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Painter, Etcher, Illustrator, Water colorist, Engraver, b. 1855 - d. 1938

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  • MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) Canterbury Cathedral from the Westgate' etching signed in pencil 40 x 29.5cm i
    Jun. 10, 2026

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) Canterbury Cathedral from the Westgate' etching signed in pencil 40 x 29.5cm i

    Est: £50 - £80

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) Canterbury Cathedral from the Westgate' etching signed in pencil 40 x 29.5cm image

    John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
  • MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) An old Inn courtyard etching signed in pencil unframed 20 x 15cm
    Jun. 10, 2026

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) An old Inn courtyard etching signed in pencil unframed 20 x 15cm

    Est: £30 - £50

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) An old Inn courtyard etching signed in pencil unframed 20 x 15cm

    John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
  • MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'The Monument' etching signed in pencil artists label verso 27.5 x 23.5cm
    Jun. 10, 2026

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'The Monument' etching signed in pencil artists label verso 27.5 x 23.5cm

    Est: £40 - £60

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'The Monument' etching signed in pencil artists label verso 27.5 x 23.5cm

    John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
  • MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'The White Hart Witley' etching signed unframed 28.5 x 31.5cm
    Jun. 10, 2026

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'The White Hart Witley' etching signed unframed 28.5 x 31.5cm

    Est: £40 - £60

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'The White Hart Witley' etching signed unframed 28.5 x 31.5cm

    John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
  • Europe.- Menpes (Mortimer) Collection of seven city views from Continental Europe, including France and Germany, [early 20th century] (7)
    Jun. 04, 2026

    Europe.- Menpes (Mortimer) Collection of seven city views from Continental Europe, including France and Germany, [early 20th century] (7)

    Est: £300 - £500

    Europe.- Menpes (Mortimer) Collection of seven city views from Continental Europe, including France and Germany, etchings and drypoints, five signed in pencil, on various papers, platemarks between approx. 150 x 197 mm (5 7/8 x 7 3/4 in) and 355 x 555 mm (14 x 21 3/4 in), all with good margins, some light handling creases, toning, and surface dirt, all unframed, [early 20th century] (7)

    Forum Auctions - UK
  • MORTIMER L. MENPES (1855-1938), Phyllis, watercolour, signed lower "Mortimer Menpes", 40 x 32cm, 66 x 57cm overall.
    May. 31, 2026

    MORTIMER L. MENPES (1855-1938), Phyllis, watercolour, signed lower "Mortimer Menpes", 40 x 32cm, 66 x 57cm overall.

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    MORTIMER L. MENPES (1855-1938), Phyllis, watercolour, signed lower "Mortimer Menpes", 40 x 32cm, 66 x 57cm overall.

    Leski Auctions Pty Ltd
  • Menpes, Mortimer (1855-1938). Under the Bridge, Japan. (Nagasaki).
    May. 21, 2026

    Menpes, Mortimer (1855-1938). Under the Bridge, Japan. (Nagasaki).

    Est: €80 - €100

    Menpes, Mortimer (1855-1938). Under the Bridge, Japan. (Nagasaki). Etching and drypoint, 10,3x30,3 cm., signed "Mortimer Menpes imp" in pencil. = Menpes 16, Morgan 165, 3rd state.

    Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
  • Menpes, Mortimer (1855-1938). (Houses in Hatfield).
    May. 21, 2026

    Menpes, Mortimer (1855-1938). (Houses in Hatfield).

    Est: €50 - €70

    Menpes, Mortimer (1855-1938). (Houses in Hatfield). Drypoint, 23,5x18,5 cm., signed "Mortimer Menpes" in pencil (trifle foxed). - AND 3 other etchings/ drypoints by Martin HARDIE, Henry HUSHBURY (both signed in pencil) and Charles WATSON.

    Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
  • MORTIMER MENPES. “Shan Chief at the Durbar”.
    May. 14, 2026

    MORTIMER MENPES. “Shan Chief at the Durbar”.

    Est: €7,000 - €7,500

    Oil on cardboard Signed Bibliography: Mortimer Menpes (text by Dorothy Menpes), “The Durbar”, Adam and Charles Black, London, 1903, p. 21 (reproduced) 41x33 cm.

    Balclis
  • MORTIMER LUDDINGTON MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)
    May. 14, 2026

    MORTIMER LUDDINGTON MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    MORTIMER LUDDINGTON MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) PALAZZI, VENICE Signed, oil on panel 16.5cm x 11cm (6.5in x 4.25in) The Fine Art Society Limited, 25 January 1984; Private Collection, Switzerland.

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • MORTIMER LUDDINGTON MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)
    May. 14, 2026

    MORTIMER LUDDINGTON MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    MORTIMER LUDDINGTON MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) THE ENTRANCE TO THE GRAND CANAL, VENICE Signed, oil on panel 8cm x 14cm (3.25in x 5.5in) The Fine Art Society Limited, 25 January 1984, no.9817; Private Collection, Switzerland

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) Canterbury Cathedral from the Westgate' etching signed in pencil 40 x 29.5cm i
    May. 13, 2026

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) Canterbury Cathedral from the Westgate' etching signed in pencil 40 x 29.5cm i

    Est: £100 - £200

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) Canterbury Cathedral from the Westgate' etching signed in pencil 40 x 29.5cm image

    John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
  • MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'Amsterdam' etching signed in pencil inscribed label verso 20 x 24.5cm
    May. 13, 2026

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'Amsterdam' etching signed in pencil inscribed label verso 20 x 24.5cm

    Est: £40 - £60

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'Amsterdam' etching signed in pencil inscribed label verso 20 x 24.5cm

    John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
  • MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'Hammersmith' etching signed in pencil inscribed label verso 23 x 27cm
    May. 13, 2026

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'Hammersmith' etching signed in pencil inscribed label verso 23 x 27cm

    Est: £50 - £80

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'Hammersmith' etching signed in pencil inscribed label verso 23 x 27cm

    John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
  • MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) Canal, Newbury Berks etching signed in pencil unframed 20 x 25cm
    May. 13, 2026

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) Canal, Newbury Berks etching signed in pencil unframed 20 x 25cm

    Est: £50 - £80

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) Canal, Newbury Berks etching signed in pencil unframed 20 x 25cm

    John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
  • MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) An old Inn courtyard etching signed in pencil unframed 20 x 15cm
    May. 13, 2026

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) An old Inn courtyard etching signed in pencil unframed 20 x 15cm

    Est: £50 - £80

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) An old Inn courtyard etching signed in pencil unframed 20 x 15cm

    John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
  • MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'The Monument' etching signed in pencil artists label verso 27.5 x 23.5cm
    May. 13, 2026

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'The Monument' etching signed in pencil artists label verso 27.5 x 23.5cm

    Est: £80 - £100

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'The Monument' etching signed in pencil artists label verso 27.5 x 23.5cm

    John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
  • MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'The White Hart Witley' etching signed unframed 28.5 x 31.5cm
    May. 13, 2026

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'The White Hart Witley' etching signed unframed 28.5 x 31.5cm

    Est: £80 - £100

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'The White Hart Witley' etching signed unframed 28.5 x 31.5cm

    John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
  • MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'Sandford Lock on the Thames nr Abingdon' etching signed in pencil unframed 1
    May. 13, 2026

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'Sandford Lock on the Thames nr Abingdon' etching signed in pencil unframed 1

    Est: £70 - £100

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) 'Sandford Lock on the Thames nr Abingdon' etching signed in pencil unframed 17.5 x 30cm

    John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
  • MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) Windsor Castle etching signed unframed 14 x 15.5cm image
    May. 13, 2026

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) Windsor Castle etching signed unframed 14 x 15.5cm image

    Est: £40 - £60

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855-1938) Windsor Castle etching signed unframed 14 x 15.5cm image

    John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
  • Mortimer Luddington Menpes RI, RBA, RE (British, 1855-1938) A Rajput of Rajgarh, c.1903
    May. 05, 2026

    Mortimer Luddington Menpes RI, RBA, RE (British, 1855-1938) A Rajput of Rajgarh, c.1903

    Est: $10,000 - $15,000

    Mortimer Luddington Menpes RI, RBA, RE (British, 1855-1938) A Rajput of Rajgarh, c.1903 signed lower left: 'Mortimer Menpes' watercolour and gouache on paper 27.0 x 20.0cm (10 5/8 x 7 7/8in).

    Bonhams
  • MORTIMER MENPES 1855-1938 Cashmere (1890) oil on board 22.3 x 28 cm frame: original, maker unknown, London
    Apr. 28, 2026

    MORTIMER MENPES 1855-1938 Cashmere (1890) oil on board 22.3 x 28 cm frame: original, maker unknown, London

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    MORTIMER MENPES 1855-1938 Cashmere (1890) oil on board signed ‘Mortimer Menpes.' lower right 22.3 x 28 cm frame: original, maker unknown, London PROVENANCE Mortimer Menpes, London Dowdeswell Galleries, London James Stark, Norwich Modern Pictures, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 22 November 1918, lot 137 (label verso) Private Collection Phillips, Oxford, 4 June 1987, lot 63 Private Collection, London, acquired from the above Fine Paintings, Works on Paper & Sculpture, Olympia Auctions, London, 11 June 2025, lot 3, ‘Family in Kashmir', illustrated Private Collection, Adelaide, acquired from the above EXHIBITED Paintings, Drawings, Etchings and Diamond Points on Ivory of India, Burma and Cashmere, Dowdeswell & Dowdeswell's Galleries, London, 18 April – 23 May 1891 The World of Mortimer Menpes, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 13 June – 7 September 2014, illustrated LITERATURE Julie Robinson, The World of Mortimer Menpes: Painter, Etcher, Raconteur, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 2014, pp. 80, 81 (illustrated), 195 (illustrated)

    Smith & Singer
  • Mortimer Luddington Menpes R.B.A. R.E. R
    Mar. 04, 2026

    Mortimer Luddington Menpes R.B.A. R.E. R

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    Mortimer Luddington Menpes R.B.A. R.E. R.I. R.O.I. N.E.A.C. (Australian, 1855-1938), Where All the Hours are Holy (Benares), signed l.r., titled below and verso, oil on panel, 19 by 15.5cm, gilt frame. Provenance: The Forbes Collection; with W.B. Simpson, Glasgow Note: born in Port Adelaide, Australia, Menpes moved to London in 1875, where he later became a disciple of James McNeil Whistler. Like Whistler, Menpes became heavily influenced by Japanese art, design printmaking, and his work shows this influence. Mixing in influential artistic circles of the day, in 1886, he became godfather to his friend Oscar Wilde's son Vyvyan.

    Kinghams Auctioneers
  • Mortimer Luddington Menpes R.B.A. R.E. R
    Mar. 04, 2026

    Mortimer Luddington Menpes R.B.A. R.E. R

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    Mortimer Luddington Menpes R.B.A. R.E. R.I. R.O.I. N.E.A.C. (Australian, 1855-1938), The Argonauts of the Sun (Benares), signed l.r., titled below and verso, oil on panel, 19 by 15.5cm, gilt frame. Provenance: The Forbes Collection; with W.B. Simpson, Glasgow Note: born in Port Adelaide, Australia, Menpes moved to London in 1875, where he later became a disciple of James McNeil Whistler. Like Whistler, Menpes became heavily influenced by Japanese art, design printmaking, and his work shows this influence. Mixing in influential artistic circles of the day, in 1886, he became godfather to his friend Oscar Wilde's son Vyvyan.

    Kinghams Auctioneers
  • ATTRIBUTED TO MORTIMER MENPES (BRITISH 1860-1938)
    Feb. 11, 2026

    ATTRIBUTED TO MORTIMER MENPES (BRITISH 1860-1938)

    Est: £700 - £1,000

    ATTRIBUTE TO MORTIMER MENPES (BRITISH 1860-1938) INTERIOR SCENE, NORTH AFRICA oil on panel 10 x 20cm; 4 x 8in 21 x 31cm; 8 1/4 x 12 1/4in (framed) Provenance Charles Keyser Fine Paintings, London, no.24

    Olympia Auctions
  • MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)
    Dec. 10, 2025

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) STUDY OF A GIRL, PROBABLY THE ACTRESS PHYLLIS DARE signed Mortimer Menpes lower right watercolour on mounted on board 31 x 40cm; 12 1/4 x 15 3/4in 48 x 57cm; 19 x 22 1/2in (framed) Provenance Sale, London Olympia Auctions, 11th June 2025, lot 14 Purchased at the above sale by the present owner Menpes painted the child star Phyllis Dare (1890-1975) on several occasions, and her likeness appears twice in Menpes' illustrated book World's Children, once under the title English, May Blossom and again under the title French, Phillis. The book features over one hundred of Menpes' illustrations with a text by his daughter Dorothy. It was published in London by A & C Black in 1903. We are grateful to Scott Buckle for identifying the sitter.

    Olympia Auctions
  • Mortimer Luddington Menpes (Australian-British, 1855-1938)
    Dec. 02, 2025

    Mortimer Luddington Menpes (Australian-British, 1855-1938)

    Est: £200 - £300

    Mortimer Luddington Menpes (Australian-British, 1855-1938) 'Nine Faces of China' etching, signed in the plate plate 22 x 15cm, together with three smaller etchings of Chinese men, each signed 'Mortimer Menpes imp' in pencil l.r. (4) Condition Report: Framed: 41 x 32.5cm (1) and 34 x 27.5cm (3) Time staining. Discolouration to edges. A couple of small spots of foxing starting to emerge. Pale spots to the margins of the print of a man in profile. Not viewed out of glazed frames.

    Sworders
  • Mortimer Luddington Menpes (Australian-British, 1855-1938)
    Dec. 02, 2025

    Mortimer Luddington Menpes (Australian-British, 1855-1938)

    Est: £200 - £300

    Mortimer Luddington Menpes (Australian-British, 1855-1938) Portrait of Whistler etching, signed 'Mortimer Menpes imp' in pencil l.r. plate 13 x 9.5cm Condition Report: Framed: 31 x 26cm Light foxing to margins. Presents well overall. Not viewed out of glazed frame.

    Sworders
  • Mortimer Luddington Menpes (Australian-British, 1855-1938)
    Dec. 02, 2025

    Mortimer Luddington Menpes (Australian-British, 1855-1938)

    Est: £200 - £300

    Mortimer Luddington Menpes (Australian-British, 1855-1938) Westminster Abbey; The Tower of London; A view of Dresden three etchings, each signed 'Mortimer Menpes imp' in pencil l.r. plate 22 x 31cm and similar (3) Condition Report: Framed: 39.5 x 46.5cm The Tower of London: staining to margins and upper right quarter. Westminster Abbey: a strong impression with some time staining. A view of Dresden: light staining and discolouration with a horizontal fold to the upper edge. Not viewed out of glazed frames.

    Sworders
  • Mortimer Menpes, Australia / Britain 1855-1938, St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square 1909-11, etching, drypoint, plate tone on paper, 16 x 24.5 cm. (6.3 x 9.6 in.), Frame: 41 x 45.5 cm. (16.1 x 17.9 in.)
    Oct. 22, 2025

    Mortimer Menpes, Australia / Britain 1855-1938, St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square 1909-11, etching, drypoint, plate tone on paper, 16 x 24.5 cm. (6.3 x 9.6 in.), Frame: 41 x 45.5 cm. (16.1 x 17.9 in.)

    Est: $100 - $200

    Mortimer Menpes Australia / Britain, 1855-1938 St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square 1909-11 etching, drypoint, plate tone on paper signed below image Created in Pangbourne, England circa 1909-11. A copy of this etching is held in the Art Gallery of South Australia

    For-Auction
  • Three etchings by Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938), Louis Orr (1879-1961), and Alonzo C. Webb (1888-1975)
    Oct. 07, 2025

    Three etchings by Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938), Louis Orr (1879-1961), and Alonzo C. Webb (1888-1975)

    Est: $400 - $600

    Three etchings by Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938), Louis Orr (1879-1961), and Alonzo C. Webb (1888-1975) Three works: Louis Orr (1879-1961) "Hotel de Sens," circa 1919 Etching on paper From the edition of unknown size Signed, dated, and inscribed in the image: Louis Orr / "Paris" / 1919; signed again and titled along the lower edge of the plate Image: 18.5" H x 12" W; Plate: 20.25" H x 12.5" W; Sight: 23.5" H x 15.5" W Alonzo C. Webb (1888-1975) "Vieille rue a Biot" Etching on wove paper Edition: 33/75 Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil in the lower margin: A.C. Webb Plate: 8.125" H x 5.75" W; Sight: 9.25" H x 6.75" W Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938) "Kashmir" Drypoint on laid paper, watermark F.J.H. / Menpes Signed in pencil in the lower margin, at right: Mortimer Menpes imp Plate: 4.5" H x 10.75" W; Sheet: 11" H x 17.375" W

    John Moran Auctioneers
  • I. Chinese School (20th century); II. Mortimer Menpes (1860-1938); III. European School (20th century);
    Sep. 15, 2025

    I. Chinese School (20th century); II. Mortimer Menpes (1860-1938); III. European School (20th century);

    Est: €50 - €100

    IV. Dutch School (20th century); V. After Willem Jansz. Blaue (20th century); VI. European School (19th century); VII. After Benjamin Cole (20th century); VIII. After J. Fred Martin (20th century) (8) I. Chinese patchwork; II. 'A street in Bulac, Egypt'; III. 'Pear's Soap'; IV. Wolwevershaven in Dordrecht; V. Map of Rotterdam; VI. Candle workshop; VII. Map of London Baynards Castle Ward; VIII. 'Norrmalmstorg in Stockholm', II. signed 'Mortimer Menpes if.' (lower right), I. straw patchwork, 40x28 cm (48,5x35,5 cm incl. frame); II. etching 13,5x15 cm (31x31 cm incl. passe-partout); III. mixed media, 43x38 cm (48x43 cm incl. frame); IV. reproduction, 28x39,5 cm (42,5x53 cm incl. frame); V. reproduction, 41,5x53 cm (45,5x60 cm incl. frame); VI. reproduction, 31x37 cm (34,5x40 cm incl. frame); VII. reproduction, 37x48 cm (47x57 cm incl. frame); VIII. reproduction, 34x51 cm (49x65 cm incl. frame),

    Venduehuis der Notarissen
  • MORTIMER MENPES, (1855 - 1938), Portrait of Mrs Brown Potter, c.1900, oil on panel, 10 x 17.5 cm; frame: 28.5 x 25.5 cm
    Aug. 06, 2025

    MORTIMER MENPES, (1855 - 1938), Portrait of Mrs Brown Potter, c.1900, oil on panel, 10 x 17.5 cm; frame: 28.5 x 25.5 cm

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    MORTIMER MENPES (1855 - 1938) Portrait of Mrs Brown Potter, c.1900 oil on panel signed with Initials lower right. Signed and titled verso, Bears exhibition label verso.

    Lawsons
  • MORTIMER L. MENPES, Australia (1855 - 1938), Untitled (Canal Scene), etching, 15 x 13.5 cm. (5.9 x 5.3 in.), frame: 40 x 31 x 2 cm. (15 3/4 x 12.2 x 0.7 in.)
    Jul. 02, 2025

    MORTIMER L. MENPES, Australia (1855 - 1938), Untitled (Canal Scene), etching, 15 x 13.5 cm. (5.9 x 5.3 in.), frame: 40 x 31 x 2 cm. (15 3/4 x 12.2 x 0.7 in.)

    Est: $200 - $300

    MORTIMER L. MENPES Australia, (1855 - 1938) Untitled (Canal Scene) etching signed lower right to margin

    Lawsons
  • Mortimer Luddington Menpes RI RBA RE (Australian/British, 1855-1938)
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Mortimer Luddington Menpes RI RBA RE (Australian/British, 1855-1938)

    Est: £100 - £200

    Mortimer Luddington Menpes RI RBA RE (Australian/British, 1855-1938) Japanese bronze workers hand-signed in pencil to margin etching and drypoint 20 x 20cm; together with Osaka: The Venice of Japan hand-signed in pencil to margin etching and drypoint 19.5 x 20cm (2)

    Cheffins
  • Mortimer L. Menpes (Australia, Britain, 1855-1938)
    Jun. 18, 2025

    Mortimer L. Menpes (Australia, Britain, 1855-1938)

    Est: $100 - $200

    Venetian Canal etching signed in pencil lower right 15cm x 13cm a/f (foxing)

    Aalders Auctions
  • Mortimer L. Menpes (Australia, Britain, 1855-1938)
    Jun. 18, 2025

    Mortimer L. Menpes (Australia, Britain, 1855-1938)

    Est: $100 - $200

    Lord Ranelagh, 1880 drypoint etching signed and dated in plate lower right, signed 'M.L Menpes' in pencil lower left 30cm x 22cm

    Aalders Auctions
  • MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)
    Jun. 11, 2025

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)

    Est: £200 - £300

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) INTERIOR OF THE CHURCH OF SAINT-MACLOU, ROUEN, FACING EAST signed and dated Mortimer Menpes imp in pencil lower right margin etching on paper 31 x 16cm; 12 1/4 x 6 1/4in unframed Property from a Private Collection, Hampstead Printed by the artist in an edition of 50. As well as the interior of the church of Saint Maclou in Rouen, Menpes also etched the main entrance of the cathedral and painted and sketched the city's streets. His interest in Rouen as a subject matter may well have been stirred by Monet's painting of Rouen and its cathedral in 1893-94. It was also a city favoured by Whistler, in whose company Menpes would have visited in the 1880s.

    Olympia Auctions
  • MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)
    Jun. 11, 2025

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) STUDY OF A GIRL, PROBABLY THE ACTRESS PHYLLIS DARE signed Mortimer Menpes lower right watercolour on board 31 x 40cm; 12 1/4 x 15 3/4in 48 x 57cm; 19 x 22 1/2in (framed) Property from a Private Collection, Hampstead Menpes had two daughters, Rose Maud and Dorothy Whistler. Dorothy collaborated with Menpes on the texts for at least seven of the series of travel books her father illustrated, published by A & C Black between 1900 and 1912, including Japan (lots 6-11)Venice (lot 13), Brittany, Paris, The Durbar, War Impressions and World's Children. Dorothy's middle name, Whistler, was named after the artist James McNeill Whistler who was her godfather.

    Olympia Auctions
  • MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)
    Jun. 11, 2025

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)

    Est: £1,500 - £2,500

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) OSPEDALE CIVILE, VENICE signed Mortimer Menpes lower left gouache and pencil on card 28 x 38.5cm; 11 x 15 1/4in 37 x 47.5cm; 14 1/2 x 18 3/4in (framed) Property from a Private Collection, Hampstead The present work is Menpes' original gouache for the illustration of the Ospedale Civile, Venice in Venice by Mortimer Menpes with text by Dorothy Menpes, London, 1904, p. 76, no. 32. The publication features seventy-five colour illustrations by Menpes that capture views of the city and different aspects of Venetian life combined with written impressions penned by Menpes' daughter Dorothy (1883-1973).

    Olympia Auctions
  • MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)
    Jun. 11, 2025

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) NIGHT SCENE AT PUEBLA signed Mortimer Menpes lower right; signed Menpes on the reverse brush and pen and indian ink heightened with white on paper laid down on card 66 x 50cm; 26 x 19 3/4in 84 x 68cm; 33 x 26 3/4in (framed) Property from a Private Collection, Hampstead Executed circa 1895 when Menpes travelled to Mexico.

    Olympia Auctions
  • MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)
    Jun. 11, 2025

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) ON THE GREAT CANAL, OSAKA signed Mortimer Menpes lower left watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper 32 x 40cm; 12 1/2 x 15 3/4in 52 x 60cm; 20 1/2 x 23 1/2in (framed) Executed circa 1900. Property from a Private Collection, Hampstead The present work is Menpes' original gouache for the illustration of On the Great Canal, Osaka in Japan, A Record in Colour by Mortimer Menpes, Transcribed by Dorothy Menpes, London, 1901, p. 46, no. 21 see note to lot 9

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  • MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)
    Jun. 11, 2025

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) UMBRELLAS AND COMMERCE, JAPAN gouache on paper mounted on an ornamented handscreen fan 12 x 16.5cm; 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 18 x 22.5cm; 7 x 8 3/4in (fan) Property from a Private Collection, Hampstead The present work relates to Menpes' illustration of the same subject reproduced in Japan, A Record in Colour by Mortimer Menpes, Transcribed by Dorothy Menpes, London, 1901, p. 190, no. 72. see note to previous lot

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  • MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)
    Jun. 11, 2025

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)

    Est: £1,500 - £2,500

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) THE STENCIL-MAKER signed Mortimer Menpes lower right oil on board 11 x 15.5; 4 1/4 x 6in 15 x 19.5; 6 x 7 3/4in (framed) Property from a Private Collection, Hampstead Exhibited London, Dowdeswell & Dowdeswell's Galleries, Paintings and Drawings of Japan, 1897 Adelaide, Art Gallery of South Australia, The World of Mortimer Menpes, Painter, Etcher, Raconteur, 2014, n.n (illustrated in colour in the catalogue, p. 197) Painted on one of Menpes' two trips to Japan in 1887 and 1896, the figure of a stencil maker in the present work appears in the forground of the watercolour Stencil-makers illustrated in Japan, A Record in Colour by Mortimer Menpes, Transcribed by Dorothy Menpes, London, 1901, p. 174, no. 66. The book features seventy-five colour illustrations by Menpes that capture views of the Japan and different aspects of Japanese life and culture combined with written impressions gathered together by Menpes' daughter Dorothy (1883-1973). Describing how he became aware of the art of stencil making in Japan Menpes recalled: 'I ordered several pieces of cotton crêpe of a certain design that I had drawn myself, and it was during the execution of this commission that I was brought into touch with the stencil-workers and dyers of the country. Stencil-cutting is one of the most beautiful arts imaginable. To see the stencil-workers cutting fantastic designs from the hard polished cardboard beneath their instruments - so delicate that it is like the tracery of a spider’s web in its tenuity - is a sight that one never forgets. Some of the designs are so cobweb-like that single human hairs are used in parts to keep them from breaking to pieces.' (Japan, A Record in Colour, p. 176).

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  • MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)
    Jun. 11, 2025

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)

    Est: £200 - £300

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) ILLUSTRATED LETTER ADDRESSED TO 'DEAR GREAT ONE' signed Mortimer Menpes lower right pen and ink on the artist's monogrammed writing paper 22.5 x 18cm; 8 3/4 x 7in 40.5 x 35cm; 16 x 13 3/4in (framed) Property from a Private Collection, Hampstead Exhibited Adelaide, Art Gallery of South Australia, The World of Mortimer Menpes, Painter, Etcher, Raconteur, 2014, n.n (illustrated in colour in the catalogue, p. 221) Sent from the Shirley Hotel in Weymouth, Menpes writes: Dear Great One / Right about the frames and many thanks - I do hope he will be at the gallery on the 25th. Please tell Arthur his shorthand notes are quite good I only finished reading them yesterday. You must be prepared for emptiness with the new Japanese work. Think of my painting watercolours 2 feet x 3 feet. Don't please send on any more letters here as I might leave at any moment. Yours truly / Mortimer Menpes The salutation - 'Dear Great One', Menpes' reference to his 'new Japanese work', together with the two quick head studies of a Japanese man and boy in the left margin indicate that Menpes penned this letter after returning from his second visit to Japan in 1896.

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  • MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)
    Jun. 11, 2025

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)

    Est: £1,500 - £2,500

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) MOTHER WITH HER BABY ON HER BACK, JAPAN signed Mortimer Menpes lower left oil on board 11 x 15cm; 4 1/4 x 6in 15 x 19.5cm; 6 x 7 3/4in (framed) Property from a Private Collection, Hampstead Exhibited London, Dowdeswell & Dowdeswell's Galleries, Paintings and Drawings of Japan, 1897 Adelaide, Art Gallery of South Australia, The World of Mortimer Menpes, Painter, Etcher, Raconteur, 2014, n.n (illustrated in colour in the catalogue, pp. 95 & 197) Menpes recorded the Japanese practice of young children being carried on the backs of their mothers or a sibling in a series of works, three of which appear in his illustrated book on Japan with text by his daughter Dorothy. See Japan, A Record in Colour by Mortimer Menpes, Transcribed by Dorothy Menpes, London, 1901, p. 54, no. 28 (Bearing a Burden), p. 84, no. 33 (Heavy Laden) and p. 138, no. 49 (Baby and Baby).

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  • MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)
    Jun. 11, 2025

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)

    Est: £2,500 - £3,500

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) GEISHA PLAYING THE SHAMISEN signed Mortimer Menpes lower right oil on board 15.5 x 11cm; 6 x 4 1/4in 27.5 x 23cm; 11 x 9in (framed) Property from a Private Collection, Hampstead Exhibited London, Dowdeswell & Dowdeswell's Galleries, Paintings and Drawings of Japan, 1897 Adelaide, Art Gallery of South Australia, The World of Mortimer Menpes, Painter, Etcher, Raconteur, 2014, n.n (illustrated in colour in the catalogue, p. 197) Menpes celebrates the geisha at length in his book on Japan, he notes how: The raison d’être of the geisha is to be decorative. She delights in her own delightsomeness; she wants frankly to be as charming as nature and art will allow; she wants to be beautiful; and she honestly and assuredly wants me and you and the stranger artists to think her beautiful... It is the artist’s ambition that she should be a picture, perfect in every detail, and the geisha is always a picture, beautiful beyond description’ (Japan, A Record in Colour by Mortimer Menpes, Transcribed by Dorothy Menpes, London, 1901, pp. 126 & 133). The instrument the geisha is playing in this dramatically lit painting is a shamisen, a three-stringed instrument played with a plectrum.

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  • MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)
    Jun. 11, 2025

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938)

    Est: £1,500 - £2,500

    MORTIMER MENPES (AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH 1855-1938) YOUNG BOY, JAPAN signed Mortimer Menpes lower left oil on board 15.5 x 11cm; 6 x 4 1/4in 27.5 x 23cm; 10 3/4 x 9in (framed) Property from a Private Collection, Hampstead Exhibited London, Dowdeswell & Dowdeswell's Galleries, Paintings and Drawings of Japan, 1897 Adelaide, Art Gallery of South Australia, The World of Mortimer Menpes, Painter, Etcher, Raconteur, 2014, n.n (illustrated in colour in the catalogue, pp. 91 & 197) There is a sketch in pen and ink of women seated in an interior on the reverse.

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