Starring in our forthcoming Fine Art sale on the 6th and 7th of August is this evocative print by renown artist and printmaker Charles William Bartlett (1860-1940).
11/07/2024
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Bartlett was a British artist who studied at the Royal Academy and the Académie Julien in Paris, working extensively in Europe and later in Japan where he became heavily influenced by traditional Japanese woodblock prints and collaborated with the influential print publisher Watanabe Shozaburo (1885-1962) to create his trademark fusion style.
In 1917, Bartlett and his wife left Japan planning to return to England, but visiting Hawaii en-route, they became entranced and never returned to England. Instead Bartlett found inspiration in Hawaii, producing amongst others, this iconic image of surfing, an ancient sport synonymous with Hawaii, where it is believed ‘stand-up surfing’ originated. The print was made 1919 and is the rarer second state, estimated at £5000-7000, we anticipate a wave of interest for it in our sale on August the 6th and 7th.
Reeman Dansie are pleased to announce the sale by auction of a remarkable Second World War archive belonging to a nurse who bravely served during the fall of France, Miss Mary Edytha Darby.
14/03/2026
A fine Colchester archive compiled during the First World War has emerged over 100 years after it was compiled.
14/03/2026
As Valentine’s Day approaches, Reeman Dansie presents a delightful selection of romantic treasures in the Fine Art Sale, 3rd–4th February.
29/01/2026