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Grace Pailthorpe(British, 1883-1971)Sept 16, 1936 33 x 26.7 cm. (13 x 10 1/2 in.)

Reuben Mednikoff(British, 1906-1975)Oct 27 1946 23.3 x 29.6 cm. (9 1/4 x 11 5/8 in.)

John Banting(British, 1902-1972)Sylph Melody 35.5 x 27.8 cm. (14 x 11 in.)

Victor Reinganum(British, 1907-1995)The Abbey 46 x 41 cm. (18 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.)

Victor Reinganum(British, 1907-1995)On the Stairs 64.8 x 30.7 cm. (25 1/2 x 12 1/8 in.)

Reuben Mednikoff(British, 1906-1975)Island of Delight 30.4 x 39.2 cm. (11 7/8 x 15 1/2 in.)

Conroy Maddox(British, 1912-2005)The Modern Dance 38.1 x 54.2 cm. (15 x 21 3/8 in.)

Sam Haile(British, 1909-1948)Reclining Nude 11.8 x 30.6 cm. (4 5/8 x 12 1/8 in.)

Eileen Agar(British, 1899-1991)Figurehead and a Wheel, Charmouth, Dorset 6.8 x 6.4 cm. (2 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.) (image); 8.2 x 7.7 cm. (3 1/4 x 3 in.) (sheet)

Sir Roland Penrose(British, 1900-1984)God Help all the Leviathans 24.1 x 15.2 cm. (9 1/2 x 6 in.)

Paul Nash(British, 1889-1946)Study for 'Nest of Wild Stones' 13.8 x 22.8 cm. (5 1/2 x 9 in.)

Stanley William Hayter(British, 1901-1988)Still life with pedestal table and horse's head 81 x 59.7 cm. (31 7/8 x 23 1/2 in.)

Mary Wykeham(British, 1909-1996)Composition 19.3 x 28.7 cm. (7 5/8 x 11 3/8 in.)

Ithell Colquhoun(British, 1906-1988)Painting 75.5 x 55.9 cm. (29 3/4 x 22 in.)

Ithell Colquhoun(British, 1906-1988)Roman Sun 78.2 x 50.4 cm. (30 7/8 x 19 7/8 in.)

Eileen Agar(British, 1899-1991)The Queen of Time 16.7 x 21.1 cm. (6 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.) (unframed) (2)

John Melville(British, 1902-1986)Seated Woman 28.8 x 24 cm. (11 3/8 x 9 1/2 in.)

Reuben Mednikoff(British, 1906-1975)December 24th 1945 11 pm 10.2 x 7.3 cm. (4 x 2 7/8 in.)

Conroy Maddox(British, 1912-2005)The Fabrication of Fear 39.1 x 32 cm. (15 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.) (unframed)

John Armstrong(British, 1893-1973)Aphrodite's Handmaiden 30.5 x 46 cm. (12 x 18 1/8 in.) Painted circa 1963

Tristram Hillier R.A.(British, 1905-1983)La Sierra de Toledo 17.7 x 25.3 cm. (7 x 10 in.)

Tristram Hillier R.A.(British, 1905-1983)Ship Propulsion 42 x 49 cm. (16 1/2 x 19 1/4 in.) (image); 45.7 x 55.8 cm. (18 x 22 in.) (sheet)

Tristram Hillier R.A.(British, 1905-1983)Boatyard 27.4 x 42 cm. (10 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.) (unframed)

Tristram Hillier R.A.(British, 1905-1983)Resting boats, Malaga 35.5 x 48.9 cm. (14 x 19 1/4 in.) (unframed)

John Tunnard A.R.A.(British, 1900-1971)Untitled 27.5 x 38.1 cm. (10 7/8 x 15 in.)

Clarke Hutton(British, 1898-1984)Pavilion 15.3 x 26.9 cm. (6 x 10 1/2 in.)

Clarke Hutton(British, 1898-1984)Obelisk 30 x 17.1 cm. (11 7/8 x 6 3/4 in.)

Clarke Hutton(British, 1898-1984)Townscape, Night 22.9 x 30.3 cm. (9 x 11 7/8 in.)

Ithell Colquhoun(British, 1906-1988)Graphomania : Blue-Black 20.7 x 29.6 cm. (8 1/2 x 11 5/8 in.)

Ithell Colquhoun(British, 1906-1988)Graphomania : Red 20.6 x 23 cm. (8 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.)

Ithell Colquhoun(British, 1906-1988)Graphomania : Pencil (II) 20.4 x 25.2 cm. (8 1/8 x 9 7/8 in.)

Ithell Colquhoun(British, 1906-1988)Graphomania : Black 25.2 x 19 cm. (9 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.)

Ithell Colquhoun(British, 1906-1988)Desert Menace 41.7 x 42.5 cm. (16 1/2 x 16 3/4 in.)

Eileen Agar(British, 1899-1991)Igloo 40.8 x 55.7 cm. (16 1/8 x 21 7/8 in.)

Carel Weight R.A.(British, 1908-1997)The Sentinel's Midsummer Night 46 x 109.2 cm. (18 1/2 x 43 in.)

John Banting(British, 1902-1972)Untitled 25.3 x 19.8 cm. (9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)

Toni del Renzio(Italian/Russian, 1915-2007)The Exploration of the First Journey 28.6 x 20.8 cm. (11 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) (unframed)

Oscar Mellor(British, 1921-2005)Polly 45.9 x 30.7 cm. (18 1/8 x 12 1/8 in.)

Oscar Mellor(British, 1921-2005)The Red Bull 60.7 x 45.7 cm. (23 7/8 x 18 in.)

Willi Rondas(Belgian, 1907-1975)The Birth of Aphrodite 53.8 x 64.7 cm. (21 2/8 x 25 1/2 in.)

Desmond Morris(British, born 1928)The Companion 31.8 cm. (12 1/2 in.) high

Desmond Morris(British, born 1928)The Question 80.1 x 100 cm. (31 5/8 x 39 3/8 in.)

Desmond Morris(British, born 1928)The Episode 40.4 x 55.8 cm. (15 7/8 x 21 7/8 in.)

Desmond Morris(British, born 1928)Tripod 30.5 cm. (12 in.) high

Desmond Morris(British, born 1928)Yesterday Went Quickly 34 x 25.2 cm. (13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.) (unframed)

Desmond Morris(British, born 1928)The Warlords 20.7 x 29.5 cm. (8 1/8 x 11 5/8 in.) (unframed)

Desmond Morris(British, born 1928)Nude with Companions 34.8 cm. (13 3/4 in.) diameter

LONDON BULLETIN London Bulletin, 20 vol. in 15 (Complete), THE GUGGENHEIM JEUNE GALLERY SET, April 1938-June 1940

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