We have bought and sold many works by twentieth century British painters over the last few decades, yet still we come across painters who, despite evident talent and past fame, are new to our experience. A solitary work in a saleroom can spark a dealer’s curiosity but the discovery of a large collection hidden away is positively intoxicating. Our visit to the studio collection of the late Charles Mozley last year left us reeling, a collection of finished paintings spanning nearly six decades and unseen for over 30 years. It is naturally important for the understanding of an artist’s vision to see the greatest breadth and quantity of his work. In the discovery of a cache of this quality and number we can re-evaluate Mozley as an artist in an exhibition that would otherwise take many years to gather piecemeal on the secondary market.
In a period where so many estate and studio collections have long been dispersed, the discovery of a collection by an artist of Charles Mozley’s stature is rare indeed. A career largely eschewing relationships with galleries and art dealers in a time when self-representation was unusual, left no buzzards circling after his death and the paintings were carefully stored and tended by his surviving family until our current exhibition.
● Sold
● Reserved
If you are interested in any of the reserved paintings, it is worth contacting the gallery as they may become available.
£17,500
£6,750
