original drawings and watercolours by a master illustrator
5 – 7 October, Lewes House, 32 High St, Lewes BN7 2LX
6 – 8pm Friday, 10am – 6pm Saturday and Sunday
An Elegant Couple, Royal Garden Party, black ink, pencil 105 x 105mm £850
Edward Ardizzone
black ink, pencil 105 x 105mm
£850
Arrival of the Ladies, black ink, watercolour 185 x 270mm £2,750
Edward Ardizzone
black ink, watercolour 185 x 270mm
£2,750
Barmaid At The Local, pen and watercolour, 120 x140mm £2,850
Barmaid At The Local,
pen and watercolour, 120 x140mm
£2,850
sketch produced on the reverse of Private View
invitation, The Leicester Galleries, St James
Barristers in-Court, ink and wash 170 x 260mm SOLD
Barristers in-Court,
ink and wash 170 x 260mm
SOLD
Bathers At the Seaside in Summer, black ink, pencil 190 x 250mm SOLD
Edward Ardizzone
black ink, pencil 190 x 250mm
SOLD
Bathers, pencil on paper 210 x 290mm, £1890
Bathers,
pencil on paper
210 x 290mm,
£1890
from a private collection
Christian Meets Three Shining Ones, black ink 100 x 120mm £1,250
Edward Ardizzone
black ink 100 x 120mm
£1,250
Christian, The Pilgrim's Progress, black ink 90 x 110mm SOLD
Edward Ardizzone
black ink 90 x 110mm
SOLD
Cometh My Lord Peacably, black ink 200 x 290mm £2,750
Cometh My Lord Peacably,
black ink 200 x 290mm
£2,750
Drinkers By A Pub Fire, black ink 145 x 120mm SOLD
Edward Ardizzone
black ink 145 x 120mm
SOLD
Eagerly Listening for the Cuckoo, black ink SOLD
Eagerly Listening for the Cuckoo,
black ink SOLD
Figures Disembarking, pencil, ink, white chalk 255 x 350mm £2,100
Figures Disembarking,
pencil, ink, white chalk 255 x 350mm
£2,100
Gerda and the Crow, black ink 130 x 180mm £2,850
Edward Ardizzone
black ink 130 x 180mm
£2,850
Harnessed Him from Head to Foot, black ink 85 x 105mm £1,150
Edward Ardizzone
black ink 85 x 105mm
£1,150
He Walked Into the Night, pen and ink 75 x 190.5mm SOLD
He Walked Into the Night,
pen and ink
75 x 190.5mm,
SOLD
‘Lost and Found 23.12.55’
£2,520
Kiss Me Quick, Maida Vale, black ink, watercolour £4,250
Edward Ardizzone
black ink, watercolour
£4,250
Mungo's Mansion, black ink on paper 70 x 125mm £4,300
Mungo's Mansion,
black ink on paper
70 x 125mm
£4,300
Rushed Upon the Armed Men, A Man in an Iron Cage, black ink 140 x 110mm £1,350
Edward Ardizzone
black ink 140 x 110mm
£1,350
Samson and the Lion, black ink 200 x 290mm £2,950
Edward Ardizzone
black ink 200 x 290mm
£2,950
Samson Destroys The Temple, black ink 200 x 290mm £2,750
Edward Ardizzone
black ink 200 x 290mm
£2,750
Shewed Him All Manner of Furniture, black ink 110 x 110mm £1,250
Edward Ardizzone
black ink 110 x 110mm
£1,250
Shopping in Mysore sketch, pen and ink 140 x 195mm SOLD
Shopping in Mysore sketch,
pen and ink 140 x 195mm
SOLD
Sketches on Reverse of Letter, pen and ink £790
Sketches on Reverse of Letter,
pen and ink
£790
The Attentive Listeners, pen, ink and wash 200 x 250mm £2,750
The Attentive Listeners,
pen, ink and wash 200 x 250mm
£2,750
The Barristers Consult, black ink 100 x 139mm £1,750
Edward Ardizzone
black ink 100 x 139mm
£1,750
The Cockney, pencil, pen and ink, 229 x 178mm £4,300
The Cockney,
pencil, pen and ink,
229 x 178mm
£4,300
original book cover design The Cockney, author: Julian Franklin
The Critic, black ink 150 x 150mm £1,875
Edward Ardizzone
black ink 150 x 150mm
£1,875
The House of the Interpreter, black ink 100 x 120mm SOLD
Edward Ardizzone
black ink 100 x 120mm
SOLD
The Lovers Discovered (original working drawing), pen, ink and wash, £3,850
The Lovers Discovered
(original working drawing),
pen, ink and wash,
£3,850
The Royal Garden Party, black ink and watercolour £8,500
Edward Ardizzone
black ink and watercolour
£8,500
The Sculpture Park, pencil 155 x 205mm £1,350
The Sculpture Park,
pencil 155 x 205mm
£1,350
The Secretary, black ink and watercolour 90 x 60mm - Reserved
Edward Ardizzone
black ink and watercolour 90 x 60mm
Reserved
The Smallweeds at Home, pen and ink 125 x 185mm £3,400
The Smallweeds at Home,
pen and ink
125 x 185mm
£3,400
They Perched Themselves Around Her, black ink 130 x 180mm £2,850
Edward Ardizzone
black ink 130 x 180mm
£2,850
Watering the Flowerbeds, black ink and watercolour 200 x 130mm £5,500
Edward Ardizzone
black ink and watercolour 200 x 130mm
£5,500
With an Arrow Pointing Straight At the White Horse was Stig, black ink 125 x 160mm £3,750
Edward Ardizzone
black ink 125 x 160mm
£3,750
Edward Ardizzone (1900–1979) was an artist, author and one of the leading illustrators of the last century. Edward Ardizzone: Line, Light and Life was drawn from the collection of Simon Blaxland, a Lewes resident who first discovered Ardizzone in the late 1980s and has been collecting his art ever since.
The exhibition focussed on the post-war period when Ardizzone developed and fully realised his style and creativity. Evocative London public house and street scenes, illustrations for books including Stig of the Dump and The Pilgrim’s Progress, as well as for publications such as Radio Times, the original artwork for one of the Lyons Corner House lithographs, and many beautiful drawings and watercolours were included in the exhibition. The images shown here are just an indication of what was shown in the exhibition.