Lady with Umbrella by Christine Watson Oil on Canvas, 1998

Nikolai Dubovik (b1960, Urzaf, Southern Russia) A huge and striking oil on canvas by this graduate of the Surikov Institute and contemporary of Vyacheslav Nikolaivic Zabelin. ...

La Femme de Marrakech by Celine Lepage(1882-1928) France. Exceptionally important ceramic white glazed figure with original seal and signed label. Authen...

Dalla Primavera del Botticelli by Marcello Lo Giudice (Italian, 1955), Perspex case, with multi-coloured ceramic butterflies set into metal bed springs. It...

"Water Babies - Ruby 2” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012 Edition number 1/7 + 2APs Pigment Print on Archival Paper. Signed and numbered on verso. Height...

A painting by Michael Knigin from around 1980. A multi-media collage mixing traditional Japanese illustrations with contemporary urban photographic imagery. Signed and numbered in pencil, framed in dark wood frame. Artist: Michael Knigin, American (1942 - 2011) Title: Woman with Umbrella...

Janick LEDERLE Woman with umbrella Original lithograph (Mourlot) Handsigned in pencil Limited /275 copies On vellum 60 x 43 cm (c. 23.6 x 16.9 in) Excellent condition

Henry Coombes, British b.1977- "Umbrella" 2005; mixed media, oil paint on found umbrella, 84cm long, (ARR) Provenance: Purchased from Sorcha Dallas Gallery, Glasgow by the previous owner. Henry wrote: “The Umbrella was in my studio in 2005, being rainy Glasgow, I used it, left it open to dry. I was painting a series of oil paintings you can find on my website, ( oil painting section) Glen Golly, Ponker, Lady offering Cock to Fox. I loved what was happening on the pallet more than what was happening on the canvas. So the end of every day I would scrape it off and smear it on the umbrella. I am somewhat superstitious I believe in the notion of bad luck, I was afraid the open umbrella would upset the painting gods. So the ritual of putting the paint on the umbrella was to change into something new that would appease the spirits of bad luck, and bring good fortune to the painting. Paint is a fluid process will ultimately can not control, and if we try to hard it becomes dull illustration. I teach art in prison I see painting holding together the lives of life prisoners. I have huge faith in its power and same time I am humbled by it every time I go into the studio”. Henry Coombes’ distinctive art practice has received wide recognition since his graduation from Glasgow School of Art in 2002. He has a multi-disciplinary practice working in painting, collage, drawing, sculpture and film. Earlier film works like ‘Laddy and the Lady’ and ‘The Bedfords’ explored ideas of class, hierarchy, hunting for sport and Victorian...

Lithograph realized by Paola Grott in 1990s. Hand signed and numbered and hand colored. Edition of 50. Very good condition.