Catalogue no.: 0198

£965

Also: 'The Discovery'. 'Part of the Tristan and Iseult story (Celtic myth and nothing to do with Wagner)'. P.B.B. 1987. King Mark discovers the lovers lying together asleep. Several works...

Catalogue no.: 0199

£990

A public holiday. Two types of Greek dancing are shown. A 'recalcitrant' work'. P.B.B. See also 'Plaka' (Cat. No. 187) for similar style, depicting Carnival in Athens. Note the man...

Catalogue no.: 0200

Inspired by the excitement at a circus in Arles, this was the first work in squares technique, in oil on canvas then transferred to board. This painting was sold, and...

Catalogue no.: 0203

£1143

Waterfront Taverna in Eretria, with net-mender and bicycle. The central figure is most likely a self-referencing portrait. The mediterranean heat is clearly visible....

Catalogue no.: 0204

Also known as 'Good Morning, Mr. Fox.' Many have commented on how much brighter the colours seem than in reality - however the artist was resolute in his claim to...

Catalogue no.: 0205

£600

Grayshott Hall (originally Grayshott Farm, later Grayshott Spa, now abandoned) lies in extensive grounds adjacent to Ludshott Common. One time the home of Lord Alfred Tennyson, this place was a...

Catalogue no.: 0206

The White Goddess features in a number of guises in different traditions - from Ancient Egypt to Celtic mythology and possibly linked to the Indo-Chinese pantheon of Taras. As described...

Catalogue no.: 0207

£660

Danae was the mother of Perseus and the inspiration for many artists (e.g. Titian, Rembrandt). This work is also known as 'Oonagh' after the model. An early study using dramatic...

Catalogue no.: 0208

£990

Capturing traditional life: "From a small memory-jogger drawing while I spoke to these people working in the next field'. P.B.B. 1970. Similar subject to the woodcut named 'Harvester's Rest' -...

Catalogue no.: 0209

Although many background elements of this painting feature in other works, notably the Demi-john, the mirror, the sewing machine and the model (!), it is probably the Kaftan that inspired...

Catalogue no.: 0210

'In Greece the wine barrels are cleaned every year to take the new wine. Seaside tavernas would often leave them by the sea for freshening but this picture is based...

Catalogue no.: 0214

The domestic scene is true to life - the bead curtain was introduced to prevent flies in the hot summer and it intrigued the artist to show it in the...

Catalogue no.: 0215

Following a visit of Romany gypsies to the village, and the excitement that brought to all the Romano-files in the area, this has an unusual pastel palette, and is painted...

Catalogue no.: 0219

£548

Representing 'youth/beauty, mirth and elegance, these ladies were the daughters of Zeus, delighting the gods....

Catalogue no.: 0222

"Hippolytus, falsely accused by his stepmother, Phaedra, was banished by his father, Theseus. The chariot driver returns with the report that Poseidon, in the form of a bull with his...

Catalogue no.: 0224

Also called 'Dancing Pine', a later treatment of a similar theme to the earlier 'Woodland Shadow' (Cat. No. 182). (N.B. The image here is reproduced from a photocopy.)...

Catalogue no.: 0225

Catalogue no.: 0230

£460

Paul had enjoyed being in Paris after finishing his art degree, and made good friends there. He returned to the UK, however, and did not go back to France though...

Catalogue no.: 0232

£895

Illustration of the poem (Goethe) that was set to music by Schubert, Liszt and Schumann. The golden goblet is a gift from his dying wife and he used it all...

Catalogue no.: 0234

£2550

This is a mosaic using tiles made by the artist; clay cut and glazed and fired in his own kiln, and glass tiles cut from fragments of stained glass or...

Catalogue no.: 0235

There are two other works on a similar theme - "Harvester's Meal" (0208) and a wood cut - Farm cart (1004)...

Catalogue no.: 0236

Also called 'L'Enfance du Christ'. Not to be confused with 'The House of the Ishmaelite' (Cat. No 0090), although a different treatment of the same theme. 'This is either the...

Catalogue no.: 0239

Attracted by the Berlioz song for three choirs, about a woman who enjoyed bathing. This study was later attributed to 'Sarah' as the subject had just been bathing....

Catalogue no.: 0240

£195

In what appears to be quite an exotic location, the subject may have been the artist's second wife, Mary. 12 years his junior, after their motorcycle trip around Europe, she...

Catalogue no.: 0242

Known as 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.' A development of the geometric technique by use of hexagons (in place of squares). Signed: Paul Benedict Brand (one name under the...