Algernon Newton Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Algernon Newton Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 10, 2026
Algernon Cecil Newton RA (English, 1880-1968), Portrait of a young boy in a garden
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
Algernon Cecil Newton RA (English, 1880-1968) Portrait of a young boy in a garden Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1909 Painted in 1909, when Newton was exploring Pre-Raphaelite influences. In original period frame Born in Hampstead, London, Algernon Cecil Newton was the grandson of Henry Charles Newton, one of the founders of Winsor & Newton. In 1901, Newton left Clare College, Cambridge after two years of study without taking a degree, instead going on to study at various art colleges in London. After three years at Frank Calderon's School of Animal Painting in London, Newton took classes at the Slade School of Art circa 1903-1904, before continuing his studies at the London School of Art in Kensington, circa 1906-1907. Dimensions: (Canvas) 28 in. (H) x 36 in. (W) (Frame) 43 in. (H) x 35 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Jun. 19, 2026
Algernon Cecil Newton RA (English, 1880-1968), Portrait of a young boy in a garden
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Algernon Cecil Newton RA (English, 1880-1968) Portrait of a young boy in a garden Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1909 Painted in 1909, when Newton was exploring Pre-Raphaelite influences. In original period frame Born in Hampstead, London, Algernon Cecil Newton was the grandson of Henry Charles Newton, one of the founders of Winsor & Newton. In 1901, Newton left Clare College, Cambridge after two years of study without taking a degree, instead going on to study at various art colleges in London. After three years at Frank Calderon's School of Animal Painting in London, Newton took classes at the Slade School of Art circa 1903-1904, before continuing his studies at the London School of Art in Kensington, circa 1906-1907. Dimensions: (Canvas) 28 in. (H) x 36 in. (W) (Frame) 43 in. (H) x 35 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Nov. 26, 2025
Moonlight
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
Algernon Newton, R.A. 1880 - 1968 Moonlight signed with monogram (lower left) oil on canvas unframed: 61 by 91.5cm.; 24 by 36in. framed: 80.5 by 111cm.; 31½ by 43½in. Executed in December 1957. We are grateful to Nicholas Newton and Sir Mark Jones for their kind assistance with the cataloguing for this lot. Sir Mark is currently preparing the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the Artist's work and would like to hear from the owners of any work by the Artist so that these can be included in this comprehensive catalogue. Please write to Sir Mark Jones c/o Modern British and Irish Art, Sotheby's, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA, or email modbrit@sothebys.com.
Sotheby's
Oct. 29, 2025
λ ALGERNON NEWTON (BRITISH 1880-1968), REGENT'S CANAL, PADDINGTON
Est: £80,000 - £120,000
λ ALGERNON NEWTON (BRITISH 1880-1968)REGENT'S CANAL, PADDINGTONOil on canvas Signed with monogram and dated 40 (lower left), further inscribed, titled and signed to canvas overlap (verso)50.8 x 76.2cm (20 x 30 in.) Provenance: Leicester Galleries, LondonSir Robert McLean (1884-1964), acquired from the above in June 1941, then by descent to Annie Penrose (1911-2011, nee McLean), Killiow, Truro, then by descent Sale, David Lay, Penzance, 15th January 2009, lot 211Abbott & Holder, LondonSir Robert McLean (1884-1964) was Managing Director and Chairman of Vickers. He named the Spitfire after the nickname he gave his daughter Annie. Annie McLean married Algernon Newton's son Robert Newton on Christmas Eve 1936. They divorced in 1945, and Annie married Bernard Penrose, brother of Roland Penrose. Annie and Bernard bought and developed the 300 acre Killiow estate near Truro in Cornwall.Exhibited:London, Leicester Galleries, Paintings by Algernon Newton ARA, June-July 1941, no.34Literature: Recorded in the Artist's photo album, dated 1941, Tate Archive Affectionately known as The Regent's Canaletto, Algernon Newton discovered the work of the great Venetian Master in London's National Gallery. Carefully studying his technique of monochromatic underpainting combined with the very thin layering of paint and glaze, thinned with linseed oil to allow it to be washed on, not unlike watercolour, giving the surface a wonderful luminosity and transparency Newton explained that I had never before seen such accurate and sensitive values in any other master concerned with the rendering of light in landscape. The cool grey shadows and warm golden lights, no wonder the street glowed with golden sunlight, no wonder Canaletto's canal scenes shimmered in the sun's rays: were they both not painted with the same brush dipped in truth (N. Usherwood, Algernon Newton: An Introduction, Algernon Newton RA 1880-1968, exhibition catalogue, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 1980)Newton painted with the technical ability of the Old Masters but for his subject he sought the ever present world around him. Following the breakup of his first marriage he moved back to London from the West Country. Initially struggling to find inspiration he explored the streets and waterways of the city in search of creative stimulation, but rather than the splendid grandeur of London's West End landmarks or the Thames River it was in the more subtle underbelly of London's infrastructure that moved him.I was chiefly attracted to the poorer districts and the slums. They seemed to me so much more beautiful that the West End of London, there was more of the individual character of London there, far more mental atmosphere and a certain sadness made up of human associations hung over the sordid streets and backwaters of London...I liked walking along the towing path of the Regent's Canal and seeing London as it were from the wings in a theatre. Walking along the towing path one seemed to lose all sense of locality; there was nothing to indicate the district one was passing through. Occasionally a cream coloured Regency house would cast its trembling reflection into the dark water of the canal. (The artist cited, A. Graham-Dixon, The Peculiarity of Algernon Newton, exhibition catalogue, Daniel Katz Gallery, 28 November - 21 December 2012, p. 8)Conscripted into the Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry in 1916 but invalided out suffering from double pneumonia Newton returned to his family in Cornwall, however his experiences in World War I where to remain with him throughout his life and influence his subsequent output. Regent's Canal, Paddington, was painted in the first years of World War II. This London Canal played an increasingly important role in the war effort as a crucial waterway for transporting munitions and weapons as an alternative to the frequently targeted railways. On first inspection the present work could not feel further away from the frenzied industry of conflict. Birds peacefully glide across the still surface, creating gentle ripples in the empty canal; the first light catches the leaves of the lush trees along the bank and the tall regency house stands proud on the skyline. In September of the same year that the present work was painted, the Luftwaffe initiated a wave of relentless air raids that were to wreak devastation across London for 57 consecutive days. Viewed with this knowledge the present work takes on an eerie stillness. A disconcerting calm before the storm; certainly an emotion that Newton would have experienced while serving in the 1st Royal Devon Yeomanry. The dawn of a new day, marked with a fragile peace, filled with a sense of dread for the impending conflict. The power of Newton's work comes from subtle implication as opposed to an obvious physicality. It is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. The Potency of silence.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 23, 2025
ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON, R.A. (1880-1968). St Paul's Rising out of the Fog. o
Est: £12,000 - £18,000
ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON, R.A. (1880-1968). St Paul's Rising out of the Fog. oil on canvas30 x 39 in. (76.2 x 99 cm.).
Christie's
Jul. 10, 2025
λ ALGERNON NEWTON (BRITISH 1880-1968), PASSING STORM, REGENT'S CANAL
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
λ ALGERNON NEWTON (BRITISH 1880-1968)PASSING STORM, REGENT'S CANALOil on canvasSigned with monogram and dated 29 (lower left)46 x 77cm (18 x 30¼ in.)Provenance:Amy Janet Colville, Private Collection, daughter of David Colville of Jerviston House, Motherwell and wife of Alexander Steven Bilsland, first Baron Bilsland, head of Bilsland Brothers, Chairman of the National Trust for Scotland and a Knight of the Thistle The Fine Art Society, London Private Collection, Alan M. Allan, purchased from the above on 15 March 1945 By descent in 1987 to Margaret Sparks (née Allan), Private CollectionFrom the Estate of Margaret Sparks (née Allan), sold by order of the ExecutorsExhibited:London, Leicester Galleries, Paintings around London by Algernon Newton, March, 1933, no. 64London, The Fine Art Society Ltd., March, 1945 We are grateful to Sir Mark Jones and Nicholas Newton for their assistance in compiling the catalogue entry for this painting. In a letter addressed to Mr Allan from The Fine Art Society on 20th March 1945 it is expressed that Algernon Newton commented on Passing Storm, Regent's Canal to say that 'the subject is a composite one, based upon material to be found on the Regent's Canal between Wormwood Scrubs and the Edgware Road where the canal enters a tunnel.' Algernon Newton's vision transforms London's industrial waterways into serene and evocative scenes, blending realism with a touch of the imaginary. Often hailed as the Canaletto of the canals, Newton had a unique ability to depict urban settings with a tranquil and almost dreamlike quality. Trained at the Slade School of Fine Art and the London School of Art in Kensington, he brought a classical sensitivity to the modern, often overlooked corners of the city.Rather than turning away from the industrial and the gritty, Newton embraced these subjects, reimagining them as quiet, luminous spaces. Newton's canal paintings reveal a desire to represent the city's marginal spaces without human presence, focusing instead on the emotional resonance of place. He saw in these landscapes a quiet dignity and melancholic beauty, offering a window into the lives of London's working-class residents without literal depiction. While contemporaries like Paul Nash looked to escape the urban environment, Newton remained grounded in it-finding poetry along the neglected canals and backstreets of London. His imaginary landscapes and idealized urban scenes exist at the boundary between observation and invention, making his work both document and dreamscape. The present work was created between the World Wars in 1929 and was last seen publicly in the 1945 at the Fine Art Society.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jun. 26, 2025
A River at Twilight
Est: £25,000 - £35,000
Algernon Newton 1880 - 1968 A River at Twilight signed with monogram (lower right); also signed 'Algernon Newton', titled and inscribed (on the canvas overlap) oil on canvas unframed: 45.7 by 76.8 cm; 18 by 30 ¼in. framed: 57.2 by 87.6 cm; 22 ½ by 34 ½in. Executed in 1935. We are grateful to Nicholas Newton and Sir Mark Jones for their kind assistance with the cataloguing for this lot. Sir Mark is currently preparing the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the Artist's work and would like to hear from the owners of any work by the Artist so that these can be included in this comprehensive catalogue. Please write to Sir Mark Jones c/o Modern British and Irish Art, Sotheby's, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA.
Sotheby's
Nov. 26, 2024
Â§ ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON (BRITISH, 1880-1968)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Â§ ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON (BRITISH, 1880-1968) ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON (BRITISH, 1880-1968) September Evening titled 'September Evening' (beneath the mount); signed 'Algernon Newton' (verso) pencil & chalk 19 x 26 cm. (7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.) Provenance With The Fine Art Society, London, 25 October 2010, where purchased by the family of the present owner Please note the present work is a study for a large painting by the artist, 'September Evening' and dated to August 1952. There is a copy of a photo of the painting in one of the artist's albums in the Tate archive.
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 22, 2024
Newton, Algernon Cecil: Der Hafen von Poole
Est: €3,000 - €6,000
Newton, Algernon Cecil - The harbour of Poole (Hampstead 1880-1968 London) Oil on canvas. Monogrammed and dated lower right. '(19)32'; verso on stretcher inscribed and titled ''Poole Harbour'' and label ''James Bourlet & Sons Ltd''. 56 x 76 cm. // Newton, Algernon Cecil Der Hafen von Poole (Hampstead 1880-1968 London) Öl/Lwd. Rechts unten monogrammiert und dat. ''(19)32''; verso auf dem Keilrahmen bez. und betitelt ''Poole Harbour'' sowie Etikett ''James Bourlet & Sons Ltd''. 56 x 76 cm.
Kunstauktionshaus Schlosser
Nov. 20, 2024
Algernon Newton (British, 1880-1968) The Pool 45.7 x 61 cm. (18 x 24 in.) (Painted in 1958)
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Algernon Newton (British, 1880-1968) The Pool signed with insignia (lower left) oil on canvas 45.7 x 61 cm. (18 x 24 in.) Painted in 1958
Bonhams
Oct. 23, 2024
λ ALGERNON NEWTON (BRITISH 1880-1968), HOUSE ON THE SURREY CANAL
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
λ ALGERNON NEWTON (BRITISH 1880-1968)HOUSE ON THE SURREY CANALOil on canvasSigned with monogram (lower left)69 x 91.5cm (27 x 36 in.)Painted in 1950. Provenance:The Leicester Galleries, London Private Collection, Alan M. AllanFrom the Estate of Margaret Sparks (née Allan), sold by order of the ExecutorsExhibited:London, The Leicester Galleries, Paintings of London by Algernon Newton, April, 1951, no. 7Sheffield, Sheffield City Art Galleries, Algernon Newton R.A. 1880-1968, July, 1980, lent by Alan M. Allan, travelling exhibition to Plymouth, City Art Gallery and Museum, September - October 1980 and London, Royal Academy of Arts, November - December 1980We are grateful to Sir Mark Jones and Nicholas Newton for their assistance in compiling the catalogue entry for this painting. The gritty, urban landscape through the eyes of Algernon Newton becomes picturesque, serene, and captivating. Often referred to as the Canaletto of the canals, Newton was celebrated for his ability to infuse urban scenes with a calm, contemplative atmosphere-a skill honed through his training at the Slade School of Fine Art and the London School of Art in Kensington. Newton recorded and interpreted on canvas the industrial and technological changes of his era, capturing the transformation of the urban landscape. His connection to the Royal Academy began early, exhibiting for the first time in 1903 while still a student. Over the years, his reputation grew, leading to his election as an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1936 and as a full member in 1943. In 1980, the Royal Academy hosted a retrospective exhibition of his work.In House on the Surrey Canal, Newton showcases his remarkable talent for capturing the quiet allure of industrial London. The painting is bathed in a soft light that invites the viewer to linger, guiding the eye across sunlit crates, the shimmering waters of the canal, and the townhouse that stands quietly yet enigmatically in the foreground. Newton's meticulous attention to light, shaped by his admiration for Canaletto, is particularly evident here. He frequently visited the National Gallery in London to study Canaletto's mastery of light in his large-scale Venetian landscapes. Newton adopted Canaletto's technique of tonal contrasts and the layering of thin glazes to create a flat, serene effect.In 1951 The Leicester Galleries hosted a one man exhibition of Algernon Newton's works and a review of the exhibition published by The Illustrated cited:'London - without Londoners: Newton's paintings of her many aspects.' 'The Surrey Canal: the picturesque yet slightly sinister beauty of the London canals has provided Newton with many subjects' The Illustrated London News, April 14 1951, p. 586Newton's original colour notes for this work still exist and are held in the Tate Archives. Newton discusses his colour choices, particularly for the sky:'Deptford. Blue sky above brilliant blue. (Brilliant gold white clouds)... Distant pale green peep of sky, warm with gold clouds soft lit warmish grey shadows. Big mass curling over top L and distant range of curling gold clouds.' Algernon Newton, TGA 749/1/8, Tate Archives While some artists, like Paul Nash, sought peace and tranquillity away from the grittiness of urban life after the First World War, Newton turned his attention to depicting London in new and imaginative ways. He was particularly drawn to the canal network within the urban landscape. Newton expressed a desire to connect with the lives of London's poorest residents by portraying their daily surroundings without the need to depict the figures themselves, focusing instead on the desolate yet poignant landscapes they inhabited. The present lot is an ambitious example from this canal series painted in 1950. The work was last seen in public in 1980 when it was exhibited at the Royal Academy and has been in private ownership ever since.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 17, 2024
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) A Country House
Est: £1,800 - £2,200
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) A Country House signed with monogram and dated '23' (lower right) watercolour and pen and ink on paper 26 x 35.5cm (10 1/4 x 14in).
Bonhams
Jun. 19, 2024
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) The Chequers, West Farleigh 61 x 91.5 cm. (24 x 36 in.) (Painted circa 1948)
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) The Chequers, West Farleigh signed with monogram (lower left) oil on canvas 61 x 91.5 cm. (24 x 36 in.) Painted circa 1948
Bonhams
Jun. 19, 2024
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) London Reflections 51 x 76.7 cm. (20 x 30 1/8 in.)
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) London Reflections signed with monogram and dated '42' (lower right); further signed and titled 'LONDON REFLECTIONS/ALGERNON NEWTON. A.R.A.' (on the canvas overlap) oil on canvas 51 x 76.7 cm. (20 x 30 1/8 in.)
Bonhams
Nov. 29, 2023
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Study for Clare College, Cambridge (Executed circa 1946)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Study for Clare College, Cambridge pencil and chalk on paper, squared for transfer 15 x 28cm (5 7/8 x 11in). Executed circa 1946
Bonhams
Mar. 22, 2023
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Country Lane (Painted in April 1959)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Country Lane oil on board 23 x 31cm (9 1/16 x 12 3/16in). Painted in April 1959
Bonhams
Mar. 15, 2023
λ ALGERNON NEWTON (BRITISH 1880-1968), ENGINE SHEDS, REGENT'S CANAL
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
λ ALGERNON NEWTON (BRITISH 1880-1968)ENGINE SHEDS, REGENT'S CANALPen, ink and watercolour32 x 47.5cm (12½ x 18½ in.)Painted in 1923.Provenance:The Fine Art Society, London, 1981Exhibited:London, St George's Gallery, February 1928Sheffield, Sheffield City Art Galleries, Algernon Newton, July 1980, cat no. 6a (lent by the Fine Art Society)This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work being prepared by Sir Mark Jones and Nicholas Newton.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 19, 2022
λ ALGERNON NEWTON (BRITISH 1880-1968), RIVER STOUR, ESSEX
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
λ ALGERNON NEWTON (BRITISH 1880-1968)RIVER STOUR, ESSEX Oil on canvas laid down to boardInscribed and dated To Sally/with love and best wishes/from Grandfather/Nov. 1951 (to label verso) 12.5 x 17.5cm (4¾ x 6¾ in.)Provenance:The artist's granddaughter, Sally Newton (a gift from her grandfather in 1951)Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd., London (stock no. 47340)Private Collection, UKAcquired from the above by the present ownerPainted in December 1939 at a time when Newton and his wife were living near Dedham. Synonymous with the work of John Constable, Newton's paintings during this period reflect his interest in Constable's brushwork. We are grateful to Sir Mark Jones for his assistance in cataloguing this lot, which will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work being prepared by Sir Mark and Nicholas Newton.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 13, 2022
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Study of Trees
Est: £800 - £1,200
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Study of Trees pencil and chalk on paper 10 x 15cm (3 15/16 x 5 7/8in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jul. 13, 2022
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Study of Two Trees
Est: £800 - £1,200
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Study of Two Trees pencil and chalk on paper, squared for transfer 9.5 x 14.5cm (3 3/4 x 5 11/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 26, 2022
λ ALGERNON NEWTON (BRITISH 1880-1968), IN A CART-HORSE STABLE
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
λ ALGERNON NEWTON (BRITISH 1880-1968)IN A CART-HORSE STABLEOil on canvasSigned, inscribed and dated 1905 verso170 x 130cm (66¾ x 51 in.)Algernon Newton is known today for his hauntingly enigmatic rural and suburban landscapes, but his formal artistic training began in 1900 at Frank Calderon's School of Animal Painting. He studied there for three years which was followed by classes at the Slade School of Art c. 1903-4. He was the grandson of Henry Charles Newton, one of the founders of Winsor & Newton, the well-known supplier of artists' materials.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jun. 30, 2021
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Ealing 13.5 x 22.5 cm. (5 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Ealing signed and titled 'Ealing/by Algernon Newton' (on a label attached to the backboard) oil on canvasboard 13.5 x 22.5 cm. (5 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Sep. 16, 2020
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Kensington Gardens 51.2 x 76.4 cm. (20 1/8 x 30 1/8 in.)
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Kensington Gardens oil on canvas 51.2 x 76.4 cm. (20 1/8 x 30 1/8 in.) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jul. 03, 2019
AR Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) St Paul's Rising out of the Fog
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) St Paul's Rising out of the Fog signed with monogram (lower left)oil on canvas76.5 x 99.5cm (30 1/8 x 39 3/16in).Painted in 1949 Provenance: Probably with The Fine Art Society, LondonSale; Christie's, London, 6 November 1981, lot 177 (as Saint Paul's Cathedral), where acquired byJill Anne Bowden, by whom bequeathed to the present ownerPrivate Collection, U.K. Exhibited: London, Leicester Galleries, Paintings of London by Algernon Newton, April 1951, cat.no.10St Paul's Rising out of the Fog was until recently considered a lost picture. Known only from a black and white photograph and a preliminary sketch in the Tate Gallery archives, the Artist's notebooks detail that it was believed to have been destroyed in a fire. Its re-entry into Newton's oeuvre brings to the fore a concern in his work which has previously not been so overt. As a celebrated painter of dramatic and unpopulated cityscapes, especially of London, St Paul's Rising out of the Fog could be viewed as a rather typical painting for Newton. Yet its iconic subject, and the associated connotations in the immediate post-war years, set this canvas apart from Newton's more commonplace compositions. For his London scenes Newton usually favoured the then quiet and undeveloped areas of Bayswater, Paddington and the industrial landscapes along the Regent's Canal. Certainly, these cityscapes dating to the 1940s and 50s display a more sombre tone than those of the 1920s and 30s and Andrew Graham-Dixon remarks that in the later works 'war was surely there too...painted even as they were several years after the end of the conflict. It is there as absence, silence, shadow' (exh.cat., Andrew Graham-Dixon, The Peculiarity of Algernon Newton, Daniel Katz Gallery, 2012, p.10). Yet this reading of the work is subtle and subjective. It is the case that Newton, who was a committed pacifist, found that war occupied his thoughts deeply for some time following 1945. He drafted two short stories (never published) which presented events of the Second World War in alternative realities but these were to be kept private. St Paul's Rising out of the Fog can be seen as a much more public declaration of how the war had played on his mind.Between 1940 and 1941 London was bombarded by the Luftwaffe, with great swathes of the city reduced to rubble. Conscious that the city needed hope amidst the Blitz, Sir Winston Churchill declared that "at all costs, St Paul's must be saved". Although twenty-nine incendiary bombs fell on and around the cathedral, a concerted effort by a dedicated team of firewatchers meant that whilst almost every building around the site burned to the ground the famous dome defiantly stood proud. On the night of the 29th of December 1940 photographer Herbert Mason captured an image of the cathedral, illuminated by the fires and surrounded by smoke, which is now known as St Paul's Survives. The photo was printed on the front cover of the Daily Mail on New Year's Eve and became immediately famous. It has since become a symbol of British resilience and courage, and is considered one of the most iconic images of the Blitz.It is surely an image that Newton would have been familiar with and the parallels in composition between St Paul's Survives and St Paul's Rising out of the Fog are numerous. Although no direct reference is made to the image in the Artist's notes, it is most plausible that the photograph would have entered Newton's mind as the painting was being conceived. Showing the cathedral almost a decade on from the Blitz, Newton paints London smog and heavy cloud in place of the thick black ground smoke and billowing plumes of Mason's photograph. The surrounding buildings have been rebuilt, but are dissolved by Newton in a hazy fog recalling their once derelict state. Dramatic illumination from the blazing fires of the photograph has given way to a low, late evening light which draws focus to the ball and cross atop the dome against a peaceful blue, rather than the blackened and scorched night sky. Newton's St Paul's is calm and at peace, yet he is ensuring that its dark and turbulent recent history is not forgotten.We are grateful to Nicholas Newton for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Bonhams
Mar. 06, 2019
CECIL ALGERNON NEWTON ARA (BRITISH 1880-1968)
Est: £600 - £800
CECIL ALGERNON NEWTON ARA (BRITISH 1880-1968) Canal near Paddington Pen and brown ink and grey wash 35 x 48 cm (14 x 18 1/2 in) Provenance: P & D Colnaghi & Co.; Grosvenor Gallery; Francis Draper Park St. Grosvenor Sq.; Sir Edward Marsh K.C.V.O. Exhibited: Lent to the National Gallery Trafalgar Square, Exhibition of 20th Century British Paintings, 1940 by Sir Edward Marsh K.C.V.O.
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 04, 2018
AR Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) St Paul's Rising out of the Fog
Est: £18,000 - £25,000
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) St Paul's Rising out of the Fog signed with monogram (lower left)oil on canvas76.5 x 99.5cm (30 1/8 x 39 3/16in).Painted in 1949 Provenance: Probably with The Fine Art Society, LondonSale; Christie's, London, 6 November 1981, lot 177 (as Saint Paul's Cathedral), where acquired byJill Anne Bowden, by whom bequeathed to the present ownerPrivate Collection, U.K.ExhibitedLondon, Leicester Galleries, Paintings of London by Algernon Newton, April 1951, cat.no.10St Paul's Rising out of the Fog was until recently considered a lost picture. Known only from a black and white photograph and a preliminary sketch in the Tate Gallery archives, the artist's notebooks detail that it was believed to have been destroyed in a fire. Its re-entry into Newton's oeuvre brings to the fore a concern in his work which has previously not been so overt. As a celebrated painter of dramatic and unpopulated cityscapes, especially of London, St Paul's Rising out of the Fog could be viewed as a rather typical painting for Newton. Yet its iconic subject, and the associated connotations in the immediate post-war years, set this canvas apart from Newton's more commonplace compositions. For his London scenes Newton usually favoured the then quiet and undeveloped areas of Bayswater, Paddington and the industrial landscapes along the Regent's Canal. Certainly, these cityscapes dating to the 1940s and 50s display a more sombre tone than those of the 1920s and 30s and Andrew Graham-Dixon remarks that in the later works 'war was surely there too...painted even as they were several years after the end of the conflict. It is there as absence, silence, shadow' (exh.cat., Andrew Graham-Dixon, The Peculiarity of Algernon Newton, Daniel Katz Gallery, 2012, p.10). Yet this reading of the work is subtle and subjective. It is the case that Newton, who was a committed pacifist, found that war occupied his thoughts deeply for some time following 1945. He drafted two short stories (never published) which presented events of the Second World War in alternative realities but these were to be kept private. St Paul's Rising out of the Fog can be seen as a much more public declaration of how the war had played on his mind.Between 1940 and 1941 London was bombarded by the Luftwaffe, with great swathes of the city reduced to rubble. Conscious that the city needed hope amidst the Blitz, Sir Winston Churchill declared that "at all costs, St Paul's must be saved". Although twenty-nine incendiary bombs fell on and around the cathedral, a concerted effort by a dedicated team of firewatchers meant that whilst almost every building around the site burned to the ground the famous dome defiantly stood proud. On the night of the 29th of December 1940 photographer Herbert Mason captured an image of the cathedral, illuminated by the fires and surrounded by smoke, which is now known as St Paul's Survives. The photo was printed on the front cover of the Daily Mail on New Year's Eve and became immediately famous. It has since become a symbol of British resilience and courage, and is considered one of the most iconic images of the Blitz.It is surely an image that Newton would have been familiar with and the parallels in composition between St Paul's Survives and St Paul's Rising out of the Fog are numerous. Although no direct reference is made to the image in the Artist's notes, it is most plausible that the photograph would have entered Newton's mind as the painting was being conceived. Showing the cathedral almost a decade on from the Blitz, Newton paints London smog and heavy cloud in place of the thick black ground smoke and billowing plumes of Mason's photograph. The surrounding buildings have been rebuilt, but are dissolved by Newton in a hazy fog recalling their once derelict state. Dramatic illumination from the blazing fires of the photograph has given way to a low, late evening light which draws focus to the ball and cross atop the dome against a peaceful blue, rather than the blackened and scorched night sky. Newton's St Paul's is calm and at peace, yet he is ensuring that its dark and turbulent recent history is not forgotten.We are grateful to Nicholas Newton for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Bonhams
Dec. 04, 2018
* AR Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Study for A Gap in the Hedge
Est: £800 - £1,200
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Study for A Gap in the Hedge chalk, squared in pencil for transfer11 x 11cm (4 5/16 x 4 5/16in).Executed in 1960 together with a further drawing, 'Study for The Passing Storm' (1960), by the same hand (2) Provenance: The ArtistThence by family descentPrivate Collection, Australia
Bonhams
Dec. 04, 2018
* AR Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) A Study in Tone Painted in 1934-5
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) A Study in Tone watercolour16.5 x 14cm (6 1/2 x 5 1/2in).Painted in 1934-5together with two further drawings, 'Study for Sunrise' (1958) and 'Study for Spring Evening, Yorkshire' (1943), by the same hand (3) Provenance: The ArtistThence by family descentPrivate Collection, Australia
Bonhams
Dec. 04, 2018
* AR Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Tree in a Meadow
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Tree in a Meadow oil on canvasboard17 x 22cm (6 11/16 x 8 11/16in). Provenance: The ArtistThence by family descentPrivate Collection, Australia
Bonhams
Dec. 04, 2018
* AR Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) The Common, Woolwich
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) The Common, Woolwich oil on canvasboard21.5 x 29.5cm (8 7/16 x 11 5/8in).Painted in 1929 Provenance: The ArtistThence by family descentPrivate Collection, Australia
Bonhams
Dec. 04, 2018
* AR Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Venice
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Venice oil on card7.5 x 13cm (2 15/16 x 5 1/8in).Painted in 1926 Provenance: The ArtistThence by family descentPrivate Collection, Australia
Bonhams
Dec. 04, 2018
* AR Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Nude Bathers
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Nude Bathers oil on board22 x 27cm (8 11/16 x 10 5/8in).Painted in 1924 Provenance: The ArtistThence by family descentPrivate Collection, Australia
Bonhams
Dec. 04, 2018
* AR Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) The Red House
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) The Red House oil on board10 x 12cm (3 15/16 x 4 3/4in). Provenance: The Artist, by whom gifted to the present owner in 1963Private Collection, Australia
Bonhams
Dec. 04, 2018
* AR Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) What Lies Beyond
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) What Lies Beyond signed and titled 'Algernon Newton R.A./"What lies beyond."' (on label attached to the reverse)oil on canvasboard19 x 29cm (7 1/2 x 11 7/16in). Provenance: The ArtistThence by family descentPrivate Collection, AustraliaWe are grateful to Sir Mark Jones for his assistance in cataloguing this lot and lots 44-50. Sir Mark is currently preparing the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the Artist's work and would like to hear from owners of any work by the Artist so that these can be included in this comprehensive catalogue. Please write to Sir Mark Jones, c/o Modern British and Irish Art, Bonhams, Montpelier Street, London, SW7 1HH or email britart@bonhams.com
Bonhams
Nov. 14, 2018
* AR Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Kensington Gardens 51.2 x 76.4 cm. (20 1/8 x 30 1/8 in.)
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Kensington Gardens oil on canvas51.2 x 76.4 cm. (20 1/8 x 30 1/8 in.) Provenance: The Artist, by whom gifted toPhyllis Chanter, 1940 (the artist's sister-in-law)Thence by family descentPrivate Collection, AustraliaPhyllis Chanter was the sister of the artist's second wife, and was given the present work as a wedding present upon her marriage to Douglas Chanter. The view is from Kensington Gardens towards St Mary Abbots church on the corner of Kensington High Street and Church Street. It was designed by celebrated architect Sir George Gilbert Scott and remains the tallest spire in London. We are grateful to Nicholas Newton for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Bonhams
Nov. 14, 2018
* AR Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Winter Shadows 61 x 101.6 cm. (24 x 40 in.)
Est: £40,000 - £60,000
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Winter Shadows oil on canvas61 x 101.6 cm. (24 x 40 in.)Painted in January 1940 Provenance: The Artist, from whom purchased byLt Colonel C.W. Richards (the artist's brother-in-law)Thence by family descentPrivate Collection, AustraliaExhibitedLondon, The Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition 1940, cat.no.583"It was during that visit that I witnessed Algernon composing a painting. On a bitter afternoon walk when the sky was metal grey and a line of elms already cast long shadows on the snow, the three of them - my mother, uncle and Algy - were walking ahead of us chatting in a tight little group. Algernon stopped to fill and light his pipe. My mother walked on, a solitary figure, and I stayed politely with my uncle and host. He drew deeply and puffed and gazed at the trees and the shadows, tamped down the tobacco and then looked and looked again, breathing deeply. I wondered if the soles of my shoes might freeze to the ground. Many years later, I was startled and entranced to see that beautiful, still, petrified view we had looked at together, hanging in my parent's sitting room, and I thought what a wonderful memory he had. He had caught the bleak afternoon hour exactly." (June Wilmott Richards, niece of Algernon's second wife, Janetta)We are grateful to Nicholas Newton for compiling this catalogue entry.
Bonhams
Nov. 14, 2018
* AR Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) The Stour, near Sudbury 61 x 101.8 cm. (24 x 40 1/8 in.)
Est: £40,000 - £60,000
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) The Stour, near Sudbury signed with monogram and dated '39' (lower left); further signed and titled 'The river Stour, near Sudbury/by Algernon Newton A.R.A' (on the overlap)oil on canvas61 x 101.8 cm. (24 x 40 1/8 in.) Painted in January 1939 Provenance: The Artist, from whom purchased byLt Colonel C.W. Richards (the artist's brother-in-law)Thence by family descentPrivate Collection, AustraliaExhibitedLondon, The Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition 1939, cat.no.544The Illustrated London News reproduced this painting, as part of its coverage of the 1939 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and so too did The Sphere, with the caption 'A notable contribution to the 1939 Royal Academy is this painting of the Stour, near Sudbury, by Algernon Newton A.R.A., Mr Newton is one of our foremost landscapists and is particularly skilled in portraying cloud and sunshine effects'.We are grateful to Nicholas Newton for compiling this catalogue entry.
Bonhams
Nov. 14, 2018
* AR Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Hyde Park 30.6 x 22.5 cm. (12 x 8 7/8 in.)
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Hyde Park signed with initials 'a.n' (lower left); further signed and indistinctly inscribed (verso)oil on panel30.6 x 22.5 cm. (12 x 8 7/8 in.) Provenance: The ArtistThence by family descentPrivate Collection, AustraliaWe are grateful to Nicholas Newton for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Bonhams
Jul. 10, 2018
AR Algernon Newton (British, 1880-1968) Sketch for a Landscape
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Algernon Newton (British, 1880-1968) Sketch for a Landscape oil on board12.5 x 17.5cm (4 15/16 x 6 7/8in).Painted in March 1940 ProvenanceSir Hugh Walpole, May 1940With Leicester Galleries, LondonWith Abbott and Holder, London, where acquired by the present owner circa the late 1980sExhibitedLondon, Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition, 1940, cat.no.864London, Leicester Galleries, Catalogue of an Exhibition of the Art Collection of the Late Sir Hugh Walpole C.B.E., May-June 1945, cat.no.104
Bonhams
Jun. 13, 2018
ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON R.A. (1880-1968) St Paul’s Rising out of the Fog
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON R.A. (1880-1968) St Paul’s Rising out of the Fog signed with monogram (lower left) oil on canvas 76.5 x 99.3 cm. (30 1/8 x 39 1/8 in.) Painted in 1949
Bonhams
Jun. 13, 2018
ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON R.A. (1880-1968) Landscape with moon signed with
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON R.A. (1880-1968) Landscape with moon signed with monogram (lower left) oil on canvas 45.8 x 60.9 cm. (18 x 24 in.)
Bonhams
Jun. 13, 2018
ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON R.A. (1880-1968) The Hedgerow signed with monogra
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON R.A. (1880-1968) The Hedgerow signed with monogram (lower left); further signed and inscribed ‘Algernon Newton RA/Royal Academy Summer Exhibition’ (on the canvas overlap) oil on canvas 40.7 x 61 cm. (16 x 24 in.) Painted in 1966-7
Bonhams
Oct. 11, 2017
Algernon Cecil Newton (1880-1968) British. A Young Boy Holding a Stick, Standing in a Garden, (believed to be the Artist's Son, Robert Newton who became an Actor), Oil on Canvas, Signed and Dated 1909, 36" x 28".
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
Algernon Cecil Newton (1880-1968) British. A Young Boy Holding a Stick, Standing in a Garden, (believed to be the Artist's Son, Robert Newton who became an Actor), Oil on Canvas, Signed and Dated 1909, 36" x 28".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jun. 14, 2017
* AR ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON R.A. (1880-1968) Sunset, Hove
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
* AR ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON R.A. (1880-1968) Sunset, Hove signed with monogram and dated ‘28’ (lower left) oil on canvas 40.6 x 76.2 cm. (16 x 30 in.)
Bonhams
Jan. 25, 2017
• Algernon Newton, RA (1880-1968) Country House signed with in in
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
• Algernon Newton, RA (1880-1968) Country House signed with in initials and dated l.r.: AN/23 watercolour 26.5 cm by 35.3 cm;10 1/2 in by 14 in Provenance acquired by the previous owners at Abbott & Holder in Barnes (c.late 1960s) The present watercolour relates to a larger oil (26 by 36 inches) reproduced in Newton's photographic record of his own work now in the Tate Archive (no.41, Vol.I). That painting depicts the same house although from a different angle and is likewise unidentified (referred to as "A Country House" then crossed out and replaced with the phrase "A Conversation Piece"). The architecture possibly suggests a house in the Midlands, perhaps in Worcestershire or Shropshire. Like Newton's imposing oils, this watercolour still possesses something of the strange stillness that characterises those works. We are grateful for Henry Potts for providing his research on the present picture.
Olympia Auctions
Nov. 24, 2016
Algernon Newton, R.A. 1880-1968) A Yorkshire Landscape oil on canvas 24 x 3
Est: £18,000 - £25,000
Algernon Newton, R.A. 1880-1968) A Yorkshire Landscape oil on canvas 24 x 36 in. 61 x 91.5 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 23, 2016
ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON R.A. (1880-1968) Landscape with cottage signed with
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON R.A. (1880-1968) Landscape with cottage signed with monogram (lower left) oil on canvas 61 x 91.4 cm. (24 x 36 in.)
Bonhams
Nov. 23, 2016
ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON R.A. (1880-1968) Spring Evening, Yorkshire" titled
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
ALGERNON CECIL NEWTON R.A. (1880-1968) Spring Evening, Yorkshire" titled ‘Spring Evening, Yorkshire’ (on the stretcher)" oil on canvas 61.1 x 91.4 cm. (24 x 36 in.)
Bonhams