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Charles Avery (born 1973) is a Scottish artist from Oban. He currently lives and works in London. Since 2004 he has devoted his practice to the perpetual description of an imaginary island. Through drawings, sculptures and texts. Avery describes the topology, cosmology and inhabitants of this fictional territory, from the market of the main town Onomatopoeia to the Eternal Forest where an unknown beast called the Noumenon is held to reside. The project can be read as a meditation on some of the central themes of philosophy of art-making, and on the colonization and ownership of the world of ideas.

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  • Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Bunny - 9 Yrs Old, 1998;  pencil on paper, signed and dated low
    Mar. 25, 2025

    Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Bunny - 9 Yrs Old, 1998;  pencil on paper, signed and dated low

    Est: £500 - £700

    Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Bunny - 9 Yrs Old, 1998;  pencil on paper, signed and dated lower right 'C. Avery 1998', 42 x 59 cm: together with 2 works on paper by the same artist of similar size (3) (ARR) (VAT Charged on the Hammer Price)  Literature:  (ii)(iii) Charles Avery, 'The Life and Lineage of Nancy Haselswon', Nylon, London, 1999, unpag. (illus.) Provenance:  Nylon Gallery, London;  private collection, acquired from the above c.1999 (according to a previous cataloguing of the work);  Phillips, London, 20th Century & Contemporary Art, October 6, 2016, lot 194; private collection, UK 

    Roseberys
  • Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Windy, pregnant with Race, Metranina Haselswon II and Oceania; 
    Mar. 25, 2025

    Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Windy, pregnant with Race, Metranina Haselswon II and Oceania; 

    Est: £200 - £300

    Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Windy, pregnant with Race, Metranina Haselswon II and Oceania;  pencil on paper, 41 x 58.6 cm: together with a signed and numbered copy of 'The Life and Lineage of Nancy Haselswon' (2) (ARR) Provenance: Nylon Gallery, London (by repute);  private collection, UK, purchased from the above Illustrated: Charles Avery, 'The Life and Lineage of Nancy Haselswon', Nylon Gallery, London, 1999, illus.23

    Roseberys
  • Charles Avery,  Windy, pregnant with Race, Metranina Haselswon II and Oceania 
    Nov. 27, 2024

    Charles Avery,  Windy, pregnant with Race, Metranina Haselswon II and Oceania 

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Windy, pregnant with Race, Metranina Haselswon II and Oceania;  pencil on paper, 41 x 58.6 cm: together with a signed and numbered copy of 'The Life and Lineage of Nancy Haselswon' (2) (ARR) Provenance: Nylon Gallery, London (by repute);  private collection, UK, purchased from the above Illustrated: Charles Avery, 'The Life and Lineage of Nancy Haselswon', Nylon Gallery, London, 1999, illus.23

    Roseberys
  • Charles Avery,  Woman on a red ball 
    Nov. 27, 2024

    Charles Avery,  Woman on a red ball 

    Est: £500 - £800

    Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Woman on a red ball;  felt pen on paper, 58.5 x 41 cm (sheet) (ARR) Provenance: Nylon Gallery, London (by repute)

    Roseberys
  • Charles Avery,  Woman with a red ball
    Nov. 27, 2024

    Charles Avery,  Woman with a red ball

    Est: £500 - £800

    Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Woman with a red ball; felt pen on paper, 58.5 x 41 cm (ARR) Provenance: Nylon Gallery, London (by repute)

    Roseberys
  • Charles Avery,  Bunny - 9 Yrs Old, 1998 
    Nov. 27, 2024

    Charles Avery,  Bunny - 9 Yrs Old, 1998 

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Bunny - 9 Yrs Old, 1998;  pencil on paper, signed and dated lower right 'C. Avery 1998', 42 x 59 cm: together with 2 works on paper by the same artist of similar size (3) (ARR) (VAT Charged on the Hammer Price)  Literature:  (ii)(iii) Charles Avery, 'The Life and Lineage of Nancy Haselswon', Nylon, London, 1999, unpag. (illus.) Provenance:  Nylon Gallery, London;  private collection, acquired from the above c.1999 (according to a previous cataloguing of the work);  Phillips, London, 20th Century & Contemporary Art, October 6, 2016, lot 194; private collection, UK 

    Roseberys
  • Charles Avery (b.1973) Untitled
    Nov. 27, 2024

    Charles Avery (b.1973) Untitled

    Est: £100 - £150

    Charles Avery (b.1973) Untitled Lithograph, signed and numbered from the edition of 100 on an adhesive label verso, on wove paper, the full sheet printed to the edges, sheet 510 x 420mm (20 1/8 x 16 1/2in)

    Forum Auctions - UK
  • Charles Avery, Untitled
    Oct. 31, 2024

    Charles Avery, Untitled

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Charles Avery Untitled 1998 graphite and colored pencil on paper 33.125 h x 23.375 w in (84 x 59 cm) Signed and dated to verso 'Charles 1998'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Wright
  • Charles Avery, It'll be Alright Mummy
    Oct. 31, 2024

    Charles Avery, It'll be Alright Mummy

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Charles Avery It'll be Alright Mummy 2000 ink, graphite, and crayon on paper 23.375 h x 33 w in (59 x 84 cm) Signed, titled and dated to lower left 'Charles Avery 2000 Title: It'll be Alright Mummy'. Signed, dated and inscribed to verso 'Or, don't worry mummy, everything will be alright! Charles Avery '2000'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Wright
  • CHARLES AVERY, UNTITLED (PALACE OF THE GULLS)
    Sep. 26, 2024

    CHARLES AVERY, UNTITLED (PALACE OF THE GULLS)

    Est: €2,000 - €4,000

    CHARLES AVERY (1973) Untitled (Palace of the Gulls) Pencil on paper 50 x 69 cm Signed lower left and titled upper left PROVENANCE: Galleria Sonia Rosso, Turin Private collection, Turin EXHIBITED: November 29th, 2008 - February 15th, 2009, The Islanders; An Introduction. Scottish National of Modern ART, Edinburgh

    Art-Rite
  • Charles Avery,  Woman with dog, 1998; 
    Sep. 11, 2024

    Charles Avery,  Woman with dog, 1998; 

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Woman with dog, 1998;  ink on tissue paper, signed and dated lower right 'C.Avery (1998)', 73.8 x 48.9 cm (ARR) Provenance: Nylon Gallery, London (by repute)

    Roseberys
  • Charles Avery,  Woman with a red ball;
    Sep. 11, 2024

    Charles Avery,  Woman with a red ball;

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Woman with a red ball; felt pen on paper, 58.5 x 41 cm (ARR) Provenance: Nylon Gallery, London (by repute)

    Roseberys
  • Charles Avery,  Woman on a red ball; 
    Sep. 11, 2024

    Charles Avery,  Woman on a red ball; 

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    Charles Avery,  Scottish b.1973 -  Woman on a red ball;  felt pen on paper, 58.5 x 41 cm (sheet) (ARR) Provenance: Nylon Gallery, London (by repute)

    Roseberys
  • CHARLES AVERY, UNTITLED (PALACE OF THE GULLS)
    Feb. 29, 2024

    CHARLES AVERY, UNTITLED (PALACE OF THE GULLS)

    Est: €2,000 - €4,000

    CHARLES AVERY (1973) Untitled (Palace of the Gulls) Pencil on paper 50 x 69 cm Signed lower left and titled upper left PROVENANCE: Galleria Sonia Rosso, Turin Private collection, Turin EXHIBITED: November 29th, 2008 - February 15th, 2009, The Islanders; An Introduction. Scottish National of Modern ART, Edinburgh

    Art-Rite
  • § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH 1973-) UNTITLED (MAN FEEDING AN UNRIDEABLE) - 2006
    Jan. 10, 2024

    § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH 1973-) UNTITLED (MAN FEEDING AN UNRIDEABLE) - 2006

    Est: £500 - £700

    Charles Avery UNTITLED (MAN FEEDING AN UNRIDEABLE) - 2006 Signed and dated 2006 lower right, pencil 65cm x 64cm (25.5in x 25.25in), unframed

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • Charles Avery Aiken
    Aug. 10, 2023

    Charles Avery Aiken

    Est: $200 - $400

    Charles Avery Aiken American, 1872-1965 Study in Brown and Untitled (Floral Still Life in Blue and Pink), 1943: two works The first signed C. A. Aiken A.W.S. (ll); the second signed C. A. Aiken (ll), dated 1943 and indistinctly inscribed on the reverse Watercolor on paper Larger 26 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches (67.9 x 52.7 cm) Unframed Provenance: Galerie Internationale, New York Thence by descent to the current owner Exhibited: New York, The Brooklyn Museum, 22nd Biennial International Watercolor Exhibition, 1963 (label affixed to Study in Brown) Each with wear to edges, some light toning and buckling to paper. Otherwise in overall good condition.

    DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
  • NAVAHO WEAVING
    Jul. 28, 2023

    NAVAHO WEAVING

    Est: $25 - $50

    Charles Avery Amsden, 1974 Allard Auction Collection Inv: NO TAG

    Davis Brothers Auction
  • § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH 1973-) UNTITLED (TWO FIGURES)
    Jan. 11, 2023

    § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH 1973-) UNTITLED (TWO FIGURES)

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH 1973-) UNTITLED (TWO FIGURES) Pencil, ink and coloured pencil (83cm x 58.5cm (32.75in x 23in)) Note: Charles Avery is one of Scotland’s most highly regarded contemporary artists. He has shown at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art on a number of occasions; he was commissioned to make a public work to be sited in Waverley Station for the Edinburgh Art Festival in 2015; and he represented Scotland at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007. His work can also be found in numerous public collections including Tate London, Kunstmuseum, The Hague and the David Roberts Art Foundation, London. These two drawings relate to Avery’s long-term project The Islanders, a painstakingly detailed alternative world that the artist has created. Through drawings, texts and objects Avery describes the inhabitants, architecture, philosophies, customs and idiosyncrasies of this imagined world, part Scottish Hebrides, part East London. The Island sits at the centre of an archipelago, its capital the port city of Onomatopoeia, described by Richard Ingleby as ‘originally a stepping off point for pioneers and travellers, turned bustling boomtown, turned citadel, turned depression ravaged slum, turned regenerated city of culture’. In these two drawings, we see the denizens of the Island at rest, a riff on the traditional art historical motif of ‘bathers’, albeit transferred to hotel pools and public baths. Their swimwear, has a time- and space-shifting quality, taking us back to the 70s and possibly to the Eastern Bloc, yet at the same time, the poses and expressions feel very contemporary, with their combination of awkwardness and poise. Elements of the Islanders project have recently been exhibited at the 16th Istanbul Biennial (2019),the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kerela (2017) and at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, as part of the NOW series of exhibitions (2019).

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH 1973-) UNTITLED (FAMILY GROUP) - 2001
    Jan. 11, 2023

    § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH 1973-) UNTITLED (FAMILY GROUP) - 2001

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH 1973-) UNTITLED (FAMILY GROUP) - 2001 Signed and dated lower right, pencil, ink and coloured pencil (73cm x 88cm (28.75in x 34.5in)) Note: Charles Avery is one of Scotland’s most highly regarded contemporary artists. He has shown at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art on a number of occasions; he was commissioned to make a public work to be sited in Waverley Station for the Edinburgh Art Festival in 2015; and he represented Scotland at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007. His work can also be found in numerous public collections including Tate London, Kunstmuseum, The Hague and the David Roberts Art Foundation, London. These two drawings relate to Avery’s long-term project The Islanders, a painstakingly detailed alternative world that the artist has created. Through drawings, texts and objects Avery describes the inhabitants, architecture, philosophies, customs and idiosyncrasies of this imagined world, part Scottish Hebrides, part East London. The Island sits at the centre of an archipelago, its capital the port city of Onomatopoeia, described by Richard Ingleby as ‘originally a stepping off point for pioneers and travellers, turned bustling boomtown, turned citadel, turned depression ravaged slum, turned regenerated city of culture’. In these two drawings, we see the denizens of the Island at rest, a riff on the traditional art historical motif of ‘bathers’, albeit transferred to hotel pools and public baths. Their swimwear, has a time- and space-shifting quality, taking us back to the 70s and possibly to the Eastern Bloc, yet at the same time, the poses and expressions feel very contemporary, with their combination of awkwardness and poise. Elements of the Islanders project have recently been exhibited at the 16th Istanbul Biennial (2019),the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kerela (2017) and at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, as part of the NOW series of exhibitions (2019).

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • § Charles Avery (Scottish, born 1973), Status Quo, 2010,
    May. 26, 2022

    § Charles Avery (Scottish, born 1973), Status Quo, 2010,

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    § Charles Avery (Scottish, born 1973), Status Quo, 2010, a bronze and mixed media bust of a man wearing a paper hat 157 x 54 x 54cm high including plinth, excluding plinth 69 x 46 x 34cm Provenance: Doggerfisher, Edinburgh, where purchased by the present owner in 2011 Property of a London collector

    Cheffins
  • Charles Avery, Scottish b.1973- Aleph Nul, 2006; jesmonite and oil paint, length 82cm (ARR) P
    Dec. 01, 2021

    Charles Avery, Scottish b.1973- Aleph Nul, 2006; jesmonite and oil paint, length 82cm (ARR) P

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    Charles Avery, Scottish b.1973- Aleph Nul, 2006; jesmonite and oil paint, length 82cm (ARR) Provenance: Doggerfisher, Edinburgh, where purchased by the present owner in 2007 Exhibition: Cubitt, London, 2006. Please refer to department for condition report

    Roseberys
  • Charles Avery, Scottish b.1973- Status Quo, 2010; mixed media sculpture, bronze, gouache and p
    Dec. 01, 2021

    Charles Avery, Scottish b.1973- Status Quo, 2010; mixed media sculpture, bronze, gouache and p

    Est: £5,000 - £8,000

    Charles Avery, Scottish b.1973- Status Quo, 2010; mixed media sculpture, bronze, gouache and paper wood, 30x66x28cm (2)(ARR) Provenance: Doggerfisher, Edinburgh, where purchased by the present owner in 2011 Note: Charles Avery is a contemporary Scottish artist whose work is not confined to a single medium, but instead consists of a range of media, including drawing, sculpture, and painting. Much of Avery’s work is centred around the construction of an imaginary island which he has continued to ‘document’ throughout his career, suggesting the nature of artwork as permanently evolving, and the act of engaging with the artwork as an active experience both for the viewer and the artist. Solo exhibitions of Avery’s work have been held at the Vistamarestudio in Milan, GRIMM Galleries in New York and Amsterdam, the Ingleby Gallery in Edinburgh, and the GEM Museum for Contemporary Art in The Hague. He has also participated in group exhibitions at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, the Royal Academy of Arts in London, and as part of the Venice and Istanbul Biennales. His work is currently in the collections of the Tate and the Arts Council England in London, the Edinburgh City Art Centre, and the Kunstmuseum in The Hague, amongst others. Please refer to department for condition report Note this work is accompanied with a podium.

    Roseberys
  • Charles Avery (N. 1973) Senza titolo (Dare da mangiare ai gabbiani) matita
    Nov. 18, 2021

    Charles Avery (N. 1973) Senza titolo (Dare da mangiare ai gabbiani) matita

    Est: €1,000 - €2,000

    Charles Avery (N. 1973) Senza titolo (Dare da mangiare ai gabbiani) matita e gouache su carta 66 x 90 cm.

    Christie's
  • Charles Avery (N. 1973) - Senza titolo (La camera dell'eternità)
    May. 06, 2021

    Charles Avery (N. 1973) - Senza titolo (La camera dell'eternità)

    Est: €1,200 - €1,800

    Charles Avery (N. 1973) Senza titolo (La camera dell'eternità) matita e gouache su cartoncino 73.2 × 101.4 cm.

    Christie's
  • § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH B. 1973)
    Mar. 22, 2021

    § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH B. 1973)

    Est: £300 - £500

    CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH B. 1973) Untitled (Laissez faire) 2009 inscribed Old 'Empirilist' being teased by girls, something to the effect of 'Hey Mister, wanna experience something new?' color offset-lithograph on paper (lower left); inscribed AP 8/10 (on backing board on the reverse) sheet: 71.5 x 58 cm framed: 78.5 x 64 cm ARR

    Chiswick Auctions
  • Charles Avery (1973), Skull of Minuso, 2007
    Dec. 18, 2020

    Charles Avery (1973), Skull of Minuso, 2007

    Est: €2,000 - €2,500

    teschio di gabbiano, cm 4,5x9x5 in scatola di plexiglas, Provenienza: Collezione privata, Milano

    Cambi Casa d'Aste
  • Charles Avery (b. 1973) Untitled
    Dec. 07, 2020

    Charles Avery (b. 1973) Untitled

    Est: £200 - £300

    Charles Avery (b. 1973) Untitled Lithograph, signed and numbered from the edition of 100 on an adhesive label verso, on wove paper, the full sheet printed to the edges, sheet 510 x 420mm (20 1/8 x 16 1/2in) (framed) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

    Forum Auctions - UK
  • Charles Avery - Untitled (Lady and Lamas)
    Oct. 04, 2020

    Charles Avery - Untitled (Lady and Lamas)

    Est: €800 - €900

    Bleistift und Tusche auf Papier. 2004. Ca. 59,5 x 84 cm. Verso signiert und datiert. Zur Katalogisierung nicht ausgerahmt. Insgesamt in guter Erhaltung.

    Karl & Faber - Timed
  • Charles Avery - Untitled (Lady and Lamas)
    Jun. 21, 2020

    Charles Avery - Untitled (Lady and Lamas)

    Est: €1,000 - €1,100

    Bleistift und Tusche auf Papier. 2004. Ca. 59,5 x 84 cm. Verso signiert und datiert. Zur Katalogisierung nicht ausgerahmt. Insgesamt in guter Erhaltung. Taxation: differenzbesteuert (VAT: Margin Scheme)

    Karl & Faber - Timed
  • AVERY CHARLES
    May. 25, 2020

    AVERY CHARLES

    Est: €3,000 - €4,000

    AVERY CHARLES (1973-) Mercanti di animali 2004 matita su carta cm 59 5x84 firmato e datato sul retro sul retro: etichetta della Galleria Sales Roma Mercanti di animali 2004 pencil on paper 23 42x33 07 in signed and dated on the reverse on the reverse: label of Galleria Sales Rome

    Aste Boetto SRL
  • CHARLES AVERY AMSDEN. 'NAVAHO WEAVING'
    Dec. 11, 2019

    CHARLES AVERY AMSDEN. 'NAVAHO WEAVING'

    Est: $200 - $300

    CHARLES AVERY AMSDEN. 'NAVAHO WEAVING' The University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 1949 (First Edition), textured hardcover, 263 pages, detached eight-fold color silkscreen image of blanket within

    Potomack Company
  • CHARLES AVERY | Untitled (Self Portrait)
    Nov. 21, 2018

    CHARLES AVERY | Untitled (Self Portrait)

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    signed and dated '3-98' coloured pencil and graphite on paper

    Sotheby's
  • Charles Avery
    Oct. 09, 2018

    Charles Avery

    Est: £400 - £600

    Charles Avery, Scottish b.1973- Eternal Return, 2012; lithograph in colours, on Somerset velvet wove, signed and numbered 13/35 in pencil on the reverse, 84x57cm: together with a bottle of single malt whisky distilled at Bunnahabhain distillery, 1979, second maturation in a sherry infused octave and bottled aged 33 years at 52.2% on behalf of Mclean’s Artist Malts by Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky Ltd, signed by the artist and numbered 13/35 on the label, in a presentation tube, 26cm tall (unframed/boxed) (2) (ARR)

    Roseberys
  • CHARLES AVERY | Untitled (Self Portrait)
    Jul. 31, 2018

    CHARLES AVERY | Untitled (Self Portrait)

    Est: £4,000 - £6,000

    signed and dated '3-98' coloured pencil and graphite on paper

    Sotheby's
  • CHARLES AVERY - Three works: Untitled
    Oct. 06, 2016

    CHARLES AVERY - Three works: Untitled

    Est: £8,000 - £12,000

    CHARLES AVERY - Three works: Untitled

    Phillips
  • Charles Avery (B. 1973) Untitled coloured pencil, ball point pe
    Sep. 29, 2016

    Charles Avery (B. 1973) Untitled coloured pencil, ball point pe

    Est: £7,000 - £10,000

    Charles Avery (B. 1973) Untitled coloured pencil, ball point pen and graphite on paper 23 ¼ x 23 1/8in. (59 x 58.6cm.)

    Christie's
  • Charles Avery (born 1973); limited edition print,
    Feb. 10, 2011

    Charles Avery (born 1973); limited edition print,

    Est: £200 - £300

    Charles Avery (born 1973); limited edition print, two drunken figures playing chess, signed and no.25/100 verso, 51 x 42.5cm, unframed. Charles Avery is described by the National Galleries of Scotland as one of the most interesting contemporary artists with a considerable international reputation. He has had several successful exhibitions including one at The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 2008 and at other leading public galleries including Tate Britain and The Haywood Gallery, London.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers
  • CHARLES AVERY
    Sep. 26, 2009

    CHARLES AVERY

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    Two works: (i) What Them Dogs Don't Know They Know; (ii) Constructing the Super-Triangle

    Phillips
  • § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH, B. 1973) NINE FIGURES 67cm x 100cm (26.25in x 39.25in)
    Sep. 27, 2008

    § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH, B. 1973) NINE FIGURES 67cm x 100cm (26.25in x 39.25in)

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    § CHARLES AVERY (SCOTTISH, B. 1973) NINE FIGURES Signed and dated 2001, pencil 67cm x 100cm (26.25in x 39.25in)

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • Charles Avery , n. 1973 A darkness that conceals only itself acrilico, specchio e cornice dipinta
    Apr. 08, 2008

    Charles Avery , n. 1973 A darkness that conceals only itself acrilico, specchio e cornice dipinta

    Est: €4,000 - €6,000

    firmato e datato Roma 2005 sul retro acrilico, specchio e cornice dipinta

    Sotheby's
  • Charles Avery , n. 1973 Senza titolo tempera, china e matita su cartone
    Apr. 08, 2008

    Charles Avery , n. 1973 Senza titolo tempera, china e matita su cartone

    Est: €4,000 - €6,000

    firmato e datato 2004 sul retro tempera, china e matita su cartone

    Sotheby's
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