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Painter, Collage Artist, b. 1919 - d. 1984

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    • § FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH, 1919-1984)
      Nov. 26, 2024

      § FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH, 1919-1984)

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      § FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH, 1919-1984) FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH, 1919-1984) Cottage oil and pencil on board 25.5 x 32 cm. (10 x 12 1/4 in.) Painted circa 1950-1 Provenance The estate of the artist With Austin/Desmond Fine Art Ltd, 27 March 2006, where purchased by the family of the present owner

      Chiswick Auctions
    • Francis Davison, Cruelest Skin Months
      Jun. 11, 2024

      Francis Davison, Cruelest Skin Months

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      Francis Davison Cruelest Skin Months 1976 lithograph with glitter and flocking collage on Arches 22.25 h x 30.125 w in (57 x 77 cm) Signed and dated to lower left 'Davison 1976'. Signed, titled, dated and numbered to verso 'Cruelest Skin Months - May A.P. Davison- 1976'. This work is an artist's proof apart from the edition of unknown size. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

      Rago Arts and Auction Center
    • Francis Davison, Untitled (white buildings), c.1960-63
      Sep. 12, 2023

      Francis Davison, Untitled (white buildings), c.1960-63

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      Francis Davison, British 1919-1984 - Untitled (white buildings), c.1960-63; collaged paper on card, signed on the reverse 'Francis Davis', with artist' stamp no.A75', 59.5 x 49 cm (ARR) Exhibited: Hayward Gallery, 'Francis Davison: Paper collages', 10th February - 17th April 1983 (according to the exhibition label attached to the reverse of the frame) Note: at the invitation from who would be his lifelong friend Patrick Heron, Davison went to St Ives in 1946 where he met future wife, Margaret Mellis (see lot 181). After some years of painting, he turned to collage in 1952, using only found papers, which he more often tore than cut. He did not title his works, wanting the viewer to bring their own interpretation to the work. His work was largely overlooked in his lifetime, save for an exhibition in 1983 at the Hayward Gallery, in which the present lot was include.

      Roseberys
    • § FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (COLLAGE WITH PINK PAINT)
      Aug. 09, 2023

      § FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (COLLAGE WITH PINK PAINT)

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      § FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (COLLAGE WITH PINK PAINT) Collaged paper and paint (65cm x 62cm (25.5in x 24.5in))

      Lyon & Turnbull
    • § FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (COLLAGE IN GREEN AND BLACK)
      Aug. 09, 2023

      § FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (COLLAGE IN GREEN AND BLACK)

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      § FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (COLLAGE IN GREEN AND BLACK) Collaged paper (90.5cm x 90.5cm (35.5in x 35.5in))

      Lyon & Turnbull
    • § Francis Davison (British 1919-1984) Studies for Collage
      Oct. 28, 2022

      § Francis Davison (British 1919-1984) Studies for Collage

      Est: £400 - £600

      § Francis Davison (British 1919-1984) Studies for Collage stamped with 'Aldeburgh' post mark in red ink, pencil on paper envelope (23cm x 31cm (9in x 12 1/8in)) Provenance: The Artist's Family.

      Lyon & Turnbull
    • § Francis Davison (1919-1984)
      Oct. 27, 2022

      § Francis Davison (1919-1984)

      Est: £1,000 - £1,500

      § Francis Davison (1919-1984) Untitled composition coloured paper collage 52 x 50cm

      Cheffins
    • § Francis Davison (British 1919-1984)
      Feb. 24, 2022

      § Francis Davison (British 1919-1984)

      Est: £1,500 - £2,500

      § Francis Davison (British 1919-1984) Cottage in a Field coloured paper collage 43 x 56cm Provenance: Sale; Sotheby's, 8 October 2008, lot 152 Footnote: Formerly a painter associated with the St Ives set such as Heron, Nicholson and Scott, by 1952, Francis Davison, no doubt influenced by his wife, Margaret Mellis, had completely abandoned representational painting in favour of the abstract paper collages he is famed for today. One of four children adopted by millionaire couple, George and Joan Davison, Francis Davison spent his childhood in Cannes before moving to Essex in 1932, to attend St George’s boarding school where he met his lifelong friend and colleague, Patrick Heron. Despite reading English and Anthropology at St Catherine's, Cambridge, Davison aspired to become a poet. However, after relocating to St Ives and meeting Mellis in 1946, Davison discovered a love of painting. Mellis later recalled: ‘he only started painting because I did, I was always painting. I had the influence on him. In fact, I brought him up. Then he got frightfully good and went right past.’ Davison’s early career was marred by a resounding failure to attract any critical or financial success, rather, his main income stream was generated by selling eggs from the pair’s smallholding. Davison’s pivot towards collage was, therefore, logical not only artistically, but also practically, as the production of such works was considerably cheaper than working in oils. Although Davison’s career was spent in relative obscurity, achieving only limited success during the 1970s and 1980s, since his death, in 1984, his work has received widespread recognition and has been the subject of several critically acclaimed retrospectives.

      Cheffins
    • Francis Davison (British 1919-1984) "Barn and Millstone"
      Nov. 12, 2020

      Francis Davison (British 1919-1984) "Barn and Millstone"

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      Francis Davison (British 1919-1984) "Barn and Millstone" Unsigned, circa.1950-51, estate stamped and referenced (0-42) on verso, with original receipt of purchase from 'Andrew D'Arcy Fine Art', oil on board. Footnote: * Francis Davison spent his childhood in Cannes, the adopted son of George and Joan Davison, who had made their fortune through the Eastman Kodak company. He was sent to boarding school in England, where he met Patrick Heron, who became a life-long friend. Following the Second World War, he moved to St. Ives where Heron introduced him to Margaret Mellis, who later became his wife. Together they moved to London, and then the South of France, where he first started to paint and draw, inspired by the landscape surrounding the family property. They returned to England in 1950, settling in Suffolk and establishing a farm. In 1952, Davison started making collages, using torn paper, and a stark colour palette. He only started to receive recognition for his work in the late 1970s, with inclusion in some high-profile exhibitions. His popularity and renown has increased since his death, with several exhibitions and an acknowledgment of him as an inspiration from Damien Hirst. Artists? Resale Right (?droit de suite?) may apply to this lot.

      Wilson55
    • Francis Davison (1919-1984) - Untitled
      Sep. 29, 2020

      Francis Davison (1919-1984) - Untitled

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      Francis Davison (1919-1984) Untitled collage 31 ½ x 36 ¼ in. (80 x 92 cm.)

      Christie's
    • Francis Davison (1919-1984) - Night Shade
      Sep. 29, 2020

      Francis Davison (1919-1984) - Night Shade

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      Francis Davison (1919-1984) Night Shade collage 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)

      Christie's
    • § FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED
      Apr. 16, 2020

      § FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      § FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED Mixed media collage (Dimensions: 69.5cm x 70cm (27.25in x 27.5in))

      Lyon & Turnbull
    • † Francis Davison (1919-1984), Fishing Boat at Low
      Mar. 06, 2020

      † Francis Davison (1919-1984), Fishing Boat at Low

      Est: £1,000 - £1,500

      † Francis Davison (1919-1984), Fishing Boat at Low Tide, oil on panel, estate stamp verso, 35cm x 70cm, framed

      Kinghams Auctioneers
    • Francis Davison, British 1919-1984- Fields and Enclosures; collage on Ess
      Feb. 11, 2020

      Francis Davison, British 1919-1984- Fields and Enclosures; collage on Ess

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      Francis Davison, British 1919-1984- Fields and Enclosures; collage on Essex board, bears studio stamp on label verso and numbered A189, 47x61cm (ARR) Exhibited: Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, 'Francis Davison: Collages and early works', 24 November 2007-20 January 2008 In a wooden frame with glazing. Please refer to department for condition report

      Roseberys
    • † Francis Davison (1919-1984), Fishing Boat at Low Tide, oil on panel, estate stamp verso, 35cm x 70cm, framed
      Jul. 12, 2019

      † Francis Davison (1919-1984), Fishing Boat at Low Tide, oil on panel, estate stamp verso, 35cm x 70cm, framed

      Est: £1,500 - £2,500

      † Francis Davison (1919-1984), Fishing Boat at Low Tide, oil on panel, estate stamp verso, 35cm x 70cm, framed

      Kinghams Auctioneers
    • AR Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Lighthouse
      Jul. 03, 2019

      AR Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Lighthouse

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Lighthouse stamped with Estate stamp (on the reverse)collage38.5 x 40cm (15 3/16 x 15 3/4in).Executed circa 1952 Provenance: With Belgrave Gallery St Ives, St Ives, where acquired by the present owner in 2008Private Collection, U.K. Exhibited: St Ives, Belgrave Gallery St Ives, St Ives Exhibition 2008, 19 May-16 June 2008, cat.no.18

      Bonhams
    • Francis Davison, British 1919-1984- Yellow, blue, grey and black, 1970; paper collage, 95x92
      Jun. 11, 2019

      Francis Davison, British 1919-1984- Yellow, blue, grey and black, 1970; paper collage, 95x92

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      Francis Davison, British 1919-1984- Yellow, blue, grey and black, 1970; paper collage, 95x92cm (ARR) Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, 3 November 2010, The Robert Devereux Collection sale, lot 333; Simon Hilton Ltd, according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame In a lime washed wooden floating frame. Please refer to department for condition report

      Roseberys
    • [§] FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (ABSTRACT) 58cm x 55cm (22.75in x 21.5in)
      Apr. 17, 2019

      [§] FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (ABSTRACT) 58cm x 55cm (22.75in x 21.5in)

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      [§] FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (ABSTRACT) Mixed media collage 58cm x 55cm (22.75in x 21.5in)

      Lyon & Turnbull
    • AR Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Brown Field With White
      Mar. 19, 2019

      AR Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Brown Field With White

      Est: £2,500 - £3,500

      Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Brown Field With White stamped twice with Estate stamp (on labels attached to the backboard)collage87 x 88cm (34 1/4 x 34 5/8in).Executed circa 1969 Provenance: With Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owner, 23 February 2008ExhibitedSudbury, Gainsborough's House, Francis Davison, 22 August-18 October 1992, cat.no.8

      Bonhams
    • [§] FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (ABSTRACT) 69cm x 70cm (27in x 27.5in)
      Jan. 22, 2019

      [§] FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (ABSTRACT) 69cm x 70cm (27in x 27.5in)

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      [§] FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (ABSTRACT) Mixed media collage 69cm x 70cm (27in x 27.5in)

      Lyon & Turnbull
    • [§] FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) ABSTRACT: BROWN AND YELLOW 77cm x 102cm (30.25in x 40in)
      Jan. 22, 2019

      [§] FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) ABSTRACT: BROWN AND YELLOW 77cm x 102cm (30.25in x 40in)

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      [§] FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) ABSTRACT: BROWN AND YELLOW Mixed media collage 77cm x 102cm (30.25in x 40in)

      Lyon & Turnbull
    • AR Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Brown Field With White
      Jul. 10, 2018

      AR Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Brown Field With White

      Est: £5,000 - £7,000

      Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Brown Field With White stamped twice with Estate stamp (on labels attached to the backboard)collage87 x 88cm (34 1/4 x 34 5/8in).Executed circa 1969 ProvenanceWith Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owner, 23 February 2008ExhibitedSudbury, Gainsborough's House, Francis Davison, 22 August-18 October 1992, cat.no.8

      Bonhams
    • FRANCIS DAVISON (1919-1984) Mountain Cottages signed with studio stamp, inscribed and dated ‘1952’ (on the reverse) paper collage on board 24 ½ x 29 in. (62 x 74 cm.) Artist's Resale Right may apply on this lot.
      Apr. 10, 2018

      FRANCIS DAVISON (1919-1984) Mountain Cottages signed with studio stamp, inscribed and dated ‘1952’ (on the reverse) paper collage on board 24 ½ x 29 in. (62 x 74 cm.) Artist's Resale Right may apply on this lot.

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      FRANCIS DAVISON (1919-1984) Mountain Cottages signed with studio stamp, inscribed and dated ‘1952’ (on the reverse) paper collage on board 24 ½ x 29 in. (62 x 74 cm.) Artist's Resale Right may apply on this lot.

      Chiswick Auctions
    • FRANCIS DAVISON | Bright Yellow & White with Black & Brown
      Mar. 20, 2018

      FRANCIS DAVISON | Bright Yellow & White with Black & Brown

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      collage

      Sotheby's
    • FRANCIS DAVISON | Boats at Sea
      Mar. 20, 2018

      FRANCIS DAVISON | Boats at Sea

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      collage on Essex board

      Sotheby's
    • FRANCIS DAVISON | Buildings in a Landscape
      Mar. 20, 2018

      FRANCIS DAVISON | Buildings in a Landscape

      Est: £2,500 - £3,500

      oil on board

      Sotheby's
    • FRANCIS DAVISON | Gated Fields
      Apr. 05, 2017

      FRANCIS DAVISON | Gated Fields

      Est: £5,000 - £7,000

      collage and ink on board

      Sotheby's
    • FRANCIS DAVISON | Yellow Right Angle 
      Sep. 28, 2016

      FRANCIS DAVISON | Yellow Right Angle 

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      paper collage

      Sotheby's
    • FRANCIS DAVISON | Cottage
      Sep. 28, 2016

      FRANCIS DAVISON | Cottage

      Est: £1,200 - £1,800

      pencil and oil on card

      Sotheby's
    • § Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) - Yellow, red, blue with two black strips
      Oct. 22, 2015

      § Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) - Yellow, red, blue with two black strips

      Est: £5,000 - £7,000

      § Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Yellow, red, blue with two black strips collage h:104 w:94 cm Provenance: Kettle's Yard, Cambridge. Exhibited: Francis Davison Exhibition, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, "Collages and Early Works", 24 November 2007-20 January 2008. Literature: Redfern Catalogue No. 9. Francis Davison was born in London in 1919, and then grew up in a chateau in the South of France after his adoption by a wealthy family. He intended to become a poet after reading English at Cambridge University. In 1946 he met Patrick Heron and Margaret Mellis (later to be his wife), both artists. Francis Davison discovered a love for collage - he never added pigments, but used the colours of the paper and the remains of previously glued, torn-off sheets. He increasingly recycled old collages, working incessantly, in his small studio, adding colour and increasing size.

      Cheffins
    • Francis Davison - COTTAGE - Oil on Board - 12 x 10
      May. 13, 2015

      Francis Davison - COTTAGE - Oil on Board - 12 x 10

      Est: £4,000 - £6,000

      Francis Davison - COTTAGE - Oil on Board - 12 x 10 inches - Signed

      Ross's Auctioneers & Valuers
    • FRANCIS DAVISON | Buildings
      Mar. 25, 2015

      FRANCIS DAVISON | Buildings

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      collage on card

      Sotheby's
    • Francis Davison, British 1919-1984- ''Boats in Ven
      Mar. 24, 2015

      Francis Davison, British 1919-1984- ''Boats in Ven

      Est: £800 - £1,200

      Francis Davison, British 1919-1984- ''Boats in Venice'', c.1948; oil on panel, with studio stamp label attached to the reverse, 24.5x32cm, (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Provenance: Purchased from Andrew D'Arcy Fine Art in 2007

      Roseberys
    • Trees and Fields
      Dec. 12, 2014

      Trees and Fields

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      Francis Davison (1919-1984) Trees and Fields with estate stamp and numbered 'A80', and with inscription 'TREES AND FIELDS'/c 60-63' (on the reverse) collage 24½ x 29½ in. (62.2 x 74.9 cm.)

      Christie's
    • Francis Davison
      Nov. 19, 2014

      Francis Davison

      Est: £600 - £800

      Francis Davison

      Sotheby's
    • Francis Davison
      Nov. 19, 2014

      Francis Davison

      Est: £800 - £1,200

      Francis Davison

      Sotheby's
    • § Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) - The Place - collage
      Oct. 22, 2014

      § Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) - The Place - collage

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      § Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) The Place collage h:55 w: 42 cm

      Cheffins
    • § Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) - House and Boats - collage
      Oct. 22, 2014

      § Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) - House and Boats - collage

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      § Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) House and Boats collage h:54 w: 42 cm

      Cheffins
    • § Francis Davison (1919-1984) - The Witches' Cottage - collage
      Oct. 22, 2014

      § Francis Davison (1919-1984) - The Witches' Cottage - collage

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      § Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) The Witches' Cottage collage h:38 w: 38 cm

      Cheffins
    • § Francis Davison (1919-1984) - Black Boats - collage
      Oct. 22, 2014

      § Francis Davison (1919-1984) - Black Boats - collage

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      § Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Black Boats collage h:39 w: 39 cm

      Cheffins
    • Francis Davison (1919-1984) 'Green Brown Grey
      Jun. 12, 2013

      Francis Davison (1919-1984) 'Green Brown Grey

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      Francis Davison (1919-1984) 'Green Brown Grey Rivets' framed collage, 1970, 100cm x 80cm May be subject to artists resale rights

      Halls Fine Art
    • Francis Davison (1919-1984) 'Two Circles in Red
      Jun. 12, 2013

      Francis Davison (1919-1984) 'Two Circles in Red

      Est: £1,500 - £2,500

      Francis Davison (1919-1984) 'Two Circles in Red and White' framed collage, 1963-65, 62cm x 65cm May be subject to artists resale rights

      Halls Fine Art
    • *Francis Davison (1919-1984), WINDOW LEDGE, 1948
      Jan. 29, 2013

      *Francis Davison (1919-1984), WINDOW LEDGE, 1948

      Est: £3,000 - £4,000

      *Francis Davison (1919-1984), WINDOW LEDGE, 1948 Oil on board 40 x 27cm *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.

      Sworders
    • *Francis Davison (1919-1984), BOATS SOUTH OF
      Jan. 29, 2013

      *Francis Davison (1919-1984), BOATS SOUTH OF

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      *Francis Davison (1919-1984), BOATS SOUTH OF FRANCE, 1948-49 Oil on board 30 x 40cm *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.

      Sworders
    • Francis Davison (1919-1984)
      Dec. 15, 2011

      Francis Davison (1919-1984)

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      Francis Davison (1919-1984) Blue Angle in Orange Square signed with initials 'FD' (lower right), signed again 'FRANCIS DAVISON' (on the backboard) and with studio stamp (on a label attached to the backboard) collage 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm.), shaped

      Christie's
    • Francis Davison (1919-1984)
      Mar. 23, 2011

      Francis Davison (1919-1984)

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      Francis Davison (1919-1984) Untitled with Artist's studio stamp (on a label attached to the reverse) collage on essex board 20 x 20¾ in. (50.8 x 52.7 cm.)

      Christie's
    • FRANCIS DAVISON
      Nov. 04, 2010

      FRANCIS DAVISON

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      FRANCIS DAVISON 1919-1984 YELLOW, BLUE, GREY & BLACK collage on board 95 by 92cm., 37½ by 36¼in. Executed in 1970.

      Sotheby's
    • FRANCIS DAVISON
      Nov. 04, 2010

      FRANCIS DAVISON

      Est: £2,500 - £3,500

      FRANCIS DAVISON 1919-1984 COTTAGE WITH PATHS inscribed A-112 on an artist's label attached to the reverse collage on board 89 by 69.5cm.; 35¼ by 27½in. Executed circa 1952-63.

      Sotheby's
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