Kenneth Martin (1905-1984) Poster for This is Tomorrow Screenprint, 1956, from the edition of unknown size, published by the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, on wove paper, with full margins, sheet 761 x 505mm (30 x 19 7/8in) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Kenneth Martin (1905-1984) Pier and Ocean Screenprint in colours, 1980, signed, dated and inscribed 'AP' in pencil, an artist's proof aside from the edition of 70, published by Waddington Graphics, London, on wove paper with full margins, sheet 320 x 300mm (12 5/8 x 11 3/4in) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
KENNETH MARTIN O.B.E. (BRITISH 1905-1984) OSCILLATION, 1971 brass, unique 14cm x 16cm x 13cm (5 ½in x 6 ¼in x 5 1/8in) Galerie Riekje Swart, Amsterdam, from whom acquired by Jan and Tineke Hoekstra; Their sale, Christie’s, Amsterdam, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 30 April 2019, lot 108, where acquired by the present owner.
KENNETH MARTIN O.B.E. (BRITISH 1905-1984) CHANCE AND ORDER, 1973 pen and pencil on graph paper 34.2cm x 22.8cm (13 ½ in x 9in) Galerie Riekje Swart, Amsterdam, from whom acquired by Jan and Tineke Hoekstra; Their sale, Christie’s, Amsterdam, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 30 April 2019, lot 109, where acquired by the present owner.
KENNETH MARTIN O.B.E. (BRITISH 1905-1984) CHANCE AND ORDER, 1973 signed in pencil (lower right). pen and pencil on graph paper 34.2cm x 22.8cm (13 ½in x 9in) Galerie Riekje Swart, Amsterdam, from whom acquired by Jan and Tineke Hoekstra; Their sale, Christie’s, Amsterdam, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 30 April 2019, lot 109, where acquired by the present owner. The work includes a preliminary study for Chance and Order 16 (Black) that is illustrated on the front cover of Kenneth Martin’s 1975 Tate Gallery retrospective catalogue.
"Seaside Gallery" by Kenneth Martin, 1982 Unsigned Offset Lithograph. Paper size is 20 x 29.75 inches, with an image size of 17.25 x 29.75 inches. The Offset Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling. Additional details: Poster created for Seaside Gallery in August 1982
Kenneth Martin (1905-1984) Chance Order Change, 14 Milton Park B, 1981 Screenprint in colours, 2001, signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 70, on wove paper, the full sheet printed to the edges, sheet 945 x 945mm (37 1/4 x 37 1/4in) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
§ KENNETH MARTIN (BRITISH, 1905-1984) KENNETH MARTIN (BRITISH, 1905-1984) Chance Order Change signed and dated 'Kenneth Martin-78' (lower right) ink and pencil 20.2 x 30.3 cm. (8 x 12 in.) Provenance With Waddington and Tooth Galleries, London Leo Löwenthal
Kenneth Martin 1905 - 1984 Abstract (3 Works) each signed in pencil (one signature faded), two dated and numbered 3/10 and 5/10 respectively three linoleum cuts printed in colours on oriental paper each sheet: approx. 495 by 743 mm. 19⅝ by 29⅛ in. Executed circa 1951-53; these impressions are numbers 3 and 5 from the edition of ten. (3 prints)
"Seaside Gallery" by Kenneth Martin, 1982 Unsigned Offset Lithograph. Paper size is 20 x 29.75 inches, with an image size of 17.25 x 29.75 inches. The Offset Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling. Additional details: Poster created for Seaside Gallery in August 1982
"Seaside Gallery" by Kenneth Martin, 1982 Unsigned Offset Lithograph. Paper size is 20 x 29.75 inches, with an image size of 17.25 x 29.75 inches. The Offset Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling. Additional details: Poster created for Seaside Gallery in August 1982
Kenneth Martin English, 1905-1984 Chance and Order I, 1971 Screenprint, signed in graphite, Artist's Proof edition Linear composition in gold, navy, and red, unframed.
Kenneth Martin English, 1905-1984 Chance and Order V, 1972 Screenprint, signed in graphite, Artist's Proof edition Linear composition in primary colors, unframed.
Kenneth Martin English, 1905-1984 Chance and Order III, 1972 Screenprint, signed in graphite, Artist's Proof edition Linear composition in red and green, unframed.
§ Kenneth Martin (British 1905-1984) Rotation Frankfurt III, 1977 signed, dated and numbered 34/61 in pencil (in the margin), screenprint on paper (sheet 74cm x 74cm (29 1/8in x 29 1/8in))
British, 1905-1984 Study for Chance, Order, Change, 1980 Dated Nov. 80 (ul) Gouache, ink and pencil on paper 11 5/8 x 16 1/2 inches (29.5 x 41.9 cm) Provenance: Annely Juda Fine Art, London (Framed dimensions: 15 x 19 3/8 x 1 1/4 inches) Sheet is hinged to backing throughout; reverse of sheet is not accessible. Toning at extreme edges of sheet, all around. Surface soiling.
Kenneth Martin English, 1905-1984 Chance and Order, 1972 Silkscreen, signed, dated, and AP lower right Artist's proof constructivist abstract of yellow, aqua, and red, set behind glass and framed.
KENNETH MARTIN (1905-1984) Chance and Order 1975 Signé et daté en bas. Ensemble de trois encres sur papier. Onderaan getekend en gedateerd. Reeks van 3 inkten op papier. Signed and dated at the bottom. Set of three inks on paper. 34,5 x 21,5 cm (chaque)
"Seaside Gallery" by Kenneth Martin, 1982 Unsigned Offset Lithograph. Paper size is 20 x 29.75 inches, with an image size of 17.25 x 29.75 inches. The Offset Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling. Additional details: Poster created for Seaside Gallery in August 1982
KENNETH MARTIN (1905-1984) Chance and Order. 1975 Ensemble de deux encres sur papier. Signées et datées en bas Set van twee inkten op papier. Onderaan getekend en gedateerd. 34,5 x 21.5 cm
KENNETH MARTIN (1905-1984) Chance and Order, 1981 Encre, gouache, crayon, stylo sur papier millimétré. Signé et daté en bas à droite Inkt, gouache, potlood, pen op grafiekpapier. Getekend en gedateerd rechtsonder. 29,5x42 cm
"Seaside Gallery" by Kenneth Martin, 1982 Unsigned Offset Lithograph. Paper size is 20 x 29.75 inches, with an image size of 17.25 x 29.75 inches. The Offset Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling. Additional details: Poster created for Seaside Gallery in August 1982
KENNETH MARTIN Three color screenprints from Chance and Order. Chance and Order I, 1971 * Chance and Order III, 1972 Chance and Order V, 1972. Each 684x684 mm; 26 7/8x26 7/8 inches (sheet), full margins. Each an artist's proof, aside from the edition of 70. Each signed, dated and inscribed "A/P" in pencil, lower right. Each printed by Kyron Press, Mexico City. Very good impressions.
Kenneth Martin (British, 1905-1984) A, C and D, from 'History Pictures' Three screenprints in colours, 1982, on wove, each signed, titled, dated and numbered 47/90 in pencil, published by Editions Média, Neuchâtel, the full sheets, each 840 x 595mm (33 x 23 3/8in)(SH)(3)(unframed) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
KENNETH MARTIN (Sheffield 1905–1984 London) Chance.Order.Change 11. 1979. Oil on canvas. Signed, dated, titled, described and with directional arrow on the overlap: CHANCE.ORDER.CHANGE 11 1979 KENNETH MARTIN FOUR COLOURS, VIOLET, BLUE, GREEN, RED. 91.4 × 91.4 cm. Provenance: - Waddington Galleries, London (verso with the label). - Annely Juda Fine Art, London (verso with the label). - By descent to the present owner, since then private collection Switzerland. The work offered here by the British painter and sculptor Kenneth Martin represents a successful interplay of meticulous planning and chance. A pioneer of the Constructivist movement that emerged in England in the 1950s, Martin's œuvre is striking for its creation of spatial relationships between intersecting, overlapping geometric figures. After completing his painting studies at the Royal College of Art, he initially devoted himself to portrait and landscape painting as well as design work. After two decades, the first abstract relief sculptures, mobiles and constructions were created in collaboration with his wife, influenced by Calder and Malevich, among others. Thus, the Martins belonged to the generation of British artists who, in the 1940s, recognized the importance of abstraction. The "Chance and Order" series is drawn from a number of studies that Martin undertook after the death of his wife in 1969. It is based on the use of simple, harmonious, repetitive forms and an observance of mathematical progression and rules of proportion. A meticulously planned system of measurement underlies the characteristically colourful grid that unites the works in this series: Martin marks the starting point on paper, which is then rotated clockwise. Further lines are generated by randomly drawing two pairs of numbers at a time (from 1-25). In this way, a total of 8 pairs of numbers are generated for each work. The random selection of numbers creates start and end coordinates for each number line, randomly determining the length and orientation of each line. Here, the artist successfully alludes to the first element of the title, ‘chance’. Similarly, he draws on the component of ‘change’ through 90° rotations of the canvas. Repeated eight times, Martin creates a synergy between abstract nature and simultaneously planned structure (‘order’). While the early works in the series follow a monochrome scheme, over the years the artist added additional powerful colours, thereby lending the paintings increasing complexity and visual impact. In the present work, for example, the colours violet, blue, green and red gleam in a symbiosis created by Martin, without relinquishing their self-sufficiency and their designated place on the canvas grid. "With all these works there is a double invitation: to explore the drawings as statements about an inventive process; and to combine the produces that are generated by that process (...)" - Andrew Forge about Martin's work. (Forge, Kenneth Martin, Ex. Cat. 18 April - 17 June 1979, p. 52). Kenneth Martin – Chance Order Change II.1979. --------------- KENNETH MARTIN (Sheffield 1905–1984 London) Chance.Order.Change 11. 1979. Öl auf Leinwand. Auf der Überlappung signiert, datiert, betitelt, beschrieben und mit Richtungspfeil: CHANCE.ORDER.CHANGE 11 1979 KENNETH MARTIN FOUR COLOURS, VIOLET, BLUE, GREEN, RED. 91,4 × 91,4 cm. Provenienz: - Waddington Galleries, London (verso mit dem Etikett). - Annely Juda Fine Art, London (verso mit dem Etikett). - Durch Erbschaft an den heutigen Besitzer, seitdem Privatsammlung Schweiz. Das hier angebotene Werk des britischen Malers und Bildhauers Kenneth Martin verkörpert ein gelungenes Ensemble von akribischer Planung und Zufall. Als Wegbereiter der konstruktivistischen Bewegung, die in den 1950ern in England aufkommt, besticht Martins Œuvre durch die Schaffung räumlicher Beziehungen zwischen sich kreuzenden, überlappenden geometrischen Figuren. Nach Abschluss seines Malerei-Studiums am Royal College of Art widmet er sich zunächst der Porträt- und Landschaftsmalerei sowie Designarbeiten. Nach zwei Jahrzehnten entstehen in Zusammenarbeit mit seiner Frau, unter anderem beeinflusst durch Calder und Malewitsch, erste abstrakte Relief-Skulpturen, Mobiles und Konstruktionen. So zählen die Martins zur Generation britischer Künstler, die in den 1940er Jahren die Bedeutung der Abstraktion konstatieren. Die Serie „Chance and Order“ geht auf eine Reihe von Studien zurück, die Martin seit dem Tod seiner Frau 1969 aufgenommen hat. Sie beruht auf Verwendung einfacher, harmonischer, sich wiederholender Formen und auf Berücksichtigung mathematischer Progression und Proportionsregeln. Dem charakteristisch bunten Gitter, welches die Werke dieser Serie vereint, liegt ein minutiös geplantes Messverfahren zugrunde: Martin markiert den Anfangspunkt auf Papier, welches danach im Uhrzeigersinn gedreht wird. Weitere Linien werden durch die zufällige Ziehung von gleichzeitig jeweils zwei Zahlenpaaren (von 1-25) generiert. Insgesamt ergeben sich für jedes Werk auf diese Weise 8 Zahlenpaare. Durch die willkürliche Zahlen-Auswahl entstehen Start- und Endkoordinaten jeder Zahlenlinie, wodurch zufällig die Länge und Ausrichtung jeder Linie bestimmt wird. In diesem Arbeitsschritt spielt der Künstler erfolgreich auf das erste Element des Titels, „chance“, an. Ebenso greift er durch 90° Drehungen der Leinwand auf die Komponente „change“ zurück. Acht Mal wiederholt, schafft Martin eine Synergie abstrakter Natur und gleichzeitig geplanter Struktur („order“). Während die frühen Werke der Serie einem monochromen Schema folgen, addiert der Künstler im Laufe der Jahre zusätzliche kraftvolle Farben, wodurch den Gemälden eine zunehmende Komplexität und visuelle Wirkung verliehen werden. So brillieren beim vorliegenden Werk die Farben Violett, Blau, Grün und Rot in einer von Martin erschaffenen Symbiose, ohne dabei ihrer Autarkie und dem für sie vorgesehenen Platz auf dem Leinwand-Gitter zu entsagen. „With all these works there is a double invitation: to explore the drawings as statements about an inventive process; and to combine the produces that are generated by that process (…)” – Andrew Forge about Martin’s work. (Forge, Kenneth Martin, Ex. Cat. 18 April – 17 June 1979, p. 52).
All sheets: 21/50. Signed and dated lower right: Kenneth Martin, 78. In the imprint typographically dated and titled: 1979, Chance and Order. Neuchâtel, Editions Média, 1979.
Kenneth Martin (Sheffield 1905 - 1984 London) Milton Park B Farbige Serigraphie / 1981 94,5x94,3 cm / Signatur / Signature Unten rechts vom Künstler in Bleistift signiert und datiert "Kenneth Martin 81", links nummeriert "43/80" Zustand / Condition Auf glatten Papier, in einwandfreier Druckqualität und Erhaltung, mit einem kleinen Knick am äussersten Papierrand rechts oben For further information visit our Website.
Kenneth Martin (Sheffield 1905 - 1984 London) Métamorphoses Serigraphie, in bedrucktem Umschlag auf Transparentpapier / 1976 52,8x130 cm, Transparentpapier / Signatur / Signature Die Serigraphie unten rechts vom Künstler in Bleistift signiert und datiert "Kenneth Martin 77", links davon römisch nummeriert "IV/VI" Zustand / Condition In sehr schöner Druckqualität und Erhaltung For further information visit our Website.
Kenneth Martin (British, 19051984) Rotation Frankfurt IV; together with two companions 1) Rotation Frankfurt IV 1977, pencil signed and dated, numbered 35/61, with wide margins. Color screenprint on wove paper. image: 21 5/8 x 21 5/8 in. (54.9 x 54.9cm) sheet: 29 x 29 1/8 in. (73.7 x 74cm) 2) Rotation Frankfurt II 1977, pencil signed and dated, numbered 45/61, with wide margins. Color screenprint on wove paper. image: 21 5/8 x 20 3/16 in. (54.9 x 51.3cm) sheet: 29 1/8 x 29 1/8 in. (74 x 74cm) 3) Rotation Frankfurt 1977, pencil signed and dated, numbered 37/61, with wide margins. Color screenprint on wove paper. image: 21 x 22 in. (53.3 x 55.9cm) sheet: 29 1/8 x 29 1/8 in. (74 x 74cm) All unframed. (3)
Kenneth Martin OBE, British 1905-1984- Untitled (tondo composition); woodcut in colours on thin wove, signed and numbered 2/20 in pencil, sheet 42.8 x 36.7cm (framed) (ARR) Please refer to department for condition report
KENNETH MARTIN Three color screenprints. I. 540x560 mm; 21 1/4x21 7/8 inches, full margins. Signed, dated and numbered 19/61 in pencil, lower margin * II. 540x540 mm; 21 1/4x21 1/4 inches, full margins. Signed, dated and numbered 19/61 in pencil, lower margin * IV. 550x550 mm; 21 1/2x21 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, dated and numbered 53/91 in pencil, lower margin. Each 1977. Printed by Kelpra Studio, London, with the ink stamp verso. Each from Rotation "Frankfurt". Very good impressions with strong colors.
KENNETH MARTIN (1905–1984) Rotation Frankfurt III signed and dated Kenneth Martin '79 (lower right), inscribed and numbered A.P 10/10 (lower left), signed, titled and inscribed again Martin/AP (on the reverse) screenprint, unframed sheet: 74 x 74 cm (29 x 29 in)
KENNETH MARTIN (1905–1984) Chance and order V signed, dated and numbered Kenneth Martin '72 52/70 (lower right), signed again and titled Martin (on the reverse) screenprint, unframed sheet: 68.5 x 68.5 cm (27 x 27 in)
Kenneth Martin (British, 1905–1984) Rotation Frankfurt IV 1977, pencil signed and dated, numbered 35/61, with wide margins. Color screenprint on wove paper. image: 21 5/8 x 21 5/8 in. (54.9 x 21 5/8cm) sheet: 29 x 29 1/8 in. (73.7 x 74cm) together with: Rotation Frankfurt II 1977, pencil signed and dated, numbered 45/61, with wide margins. Color screenprint on wove paper. image: 21 5/8 x 20 3/16 in. (54.9 x 51.3cm) sheet: 29 1/8 x 29 1/8 in. (74 x 74cm) together with: Rotation Frankfurt 1977, pencil signed and dated, numbered 37/61, with wide margins. Color screenprint on wove paper. image: 21 x 22 in. (53.3 x 55.9cm) sheet: 29 1/8 x 29 1/8 in. (74 x 74cm) All unframed (3)
KENNETH MARTIN (1905-1984) Three History Pictures each signed and dated Kenneth Martin 82 (lower right), numbered (i) A47/90 ; (ii) C 47/90; and D 47/90 (lower left) screenprint, unframed sheet: 84 x 59 cm (33 x 23 ¼ in) (3)
Kenneth Martin (1905-1984) Chance and Order III Screenprint in colours, 1971-1972, signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 70 in pencil, on wove paper, printed by Kelpra Studio, London, with full margins, 685 x 685mm (27 x 27in) (unframed) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
