Chiswick Auctions’ specialist Modern British & Irish Art department hosts three auctions a year, featuring prominent names in the sector. These sales offer opportunities to buy and sell major paintings, sculptures, and drawings by Modern British & Irish artists from the late 19th to late 20th century. The ongoing success of Modern British & Irish art has garnered international acclaim and new collectors.

Starting in the late 19th century with masters like William Nicholson and Walter Sickert of the Camden Town Group, the field evolved with the Bloomsbury Group, including Duncan Grant, Vanessa Bell, and Roger Fry, who had deep roots in post-impressionism.

The influential Vorticism movement, with its angular forms, featured artists like William Roberts, Edward Wadsworth, and David Bomberg. Talented war artists such as Paul and John Nash, William Orpen, and Stanley Spencer documented the war from unique perspectives.

New groups like The London Group and Unit One saw figures like Ben Nicholson, Henry Moore, and Barbara Hepworth establishing their craft. Movements such as neo-romanticism, surrealism, minimalism, and Pop Art introduced names like David Hockney, Peter Blake, and Francis Bacon.

The landscape of Modern British & Irish art is ever-evolving, but its desirability remains constant. At Chiswick Auctions, we have proudly handled significant sales, including works by Lucian Freud, David Hockney, Lynn Chadwick, and Dame Lucie Rie.

We are open for consignments for our three annual auctions. For further information, please contact the Head of Modern British & Irish Art, James Flower.