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Evening of Art100 per cent of the profits to support disadvantaged young people

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Dear supporter,

On behalf of The Prince’s Trust, I am delighted topresent this wonderful collection of works,generously donated for our inaugural Evening of Artby some of the country’s most renowned artists.We are most grateful to them for their support.

This special event offers you the chance to acquiresome truly outstanding Art. Our aim is to raise£50,000 by auctioning over thirty-five pieces in oneevening. The auction also presents the opportunityfor you to help some of the most disadvantagedyoung people in the South West of England. I ampleased to announce that with thanks to oursponsors Coutts & Co, Smith & Williamson, WithyKing, Reside Bath and Knight Frank, all money raised on the evening will go towardshelping to change the lives of young people. We are also grateful to DreweattsBloomsbury Auctions and www.the-saleroom.com who are conducting the auction atno cost to The Trust.

Today’s extremely challenging economic environment means that youth unemploymentin the UK remains a huge problem. Unemployment levels have been steadily increasingin recent months and are now extremely close to record levels. This inactivitygenerates many associated problems including crime, anti-social behaviour andmental health issues, and of course, the cost to the taxpayer.

We have seen a culture of resentment, hopelessness and social isolation explode thissummer. It is crucial that we reach out to these young people and help them toimprove their confidence and skills in order to develop personally and move on to apositive and happy future.

With this in mind, I am grateful to the committee of volunteers who have worked tirelesslyover the last 18 months to help plan this event and to the wide ranging pro-bono supportwe have received. These invaluable contributions will undoubtedly help us to achieve ourambition of raising £50,000 to help support disadvantaged young people.

There are a number of ways in which you can take part in the auction: by making abid in person on the evening itself (strictly invitation only), by commission bid, bytelephone bid or by making an online bid through www.the-saleroom.com. Moreinformation on these methods can be found on page five of this catalogue.

Once again, my sincere thanks to the artists for their extremely generous donations,and to you for your support of The Prince’s Trust

Rick Libbey

Director, The Prince’s Trust Cymru and South West England

Free live online bidding for this sale: www.the-saleroom.com

There is no surcharge for using this service

The Prince’s Trust, 9 Marsh Street, Bristol, BS1 4AA

Tel 0117 943 4948 www.princes-trust.org.uk

Evening of ArtWednesday 7th December 2011

Viewing and registration from 6.30pm, Sale starts at 7.45pm

Sale No: 20492

The Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath, Avon BA1 2QH

Specialists

Mary McCarthy [email protected] 66620

Sale registration enquiries

Abbie Barker [email protected] sale listing can be viewed at www.dnfa.comTel: +44 (0) 20 3291 2832 Fax: +44 (0) 20 3291 2834

Viewing lots by appointment and all Prince’s Trust enquiries

Beth Sutherland [email protected]

Viewing

By appointment only: Monday 31st October to Monday 5th December Monday to Friday from 9am - 5pm,

and on the Sale Day from 6.30pm - 7.45pm

Please contact Beth Sutherland to book an appointment.

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LOCATIONThe Assembly Rooms Bennett Street, Bath, Avon BA1 2QH

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Crescent Hotel

The Assembly Rooms, Bath

Buying at The Prince’s Trust Evening of Art auctionThere are several ways you can bid at this auction; in person, by leaving a commission or absentee bid, on the telephone where available and live via theinternet – please make arrangements before the sale.Please see below for more details.

Bidding in PersonIf intending to buy you are required to register yourname and details before the event or at reception priorto the commencement of the auction. You will then beallocated a bidding number, which you use whenbidding for an item.

ConditionBidders must satisfy themselves as to the condition ofeach lot. Condition reports are available on request –see the Conditions of Business at the back of thiscatalogue for more information regarding conditionreports. Requests for condition reports must besubmitted by 4pm on the day prior to the auction.

Commission ChargesThis is a charity sale so there is no Buyer’s Premiumon the hammer price of each lot purchased.

Live Internet BiddingTo register to bid live via the Internet or to follow thesale go to www.the-saleroom.com. The Prince’s Trustand Dreweatts does not accept liability for any failureof these services.

PaymentPayment will be accepted, if you are a successfulbidder, by debit card issued by a UK bank, by banktransfer direct into our bank account, Bank Details:Coutts & Co, Villiers Branch, Account Name: ThePrince’s Trust Trading Ltd, A/C 06482449, Sort Code 18-00-02; in cash up to £12,000 (subject to relevantmoney laundering regulations), or by all major UKissued credit cards registered to a UK billing addresswith the exception of American Express and DinersClub. A surcharge of 3 per cent is payable on allpayments made by credit card. This surcharge doesnot apply to debit card payments. Payment may alsobe made by Sterling personal cheques drawn on a UKbank account but The Prince’s Trust regrets thatpurchases paid for by this method can not becollected until your cheque has cleared.

Bidding IncrementsThe Auctioneer will advance bids in the followingpreset increments, and is under no obligation toaccept bids between these increments.

£200 £220 £240 £260... £300£320 £350 £380 £400... £500£550 £600 £650 £700... £1000£1100 £1200 £1300 £1400... £2000£2200 £2400 £2600 £2800... £3000£3200 £3500 £3800 £4000... £5000£5500 £6000 £6500 £7000... £10000£11000 £12000 £13000 £14000... £20000£22000 £24000 £26000 £28000... £30000£32000 £35000 £38000 £40000... £50000£55000 £60000 £65000 £70000... £100000£110000 £120000 £130000 £140000... £200000£220000 £240000 £260000 £280000... £300000£320000 £350000 £380000 £400000... £500000

Collection or DeliveryBefore being able to collect your purchases you arerequired to pay the hammer price, and obtain a receiptacknowledging payment. Collection of the purchasedlots is at the purchaser’s risk and expense and whilstThe Prince’s Trust do not provide a packing anddespatch service. The Prince’s Trust can suggest somecarriers.

Once paid for in full items for this sale can becollected on the night of the sale or afterwards from12pm on Thursday 8th December at; Coutts & Co, 33-35 Queen Square, Bristol BS1 4LU

Please contact The Prince’s Trust at [email protected] to arrange collection.

The Prince’s Trust also require that all purchaseditems are collected within three working days of thesale to avoid a storage charge being applied.

Further InformationThe colours printed in this catalogue are notnecessarily a true reflection of the actual item.

All weights and measures given in the catalogueshould be regarded as approximate.

Valuation ServicesDreweatts Bloomsbury provides a range of confidentialand professional valuation services to private clients,solicitors, executors, estate managers, trustees andother professional partners. These services includeauction valuations, insurance valuations, probatevaluations, private treaty valuations, valuations forfamily division or for tax purposes. For moreinformation, please see our website: www.dnfa.com.

IMPORTANT NOTICES Please see Terms and Conditions at the back of this catalogue

RAFFLE

A raffle will be held on the evening of theauction. If you are attending the Evening of Artin person, you will have the chance to takepart and win one of these special prizes:

➔ Lunch for four in the Director’s DiningRoom at Coutts’ Head Office in the Strand, kindly donated by Coutts & Co. This prize is valid until 31st March 2012

➔ One night’s accommodation in a suite at The Royal Crescent Hotel in Bath, inclusive of breakfast and a bottle of Ruinart Champagne, kindly donated by The Royal Crescent Hotel

The prize is valid Monday to Thursday night until 31st May 2011, but is not available during Easter

➔ Lunch for two at the House of Lords on a mutually agreeable date within the first six months of 2012

Terms and Conditions apply

1Nick Park CBE (British, b.1958)Gromit Reads Pluto’s Republic, 2011Watercolour and ink on paperSigned in black ink middle right260 x 360 mm (10¼ x 14¼ in)

Provenance: Donated by the Artist to The Prince’s Trust Evening Of Art Sale£1,500-2,000

Director/Producer Nick Park is a four-time Academy Award winner, with three in the category of Best AnimatedShort Film (Creature Comforts, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave) and one more recently in the categoryof Best Animated Feature Film for The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit. All four films were created and produced atAardman, where Nick is a co-director with founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton.Nick has been an Ambassador of The Prince’s Trust for over 15 years, supporting the charity in a huge numberof ways. Nick has donated two special watercolours for the Evening of Art, and created Gromit Reads Pluto’sRepublic especially for this event. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a piece of history.Nick became interested in animation as a child and started making films in his parents’ attic at the age of 13.One of his earliest works, Archie’s Concrete Nightmare, shot on standard 8mm film, was shown on BBCtelevision in 1975. He went on to earn a degree at Sheffield Art School in 1980, before moving onto the NationalFilm and Television School. At the NFTS Nick began working on A Grand Day Out, marking the introduction ofWallace and Gromit. In 1985 he joined Aardman where he completed the film.In 1990 both Creature Comforts and A Grand Day Out were nominated for the Best Animated Short Film AcademyAward - giving Nick the rare distinction of having two films nominated in the same category in the same year;Creature Comfortswon. Both films were also nominated for a BAFTA and this time A Grand Day Outwas the winner.Nick won his second Academy Award and second BAFTA for The Wrong Trousers and his third Oscar andBAFTA for A Close Shave, both starring Wallace and Gromit. In 1996, Nick and Aardman were honoured with aBAFTA Special Award for Original Contribution to Television.In 1997, Nick was awarded a CBE, while in June 2000, his first feature film Chicken Run, co-directed with Aardmanco-founder Peter Lord, was released worldwide to critical acclaim and box office success. In 2005 the first Wallaceand Gromit feature film The Curse of The Were-Rabbitwas released worldwide. Along with co-director Steve Box,in 2006 Nick picked up his fourth Academy Award, this time for Best Animated Feature Film. Wallace and Gromit’s A Matter of Loaf and Deathwas broadcast on BBC One on Christmas Day 2008 to a recordbeating 16.15m viewers. The film won the BAFTA for Best Short Animation, and in the US, the Annie Award forBest Animated Short Subject.

The artist’s website: www.aardman.com7

2Mark Houlding (Iranian, b.1950)Cherries, 2008Spirit stain on boardSigned and dated in silver ink lower right815 x 815 mm (32 x 32 in)


Mark Houlding’s work is an exploration of shape and colour. He trained as a printmaker and has always held onto the disciplines involved. He likes to work with a strong method and is often inspired by the medium he is using. His early fruit pieces were made using a 2” printmaking roller and thick oil based printmaking inks. Recentlyhe has found a new process entailing the use of spirit based wood stains. These are tipped, poured and squirtedonto the surface and allowed to flow and merge, resulting in an amazing freedom and luminosity. The subject of fruit continues to fascinate. The shapes are simple and yet very sensual, the image is a simplecarrier for the continued love of colour and composition.Mark studied at Maidstone College of Art and the Royal College of Art.

The artist’s website: www.houldingandhoulding.co.uk

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3Rob Ryan (Cypriot, b.1962)Starry Nightsilkscreen with water based inks, 2010, signed in pencil lower right, numbered AP, on wove paper with full margins840 x 1140 mm (33 x 45 in)

Provenance: Donated by the Artist to The Prince’s Trust Evening Of Art Sale£500-700

Rob Ryan is a fine art printmaker who has become best known for his work in paper cutting. Working from hisstudio in London, he has collaborated with Paul Smith, Lulu Guinness, Liberty of London, Fortnum and Masonand Vogue, along with many other established companies. Born in 1962 in Akrotiri, Cyprus, Rob studied Fine Art at Trent Polytechnic and at the Royal College of Art, Londonwhere he specialised in Printmaking. His work often consists of whimsical figures paired with sentimental,grave, honest and occasionally humorous pieces of writing which he readily admits are autobiographical. Although he views himself first and always as a fine artist, since 2002 he has become renowned for his intricatepapercut work, which adapts itself readily to screenprinting and has then transferred to ceramics, fabrics,lasercutting and other surfaces. Recent exhibitions have included The Stars Shine All Day Too at London’s Air Gallery on Dover Street and YourJob is to take this world apart and put it back together again... but even better! - an exhibition of papercuts andceramics at The Shire Hall Gallery Stafford.

The artist’s website: www.misterrob.co.uk9

4Judith MacGregor (British, b.1981)Victorian Park Scene, 2011Silkscreen printed in colours on fabric over boardSigned and dated in black ink verso700 x 976 mm (27½ x 38¼ in)


Judith MacGregor is a textile designer and illustrator living and working in Bristol. She creates designs fromher imagination, childhood memories and by capturing all the wondrous things around her.She grew up in the highlands of Scotland and studied at Heriot-Watt University in Galashiels (previously The Scottish School of Textiles), gaining a 2:1 in Textile Design.She uses screen-printing, painting and photography to create her designs and is currently in the process ofsetting up her own business to offer bespoke fabrics and artwork to those in need of a bit of escapism ornostalgia within their homes.She takes much inspiration from 1950’s design, naive art, nature, unusual objects, architecture, machines, androbots, and mostly from her daydreams.Judith is currently setting up her business with the support of The Prince’s Trust.

The artist’s website: www.judithmacgregor.co.uk

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5Richard Neville (British, b.1960)Evening Rush in New York, 2011Watercolour on paperSigned in watercolour lower right 310 x 440 mm (12 x 17¼ in)


Richard Neville is a Senior Client Partner at Coutts in Bristol and sits on the South West Regional Council forThe Prince’s Trust. He has been painting watercolours for many years and believes in pushing the boundariesof the medium. He has painted extensively in Northern Spain, Italy and Scotland. He says, “My style has been influenced by my good friend Alvaro Castagnet, one of the world’s leadingwatercolour painters. I believe paintings need to exude a mood and passion and I hope mine do.” Richard is a member of the Clevedon Art Club and has exhibited locally.

The artist’s website: N/A

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6Robbie Wraith RP (British, b.1952)Acropolis, Early Evening and Acropolis, Afternoon (two works), 2009Watercolour on paperSigned in pencil lower leftEach. 220 x 300 mm (8¾ x 11¾ in)


Robbie Wraith studied with Pietro Annigoni in Florence. He has had 26 one-man exhibitions in Britain, Europeand the USA, and is a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.His work is in the collections of HM The Queen, HRH The Prince Of Wales, The Royal Collection Windsor,Chatsworth, the Vatican, Oxford and Cambridge Universities, Eton College, The National Trust, Shell, HoaresBank, Blarney Castle, The Duke of Devonshire, George Michael and The Fremantle Foundation Museum.Portraits have included HM The Queen, Nelson Mandela, the 11th Duke and Duchess of Devonshire(commissioned by HRH The Prince Of Wales), the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, Prince DimitriObolensky, Roger Waters and many others. Other commissions too numerous to mention include two series ofHighgrove House and gardens and a series of HMY Britannia for HRH The Prince of Wales; and frescoes in twoItalian churches.

The artist’s website: www.robbiewraith.com

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7HRH The Prince Of Wales (British, b.1948)Cym Berwynlithograph printed in colours, 2008, signed and dated in pencil, numbered AP 8/20, on wove paper with full margins317 x 450 mm (12½ x 16 in)

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from HRH The Prince Of Wales and displayed in a leather bound presentation case


His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales’ passion for watercolour painting is well-documented. His aptitude forart has found its place in his extensive charitable work, both in terms of raising funds and providing opportunitiesfor young artists as president of The Prince's Trust.HRH The Prince of Wales founded The Prince's Trust in 1976. Having completed his duty in the Royal Navy, HisRoyal Highness became dedicated to improving the lives of disadvantaged young people in the UK, and foundedThe Trust to deliver on that commitment. On The Trust's launch in 1976 twenty-one pilot projects were set uparound the country. Grants were given to a 19-year old woman to run a social centre for the Haggerston HousingEstate in east London, and for two ex-offenders to run a fishing club. Funds also allowed the hire of swimmingbaths in Cornwall to train young life guards and for a self-help bicycle repair scheme.Thirty-five years later, The Prince’s Trust has helped more than 650,000 young people overcome challenges such asabuse, depression, addiction and homelessness, with more than three in four moving into work, education or training.His Royal Highness first explored the Cambrian Mountains when he was a student at the University of Wales inAberystwyth in 1969. He asked an artist friend to go and seek out some paintable views in the area and to bring backsome photographs to choose from. His Royal Highness selected a view from which to paint a watercolour of CwmBerwyn near Tregaron, seen from the top of Rhiwdywyll with Pantshiri on the left and Craig y Fintan on the right. The resulting watercolour is being featured in branding for farm produce marketed as part of His RoyalHighness’s Cambrian Mountains Initiative, supporting the sustainability of communities in upland mid Wales.The lithograph being auctioned as part of our Evening Of Art is one of a limited edition of 20 Artists Proofs fromHRH The Prince of Wales’s original watercolour; the printing of the image was supervised by The Prince ofWales who has signed each numbered copy, and on completion of the printing all the plates have beencancelled. The watercolour is framed and presented in a blue leather box. For more information about His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, please visit: www.princeofwales.gov.uk

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8Amal Barwell (French, b.1976)Light Across The Bay I, 2011Acrylic on canvasSigned in acrylic paint lower right1000 x 1000 mm (39½ x 39½ in)

Provenance: Donated by the Artist to The Prince’s Trust Evening Of Art Sale£800-1,200

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9Amal Barwell (French, b.1976)Light Across The Bay II, 2011Acrylic on canvasSigned in acrylic paint lower right500 x 500 mm (19¾ x 19¾ in)


Amal Barwell is a French artist and illustrator, currently living in Fowey, Cornwall.Amal studied Art, Graphic Design and Art History at the University of Strasbourg, specialising in book illustration.Passionate about primitive and African art, she lived for some time in Brazzaville in the Democratic Republic ofCongo, producing a substantial body of work that was later presented at an exhibition in Basel, Switzerland.Today, Amal still travels extensively and sails throughout the world and in Cornwall, which is one of her principalsources of inspiration.

For more information about this artist, please visit: www.toeinthewatergallery.co.uk

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10Madeleine Floyd (British, b.1969)Coastal Birds, Farmland Birds, Woodland Birds and Marshland Birds (4 works)giclee print in colours, 2011, signed in pencil, numbered AP 4/6 on 3 works and AP 3/4 on Marshland Birds, published by Aquarelle Publishing Ltd with their blindstamp, on wove paper with full marginsEach. 420 x 420 mm (16½ x 16½ in)


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11Madeleine Floyd (British, b.1969)Cock A Doodle Do, 2010Ink and watercolour on paperSigned and dated in black ink verso132 x 132 mm (5¼ x 5¼ in)


Madeleine Floyd is one of Britain’s best loved artists, her illustrations combining sensitivity with humour. Withjust a dip pen and a pot of ink she captures the essence of a subject with the most minimal and elegant use ofline. Her work is both accessible and sophisticated, immediate and engaging.Born in 1969, Madeleine studied Fine Art and Illustration at Camberwell College of Art. Her creative talent isone of remarkable depth and variety - she paints, draws, writes and illustrates. This versatility has allowedMadeleine to produce exhibitions, write and illustrate her own books and undertake commissioned work forcorporate clients. Her work is available on a growing number of licensed products, currently being expanded with the NationalTrust. Working from her studio in London, she is widely commissioned around the world.

The artist’s website: www.madeleinefloyd.com

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12Tessa Coleman (British, b.1964)Chateau Le Rame, 2010Oil on gesso boardSigned, dated and titled in black ink verso850 x 320 mm (33½ x 12½ in)


Tessa Coleman is a painter who has a particularinterest in the interplay of the three-dimensionalsubject with the geometry of the picture plane it isbeing translated into, and her work attempts to bringthat quality out in the final image.After a previous life as a Japanese investment manager,Tessa now paints both portrait and architecturalcommissions as well as other work. She has exhibitedat the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, The LynnPainter Stainers Annual Art Prize, the New English ArtClub Annual Exhibition and other group exhibitions inLondon and elsewhere. In 2009 she won first prize atthe New English Art Club annual exhibition and waselected to membership of the NEAC in 2010.She says, “Both my figure paintings and other work aredone from preparatory drawings and direct from life,and in that sense all the pieces are ‘portraits’ whetherthe subject is a person, object or architectural. In allcases the subject being portrayed becomes lessimportant in itself but provides the starting point toexplore and describe the spatial, geometric, and colourrelationships of the image. My first degree was in PureMathematics and I use my classical geometrybackground when composing a picture. The other keyto my work is the discipline of drawing to discover thesubject and underpin the composition.”

The artist’s website: www.tessacoleman.co.uk

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13Darren Baker (British, b.1976)London Nights Igiclee print in colours, 2010, signed in pencil, numbered 96/195, on wove paper230 x 230 mm (9 x 9 in)

Provenance: Donated by the Artist to The Prince’s Trust Evening Of Art Sale

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from DeMontfort Fine Art, Lichfield£150-200

Outstanding British artist Darren Baker has received numerous awards; as one of the leading painters of theclassical realism genre, his contemporary paintings are increasingly sought after, hanging in both public andprivate art collections including those of Downing Street and St James’s Palace.Born in 1976, Darren was originally helped by The Prince's Trust to kick start his artist career. After graduatingfrom art college he exhibited in London and New York, and in the same year was appointed official artist of TheProfessional Footballer’s Association.Darren has produced an impressive portfolio of portraits for sports clubs and personalities. He has workedalongside such star names as Lewis Hamilton, Jonny Wilkinson and Steven Gerrard, and his non-sportingportraits include HRH Prince Charles and Tony Blair.In 2011 Darren painted HM The Queen for her 85th birthday. Darren is also now an Ambassador for The Trust.

The artist’s website: www.darrenbakerpaintings.co.uk

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14Annie Ovenden (British, 1945)Down By The Riverside, 1999Oil on boardSigned and dated in pencil lower right590 x 430 mm (23¼ x 17 in)


Annie Ovenden is a figurative fine artist and a member of Sir Peter Blake’s Brotherhood of Ruralists. DespiteChannel 4’s repeated showings of a film about her Village Portrait Project, Annie is probably best known for hertree studies and paintings depicting the landscape of Cornwall where she lives. In 1975 Sir Peter Blake asked Annie to join a group of seven like minded artists, subsequently called TheBrotherhood of Ruralists. The Ruralists’ first public showing as a unified entity took place at the Royal Academyin 1976, followed by an exhibition at the Bath Festival in 1977. From these showings until 2007 The Ruralistsmaintained a vigorous exhibition programme. In 1981 a major exhibition of work by The Ruralists - presented,not so much as a retrospective, but more as a report on work-in-progress - was organised by The Arnolfini,Bristol and The Camden Arts Centre, London. Funded by The Arts Council of Great Britain, the exhibitionincluded visits to Birmingham City Museum and The Third Eye, Glasgow. The Ruralists final show together was at Horsham Museum in 2007. In 2008, a major touring exhibition was organisedby Southampton University on the English Pastoral Tradition subtitled From Samuel Palmer to The Ruralists. Annie has had many solo exhibitions and is a member of St Ives Society of Artists. Represented by Twenty-Twenty Gallery in Much Wenlock, Red Rag Gallery in Bath and Clerkenwell Fine Art in London, her work is inmany private collections worldwide and appears in various publications.

The artist’s website: www.annieovenden.com

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15Peter Randall-Page (British, b.1954)Entomology V111,etching in aquatint, 2010, signed, dated and titled in pencil, numbered AP, on Japanese hand pulled paper330 x 240 mm (13 x 9½ in)


Peter Randall-Page is an internationally recognised sculptor, inspired by the study of organic form. His work isheld in collections throughout the world; his public sculptures can be found in many urban and rural locationsin the UK and he is represented in the permanent collections of the Tate Gallery and the British Museumamongst others.Peter was born in the UK in 1954 and studied sculpture in Bath. As a member of the design team for theEducation Resource Centre at the Eden Project in Cornwall, he influenced the overall design of the buildingincorporating an enormous granite sculpture at its heart. Recent commissions include Give and Take in Newcastle which won the 2006 Marsh Award for Public Sculptureand a major one person exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.The artist’s website: www.peterrandall-page.com

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16Bev Houlding (British, b.1955)Cricket On The Beach, 2003Oil on boardSigned in black ink lower right815 x 815 mm (32 x 32 in)


Bev Houlding’s work evolved through years of making screens, during which time all sorts of materials andtechniques were used. She became well known for her carving and painting of these pieces.Bev continues to carve and paint her images and she now has a unique signature in the field of contemporary art.The work continues to explore themes of human relationships, always observing and drawing as fleetingglimpses and settings pass by. The sketches are then honed down and composed with architecturalmeticulousness. Once satisfied with the drawing she then transforms them into wood panels of sublimetextures, held together with her trade mark palette of colours.

The artist’s website: www.houldingandhoulding.co.uk

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17Anton Nickson (British, b.1944)Cardinal Blocks, 2005Oil and string on wood panelsSigned and dated in oil paint lower right and signed, titled and dated in black ink verso920 x 920 mm (36¼ x 36¼ in)


Born in Brighton, Anton studied painting and sculpture at St Martin’s School of Art, London. As a child he livedin Malaysia, and visited both West Africa and India. After selection in 1967 as a ‘Young Contemporary at theTate’ he began exhibiting across the UK, in London and the South West.He worked as a freelance architectural designer in Paris, Italy and London and also taught printmaking atCroydon College. Upon moving to Cornwall he settled in St Ives in 1994, turning a Methodist Sunday Schoolinto a dual living and working space. His work is often quirky and explorative of historical and literary concept,and he constructs much of his work from ephemera, creating thought-provoking pieces, often within boxes. For more information about this artist, please visit the Lemon Street Gallery website:www.lemonstreetgallery.co.uk/anton-nickson-exhibition.asp

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18Daisy Sims-Hilditch (British, b.1991)My Father, 2010Oil on canvasSigned and titled in black ink verso1525 x 1220 mm (60 x 48 in)


Young artist Daisy Sims-Hilditch has always enjoyed observing objects, people, and situations and, havingfocused on portraiture, has become particularly inspired by the painting technique of Lucian Freud.Born in 1991, Daisy is a former pupil and Art Scholar of St Mary’s Calne. As Daisy pproduced more and morepaintings throughout her A level year, her technique developed and became more fluent as she betterunderstood how the oil colours worked; some receding into the canvas, others jumping out. One of her biggestprogressions was when she started to analyse Freud’s painting techniques. Daisy learnt a great deal about howto work the paint on the canvas and her final pieces, which portrayed her father, were on a larger scale, usingsimilarly large brush strokes. This gave them a more contemporary feel than her earlier work.In January 2011, Daisy was one of twenty young artists to have her work, Paul, a painting of her grandfather,shortlisted from 18,000 entries for the prestigious Saatchi Gallery – Sunday Telegraph Art Prize for Schools.Daisy is currently studying French at Bristol University.For more information about the Artist, please visit the Saatchi Online website:www.saatchionline.com/profile/96489

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19Anita Klein (Australian, b.1960)Nige Clears The Pool, 2006Oil on boardSigned and dated in black ink lower right1520 x 1220 mm (59¾ x 48 in)


Anita Klein is a painter and printmaker, one of the best-loved working in Britain today. Her work celebrates thesmall domestic moments we all share; she says that these everyday events are what she would miss most “if itall was taken away”. Anita Klein studied at Chelsea and the Slade Schools of Art. She works in London and Anghiari, Italy and hasexhibited her prints and paintings extensively in the UK, Europe, the USA and Australia. In 2003 she was electedpresident of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers and she has work in many private and public collectionsincluding the Arts Council England and the British Museum. While family photo albums record our lives as one long round of birthdays and holidays, the very moments weshould most value are almost always ignored and forgotten. Anita’s prints capture those moments, and areoften used as sketches for large oil and acrylic paintings which are exhibited regularly in London and elsewhereby The Fine Art Partnership and Advanced Graphics London.John Russell Taylor says of her, “Ravel said he wanted his music to be complex, but not complicated. AnitaKlein might say the same of her art. There is a grand simplicity to her works, but that is not the same as sayingthey lack subtlety and ambiguity. On the contrary, they have the sort of unselfconscious directness that comesfrom living and breathing art for so long that it becomes second nature.”Vincent Eames of The Fine Art Partnership says, “At a time when the art world seems to be full of artistsattempting to shock and denigrate, Klein’s intimate, life affirming work comes as a welcome breath of freshair. Her works convey a unique pleasure in the everyday moments that make life special.” William Zimmer of the New York Times calls her work “A blithe demonstration of intimacy,” while Mel Goodingsays, “[Klein’s] is an art of stillness, of action caught and suspended in the transfiguring moment.... These arethe elements of abstract style... found in the quattrocento modernism that placed such revolutionary valueupon the depiction of ordinary men and women in extraordinary circumstances, conferring dignity upon themby abstract formalities of figuration and placement. Klein puts these grand principles of ‘artistic style’ to workin the transformation of the South London quotidian, creating out of household events and holiday pleasuresimages of a resonant contemporary myth of love.”The artist’s website: www.anitaklein.com

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20Susan Derges (British, b.1955)4th HouseC-Type print in colours, 2010, edition 1/9, on aluminum460 x 320 mm (18 x 12½ in)


One of the most critically acclaimed and respected artists working in photography today, Susan Dergesspecialises in camera-less photographic processes, most often working with natural landscapes. Born in London in 1955, Derges studied painting at Chelsea School of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art.From 1980, she lived and worked in Japan; returning to Britain in 1986, she brought back with her the influenceof Japanese minimalism and combined this with her discovery of ‘camera-less’ photography techniques.She has exhibited extensively in Europe, America and Japan and has works in many museum collectionsincluding the Metropolitan Museum, New York and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.

The artist’s website: www.susanderges.com

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21Sir Peter Blake CBE RDI (British, b.1932)Star: Marilyn Monroephoto collage, silkscreen and diamond dust, 2010, signed in pencil, numbered AP 15/15, on wove paper with full margins750 x 575 mm (29½ x 22½ in)

Provenance: Donated by the Artist to The Prince’s Trust Evening Of Art Sale £800-1,200

Widely referred to as the Godfather of British Pop Art, Sir Peter Blake is best known for his limited editionprints and the design of the sleeve for The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Born in Dartford, Kent, Sir Peter studied at Gravesend School of Art before being accepted into the RoyalCollege of Art in London. After graduating in 1956 he travelled extensively, drawing inspiration from thecountries he visited. When he emerged in the early 1960s as a key member of the burgeoning Pop Art movement,Sir Peter’s fate was sealed as one of the best-known British artists of his generation. He was at the centre of‘swinging’ London, coming into contact with leading figures of popular culture. Sir Peter Blake has been a Prince’s Trust Ambassador for over 12 years. Sir Peter and his wife, Chrissy, havesupported The Trust in many ways over the years by donating personal prints to auctions such as Invest in Futures.For more information about the artist, please visit the CCA Galleries website:www.ccagalleries.com/artists/peter-blake 31

22Anouk Mercier (French, b.1984)Bonne Fête, 2011Graphite on paperSigned and dated in pencil lower right176 x 125 mm (7 x 5 in)


Anouk Mercier is a Bristol-based artist whose drawings rely on the nostalgia of Romanticism, mythology andstorytelling to depict melancholic worlds and characters. After studying at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris, Anouk went on to read Art and VisualCulture at UWE, Bristol. In 2008 she won the Innes Wilkin Art in Architecture Prize and has since gone on toexhibit in a number of group shows including exhibitions at the RWA, Spike Island and the Bristol DrawingSchool. In June 2011 Anouk had her first solo exhibition at La Galerie, Clamecy, France.Celebrating the power of the imagination to escape the quotidian and the mundane, Anouk’s work presents acontinuous search for escapism whilst also exploring the mysterious, the abysmal and the uncanny that oftenlurks behind idylls. Combining fragments from 17th and 18th Century landscape etchings, references to vintagepostcards as well as her own mark making, she confuses the boundaries of what is ‘real’, taking on a dream-like quality and encouraging the viewer to create fantastical narratives.

The artist’s website: www.anoukmercier.com

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23Peter Clossick (British, b.1948)Study 4 Pebbles, 1995Chalk and charcoal on paperSigned in pencil lower right550 x 720 mm (21½ x 28¼ in)

Provenance: Donated by the Artist to The Prince’s Trust Evening Of Art Sale £600-800

Peter Clossick is a fine art painter who conceptually approaches painting directly from life. He predominantlyworks in oils with a model in the studio, with ideas formed through the physical act of painting and drawing.Educated at Goldsmiths College and Camberwell School of Art, Peter has been in shows regularly since 1978,including the London Group, Whitechapel Open and the RA Summer Shows. In 1989 he had his first one-manexhibition in Sweet Waters Gallery and has exhibited at the the Royal Portrait Society, the Mall Galleries, andmany others. Internationally he has shown in the USA and around Europe. From 1997 to present he has exhibitedwith the Gallery Duncan Terrace in London. Peter says that he is drawn to oil paint because of its’ open-ended process, “...Putting the paint on and takingit off, until I arrive at something that surprises me and I believe has a totality. All I can truly say to myself is justdraw, whatever the medium.”He is challenged by portraiture; to arrive at some underlying essence of character with the added urgency ofsomeone sitting in his studio. “I like to draw with paint wet into wet, using a limited palette, with the sitter infront of me,” he says. “Predominantly working in oil paint, pen, ink and charcoal, it is a process of continualdrawing and arriving at a statement through evolution rather than pre-planning. Paintings can sometimesbecome physically heavy with so much material applied to the surface, and paper becomes torn and scarred.”

The artist’s website: www.peterclossick.com

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24Annya Sand (Kazakhstan, b.1983)Mist, 2008Oil on canvasSigned in oil paint lower right760 x 760 mm (30 x 30 in)

Provenance: Donated by the Artist to The Prince’s Trust£1,500-2,000

Annya’s work is predominantly abstract - though often inhabited by figures, her paintings never sit within aconceptual framework. They flow from an innate and intuitive place.

On closer inspection her work also traces a deep history, hinting with subtle inflections at a worldly perspectiveand layers of tradition.In Annya’s paintings, colours live in harmony rather than competing for space. Her subtle uses of earthy tones,occasionally overlaid with flashes of more intense colour, have become a trademark of her work and have wonher a strong following. She says, “My art is very ornate, and very sensual. I work with oils because I think it gives the work life. I createvery thick layers yet try to keep the texture quite light. I like layers of colour, so you can sometimes see theoriginal colour underneath.”Painting from a very early age, Annya was heavily influenced by her father and grandfather and the creativeenvironment in which she was raised. Just as she avoids the static energy of the portrait, attaining dynamism through graceful strokes, her work alsocontains a strong spiritual element.“Most of my work is an expression of my feelings and my views on life. Everything I do is a reflection of my soulat that specific moment in time. The biggest inspirations for my work are the positives and negatives of life. Itruly believe in the powerful effect of personal energy. Whatever you put into life is what you get back.” The artist’s website: www.annyasandart.co.uk

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25Sam Wadsworth (British, b.1980)This artist is offering to the winning bidder a head and shoulders portrait commission Oil on canvas560 x 457 mm (22 x 18 in)

Please note that the artist will travel to the buyer’s premises if within an hour’s commute fromhis studio in Northampton (reasonable travel expenses to be met by the buyer). Alternatively, the buyer would be welcome to make an appointment at the artist's studio or the artist will workfrom a photograph, albeit this is not the preferred method as a more accurate result is achievedif the artist photographs and meets his clients in person.


Sam Wadsworth is an award winning Northampton-based painter. He is a regular exhibitor with the RoyalSociety of Portrait Painters and in December 2009 was made a member of the Livery company of the WorshipfulSociety of Painter Stainers, London. Born in Cheltenham, Sam studied Fine Art at Northampton University and at the Prince’s Drawing School,London; he later taught at the Northampton School for Boys. Once Artist in Residence at the University ofNorthampton and Maison Crème Anglaise Studio and Gallery in Burgundy, Sam has also worked in Japan andwas voted Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the Federation of Small Businesses UK. Sam was helped intobusiness by The Prince’s Trust.He continues to work out of his Northampton studio where he has recently painted Northampton’s own Dr Who,Matt Smith.

The artist’s website: www.samwadsworth.co.uk

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This image is not for sale and is an example of a Head and Portrait commission by this artist.

26Robin Eckardt (Dual British and American, b.1980)Yacht Speed, 2007Mixed media on canvasSigned and dated in black ink verso and signed in oil paint lower right 1220 x 1830 mm (48 x 72 in)


Robin Eckardt is a fine art painter mainly recognised for her large cityscapes of New York and London. Instantlyrecognisable, her work is highly charged with energy, rich and vibrant with colour, and sculpted with texture.Born in Puerto Rico, Robin spent the first ten years of her life in the Caribbean. Her vibrant childhood stronglyinfluenced her outlook on the world, particularly in her depiction of colour and texture - both important aspectsof her paintings today. From a very young age Robin had a passion and natural flair for art which was encouragedby her parents, fuelling her enjoyment of the subject and giving her the freedom to develop and experiment withpainting techniques.Robin aims to capture the world and the environment around her in her paintings; although her work is, to an extent,impressionistic, she tries to seek out the figurative and an essence of reality. She works spontaneously andinstinctively, often happening upon unexpected effects that take the paintings on a journey of their own resultingin fresh, unique images. Each canvas acts as Robin’s pallet as she mixes all the colours directly onto it, and workingwith mixed media she heavily layers translucent glazes and resins to achieve depth and added dimensions. Known for her cityscapes of New York and London, Robin acknowledges these to be ideal subjects for her styleof painting as the speed, lights, reflections on buildings and rainy streets all come into play. The marks andcolours on the canvas accurately translate the scene, but as the colours melt together other senses than justthe visual are stimulated.Robin has exhibited at the Henley Festival for the last three years running; she has also had numerous soloshows in London. Internationally she has exhibited in New York, Paris, Dublin, and Amsterdam and has soldwork in the USA, Russia, Vancouver, and throughout Europe, as well as selling work to 5* Hotels in London andrenting art to London Corporate businesses.Over recent years Robin has increasingly concentrated on working with a handful of charities such as Vision,the Rainbow Trust, and Indian Oceans Disaster Relief; and now Robin is extremely happy to offer support toThe Prince’s Trust.

The artist’s website: www.robin-eckardt.co.uk

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27Lindsay Telling (British, b.1960)Before The Tide Comes In, 2011Three glass panels with copper wire and cobalt oxide mounted with steel fixings on woodSigned, dated and titled in black ink verso540 x 1000 mm (21¼ x 39½ in)


Lindsay Telling is a Bristol based glass artist. Her inspirations to date have come from John Piper and GrahamSutherland, but for our auction piece Before The Tide Comes In she has been influenced by the works of KurtJackson and Andy Goldsworthy. Lindsay trained for four years at the Bristol School of Art, and her passion for glass, rekindled by an artist inFowey and her love of Cornwall, has now brought her back to creating new work with Bristol collectiveWorkInGlass. Before The Tide Comes In is the first of a series currently taking shape in Lindsay’s Bristol studio.Comprising two layers of glass that have been fused together, the piece incorporates varying sizes of colouredglass called ‘frit’ with copper wire and cobalt oxide. Lindsay’s intention is to take nature in its simplest formand translate it into glass in an evocative way.Lindsay exhibited last year at The Beachcroft Space in Bristol and currently has work in a gallery in Fowey. In April 2012 she will be exhibiting at The Clevedon Pier Gallery.

For more information, please contact the artist direct at [email protected]

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28Andrew Macara (British, b.1944)Winter, Black Rocks, Wirksworth Derbyshire, 2009Oil on canvasSigned in oil paint lower right360 x 405 mm (14¼ x 16 in)


Andrew Macara has one of the most distinctive styles of any present day contemporary figurative artist.Frequently exhibiting at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the Royal Society of British Artists, and theNew English Art Club, his paintings are in collections worldwide, and he is listed at the Cortauld Institute.Born in Derbyshire in 1944, Andrew considers himself to be predominantly a self-taught artist. He travels extensively,gathering images for paintings from around the world, but his native Derbyshire continues to feature in manypaintings – particularly the Winter scenes. Other subjects with strong demand are Andrew’s British seaside paintings.Recently he has been exploring a new subject matter of reflections, involving a more abstracted painting style.Andrew was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1981 and in 1984 was elected to theNew English Art Club. Royal Academician Ken Howard says, "Andrew Macara's work is deservedly popularfor he touches the everyday joy of life. His paintings celebrate life and show us a new way of seeing; this qualityis that which underlies all true art." William Gear, also of the RA, says, "This artist has developed his own uniqueway, using colour, to describe perspective."

The artist’s website: www.macara.com

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29Paul Robinson (British, b.1959)Milly Looked at Charlie With Pride, While Over The Road, ‘I Wonder Where Milly Got Her Mac? I Thought They Only Did Them In Black’, Oil on boardSigned in oil paint lower left245 x 245 mm (9¾ x 9¾ in)


Paul Robinson is a Norfolk-based painter. Described as naïve in style, the humour in his paintings isunmistakeable and yet essential to much of his work. Increasingly collectable, his work is now included inprivate, corporate and public collections worldwide. Born in Cumbria in 1959, Paul began his career in London as a freelance illustrator, working for publicationssuch as the Sunday Times and Radio Times, whilst exhibiting his personal work at the Thumb Gallery in Sohowith many well-known peers.Moving to North Norfolk in 1999, Paul left behind the world of illustration to concentrate on painting full time,focusing his attention to the subjects on his door-step. From rainy days to romantic interludes, his oil paintingsare evocative and nostalgic, and yet skilfully executed in his unique, contemporary style.

The artist’s website: www.paulrobinsonpaintings.com

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30Rupert Grint (British, b.1988)Untitled, 2011Acrylic on canvasSigned in acrylic paint lower right305 x 410 mm (12 x 16 in)


After achieving an A* grade for his GCSE, Rupert has continued with his interestin Art, not only with his own drawings but as a collector too. Rupert has a keeneye for the interesting and quirky; he follows several artists closely and hasbecome an avid supporter of their work.Born in Harlow in 1988, Rupert grew up in Hertfordshire and found recognitionat an early age by winning the role of Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter filmadaptation series. Whilst between scenes on set he would always have a goodstock of sketch pads and pencils to hand, drawing to pass the time.Today he jumps at the chance to get involved with any art projects, and loves topush himself, trying different techniques to achieve his aims.

The artist’s website: www.rupertgrint.net

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31Jonathan Pugh (British, b.1962)Calling Him Jensen Was A Bit Mean, 2011Ink on paperSigned and dated in black ink verso150 x 95 mm (6 x 3¾ in)

Provenance: This image was produced as a cartoon for the Daily Mail, July 2011 and now reproducedas an original drawing and kindly donated by the Artist to The Prince’s Trust Evening Of Art Sale£100-150

Jonathan Pugh is one of the UK’s best-loved cartoonists. Five-times winner of the Cartoon Art Trust PocketCartoonist of the Year, and the 2001 British Press Awards Cartoonist of the Year, he joined the Daily Mail inJanuary 2010 as their daily pocket cartoonist after nearly fifteen years at The Times. Born in 1962, Jonathan knew he wanted to be a cartoonist at the age of just five. He studied Law at universitywhich presented him with hours of doodling practice, and after a brief stint as an art teacher, he began hiscareer as a freelance cartoonist in 1987.Jonathan's work has appeared in The Guardian, The Independent, Punch, Spectator, Private Eye and the Tablet.Influenced by Quentin Blake and Carl Giles, he works mostly in pen and ink on paper.

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32Diana ArmfieldRA RWS (British, b.1920)Sunset Sky, Piazza San Marco, Venicelithograph in colours, 2010, signed in pencil, numbered 54/110 on Curwin Chilford paper455 x 375 mm (17¾ x 14¾ in)


Diana Armfield studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and Central School of Arts and Crafts. She is knownnot only as a painter but also for her early textile and wallpaper designs which are included in the permanentcollection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Landscape is a major subject in her work, as well as stilllives and interiors. She invariably works within a small format never exceeding 50 x 60cms.Commenting on her work, Diana Armfield has said:‘If I’m landscape painting, I may be looking for the subject in those places which appear at first unruly - wildcountry, sea or sky, tumbling rocks. All are subject to the big ordering forces of the weather, growth of seasonalchange…. Or I look at those parts where man has modified the landscape; vineyards, olive groves, quarries, towns’.Since 1965 Diana Armfield has been a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, New Grafton Gallery, New EnglishArt Club and Browse and Darby, London, amongst other venues. She has work in the Royal West of EnglandGallery Permanent Collection as well as numerous other public and private collections. She holds membershipto the Royal Academy, Royal Watercolour Society, New English Art Club and the Royal West of EnglandAcademy. In 1985 Diana Armfield was Artist in Residence, Perth, Australia and in 1989 Artist in Residence,Jackson, Wyoming, USA. Twice she reached the finals of the Hunting Prize in the 1980’s and she won theAgnew’s New English Art Club Prize in the early 1990’s. For more information about the Artist, please visit the Royal Academy website:www.royalacademy.org.uk/academicians/painters/diana-armfield-ra,146,AR.html

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33Ken Howard OBE RA (British, b.1932)Winter in Slovenia, 2005Oil on boardSigned in oil paint lower right and signed, dated and titled in black ink verso240 x 190 mm (9½ x 7½ in)


Professor Ken Howard OBE is a figurative painter and Royal Academician. In 1998 he was elected president ofthe New English Art Club, and in 2010 he was awarded the OBE for services to Art.Born in London in 1932, Ken studied at the Hornsey School of Art and first exhibited at the Royal Academy agedjust 20. After completing National Service, he studied at the Royal College of Art, and thereafter embarked ona career that culminated in 2011 with the publication of his autobiography, Light and Dark.In 1973 Ken was appointed the official war artist in Northern Ireland by the Imperial War Museum, and between1973 and 1980 he worked with the British Army in Germany, Cyprus, Oman, Hong Kong, Nepal, Norway, Canada,Belize and Brunei. He has held one-man exhibitions almost every year since 1966 both in the UK andinternationally: in London, Plymouth, Folkestone, Hong Kong, St Helier in Jersey, Nicosia in Sicily, Delhi,Johannesburg and Cape Town.His work has been commissioned by The Drapers Company, the States of Jersey, HQ British Army of the Rhine,UN forces in Cyprus, The London Stock Exchange, Lloyds of London, and Banque Paribas; it appears in publiccollections at the Royal Academy, Plymouth City Art Gallery, Sheffield Art Gallery, Hove Museum and ArtGallery, the Guildhall Art Gallery, London, Ulster Museum and Art Gallery, the Imperial War Museum, Londonand The National Army Museum, London.Says Ken, "For me painting is about three things. It is about revelation, communication and celebration. Byrevelation I mean giving people a way of seeing, revealing the world around them in a way they have never seenbefore, opening their eyes. By communication I mean revealing the world with a personal language, speakingdirectly in an instantly recognisable style. The artist spends his life refining that language in order to expresshis personal world more clearly and directly. My last criterion, celebration, is perhaps more difficult to explain.We all suffer in our lives, we lose loved ones, we suffer illnesses. But I want art to raise me above that; when Ilook at painting I want it to be elevating, I want it to celebrate life whether it be human dignity expressed byVelasquez or Cezanne, or the wonders of nature expressed by Corot or Monet. For me my main inspiration islight and it is through light that I want to celebrate my world."The artist’s website: www.kenhoward.co.uk

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34Paula Lundy (British, b.1979)Into The Moondust, 2011Mixed media on canvasSigned in silver ink lower right1500 x 1195 mm (59 x 47 in)


Paula Lundy is a contemporary artist living and working in the South West of England, whose unique style comesfrom her passion for combining heavy texture with strong visual metallics. Distinctive in appearance andtextured form, her art frequently compels the viewer to reach out and touch it.

After studying for seven years and experimenting for fifteen, with a vast array of painting styles and mediums,a love of sculpture and an ever expanding use of materials, Paula’s current work is characterised by anamalgamation of paint and sculpture on canvas. In 2009 Paula attended The Prince’s Trust Explore EnterpriseCourse and received a small grant to help her develop her business idea selling her work.

Paula is inspired by architecture old and new in Bristol and the South West. She is particularly fascinated with theway in which the moon illuminates the night and picks out the more interesting features of English architecture,and it has now become a prominent focal point in many of her paintings. “I have always been intrigued by thefolklore which surrounds it,” she says. “Ancient civilizations believed the moon to be made of silver and to beassociated with dreams and the imagination; that's why I always use real silver to create the moons in my paintings.”

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35Deirdre Dyson (British, b.1943)Pears and Plums, 2005Oil on canvasSigned in oil paint lower left1020 x 1020 mm (40¼ x 40¼ in)


Deirdre Dyson is probably best known as a leading bespoke carpet designer with a showroom on the Kings’Road, Chelsea, but she is also a painter in her own right, exhibiting both watercolours and oils in groupexhibitions throughout the UK, and holding successful solo shows at the Simon-Capstick-Dale galleries inLondon and New York, the Grosvenor Gallery in London and the Albemarle Gallery in London.

Deirdre trained at the Byam Shaw School of Art and Wimbledon College of Art. Her most recent work has beena large triptych for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Royal United Hospital, Bath.

The artist’s website for her handmade carpets: www.deirdredyson.com

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36Ben Dearnley (British, b.1964)The Gift, 2011Hand carved Bath StoneInscribed with artist’s signature and dated verso1150 x 925 x 565 mm (45 x 36 x 22 in)


Ben Dearnley is the official sculptor for the 2012 Olympics. Living and working in Bath, he is influenced by theGreat Masters of the past − Rodin, Michelangelo and Canova; all sculptors involved with the figure and itsexpressive nature, truth and beauty. Ben has produced The Gift especially for the Prince's Trust Evening of Art,created out of an 800kg block of Bath Stone, generously donated by Bath Stone Group.

Ben was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in 1964 and spent much of his life surrounded by music. His late father, Dr Christopher Dearnley, was first organist at Salisbury Cathedral and then organist and Director of Music atSt Paul's Cathedral, London, so from an early age Ben was witness to the majesty of music and sculpture ofthe highest order, both of which have been major underlying influences for him.

Ben's work is focused on the figure: his narrative fuses the traditional techniques of the past with acontemporary approach. He draws the viewer into a personal dialogue with the sculpture by presenting themwith a seductive surface of the fragmented figure. The pose of the sculpture reflects an inner truth, which Bendevelops within the hidden spaces of the form.

His latest works are pushing his understanding of material and the ability to reach new forms of expression.Ben is now fully engaged in the direct carving of stone, looking at ways of exploring a return to the pure formsof the past with a modern contextualization, creating a vibrant expression of truth through beauty.

The City of Bath 2012 Olympic Legacy sculpture of Mark Foster has given Ben the opportunity to run an open studiothis summer, which has proven most rewarding. His Avenue of Champions series has been created in collaborationwith some of the world’s finest Olympic and Paralympic athletes, who have been a huge inspiration for him.

"The strength and determination they show in each of their disciplines has a tremendous effect on me,” he says. “When the work of carving by hand gets too much and it all feels like it is going nowhere, I only haveto reflect on their incredible achievements to find the next level of personal strength to keep going."

The Avenue of Champions will be shown in Salisbury Cathedral throughout next summer

Ben’s work is in public and private collections from as far afield as Australia, South Africa and Europe to theBahamas, as well as in the Royal Academy of Music, London

Many of his works can be seen on his website: www.bendearnley.com

The cost of transporting and positioning the sculpture is to be met by the buyer. Advice available.

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37Quentin Blake CBE FCSD RDI (British, b.1932)Explorers, 2011Watercolour, crayon and black ink on paperSigned, titled and dated in black ink 550 x 750 mm (21¾ x 29½ in)


Quentin Blake is probably the UK’s best-known and best-loved illustrator, renowned for his collaboration with writerssuch as Russell Hoban, Joan Aiken, Michael Rosen, John Yeoman and, most famously, Roald Dahl.

Quentin was born in 1932 and has drawn ever since he can remember. He studied English at Downing College, Cambridge,followed by a postgraduate teaching diploma at the University of London and life classes at Chelsea Art School.

He has always made his living as an illustrator, as well as teaching for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art,where he was head of the Illustration department from 1978 to 1986. His first drawings were published in Punchwhile hewas 16 and still at school. He continued to draw for Punch, The Spectator and other magazines over many years, whileat the same time entering the world of children’s books with A Drink of Waterby John Yeoman in 1960.

His books have won numerous prizes and awards, including the Whitbread Award, the Kate Greenaway Medal, theEmil/Kurt Maschler Award and the international Bologna Ragazzi Prize. He won the 2002 Hans Christian AndersenAward for Illustration, the highest international recognition given to creators of children’s books. In 2004 he was awardedthe ‘Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres’ by the French Government for services to literature and in 2007 he was madeOfficier in the same order.�

Now in his 70s he is recognised, according to The Guardian, as ‘a national institution’. In 1999 he was appointed the firstever Children’s Laureate, a post designed to raise the profile of children’s literature. In 2002 his book Laureate’s Progressrecorded many of his activities and the illustrations he produced during his two-year tenure.�

Quentin created Explorers especially for The Prince’s Trust Evening of Art.

The artist’s website: www.quentinblake.com

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38Nick Park CBE (British, b. 1958)Wallace and Gromit The Techno Trousers Kicking Foot, 2004Watercolour and ink on paperSigned and dated in black ink lower right240 x 340 mm (9½ x 13½ in)

Provenance: Donated by the Artist to The Prince’s Trust Evening Of Art Sale£1,500-2,000Nick has been an Ambassador for The Prince’s Trust for over 15 years, supporting the charity in a huge numberof ways. Nick has donated two special watercolours to The Prince’s Trust for the Evening of Art, and createdGromit Reads Pluto’s Republic especially for this event. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a piece of history.The artist’s website: www.aardman.comPlease see lot 1 for full biography.

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6. Export of goods. Buyers intending to export goods shouldascertain (a) whether an export licence is required and (b)whether there is any specific prohibition on importing goodsof that character because, e.g. they may contain prohibitedmaterials such as ivory. Ask us if you need help.

7. Bidding. Bidders may be required to register before the salecommences and lots will be invoiced to the name andaddress on the registration form. Some form ofidentification may be required if you are unknown to us.Please enquire in advance about our arrangements fortelephone bidding.

8. Commission bidding. Commission bids may be left with theauctioneers indicating the maximum amount to be bid. Theywill be executed as cheaply as possible having regard to thereserve (if any) and competing bids. If two buyers submitidentical commission bids the auctioneers may prefer thefirst bid received. Please enquire in advance about ourarrangements for the leaving of commission bids bytelephone or FAX.

9. Methods of Payment. The following methods of payment areacceptable.Debit Cards drawn on a UK bank, there is no additionalcharge for purchases made with these cards. Bank transfer direct into our bank account, all transfersmust state the relevant sale number, lot number and yourbid / paddle number. If transferring from a foreigncurrency, the amount we receive must be the total due inpounds sterling (after currency conversion and thededuction of any bank charges). Our bank details can befound on the front or your invoice or in the sale catalogueunder ‘Important Notices’.Sterling cash payments of up to £12,000 (subject to moneylaundering regulations)All major UK issued credit cards registered to a UK billingaddress with the exception of American Express andDiners Club. A surcharge of 3 per cent is payable on allpayments made by credit cards.Sterling personal cheques drawn on a UK bank accountand made payable to ‘Prince’s Trust Trading Ltd’. It will benecessary to allow at least six working days for the chequeto clear before collecting your purchases.

10. Collection and storage. Please note what the Terms andConditions state about collection and storage. It isimportant that goods are paid for and collected promptly.Any delay may involve the buyer in paying storage charges.

11. Droit de suite royalty charges. From 14th February 2006 allUK art market professionals (which includes, but is notlimited to; auctioneers, dealers, galleries, agents and otherintermediaries) are required to collect a royalty payment forall works of art that have been produced by living artists.This payment is only calculated on qualifying works of artwhich are sold for a hammer price more than the UK sterlingequivalent of EURO 1,000 – the UK sterling equivalent willfluctuate in line with prevailing exchange rates.It is entirely the responsibility of the buyer to acquainthimself with the precise EURO to UK Sterling exchangerate on the day of the sale in this regard, and the auctioneeraccepts no responsibility whatsoever if the qualifying rateis different to the rate indicated.All items in this catalogue that are marked with � arepotentially qualifying items, and the royalty charge will beapplied if the hammer price achieved is more than the UKsterling equivalent of EURO 1,000.The royalty charge willbe added to all relevant buyers’ invoices, and must be paidbefore items can be cleared. All royalty charges are passedon to the Design and Artists Copyright Society (‘DACS’),no handling costs or additional fees with respect to thesecharges will be retained by the auctioneers. The royalty charge that will be applied to qualifying itemswhich achieve a hammer price of more than the UK sterlingequivalent of EURO 1,000, but less than the UK sterlingequivalent of EURO 50,000 is 4 per cent. For qualifying itemsthat sell for more than the UK sterling equivalent of EURO50,000 a sliding scale of royalty charges will apply – for acomplete list of the royalty charges and threshold levels,please see www.dacs.org.uk. There is no VAT payable onthis royalty charge.

The property offered in this Sale and listed in thisauction catalogue (the “Catalogue”) (as that propertyis amended by any posted notices or oralannouncements during the Sale) (the “Property”) willbe sold by Prince’s Trust Trading Limited, a companyregistered in England and Wales under number 3161821.

Prince’s Trust Trading Limited is a company which hascovenanted to pay its net profits each year to ThePrince’s Trust, a charity registered with the CharityCommissioners under number 1079675 in England andWales and SC041198 in Scotland.

These terms govern the contract for sale (the“Contract for Sale”) of any lot by Prince’s TrustTrading Limited (the “Seller”) to the Purchaser (asdefined at paragraph 6(c) below).

Any questions in relation to the auction should bedirected to the Seller and not to the auctioneer, whoserves merely as auctioneer for the Seller in conductingthe Sale and participates on the following terms andconditions which govern the sale of all the Property:

1. The Seller assumes no risk, liability or responsibilityfor the authenticity or the authorship of any of theProperty (that is, the identity of the creator or the period,culture, source or origin, as the case may be, with whichthe creation of any property is identified herein);

the Property is sold with all faults and imperfectionsand errors of description;

the Seller does not make or give and does not agreeto make or give any representation of fact,undertaking, obligation, guarantee, contractualpromise or warranty or undertake any duty of care ofany kind or nature, expressed or implied, in relation toany description (which shall include inter alia physicalcondition, size, quality, rarity, importance,genuineness, attribution, authenticity or provenance)of any of the Property or any estimate in relation to it,nor in relation to satisfactory quality of the Propertyor its fitness for purpose. No statement made in theCatalogue, at any time before, during or after the Salein any Sale invoice or elsewhere, will be deemed sucha representation of fact, undertaking, obligation,guarantee, contractual promise or warranty.

2. Any of the Property may be withdrawn by the Sellerat any time before the Sale.

3. Unless otherwise announced by the auctioneer atthe time of the Sale, all bids are per lot as describedin the Catalogue.

4. The Seller reserves the right to reject a bid from anybidder. Property may be offered subject to reserves.In the event of any dispute between bidders, theauctioneer will have sole and final discretion either todetermine the successful bidder or to re-offer andresell the lot in dispute. If any dispute arises after theSale, the Sale records of the Seller will be conclusivein all respects.

5. If the auctioneer determines that any opening bid isnot commensurate with the value of the particular lotoffered, he may reject the same and withdraw that lotfrom Sale, and if, having acknowledged an openingbid, he decides that any advance thereafter isinsufficient, he may reject the advance.

6. The sale of any lot is complete and the Contract forSale is made when the auctioneer announces itscompletion by the fall of the hammer. Thereupon, thehighest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer forany lot is the purchaser (the “Purchaser”) of that lot(the “Lot”) and is contractually bound to:

(a) assume the risk and responsibility of the Lot; (b) sign a confirmation of purchase of the Lot; and (c) pay the full amount of his highest bid for the Lot(the “Purchase Price”).

7. Title to the Lot remains in and is retained by theSeller until the Purchase Price and all other sumspayable by the Purchaser to the Seller have been paidin full, and received in cleared funds by the Seller. TheSeller is entitled to withhold possession of the Lotfrom the Purchaser until this time. The Seller is onlyrequired to hold the Lot for 90 days from the date ofthe auction, after which, if the Purchaser has notcollected or arranged for collection of the Lot, theSeller may, at its sole discretion, send the Lot toexternal storage for the account and at the risk andexpense of the Purchaser. Any charges associatedwith the transport and storage if the Lot are to beborne by the Purchaser and will be added to thePurchase Price.

8. Risk in the Lot passes to the Purchaser at the fallof the auctioneer’s hammer in respect of the Lot. TheSeller will thereafter not be responsible for the Lot andthe Purchaser will indemnify the Seller and keep theSeller fully indemnified from and against all claims,proceedings, costs, expenses and losses arising inrespect of any injury, loss and damage caused to theLot after the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer until thePurchaser obtains full title to it.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

9. All lots must be claimed within 12 months of theSale, unless otherwise noted.

10. If the foregoing conditions and other applicableconditions are not complied with, without prejudice toany other remedies available to the Seller by law, whichfor the avoidance of doubt includes the right to takelegal proceedings against the Purchaser for any sumdue under the Contract for Sale and/for damages forbreach of contract, the Seller, at its sole discretion, isentitled to exercise one or more of the following rights:

to terminate the Contract for Sale immediately forbreach of contract;

to retain possession of the Lot;

to be paid interest on any monies due at the annualrate 5 per cent per annum above the base rate ofNational Westminster Bank Plc from time to time tobe calculated on a daily basis;

to retain as liquidated damages all payments made bythe Purchaser;

to resell the Lot by auction, private treaty or any othermeans to any third party, on three days’ written noticeof intention to sell to the Purchaser, following whichthe Purchaser will be liable to the Seller for paymentof any shortfall between the Purchase Price and thesum of the price achieved upon resale all othercharges due hereunder and any incidental damages.The Seller is under no obligation to achieve anoptimum or fair market value for the Lot upon resale.

11. The Purchaser will indemnify the Seller against alllegal and other costs of enforcement, all losses andother expenses and costs incurred by the Seller(whether or not court proceedings will have beenissued) as a result of the Seller taking any of the stepsunder paragraph 10.

12. Payments for purchases made in the Sale must bemade in pounds sterling (unless otherwise noted) andin any one of the following forms: cash, cheque(backed by cheque guarantee card) or major creditcards (excluding American Express).

13. In no circumstances will the Purchaser be able torescind the Contract of Sale.

14. Subject to paragraph 16, in no circumstances willthe Seller be required to refund any amount paid inrespect of any lot to the Purchaser.

15. The Purchaser will be wholly responsible for anyremoval, storage, shipping, delivery costs, othercharges and expenses incurred by the Seller inconnection with the Lot and for complying with allimport or export regulations in connection with the Lot.

16. If the Seller is prevented from performing itsobligations under the Contract for Sale bycircumstances beyond its control or if performance ofits obligations would by reason of such circumstancesgive rise to a significantly increased financial cost toit, the Seller will not, for as long as suchcircumstances prevail, be required to perform suchobligations. In such circumstances, the Seller will notbe deemed to be in breach of the Contract of Sale, orbe liable for failure to fulfill any of its dutiesthereunder and will only be liable to refund thePurchaser such sum that is equal to the PurchasePrice (where this has been fully paid by thePurchaser) less any costs incurred by the Seller inconnection with the Lot.

17. References in these Conditions of Sale to thesingular will include references to the plural (and vice-versa) and reference to any one gender will includereference to other genders.

18. These Conditions of Sale, as well as thePurchaser’s and the Seller’s respective rights andobligations hereunder, will be governed by andconstrued and enforced in accordance with the lawsof England and Wales.

19. By bidding at an auction, whether present inperson or by agent, commission bid, telephone orother means, the bidder will be deemed to haveagreed to these Conditions of Sale and to haveconsented to the exclusive jurisdiction of Courts ofEngland and Wales.

With thanks…

The Prince's Trust would like to thank the following people and organisations who have

generously donated their time and effort to help make tonight a very special evening.

First and foremost our sponsors; Coutts & Co, Smith & Williamson, Withy King, Reside Bath

and Knight Frank.

All at Dreweatts Bloomsbury Auctions and www.the-saleroom.com for conducting this

evening's auction at no charge to The Prince's Trust, especially Mary McCarthy,

auctioneer Richard Madley, Donal Savage and Abbie Barker.

Jacki Connell and all at Jamm Design for kindly designing our invitations and auction catalogue

at no cost to The Trust and Cambrian Printers in Aberystwyth for their contribution to the

auction catalogue.

We’d like to thank Elaine Marson and all at The Bath Stone Group for generously

donating the stone for Ben Dearnley's sculpture; Sharon Love and the team at The Royal

Crescent Hotel for their ongoing support and for kindly donating one of tonight’s raffle prizes;

the pupils and teachers at The Royal High School in Bath for this evening’s musical

entertainment; Emily Luff our copywriter ; Misha Ostromecki and the other photographers

for capturing the Art and this evening’s guests so beautifully; Laurent Perrier for the

champagne; Coutts & Co for kindly donating one of this evening’s raffle prizes; Roger

Henderson and all at Bath Signs for the logo boards; Michael Malloy at Bang & Olufsen for

the screens; Steve Miklos and all at Bath Magazine and Flowers by Passion for the wonderful

Christmas tree.

Lastly, our thanks to an incredible committee who have dedicated so much time and passion

to this event over the last 18 months – to Richard Neville, David Taylor, Gordon Glass,

Benjamin Emms, Christine Penny (www.christinepenny.co.uk), Rebecca Phillips of Bath

Contemporary (www.bathcontemporary.com) and Sharon Love mentioned above.

We would also like to thank all those supporters who have offered their assistance and

support since this catalogue went to print as well as all of this evening’s guests and volunteers.

DSN1531. Prince’s Trust Trading Ltd is a Registered Company No: 3161821. All net proceeds from this event will be donated to The Prince's Trust, a registered charity, incorporated by Royal Charter, in England and Wales (1079675) and Scotland (SC041198).

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