Doris Clare Zinkeisen Sold at Auction Prices

Portrait painter, Landscape painter, Modelleur, Painter

The prolific artist and painter Doris Clare Zinkeisen was born in Scotland in 1898. In 1909, Zinkeisen enrolled at the Harrow School of Art. Upon graduation, the gifted artist won a scholarship to the Royal Academy Schools in London. Early in her career, artist Doris Clare Zinkeisen met the esteemed actor and theater manager Nigel Playfair, leading to her interest in this sphere of the arts. Zinkeisen created portraits of several actors, and she designed the scenery and costumes for Noel Coward's musical, On with the Dance. In addition to Doris Clare Zinkeisen portrait paintings for sale, her artwork often depicts the famous parks of London and Paris. Zinkeisen illustrated several commercial posters for railways and the London Underground. She was famously known for painting the murals on the luxury ocean liner, the RMS Queen Mary. Bring a piece of the rich and glamorous into your home gallery and purchase vintage portraits at auction.

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May. 18, 2023
DORIS CLARE ZINKEISEN (BRITISH 1898-1990) THE ROYAL MAIL
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
DORIS CLARE ZINKEISEN (BRITISH 1898-1990) THE ROYAL MAIL Signed, oil on canvas (51cm x 102cm (20in x 40in)) Provenance: Frost & Reed, 0/38317
Lyon & Turnbull
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Apr. 25, 2023
Doris Zinkeisen (1898-1991)
Est: £500 - £700
Doris Zinkeisen (1898-1991) ▴ Doris Zinkeisen (1898-1991) 'Conversation Piece' signed 'Doris Zinkeisen' l.r., oil on canvas 66 x 91.5cm Exhibited: The Mall Galleries, London, 'The Royal Society of Portrait Painters',1983. Condition Report: Framed: 81.5 x 107.5cm The canvas is unlined. Some rubbing to the edges and light scuffs but in otherwise generally good condition. Unexamined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.
Sworders
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Mar. 14, 2023
Doris Zinkeisen, Scottish 1898-1991 - Scullian from 'Ballet of the Dead Body'; watercolour on p
Est: £150 - £250
Doris Zinkeisen, Scottish 1898-1991 - Scullian from 'Ballet of the Dead Body'; watercolour on paper, heightened in white, with fabric swatch, titled along the top edge 'Ballet of the Dead Body Scullian', 37 x 26.5 cm (ARR)
Roseberys
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Jan. 28, 2023
Travel Poster LNER Railway Coronation Locomotive Train
Est: £300 - £600
Original vintage LNER London and North Eastern Railway poster - Coronation - featuring a great illustration by a Scottish artist Doris Zinkeisen (1898-1991) depicting the Coronation locomotive train on the railway tracks with elegant ladies and gentlemen in carriages, a child with the United Kingdom flag and a lady waving handkerchief as they greet the train, inscription below reads - Coronation locomotive built by Mr. Timothy Hackworth in honour of the Coronation of King William IV - 1831. Coronation engine from needlework picture in the john Phillimore collection or early railway relics. Forerunner of the Coronation 1937 LNER Streamline train King’s Cross and Edinburgh. Published by the London & North Eastern Railway. Printed in Great Britain. Large size. Horizontal. Poor condition, paper losses, tears, creasing, large repaired tears, staining, pinholes, restored paper loss in bottom right corner. Country of issue: UK, designer: Doris Zinkeisen, size (cm): 101x126, year of printing: 1937.
Antikbar Original Vintage Posters
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Jan. 24, 2023
Doris Clare Zinkeisen Portrait Oil Painting
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
Doris Clare Zinkeisen (Scottish, 1898-1991). Oil on canvas portrait painting of a woman in a elegantly draped pink gown. Signed along the lower right. Provenance: From the Estate of Horst Rechelbacher, Osceola, Wisconsin. Horst Rechelbacher, the founder of Aveda and Intelligent Nutrients, was a pioneer in the field of safe and eco-friendly cosmetics. The same curiosity that led him to explore ways to improve the beauty industry led him to travel the world, collecting rare and beautiful objects as he went. The prolific artist and painter Doris Clare Zinkeisen was born in Scotland in 1898. In 1909, Zinkeisen enrolled at the Harrow School of Art. Upon graduation, the gifted artist won a scholarship to the Royal Academy Schools in London. Early in her career, she met the esteemed actor and theater manager Nigel Playfair, leading to her interest in this sphere of the arts. Zinkeisen created portraits of several actors, and she designed the scenery and costumes for Noel Coward's musical, "On with the Dance." In addition to her portrait paintings, her artwork often depicts the famous parks of London and Paris. Zinkeisen illustrated several commercial posters for railways and the London Underground. She was famously known for painting the murals on the luxury ocean liner, the RMS Queen Mary.
Revere Auctions
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Dec. 13, 2022
Doris Clare Zinkeisen (Scottish, 1898-1991), Ladies in a carriage passing a racecourse, oil on canvas, 50 x 75cm
Est: £600 - £800
§ Doris Clare Zinkeisen (Scottish, 1898-1991) Ladies in a carriage passing a racecourse oil on canvas signed
Gorringes
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Oct. 28, 2022
§ Doris Clare Zinkeisen (British 1898-1990) The Driving Match Between Lady Lade and Mrs Hodges
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
§ Doris Clare Zinkeisen (British 1898-1990) The Driving Match Between Lady Lade and Mrs Hodges signed (lower right), oil on canvas (50cm x 100.5cm (19 3/4in x 39 1/2in))
Lyon & Turnbull
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Jul. 13, 2022
Doris Clare Zinkeisen (British, 1897-1991) Champs-Élysées
Est: £800 - £1,200
Doris Clare Zinkeisen (British, 1897-1991) Champs-Élysées signed 'Doris Zinkeisen' (lower left) oil on canvas 62 x 52cm (24 7/16 x 20 1/2in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
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Jul. 13, 2022
Doris Clare Zinkeisen (British, 1897-1991) A Lady on Horseback
Est: £800 - £1,200
Doris Clare Zinkeisen (British, 1897-1991) A Lady on Horseback signed 'Doris Zinkeisen' (lower right) oil on canvas 71 x 92cm (27 15/16 x 36 1/4in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
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May. 26, 2022
§ Doris Clare Zinkeisen (Scottish 1898-1991)
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
§ Doris Clare Zinkeisen (Scottish 1898-1991) Conversation Piece signed 'Doris Zinkeisen' (lower right) oil on canvas 64 x 89.5cm Exhibited: London, The Mall Galleries, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, 1985 Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Cheffins
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Mar. 16, 2022
LOT WITHDRAWN
Est: £800 - £1,200
LOT WITHDRAWN
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
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Mar. 16, 2022
LOT WITHDRAWN
Est: £800 - £1,200
LOT WITHDRAWN
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
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Mar. 16, 2022
λ Doris Zinkeisen (British 1898-1991), Spanish Dancer
Est: £800 - £1,200
λ Doris Zinkeisen (British 1898-1991)Spanish DancerOil on canvasSigned and dated 1938 (lower left)60 x 49.5cm (23½ x 19¼ in.)Exhibited:London, Ernest Brown & Phillips, The Leicester Galleries, 1939
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
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Mar. 11, 2022
**DORIS CLARE ZINKEISEN, KOSTUEMSTUDIE - JOSEPHINE HEAD
Est: €200 - €400
DORIS CLARE ZINKEISEN 1898 Rosneath - 1991 Badingham COSTUME STUDY - JOSEPHINE HEAD Pencil and watercolours on thin cardboard. Visible size 53 x 36,5 cm (f. 73,5 x 55 cm). Sigend on the lower right 'Zinkeisen', hand-written inscription on the upper left 'Josephine Head'. Tanned. Framed in a passepartout and behind glass. Provenance: Gallery W. Utermann, Dortmund. DORIS CLARE ZINKEISEN 1898 Rosneath - 1991 Badingham KOSTUEMSTUDIE - JOSEPHINE HEAD Bleistift und Aquarell auf leichtem Karton. SM 53 x 36,5 cm (R. 73,5 x 55 cm). Unten rechts signiert 'Zinkeisen', oben links handschriftl. bez. 'Josephine Head'. Gebraeunt. Im Passepartout und hinter Glas gerahmt. Provenienz: Provenienz: Galerie W. Utermann, Dortmund.
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
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Mar. 11, 2022
**DORIS CLARE ZINKEISEN, KOSTUEMSTUDIE
Est: €200 - €400
DORIS CLARE ZINKEISEN 1901 Rosneath - 1976 Badingham COSTUME STUDY Pencil and watercolours on thin cardboard. Visible size 52,5 x 35 cm (f. 77,5 x 57,5 cm). Signed on the lower right 'Zinkeisen', hand-written inscription on the upper left 'Ottielia Allen (?)' as well as on the left side 'Costume design for Goulou Emila Allen'. Min. tanned. Framed in a passepartout and behind glass (unopened). Provenance: Gallery W. Utermann, Dortmund. DORIS CLARE ZINKEISEN 1898 Rosneath - 1991 Badingham KOSTUEMSTUDIE Bleistift und Aquarell auf leichtem Karton. SM 52,5 x 35 cm (R. 77,5 x 57,5 cm). Unten rechts signiert 'Zinkeisen', oben links handschriftl. bez. 'Ottielia Allen (?)' sowie seitlich links 'Costume design for Goulou Emila Allen'. Leicht gebraeunt. Im Passepartout und hinter Glas gerahmt (ungeoeffnet). Provenienz: Galerie W. Utermann, Dortmund.
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
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Feb. 15, 2022
Doris Clare Zinkeisen, Scottish 1898-1991 - Costume design for Sultan Samarkand, c.1920-30; gou
Est: £100 - £150
Doris Clare Zinkeisen, Scottish 1898-1991 - Costume design for Sultan Samarkand, c.1920-30; gouache and pencil on paper, inscribed on the reverse of the frame, 37.5 x 26.5 cm (ARR) Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
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Feb. 10, 2022
Theatre.- Zinkeisen (Doris Clare) Collection of 75 original costume designs for the production "Dear Miss Phoebe" at Phoenix Theatre, [c. 1950].
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Theatre.- Zinkeisen (Doris Clare, Scottish theatrical stage and costume designer, 1898-1991) Collection of 75 original costume designs for the production "Dear Miss Phoebe" at the Phoenix Theatre, including many full-length dresses, bonnets, overcoats, and accessories including handbags, watercolour, gouache, pencil under-drawing, many heightened with white and with swatches of material pinned to the paper, numerous inscriptions, production stamp with details of the scene and act of each costume, on various wove papers, each sheet approx. 380 x 280 mm (14 7/8 x 11 in), handling creases, old pin holes, surface dirt and minor browning, all loose, unframed, [circa 1950] Provenance: Sir Emile Littler, Pantomine House, Birmingham [ink stamp to many] ⁂ Commissioned by Emile Littler, the English theatrical impresario, producer and author, who controlled the Palace Theatre, London from 1946 to 1983 and had two stints as President of the Society of West End Theatre Managers in the 1960s.
Forum Auctions - UK
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Feb. 10, 2022
Theatre.- Zinkeisen sisters.- Zinkeisen (Doris Clare) Collection of 19 original costume designs for the production "Quaker Girl" at the Coliseum, Charing Cross, [c. 1944] § Zinkeisen (Anna â¦
Est: £400 - £600
Theatre.- Zinkeisen sisters.- Zinkeisen (Doris Clare, Scottish theatrical stage and costume designer, 1898-1991) Collection of 19 original costume designs for the production "Quaker Girl" at the Coliseum, Charing Cross, including many full-length dresses, watercolour, gouache, pencil under-drawing, many heightened with white and with swatches of material pinned to the paper, numerous inscriptions, on various wove papers, each sheet approx. 380 x 280 mm (14 7/8 x 11 in), handling creases, old pin holes, surface dirt and minor browning, all loose, unframed, [circa 1944] § Zinkeisen (Anna Katrina, Scottish painter and artist, 1901-1976) Costume study for "Miss Alexandre", watercolour over pencil, signed 'Zinkeisen', on Whatman laid paper affixed onto support, 560 x 385 mm (22 x 15 1/8 in), some surface dirt, spotting and browning, [circa 1950] (20) Provenance: [first mentioned] Commissioned by Sir Emile Littler [second mentioned] Christie's London, British and Irish Traditionalist and Modernist Paintings, July 29th 1988, lot 317
Forum Auctions - UK
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Dec. 16, 2021
Zinkeisen (Doris Clare, 1898-1991). Six gouache designs for theatre costumes
Est: £200 - £300
Zinkeisen (Doris Clare, 1898-1991). Six gouache designs for theatre costumes * Zinkeisen (Doris Clare, 18981991). Six Costume Designs, six gouache designs for theatre costumes, on paper, each signed to lower right or left, one sheet with embossed stamp 'R.W.S. / 26 Conduit Street / Guaranteed pure paper' alongside embossed mark 'RWS / 1804', one with watermark 'T & J H Kent', each sheet size 38.2 x 28.0 cm (15 x 11 ins), all window mounted within matching gold frames, glazed (59.8 x 49.1 cm), (one only examined out of frame) Qty: (6) Footnote: Doris Zinkeisen was a Scottish theatrical stage and costume designer, painter, commercial artist, and writer.
Dominic Winter Auctions
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Dec. 05, 2021
Attrib. ZINKEISEN Doris (British 1898-1991), The Ballet, Oil on Canvas, 62x74.5cm
Est: AUD600 - AUD1,000
Attrib. ZINKEISEN, Doris (British 1898-1991) The Ballet No signature apparent, with plaque on frame attributing the painting to Anna ZINKEISEN (sister of Doris, and also an artist). However the painting subject matter and style is more in keeping with Doris ZINKEISEN, particularly works such as 'Nocturno' and 'A Scene from the Ballet.' Oil on Canvas 62x74.5cm
Davidson Auctions
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Nov. 14, 2021
Doris Zinkeisen Carriage in Hyde Park Painting
Est: $800 - $1,200
ZINKEISEN, Doris Clare, (Scottish, 1898-1991): "Morning Drive in Hyde Park", Oil/Canvas, signed lower right, 28.75" x 28.75", framed 36" x 36".
Amero Auctions
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Oct. 13, 2021
* Zinkeisen (Doris Clare, 1898-1991). Six gouache designs for theatre costumes
Est: £300 - £500
* Zinkeisen (Doris Clare, 18981991). Six Costume Designs, six gouache designs for theatre costumes, on paper, each signed to lower right or left, one sheet with embossed stamp 'R.W.S. / 26 Conduit Street / Guaranteed pure paper' alongside embossed mark 'RWS / 1804', one with watermark 'T & J H Kent', each sheet size 38.2 x 28.0 cm (15 x 11 ins), all window mounted within matching gold frames, glazed (59.8 x 49.1 cm), (one only examined out of frame) Qty: (6)
Dominic Winter Auctions
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Sep. 29, 2021
Doris Clare Zinkeisen (British, 1897-1991) Portrait of Miss Harold Taylor 122.3 x 86.3 cm. (48 1/8 x 34 in.)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Doris Clare Zinkeisen (British, 1897-1991) Portrait of Miss Harold Taylor signed and dated 'Doris Zinkeisen.1933' (lower left) oil on canvas 122.3 x 86.3 cm. (48 1/8 x 34 in.) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
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Jun. 02, 2021
*Doris Zinkeisen (1898-1991)
Est: £400 - £600
*Doris Zinkeisen (1898-1991) *Doris Zinkeisen (1898-1991) Figures in carriage and on horseback; Figures and carriages before a castle a pair, the first signed with initials l.r., pencil 18.5 x 31cm and 14 x 29.5cm (2) *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders