Modern British & 20th Century Art
Tuesday 2nd June 2026. Starts at 10:00am
Our June sale features over 350 lots of 20th Century and Contemporary art. Amongst the highlights of the British and Irish paintings are works by Ivon Hitchens, Jack Butler Yeats, Edward Burra, Duncan Grant, and Mary Fedden. The undoubted highlight of the European pictures is Henri Matisse’s Grande Odalisque à la Culotte Bayadère, one of the most significant prints of the 20th Century. The auction includes several important collections, including a large group of paintings by Lamorna Birch from the late Austin Wormleighton, the authority on the artist.
Lots 1-34 - The Collection of the Late Austin Wormleighton
Lots 185-193 - The Collection of John Acton OBE
Lots 224-239 - Property from Burghclere House
Lots 303-313 - The Collection of Tom Coates PPNEAC