A Spanish Holiday.

An artistic tribute to the people and the landscape.

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The People.

Sir Muirhead Bone. 1876-1953.

Jubilee Year, Santiago de Compostela 1930. Drypoint. Dodgson 39. 13 3/8 x 7 7/8 (sheet 20 x 13 1/4). Edition 133. Printed on the full sheet of white laid paper with deckle edges. Illustrated: Gertrude Bone, Days in Old Spain. Published in the portfolio, Two Drypoints by Muirhead Bone. The other drypoint in the folder is, Dancing on the Apostle's Day, Santiago. (not included here). Signed in pencil. $1,750. The Xacobeo, also known as Jacobean Year, Holy Year or Jubilee Year, is only celebrated when the festival of James the Apostle or Santiago (25th July) falls on a Sunday. This happens at varying intervals, usually every 5 or 6 years, but occasionally we have to wait up to 11 years to celebrate the next Holy Year.

A Spanish Good Friday (Ronda). 1925. Drypoint. Dodgson 412.xxix. 12 1/2 x 8 1/8 (sheet 16 3/4 x 12). Edition 160 in 29 states. Illustrated: Zigrosser: Six Centuries of Fine Prints. A rich impression with velvety drypoint burr. Printed on smooth simili-Japan paper with full margins. Annotated by Bone 'XXIX A Spanish Good Friday (Ronda) (for Morris) in the lower margin. Signed in pencil by Bone. Housed in a 22 1/4 x 15 1/2-inch period gold leaf frame. $7,500.

A Spanish Good Friday (Ronda). 1925. Drypoint. Dodgson 412. One of only 20 numbered impressions printed from the cancelled plate in 1985. 12 1/2 x 8 1/8 (sheet 22 1/2 x 15). A rich impression, printed on heavy white wove paper, countermarked BFK RIVES FRANCE, with wide margins. Inscribed in pencil at extreme lower edge of sheet '8/20' and 'U[niversity]. of Bristol School of Art 1985'. Ex-collection William Pelletier. $500.

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, R.A., R.E. 1890-1978.

The Black Silk Dress (Anaïs). 1927. Etching. Fletcher 58.v/x. 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 (sheet 17 1/8 x 11). 4 impressions in thei state (edition 111). Exhibited at the RE, 1928, no.22. Illustrated: Furst, Original Engraving and Etching: An Appreciation and Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching: Brockhurst. A rich impression printed on 'J Whatman' laid paper. Signed and annotated '5th state GLB 4 proofs thus' in pencil. $2,000.

The Basque Boy also called Boy with Beret and Fabian. 1944. Lithograph. Fletcher Lithographs 3.ii. zinc plate. 13 x 10 1/4 (sheet 7 1/4 x 2 7/8). Edition 10. Printed on countermarked 'hand made' wove paper on the full sheet with deckle edges. A fine impression of this very rare lithograph. Signed and dated in pencil. $900.

Head of a Girl (Anaïs; Melisande; Head of a Basque). 1944. Fletcher Lithograph 2. Zinc plate.iii/iii. 11 3/8 x 9 3/16 (sheet 16 1/4 x 12 13/16). Edition 25. A fine impression printed on cream wove paper. Pristine condition. This is a portrait of the artist's first wife, Anaïs. Provenance: the estate of Kathleen Nancy Woodward Brockhurst. Signed in pencil. $650. Another proof, not from the estate, on cream wove paper, stains from previous hinges in the four corners, the lower left-hand corner missing. Signed and dated in pencil. $550.

Chiquita. 1923-4. Etching. Fletcher 44.Published state. 6 3/8 x 5 5/16 (sheet 11 x 8 3/4). Edition 76 (total 81 impressions). A dramatic impression with subtle plate tone, printed on cream wove paper with full margins. Signed in pencil. $650.

Phémie (Marguérite). 1924. Etching. Fletcher 42. 3 7/8 x 2 7/8 (sheet 10 3/4 x 7 3/4). Edition 76 (total 79 impressions). Exhibited t the R.E., 1924. A fine proof printed on the full sheet of cream wove paper with deckle edges. A dramatic tonal study. $400.

Sir William Russell Flint, R.A. 1880-1969.

Spanish Wheelwrights. 1931. Drypoint. Wright 46. 9 3/16 x 12 7/8 (sheet 10 3/4 x 16 3/8). Edition 75, #24. An extremely rich impression printed on 'J Whatman 1799' laid paper. Signed, numbered and dated '17.11.31' in ink. $1,250.

Pablo Picasso. 1881-1973.

Homme dévoilant une Femme. (Man uncovering a woman). 1931. Drypoint. Bloch 138; Baer 203 B.d. Vollard Suite, plate 5. Printed by: Lacourier, Paris. Published by Vollard. From the edition of 250 on petit papier vergé Montval paper. Total Edition 310. Good condition apart from mat burn and 3 unobtrusive foxing spots in the lower left-hand margin. A rich impression with drypoint burr, printed on laid paper countermarked 'Vollard', on the full sheet with deckle edges on three sides. Annotated with the Baer number '203' in the lower left-hand margin. Signed 'Picasso' n pencil by the artist. Housed in a striking 28 1/2 x 23 1/2-inch modernist stepped gold leaf frame. Price upon request.

Sir Frank Short, R.A., P.R.E. 1857-1945.

Prisoners of War. 1890. Etching. Hardie 240. 5 15/16 x 7 3.4 (sheet 7 x 8 11/ 16). Printed with plate tone on off-white laid paper. Two printing folds in the lower margin, the right-hand one just extending into the image. Signed in pencil. $175.

The Landscape

John Taylor Arms, N.A. 1887-1953.

Burgos (A Spanish Town Revisited) 1924. Etching. Fletcher 142. 8 5/8 x 13 1/8 (10 1/2 x 15 3/4). Spanish Church Series, #2. Edition 175 (+ 2 trial proofs). A fine impression printed on FJ Head and Co. laid paper with a partial countermark. Signed and dated in pencil. $400.

Puerta del Obispo, Zamora (The Bishop's Door, Zamora). 1933. Etching. Fletcher 266.ii. 12 1/2 x x 7 1/8 (17 x 11 3/8). Edition 160 (+ 30 trial proofs). Spanish Church series, #9.A rich impression printed in red/brown ink on cream laid paper. Signed, dated, titled and annotated 'Second and published state' and 'sp' indicating a proof printed by David Strang in 1937-38. $600.

James McBey. 1883-1959.

A Fierce Bull. 1911. Drypoint. Hardie 108. 5 3/8 x 8 (sheet 8 5/16 x 11 7/8). Edition 8. An exceptional impression with rich drypoint burr printed on antique laid paper. A proof of the utmost rarity. Signed, numbered and titled in ink. $1,500.

The Matador. 1911. Drypoint. Hardie 109. 6 7/8 x 10 7/8 (sheet 7 7/8 x 12). Edition 15. A few scattered foxing marks and slight mat line; otherwise fine original condition. A rich impression with drypoint burr printed on antique laid paper. Signed and dedicated 'To James Greig' in ink. $1,250.

The Picador Incites the Bull. 1911. Drypoint. Hardie 104. 6 1/4 x 9 7/8 (sheet 8 1/4 x 11 7/8). Edition 30, #5. Slight mat line, 1 hinge stain in the lower margin, well outside the image; otherwise fine original condition. A rich impression with drypoint burr printed on antique laid paper. Signed and numbered in ink. $1,250.

Sunrise at Tarragona. 1911. Etching. Hardie 103. 5 7/8 x 8 7/8 (sheet 7 7/8 x 12).Edition 30, #3. A rich impression on antique laid paper. An extremely scarce image. Signed and numbered" in ink. $750.

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