Posters for the South Kensington Museums, 1936, publ. Curwen Press; lithographs printed in colours, two, in matching frames, ea. 99.5x62cm, (2), (may be subject to Droit de Suite)

Edward Wadsworth (British, 1889-1949) Riponelli: A Village in Lemnos Woodcut printed in light and dark grey and black, 1917, on wove, with margins, 100 x 75mm (4 x 3in)(B)

Riponelli: A Village in Lemnos (Colnaghi 124) Woodcut printed in light and dark grey and black, 1917, on wove, with margins, 100 x 75mm (4 x 3in)(B)

Edward Wadsworth (British, 1889-1949) Rupert Doone (Colnaghi 144) Woodcut printed in black, 1920, on thin tissue paper, with margins, 135 x 74mm (5 1/4 x 2 7/8in)(SH)

Rupert Doone (Colnaghi 144) Woodcut printed in black, 1920, on thin tissue paper, with margins, 135 x 74mm (5 1/4 x 2 7/8in)(SH)

Edward Wadsworth, A.R.A. (1889-1949)

Edward Wadsworth, A.R.A. (1889-1949) Ladle Slag Round Oak II signed and dated 'Edward Wadsworth/1919' (lower right) watercolour and ink 13½ x 19½ in. (34.3 x 49.5 cm.)

EDWARD WADSWORTH, A.R.A.

EDWARD WADSWORTH, A.R.A. 1889-1949 YELLOW ROSE ON BLUE GROUND signed and dated 1945 tempera on board 38 by 53.5cm.; 15 by 21in.

Various Properties

Church at Newnham-on-Severn signed 'E.Wadsworth' (lower right) tempera on canvas 47 x 53 cm. (18 1/2 x 21 in.) Painted 1921-22

Wadsworth, Edward and Windeler, Bernard Sailing Ships and Barges of the Western Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas, London: Frederick E...

Wadsworth, Edward and Windeler, Bernard Sailing Ships and Barges of the Western Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas, London: Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1926, number 128 of 450 copies, with map and seventeen plates (most hand-colored), cloth, with boards slipcase, folio, (light, minor bumping and handling wear, slipcase with wear).

Edward Wadsworth, A.R.A. (1889-1949)

Edward Wadsworth, A.R.A. (1889-1949) Flowerpiece, Rose signed and dated 'E. WADSWORTH 1945' (lower left), signed again and inscribed 'Edward Wadsworth/FLOWERPIECE' (on a label attached to the reverse) tempera on panel 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)

WADSWORTH, EDWARD ALEXANDER (1889-1949)

WADSWORTH, EDWARD ALEXANDER (1889-1949) ENGLISCHE GRAPHIK lithograph in colours, 1923, printed by Wolfsberg, Zürich, condition C+; not backed 50½ x 35½in. (129 x 90.5cm.)

Edward Wadsworth, A.R.A. , 1889-1949 pen pits tempera and pencil on board

signed and dated 1936 ; also signed, inscribed with title and The country seat of Arthur Bliss Esq on a label attached to the reverse tempera and pencil on board

Edward Wadsworth, A.R.A. , 1889-1949 parergon tempera on panel

signed and dated 1928 tempera on panel

Edward Wadsworth (British, 1889-1949) Riponelli, a village in Lemnos Woodcut, 1917, printed in light and dark grey and black, on cream wove, 100 x 75mm (3 7/8 x 2 78in)(B)(unframed)

Riponelli, a village in Lemnos (Colnaghi 124) Woodcut, 1917, printed in light and dark grey and black, on cream wove, 100 x 75mm (3 7/8 x 2 78in)(B)(unframed)

Edward Wadsworth, A.R.A. , 1889-1949 Industrial Landscape: Tarmac Production pen and ink and watercolour

signed, inscribed Tarmac and dated 1919 pen and ink and watercolour

The Rogue's Yarn II

Edward Wadsworth, A.R.A. (1889-1949) The Rogue's Yarn II signed and dated 'E. WADSWORTH 1937' (lower left) tempera on linen laid on panel 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.)

Edward Wadsworth (British, 1889-1949) Ladle Slag, Old Hill Lithograph, 1920, printed in black, on japan paper with deckle edges, signed, dated and numbered 10/40 in pencil; faint time staining, float-mounted, apparently in good condition, unexamined

Ladle Slag, Old Hill Lithograph, 1920, printed in black, on japan paper with deckle edges, signed, dated and numbered 10/40 in pencil; faint time staining, float-mounted, apparently in good condition, unexamined out of the frame, 410 x 534mm (16 1/6 x 21in)(SH)

Edward Wadsworth, A.R.A. , Composition on Blue Ground I Tempera

tempera

Edward Wadsworth, A.R.A. , Airy Nothings (The Consistency of Odd Things) Tempera

signed and dated 1937 tempera on board

Edward Wadsworth, A.R.A. , Composition on a Pink Ground (Cones and Spiral) Tempera, Pencil

pencil and tempera on board

Edward Wadsworth, A.R.A. - 'Introduction, (ICI Symbol)' from 'Aspects of an Industry; gouache, inscribed verso, 40.3x53cm., ( unframed). Provenance: ICI Group

Edward Wadsworth, A.R.A. - 'Introduction, (ICI Symbol)' from 'Aspects of an Industry; gouache, inscribed verso, 40.3x53cm., ( unframed). Provenance: ICI Group

Edward Wadsworth, A.R.A. - 'Sulphuric Acid' from 'Achievements of an Industry'; pen and black ink, inscribed verso, 10.3x17.8cm., ( unframed). Provenance: ICI Group

Edward Wadsworth, A.R.A. - 'Sulphuric Acid' from 'Achievements of an Industry'; pen and black ink, inscribed verso, 10.3x17.8cm., ( unframed). Provenance: ICI Group

Edward Wadsworth (1889-1949)

Still Life (Colnaghi 145) woodcut, 1921, on wove paper, signed in pencil, with margins, pale mount-staining, otherwise in good condition, framed B. 153 x 120mm., S. 265 x 210mm.

Edward Wadsworth (British, 1889-1949) Imaginary Harbour (I) 45.7 x 60.5cm

Edward Wadsworth (1889-1949) QUAYSIDE signed and dated 1924, pencil 41.5 x 26 cm. (16 x 10 in.) literature: B. Wadsworth, Edward Wadsworth: A Painter's Life, Salisbury, 1989, cat.no. W/B91

Edward Wadsworth (1889-1949)

On est bien au bord de la mer signed and dated 'Edward Wadsworth 1928-1929' (lower right) tempera 18 x 37 in. (45.5 x 94 cm.) Executed in 1928-29. PROVENANCE Purchased directly from the artist by the family of the present owners, circa 1938-39. LITERATURE B. Wadsworth, Edward Wadsworth, A Painter's Life, Salisbury, 1989, no.W/A 100. R. Cork, Blast and Dazzle, Independent Magazine, 10 March 1990, p.38 (illustrated). EXHIBITION Heckmondwike, Arts Council of Great Britain, Picture of the Month : this exhibition travelled to Rawdon, Morley, Pontefract, Cleckheaton and Ossett (catalogue not traced). London, Arthur Tooth & Sons. Bradford, Cartwright Hall, Edward Wadsworth Centenary, October 1989-January 1990, no.99: this exhibition travelled to London, Camden Arts Centre, March-April 1990.