Mortimer Menpes Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Mortimer Menpes Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 09, 2024
MORTIMER MENPES, (1855 - 1938), Portraits of George Meredith, etching, 24 x 28 cm. (9.4 x 11.0 in.), frame: 38 x 42 x 2 cm. (14.9 x 16.5 x 0.7 in.)
Est: $400 - $600
MORTIMER MENPES (1855 - 1938) Portraits of George Meredith etching signed in plate. Michael Parkin Fine Art label verso.
Lawsons
Aug. 21, 2024
MORTIMER MENPES 1855-1938 A Retainer of the Maharajah of Cutch (1903) oil on board 41 x 33 cm frame: original, M. van Menk, Amsterdam
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
MORTIMER MENPES 1855-1938 A Retainer of the Maharajah of Cutch (1903) oil on board signed ‘Mortimer Menpes' lower left 41 x 33 cm frame: original, M. van Menk, Amsterdam PROVENANCE Mortimer Menpes, London Dowdeswell Galleries, London Private Collection, acquired from the above Exploration, Travel & Topographical Pictures, Bonhams, London, 13 December 2006, lot 375, illustrated Private Collection, acquired from the above Peter Walker Fine Art, Adelaide John Russell OAM, Adelaide, acquired from the above in 2010 Private Collection, Adelaide, acquired from the above EXHIBITED Mortimer Menpes: The Durbar, Dowdeswell Galleries, London, June 1903, no. 10 The World of Mortimer Menpes, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 13 June – 7 September 2014, illustrated LITERATURE Mortimer Menpes and Dorothy Menpes, The Durbar, Adam and Charles Black, London, 1903, plate 7 Terry Ingram, ‘Digging Up the Work of Expats Past', The Australian Financial Review, Sydney, 19 May 2011, p. 21 (illustrated) Julie Robinson, The World of Mortimer Menpes: Painter, Etcher, Raconteur, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 2014, pp. 172 (illustrated), 198
Smith & Singer
Jul. 25, 2024
Mortimer Luddington Menpes (Australian,
Est: £100 - £150
Mortimer Luddington Menpes (Australian, 1855-1938), Japanese Lady, signed with initials l.l., oil on canvas, 36 by 15cm, framed
Kinghams Auctioneers
May. 26, 2024
MENPES Mortimer (1855-1938), 'The Vista', Oil on Panel, 10x7.5cm
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
MENPES, Mortimer (1855-1938) 'The Vista' Signed lower right. Inscribed verso, with additional labels. Oil on Panel 10x7.5cm PROVENANCE: Collection of Ramón Boixareu, Barcelona; La Suite Subastas Auction, Barcelona, 16th December 2020 (lot 385); private collection, N.S.W.
Davidson Auctions
May. 16, 2024
MORTIMER MENPES R.I.,R.B.A (BRITISH 1855-1938)
Est: £500 - £700
MORTIMER MENPES R.I.,R.B.A (BRITISH 1855-1938) PORTRAIT HEAD OF WHISTLER Signed, pencil, inscribed on contemporary label verso ‘Drawn from life in Paris’ 24cm x 18.5cm (9.5in x 7.25in) Mrs James Cobey, Pasadena, California, in 1975
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 21, 2024
MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938), The Street Vendor
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
oil on board signed lower right: Mortimer Menpes housed in original frame 19.5 x 16.5cm (image size) 53 x 32.5cm (frame size) PROVENANCE The Collection of Hugh & Jackie Wallace, Melbourne CATALOGUE ESSAY The two works by Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938) The Street Vendor (lot 5) and The Artist's Child (Lot 4) represent enduring themes in the artist's output; the adventurous, intrepid traveller with a fascination for the exotic; and the domestic family man delighting in the ways of his small offspring. Born in Port Adelaide Menpes moved to London with his family in his early 20s where he studied at The School of Art. During an artist's trip to Brittany in 1880 he met the American artist, James McNeill Whistler who became his trusted teacher and friend. Menpes was strongly influenced by Whistler's techniques and observational style, the pervasive sway of Aestheticism within the arts at the time, particularly the flourishing interest in Japonisme. Japan had recently opened to the West and the emporium, Liberty of London, previously known as East India house, was instrumental in exposing consumers, including Whistler and his milieu, to the visual arts and aesthetics of that mysterious country. In the 1880s Menpes travelled to Japan and over the ensuing years he travelled widely, to south Asia, India, Burma, Kashmir, Cairo and the Mediterranean – France, Spain, Italy, Venice, and Morocco. His travels also took him as far as Mexico. These adventures infused much of his art practice and his resultant one-man London exhibitions were critically acclaimed and commercially successful. The love of the orient extended to Mortimer's life in London, where he lived with his wife and children. Something of an exotic creature himself, he frequently dressed in kimono and entertained in his Japanese inspired and decorated Cadogan Gardens town house. Renowned for his versatility and command across various mediums: drawing, painting, print making – he was part of the late 19th century revival of etching, due in part to the influence of Whistler, and as an illustrator for coloured books. The Artist's Child exhibits Menpes' facility and gift for capturing the fleeting moment. Rendered in spirited charcoal underdrawing with water colour and gouache highlights, it is not posed but, instead, a delightful study in immediacy. His young subject has broken into a chuckle, her hand seemingly in motion. Mortimer did many studies of his children, mostly etchings and drypoints, recording their antics and infantile ways - a bawling child, a child taunting a cat, a coy playful pose. In contrast The Street Vendor, late 1880s to early 90s is a small, quiet, observational study of an eastern market scene. Set almost at a respectful distance seemingly to avoid observation by his subjects, we watch as Menpes' figures go about the much practised and unhurried ritual of preparing dishes on enormous trays. There is an impressionistic quality to the paintwork, and an overall earthiness to the palette enlivened by a muted blue cloth and small but startling flashes of red. Significantly, the work is housed in the original frame, one of the vertical fluted panel frames ordered by Menpes from Japan. Menpes was much taken by Japanese craft techniques during his travels and ordered 200 frames be made and sent to London where they were gilded. The framing choice is an integral part of the presentation of his subject. Indeed, reviews of Menpes' London exhibitions observe the importance of his framing. This is well articulated in The Street Vendor, where Eastern subject matter set within a Japanese frame forms a pleasing balanced whole. Part of the Jackie and Hugh Wallace collection, these works were acquired by the pair during the 1970s. These fine studies by the remarkable, spirited and versatile Mortimer Menpes are now presented to the market for the first time in nearly 50 years.
Gibson's
Apr. 21, 2024
MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938), The Artist's Child
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
watercolour, pencil and crayon on paper signed lower right: Mortimer Menpes 36.5 x 26cm PROVENANCE The Collection of Hugh & Jackie Wallace, Melbourne CATALOGUE ESSAY The two works by Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938) The Street Vendor (Lot 5) and The Artist's Child (Lot 4) represent enduring themes in the artist's output; the adventurous, intrepid traveller with a fascination for the exotic; and the domestic family man delighting in the ways of his small offspring. Born in Port Adelaide Menpes moved to London with his family in his early 20s where he studied at The School of Art. During an artist's trip to Brittany in 1880 he met the American artist, James McNeill Whistler who became his trusted teacher and friend. Menpes was strongly influenced by Whistler's techniques and observational style, the pervasive sway of Aestheticism within the arts at the time, particularly the flourishing interest in Japonisme. Japan had recently opened to the West and the emporium, Liberty of London, previously known as East India house, was instrumental in exposing consumers, including Whistler and his milieu, to the visual arts and aesthetics of that mysterious country. In the 1880s Menpes travelled to Japan and over the ensuing years he travelled widely, to south Asia, India, Burma, Kashmir, Cairo and the Mediterranean – France, Spain, Italy, Venice, and Morocco. His travels also took him as far as Mexico. These adventures infused much of his art practice and his resultant one-man London exhibitions were critically acclaimed and commercially successful. The love of the orient extended to Mortimer's life in London, where he lived with his wife and children. Something of an exotic creature himself, he frequently dressed in kimono and entertained in his Japanese inspired and decorated Cadogan Gardens town house. Renowned for his versatility and command across various mediums: drawing, painting, print making – he was part of the late 19th century revival of etching, due in part to the influence of Whistler, and as an illustrator for coloured books. The Artist's Child exhibits Menpes' facility and gift for capturing the fleeting moment. Rendered in spirited charcoal underdrawing with water colour and gouache highlights, it is not posed but, instead, a delightful study in immediacy. His young subject has broken into a chuckle, her hand seemingly in motion. Mortimer did many studies of his children, mostly etchings and drypoints, recording their antics and infantile ways - a bawling child, a child taunting a cat, a coy playful pose. In contrast The Street Vendor, late 1880s to early 90s is a small, quiet, observational study of an eastern market scene. Set almost at a respectful distance seemingly to avoid observation by his subjects, we watch as Menpes' figures go about the much practised and unhurried ritual of preparing dishes on enormous trays. There is an impressionistic quality to the paintwork, and an overall earthiness to the palette enlivened by a muted blue cloth and small but startling flashes of red. Significantly, the work is housed in the original frame, one of the vertical fluted panel frames ordered by Menpes from Japan. Menpes was much taken by Japanese craft techniques during his travels and ordered 200 frames be made and sent to London where they were gilded. The framing choice is an integral part of the presentation of his subject. Indeed, reviews of Menpes' London exhibitions observe the importance of his framing. This is well articulated in The Street Vendor, where Eastern subject matter set within a Japanese frame forms a pleasing balanced whole. Part of the Jackie and Hugh Wallace collection, these works were acquired by the pair during the 1970s. These fine studies by the remarkable, spirited and versatile Mortimer Menpes are now presented to the market for the first time in nearly 50 years.
Gibson's
Apr. 18, 2024
MORTIMER MENPES Group of 9 etchings with drypoint.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
MORTIMER MENPES Group of 9 etchings with drypoint. Canal Market (Venice), circa 1900 * San Giorgio Maggiore, 1910-13 * Doge's Palace from the Grand Canal, 1893 * Interior of St. Mark's, 1903 * Fête Day on the Grand Canal, Venice, circa 1900 * Bounre End, Hertfordshire * Oxford: Magdelene College * Interior of Saint-Maclou, Rouen * Dresden--Church of St. Sophia, circa 1910. Each but one signed and inscribed "imp." in pencil, lower margin. Various sizes. Very good impressions. With--Group of prints by, after or attributed to Gill, Detmold, Goulding, Cole, Pennell and others. Various sizes and conditions.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 18, 2024
MORTIMER MENPES Three portraits of James A. M. Whistler.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
MORTIMER MENPES Three portraits of James A. M. Whistler. Whistler: Roguish Smile Evening, etching and drypoint printed in dark, brownish black, 1880s. Signed and inscribed "imp." in pencil, lower right * Whistler: Wiser than the Wise, etching, circa 1885. Signed and inscribed "imp." in pencil, lower right * Whistler in White Ducks (Whistler: Five Faces), etching and drypoint printed in dark, brownish black, 1909-11. Signed and inscribed "imp." in pencil, lower right. Various sizes. Each very good impressions.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 17, 2024
MORTIMER MENPES 1855-1938 A Soldier of His Highness Dogra Sowar (1903) oil on board 41 x 33 cm frame: original, maker unknown, London
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
MORTIMER MENPES 1855-1938 A Soldier of His Highness Dogra Sowar (1903) oil on board signed 'Mortimer Menpes' lower right 41 x 33 cm frame: original, maker unknown, London PROVENANCE Mortimer Menpes, London Dowdeswell Galleries, London Private Collection, acquired from the above Private Collection Private Collection, Adelaide, acquired from the above EXHIBITED Mortimer Menpes: The Durbar, Dowdeswell Galleries, London, June 1903, no. 21 LITERATURE Mortimer Menpes and Dorothy Menpes, The Durbar, Adam and Charles Black, London, 1903, plate 67, pp. 140-141
Smith & Singer
Feb. 01, 2024
Mortimer Menpes: A Breton Beggar
Est: $140 - $160
Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) A Breton Beggar 21.5cm x 13.5cm (plate line size). Etching, signed in plate. The Met (New York) identifies the sitter as Charles Augustus Howell (British, 1840-1890, London).
The Book Merchant Jenkins
Jan. 30, 2024
A group of four framed etchings by Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938), …
Est: £300 - £500
To Be Sold With No Reserve A group of four framed etchings by Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938), Srinagar River; Tailor of Amristar ; Srinagar River Scene; Palace at Ajmer, etching in dry point, signed in pencil and inscribed "imp", framed and glazed, 13 x 15cm.; 30 x 22.5cm. 14 x 16.5; 22.5 x 27cm (4)
Roseberys
Dec. 14, 2023
Mortimer Luddington Menpes - A Breton Beggar
Est: €160 - €220
Mortimer Menpes. (Mortimer Luddington Menpes) (1855-1938). A Breton Beggar. Etching on laid paper hand pulled from the copperplate. 1883. Excellent Signed in the plate, lower right.
Old Master Print
Dec. 14, 2023
Mortimer Luddington Menpes- The White Hart, Witley
Est: €300 - €400
Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938) British, 'The White Hart, Witley', etching, signed and inscribed in pencil, plate size 11.25" x 12.25" (28.5 x 31cm). This excellent impression signed Mortimer Menpes imp., with the number 227 bottom left was part of a sale of his work at Sotheby's some decades ago.
Old Master Print
Dec. 14, 2023
Mortimer Luddington Menpes - Scutari, Turkey - Ca 1911
Est: €300 - €400
Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938) British, A view of the village Scutari in Turkey, dry-point etching . 20,2 x 25,3 cm (plate) 25,00 x 32,70 cm (sheet). This excellent impression is signed Mortimer Menpes imp., with the number 226 bottom left, and was part of a sale of his work at Sotheby's some decades ago.
Old Master Print
Dec. 14, 2023
Mortimer Menpes- Anne Hathaway's Cottage -Shakespeare
Est: €350 - €450
Anne Hathaway's cottage, Stratford-upon-Avon. A pencil signed etching by the British-Australian artist Mortimer Menpes showing the farmhouse where Anne Hathaway, the wife of William Shakespeare, lived as a child in the village of Shottery, Warwickshire, England, about 1 mile west of Stratford-upon-Avon. This excellent impression signed Mortimer Menpes imp., and titled by the artist, with the number 238 bottom left was part of a sale of his work at Sotheby's some decades ago.
Old Master Print
Nov. 28, 2023
Mortimer Luddington Menpes, RI, RBA, RE (British, 1855-1938) Flower of the Tea (Accompanied by a copy of Japan: A record in colour by Mortimer Menpes, Adam & Charles Black, London, 1901, reprinted in 1905)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Mortimer Luddington Menpes, RI, RBA, RE (British, 1855-1938) Flower of the Tea signed lower left: 'Mortimer Menpes' oil on paper laid on canvas 41.5 x 32.0cm (16 5/16 x 12 5/8in). Accompanied by a copy of Japan: A record in colour by Mortimer Menpes, Adam & Charles Black, London, 1901, reprinted in 1905
Bonhams
Nov. 19, 2023
MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938), Middle Eastern street scene, etching, signed in pencil lower right, sheet size 28 x 38cm
Est: $400 - $600
MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938), Middle Eastern street scene, etching, signed in pencil lower right, sheet size 28 x 38cm
Leski Auctions Pty Ltd
Oct. 25, 2023
Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938), 'Westminster Abbey', engraving, etching, signed in pencil, plate size 16.25" x 12
Est: £50 - £100
Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938), 'Westminster Abbey', engraving, etching, signed in pencil, plate size 16.25" x 12" (41 x 30cm), unframed.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Oct. 21, 2023
Mortimer Menpes, Lithograph, Cecil Rhodes
Est: $50 - $15,000
Mortimer Menpes (Australian-English, 1855-1938) stamped in print, labeled verso, portrait of Cecil Rhodes. 8.75 inches H x 6.5 W within matting, framed 15 H x 12 inches W.
Kavanagh Auctions
Oct. 18, 2023
MORTIMER LUDDINGTON MENPES (BRITISH 1855-1938), JAPANESE CHILDREN WITH LANTERNS IN A CARRIAGE
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
MORTIMER LUDDINGTON MENPES (BRITISH 1855-1938) JAPANESE CHILDREN WITH LANTERNS IN A CARRIAGEPen, ink, oil and bodycolour on paperSigned (lower left)41 x 32cm (16 x 12½ in.)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 19, 2023
Mortimer Luddington Menpes, RI RBA RE, Man with hat
Est: £100 - £150
Mortimer Luddington Menpes, RI RBA RE, Australian / British 1855-1938- Man with hat; etching with drypoint printed in colours, signed within plate 'Mortimer Menpes del et imp' (lower left), 17.5 x 13 cm. Provenance: with Gladwell Brothers, London. Private Collection, UK.
Roseberys
Jul. 12, 2023
Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) Fishing Boats, Venice
Est: £100 - £150
NO RESERVE Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) Fishing Boats, Venice Etching, circa 1910, signed in pencil, from the edition of unknown size, on wove paper, plate 150 x 165mm (5 3/4 x 6 3/8in) Provenance: With Abbott and Holder, London; Together with: Robert Kipness (b.1931) First Dust of Summer Lithograph printed in colours, 1980, signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 250, on wove paper, sheet 440 x 350mm (17 3/4 x 14in) and another etching by Terence D. Young (3)
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 14, 2023
MORTIMER MENPES (BRITISH 1855-1938)
Est: £600 - £800
MORTIMER MENPES (BRITISH 1855-1938) A SIDE CANAL, VENICE signed Mortimer Menpes lower left watercolour over pencil 19.5 x 24cm; 7 3/4 x 9 1/2in 42.5 x 45.7cm; 16 3/4 x 18in (framed) Property of a Monsignor, Warwickshire Provenance: Purchased by the present owner prior to 2000
Olympia Auctions
Jun. 14, 2023
MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938)
Est: £500 - £700
MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) SHOEING THE PONY signed M.L. Menpes. lower right watercolour 15.5 x 21.5cm; 6 x 8 1/2in 36.5 x 41.5cm; 14 1/4 x 16 1/4in (framed) Property of a Lady Provenance: Purchased by the present owner in the 1980s
Olympia Auctions
May. 02, 2023
§ MORTIMER MENPES 1855-1938 An Elephant and Retainers from Bikanir (1903) oil, gouache and pencil on board
Est: $18,000 - $25,000
§ MORTIMER MENPES 1855-1938 An Elephant and Retainers from Bikanir (1903) oil, gouache and pencil on board signed 'Mortimer Menpes' lower left 41.5 x 32.5 cm frame: original, maker unknown, London PROVENANCE Mortimer Menpes, London The Museum Galleries, London (label verso) Private Collection Private Collection, Adelaide, acquired from the above EXHIBITED Mortimer Menpes: The Durbar, Dowdeswell Galleries, London, June 1903, no. 106 LITERATURE Mortimer Menpes and Dorothy Menpes, The Durbar, Adam and Charles Black, London, 1903, plate 55, f.p. 112 (illustrated)
Smith & Singer
Apr. 29, 2023
MORTIMER MENPES VENICE ETCHING
Est: $200 - $400
LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENT ETCHING TITLED IN MARGIN W/ PENCIL " A BAY CANAL - VENICE - ATTRIBUTED TO MORTIMER MENPES - INFO LABEL ON BACK - 7 7/8" X 7 7/8" SIGHT - FRAMED & MATTED
Keene Auctions
Apr. 27, 2023
France.- Menpes (Mortimer & Dorothy) Paris, 1909; and others France (38)
Est: £150 - £200
NO RESERVE France.- Menpes (Mortimer & Dorothy) Paris, frontispiece, plates, captioned tissue-guards, scattered faint spotting, previous owner's ink signature, original decorative cloth, lightly sunned, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1909 § Jackson (Hamilton) Rambles in the Pyrenees and the Adjacent Districts, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, scattered spotting, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1912 § Binet (René) & De Nolhac (Pierre) Versailles and the Trianons, frontispiece, plates, captioned tissue-guards, scattered faint spotting, original cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1906; and others France, v.s. (38)
Forum Auctions - UK
Apr. 04, 2023
Mortimer Luddington Menpes (Australian-British, 1855-1938)
Est: £200 - £300
Mortimer Luddington Menpes (Australian-British, 1855-1938) Mortimer Luddington Menpes (Australian-British, 1855-1938) 'Street Corner, Pont-Aven' signed and dated 'M.L.Menpes./1883' l.l., with the artist's original label verso, watercolour 9.7 x 12.8cm Provenance: Anonymous sale, Phillip's Edinburgh, 22 March 1991. Illustrated; The final version: Dorothy Menpes, 'World's Children', illustrated by Mortimer Menpes. Condition Report: overall: 33.5 x 35cm Laid down with some acid discolouration. Unexamined out of frame.
Sworders
Mar. 21, 2023
MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) Portrait of Mrs. Brown Potter (Cora Urquhart Brown Potter) oil on panel
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) Portrait of Mrs. Brown Potter (Cora Urquhart Brown Potter) oil on panel intitialled lower right 10 x 7.5cm PROVENANCE: The Collection of the noted publisher, John Lane, England Private collection, New South Wales OTHER NOTES: Mrs. Brown Potter was an American socialite and stage actress, who came to sit for her portrait at Mortimer Menpes' Cadogan Gardens studio on many occasions. She was such a popular subject for Menpes that when his Beautiful Women exhibition opened in 1899, one critic coined the show ‘The Apotheosis of Mrs Brown Potter'. (Art Gallery of South Australia)
Leonard Joel
Mar. 15, 2023
MORTIMER MENPES (BRITISH 1855 - 1938), PORTRAIT STUDY OF JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
MORTIMER MENPES (BRITISH 1855 - 1938)PORTRAIT STUDY OF JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLERCharcoal and chalk on blue paper Signed (to lower edge) 48.5 x 35.5cm (19 x 13¾ in.)Unframed Provenance:Sale, Christie's, London, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, 13 December 2017, lot 51 (part-lot)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Feb. 23, 2023
World.- Menpes (Mortimer) The Durbar, deluxe limited edition signed by author, A & C Black, 1903; and others from the same series (14)
Est: £200 - £300
World.- Menpes (Mortimer) The Durbar, , marginal spotting and water-staining towards end, 1903 § Kelly (R. Talbot) Burma, bookplates, spotting to endpapers, 1905 § Kelman (John) & John Fulleylove. The Holy Land, 1902; deluxe limited edition signed by author or publisher, plates, many colour, captioned tissue-guards, original pictorial cloth, light spotting, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and spine extremities, A & C Black; previous owner's discreet blind-stamp at end, and others from the same series, 4to (14)
Forum Auctions - UK
Feb. 23, 2023
MORTIMER MENPES (BRITISH 1855-1938) A KASHMIRI MOTHER AND CHILD
Est: £500 - £800
MORTIMER MENPES (BRITISH 1855-1938) A KASHMIRI MOTHER AND CHILD Signed, oil on board (16cm x 10cm (6.25inx 4in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 01, 2023
Two Numbered Antique Mortimer Menpes (1855 -1938) Dry Point Etchings Signed by the Artist. Unframed, please see photos for conditions: 284 - Watching the play at Kyoto- Billingsgate - 37 x 26cm. A/F.
Est: £30 - £60
Two Numbered Antique Mortimer Menpes (1855 -1938) Dry Point Etchings Signed by the Artist. Unframed, please see photos for conditions: 284 - Watching the play at Kyoto- Billingsgate - 37 x 26cm. A/F.
Cadmore Auctions
Jan. 25, 2023
Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) British, 'Bonnets', two children on a beach, colour etching, signed in pencil, alo
Est: £50 - £100
Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) British, 'Bonnets', two children on a beach, colour etching, signed in pencil, along with three further unframed etchings of the same scene, all signed in pencil, 7" x 7.5" (17 x 19cm), (4).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Dec. 12, 2022
Mortimer Menpes (Australian/ British, 1855 - 1938), "By the Light of the Shade", 1898, etching, drypoint and aquatint, Morgan 163, edition of 51 portrait of an elderly female Breton peasant reading in rocking chair, p...
Est: $100 - $200
Mortimer Menpes (Australian/ British, 1855 - 1938), "By the Light of the Shade", 1898, etching, drypoint and aquatint, Morgan 163, edition of 51 portrait of an elderly female Breton peasant reading in rocking chair, previously thought as a possible portrait of Menpes's mother, signed with pencil lower right, printed by the artist in colors on light laid cream paper with margins, as issued, there is a black ink only version with a probable larger edition, unframed, hinged to mat under clear cover, very light wear consistent with age including very light even toning, block size: 9 3/4" h. x 7 3/4" w., paper size: 12 1/2" h. x 9 3/4" w.
Winter Associates, Inc.
Dec. 04, 2022
MORTIMER LUDDINGTON MENPES (1855-1938) ETCHING
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938) Etching and Drypoint "Dresden, Church of St. Sophia". Pencil signed in the margin Mortimer Menpes imp (self printed) c. 1890s. Professionally framed and matted with silk mat. In frame measures 22"x26"x1". Weight 6 pds. PROVENANCE: A Private Charleston SC Estate. A British painter and printmaker of Australian birth, Mortimer Menpes studied at the Adelaide School of Design with John Hood. In 1875, his family moved to London and he married. Three years later, he enrolled at the South Kensington School of Design, studying with Edward John Poynter. In 1880, Menpes went on a sketching tour of Brittany and later that year met Whistler. He left art school to study informally with Whistler, learning much from him about composition and etching technique. He became Whistler’s chief studio assistant and avid artistic follower. Menpes’ own reputation was soon established. He regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy, was elected to the Royal Society of Painters and Etchers in 1881, and became a member of the Society of British Artists in 1885. Menpes later went to produce some of the most comprehensive body of etchings ever completed by a European in the East. Like his mentor, Menpes was influenced by the art of Japan, especially its woodblock prints. In 1887, he began an extended journey to Japan. When he returned, his Japanese paintings formed the first of many successful one-man exhibitions; the exhibition was held at Dowdeswell, London. He later traveled to South Africa, where he made illustrations of the Boer War in 1900.
Charleston Estate Auctions
Dec. 04, 2022
MORTIMER LUDDINGTON MENPES (1855-1938) ETCHING
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938) Etching and Drypoint "Peach Blossoms". Pencil signed in the margin Mortimer Menpes imp (self printed) c. 1897. This etching is the mirror image of a painting titled 'Peach Blossom' which Menpes included in his 1901 memoir, Japan: A Record in Colour. The painting came on the market in April 2008 at Christie's London with the title 'Sakura in a Temple Garden'. Professionally framed and matted with silk mat. In frame measures 18"x21"x1'. Weight 4 pds. PROVENANCE: A Private Charleston SC Estate. A British painter and printmaker of Australian birth, Mortimer Menpes studied at the Adelaide School of Design with John Hood. In 1875, his family moved to London and he married. Three years later, he enrolled at the South Kensington School of Design, studying with Edward John Poynter. In 1880, Menpes went on a sketching tour of Brittany and later that year met Whistler. He left art school to study informally with Whistler, learning much from him about composition and etching technique. He became Whistler’s chief studio assistant and avid artistic follower. Menpes’ own reputation was soon established. He regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy, was elected to the Royal Society of Painters and Etchers in 1881, and became a member of the Society of British Artists in 1885. Menpes later went to produce some of the most comprehensive body of etchings ever completed by a European in the East. Like his mentor, Menpes was influenced by the art of Japan, especially its woodblock prints. In 1887, he began an extended journey to Japan. When he returned, his Japanese paintings formed the first of many successful one-man exhibitions; the exhibition was held at Dowdeswell, London. He later traveled to South Africa, where he made illustrations of the Boer War in 1900.
Charleston Estate Auctions
Dec. 04, 2022
MORTIMER LUDDINGTON MENPES (1855-1938) ETCHING
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938) Etching and Drypoint "Trixie". Pencil signed in the margin Mortimer Menpes imp (self printed) c. 1890s. Professionally framed and matted with silk mat. In frame measures 21"x24"x1". Weight 5 pds. PROVENANCE: A Private Charleston SC Estate. A British painter and printmaker of Australian birth, Mortimer Menpes studied at the Adelaide School of Design with John Hood. In 1875, his family moved to London and he married. Three years later, he enrolled at the South Kensington School of Design, studying with Edward John Poynter. In 1880, Menpes went on a sketching tour of Brittany and later that year met Whistler. He left art school to study informally with Whistler, learning much from him about composition and etching technique. He became Whistler’s chief studio assistant and avid artistic follower. Menpes’ own reputation was soon established. He regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy, was elected to the Royal Society of Painters and Etchers in 1881, and became a member of the Society of British Artists in 1885. Menpes later went to produce some of the most comprehensive body of etchings ever completed by a European in the East. Like his mentor, Menpes was influenced by the art of Japan, especially its woodblock prints. In 1887, he began an extended journey to Japan. When he returned, his Japanese paintings formed the first of many successful one-man exhibitions; the exhibition was held at Dowdeswell, London. He later traveled to South Africa, where he made illustrations of the Boer War in 1900.
Charleston Estate Auctions
Dec. 04, 2022
MORTIMER LUDDINGTON MENPES (1855-1938) ETCHING
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938) Etching "Stratford upon Avon - Guild Chapel". Pencil signed in the margin Mortimer Menpes imp (self printed) c. 1897. Professionally framed and matted with silk mat. In frame measures 19"x24"x1'. Weight 5 pds. PROVENANCE: A Private Charleston SC Estate. A British painter and printmaker of Australian birth, Mortimer Menpes studied at the Adelaide School of Design with John Hood. In 1875, his family moved to London and he married. Three years later, he enrolled at the South Kensington School of Design, studying with Edward John Poynter. In 1880, Menpes went on a sketching tour of Brittany and later that year met Whistler. He left art school to study informally with Whistler, learning much from him about composition and etching technique. He became Whistler’s chief studio assistant and avid artistic follower. Menpes’ own reputation was soon established. He regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy, was elected to the Royal Society of Painters and Etchers in 1881, and became a member of the Society of British Artists in 1885. Menpes later went to produce some of the most comprehensive body of etchings ever completed by a European in the East. Like his mentor, Menpes was influenced by the art of Japan, especially its woodblock prints. In 1887, he began an extended journey to Japan. When he returned, his Japanese paintings formed the first of many successful one-man exhibitions; the exhibition was held at Dowdeswell, London. He later traveled to South Africa, where he made illustrations of the Boer War in 1900.
Charleston Estate Auctions
Nov. 30, 2022
Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938) British, 'The White Hart, Witley', etching, signed and inscribed in pen
Est: £350 - £450
Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938) British, 'The White Hart, Witley', etching, signed and inscribed in pencil, plate size 11.25" x 12.25" (28.5 x 31cm).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Nov. 30, 2022
Mortimer Menpes, Portrait of Gladstone, etching 30cm x 22cm signed and dated 1880.
Est: $100 - $200
Mortimer Menpes, Portrait of Gladstone, etching 30cm x 22cm signed and dated 1880.
Lawsons
Nov. 16, 2022
Mortimer Luddington Menpes, RI, RBA, RE, Australian / British 1855-19
Est: £500 - £800
Mortimer Luddington Menpes, RI, RBA, RE, Australian / British 1855-1938 The young mother, 1911; pencil, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with white on paper, signed 'M.L. Menpes.' (upper right), 22 x 15.3 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: Menpes was an Australian-born British artist who worked in part as an illustrator, and who was known especially for his drawings and etchings. He studied under James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), whose influence is evident in his embrace of the medium of etching, indeed with Menpes himself serving as a central figure in the etching revival of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Menpes's output is defined by his small-scale, highly observational drawings, of which the present work is a particularly charming example. This work demonstrates the artist's sensitive approach, using a plain background to focus the entirety of the viewer's attention on the two figures.
Roseberys
Nov. 16, 2022
MORTIMER LUDDINGTON MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) BENARES
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
MORTIMER LUDDINGTON MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) BENARES Signed, inscribed verso, oil on panel (28cm x 21.5cm (11in x 8.5in)) Provenance: Collection of the late Sir Richard Shepherd, MP
Lyon & Turnbull
Nov. 16, 2022
MORTIMER LUDDINGTON MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) TANGIERS
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
MORTIMER LUDDINGTON MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) TANGIERS Signed, oil on board (41cm x 33cm (16in x 13in)) Provenance: Michael Parkin Gallery, London, no. P405 Collection of the late Sir Richard Shepherd, MP
Lyon & Turnbull
Aug. 21, 2022
MENPES Mortimer (1855-1938), Santa Maria della Salute, Venice., Etching, 29.5x20.5cm
Est: $200 - $400
MENPES, Mortimer (1855-1938) Santa Maria della Salute, Venice. Etching 29.5x20.5cm PROVENANCE: A private collection, Sydney.
Davidson Auctions
Jul. 21, 2022
* Menpes (Mortimer Luddington, 1855-1938). Maid of Seville, etching
Est: £70 - £100
* Menpes (Mortimer Luddington, 1855-1938). Maid of Seville, etching Menpes (Mortimer Luddington, 1855-1938). Maid of Seville, etching, a richly printed impression, depicting a young girl standing with a shawl over her shoulders looking to the left, signed in pencil to lower right, title and '490' in pencil to lower left, sheet size 34 x 23.2 (13 1/2 x 9 1/8 ins) mounted (52.5 x 37 cm), closed tear to upper left inner mount aperture QTY: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jul. 21, 2022
* Menpes (Mortimer). View of the South Bank near London Bridge, circa 1889, etching, & others
Est: £200 - £300
* Menpes (Mortimer). View of the South Bank near London Bridge, circa 1889, etching, & others Menpes (Mortimer 1855-1938). Shipping on the River, circa 1889, etching on laid paper, signed in pencil, plate size 160 x 170 mm (6 1/4 x 6 3/4 ins), with margins, together with View of the South Bank near London Bridge, circa 1889, etching, signed in pencil, heavily toned, plus Brangwyn (Frank, 1867-1956). Interior of the House of Lords, 1933, etching, depicting the interior hall, with sunlight shining through windows on the left, scaffolding assembled against the wall to the right (issued in the deluxe edition of The Britsh Empire Panels designed for the House of Lords, by Frank Brangwyn, published in 1933), signed in pencil, 202 x 151 mm (8 x 6 ins), framed and glazed (41.2 x 32cm), and six other various etchings, including one by Menpes, A K Goider, Martin Hardie, Ronald Martin (Mansion House, London, circa 1960), etc. QTY: (9)
Dominic Winter Auctions