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The Summer Exhibition 'St Ives School: The Modern Coast' at Phillips Auction House in London

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London, GBR, UNITED KINGDOM · Jul 9, 2026


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Jul 9, 2026

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The Summer Exhibition 'St Ives School: The Modern Coast' at Phillips Auction House in London · 37 assets in this set

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BGUK_3633073 - A curated selection of works celebrating the enduring legacy of The St Ives School. This summer selling exhibition brings together exceptional paintings, sculptures, works on paper, ceramics and prints by many of the movement's leading figures, including Dame Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, Christopher Wood, Naum Gabo, Bernard Leach and Patrick Heron, among others. 'St Ives: The Modern Coast' will be on view at Berkeley Square from 9 July until 7 August 2026. The exhibition is accompanied by a rare selection of important loans from The Hepworth Wakefield and The Ingram Collection, offering further insight into one of Britain's most influential artistic movements. Catherine Bird, Associate Specialist, Private Sales photographed with some of the works ( by Naum Gabo, Janet Leach, Patrick Heron and Christopher Wood ) said 'Bringing the light, landscape and legacy of St Ives to London is a timely opportunity to celebrate one of the most influential chapters in British Modernism'. Artworks photographed: - Dame Barbara Hepworth 'Sculpture with Colour and Strings' ( 1939/1961) - Naum Gabo 'Linear Construction in Space No 1' ( circa 1950 ) - Christopher Wood 'Drying Sails, Mousehole, Cornwall' ( 1930) - Patrick Heron 'Red Painting with Emerald Disc: October 1961 ' - Janet Leach 'Large vase with lugs' ( 1985 ) - Ben Nicholson '1971 ( two squares and very green)' ( 1971) - Dame Barbara Hepworth 'Maquette for 'Winged Figure' ( 1957 ) - Dame Barbara Hepworth 'Porthmeor' ( 1969) - Denis Mitchell 'Trevarrack' ( 1961 ) - Paul Feiler 'Newlyn' ( 1958 ) - Peter Lanyon 'Portreath' (1949)

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London, GBR, UNITED KINGDOM

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