Decorative Pictures

Harold Cohen - Portrait of a Man wearing a Baseball Cap, and Portrait of a Lady, a pair of pencils, both signed and dated 2000 and '92 respectively, each 40cm x 28.5cm, both within stained wood frames. Note: Harold Cohen was born in London in 1930. During the Second World War, he was evacuated to the Cornish village of Caerhays, where he was billeted at Caerhays Castle alongside Harold Pinter, who would later become a Nobel Prize-winning playwright. While at Caerhays, the young boys assisted the air defence unit of RAF St Eval by helping to distinguish between enemy and allied aircraft. In the 1950s, Cohen studied at the Royal College of Art, where he was contemporaries with notable artists such as Bridget Riley, Frank Auerbach, Peter Blake, Joe Tilson, and John Bratby. After graduating, he worked for several years under graphic designer Henri Kay Henrion before taking a position as a lecturer in graphic design at Brighton College of Art. There, he collaborated with distinguished colleagues including Raymond Briggs, John Bellany, Gwyther Irwin, and Dennis Creffield.

Harold Cohen - Life Study of a Bearded Man, 20th century oil on board, 59cm x 49.5cm, within an ebonized frame. Note: Harold Cohen was born in London in 1930. During the Second World War, he was evacuated to the Cornish village of Caerhays, where he was billeted at Caerhays Castle alongside Harold Pinter, who would later become a Nobel Prize-winning playwright. While at Caerhays, the young boys assisted the air defence unit of RAF St Eval by helping to distinguish between enemy and allied aircraft. In the 1950s, Cohen studied at the Royal College of Art, where he was contemporaries with notable artists such as Bridget Riley, Frank Auerbach, Peter Blake, Joe Tilson, and John Bratby. After graduating, he worked for several years under graphic designer Henri Kay Henrion before taking a position as a lecturer in graphic design at Brighton College of Art. There, he collaborated with distinguished colleagues including Raymond Briggs, John Bellany, Gwyther Irwin, and Dennis Creffield.

Frank Baker – Ludlow Castle and Bridge, early 20th century watercolour, signed, 32cm x 46.5cm, within a gilt frame, together with nine unframed watercolours by the same hand, including Sussex views and a catalogue of a posthumous exhibition of the artist’s work.

Frederick James Aldridge – ‘Off Newhaven’, late 19th/early 20th century watercolour, signed and titled, 26cm x 37.5cm, within a gilt frame, together with another similar watercolour by the same hand.

F.J. Bradley, after Salvador Dali – ‘The Persistence of Memory’, 20th century oil on board, signed and titled to label verso, 71cm x 96.5cm, within a silvered wood frame.

Edward A. Swan - Farm Girl holding a Milk Jug in a Field with Sheep and Figures, 19th century watercolour, 24.5cm x 15cm, within a gilt frame.