Ralph Leslie Swinden Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1888 - d. 1967

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    • § RALPH LESLIE SWINDEN ARCA (BRITISH 1888–1967)
      Nov. 08, 2022

      § RALPH LESLIE SWINDEN ARCA (BRITISH 1888–1967)

      Est: £1,500 - £2,500

      § RALPH LESLIE SWINDEN ARCA (BRITISH 1888–1967) PROPERTY OF THE RALPH LESLIE SWINDEN FAMILY ESTATE RALPH LESLIE SWINDEN ARCA (BRITISH 1888–1967) The Elizabethan Eras; (Portrait of Elizabeth II & Elizabeth I) (1953) oil on canvas 90 x 90 cm PROVENANCE: Studio of the artist, Grandfather of the present owner thence by descent. The Elizabethan Eras, painted to commemorate Elizabeth 2nd coronation in 1953 is a finished study for a larger version now held in Darlington Art Gallery and Library. Commissioned as one of nine other large paintings by the artist of local historical events and interest to the community. Ralph Leslie Swinden, born in Meriden, Connecticut USA, was a muralist, portrait painter and decorative artist and teacher. He studied at Sheffield School of Art in Yorkshire from 1902, graduating to The Slade School of Fine Art, there taught under Fred Brown and Ambrose McEvoy, and at The Royal College of Art where his teachers included Gerald Moira and W R Lethaby. He was awarded ARCA in 2011. Upon graduation he taught at Torquay School of Art and Portsmouth College of Art before moving to Darlington, County Durham, where he settled, serving as the Principal Art Master at Darlington School of Art from 1928 until 1953. Swinden's wife Sybil de Bernier Smart, like her husband has work in Darlington Art Gallery. He worked on church restoration in Torquay and Darlington, where the local authorities bought his work. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, Victoria & Albert Museum and extensively in the provinces, being chairman of Teesside Art Association. (Artists in Britain Since 1945 by David Buckman)

      Chiswick Auctions
    • Ralph Leslie Swinden, Two studies of female nudes,
      Aug. 19, 2014

      Ralph Leslie Swinden, Two studies of female nudes,

      Est: £50 - £100

      Ralph Leslie Swinden, Two studies of female nudes, one signed with initials and dated (19)33, the other fully signed, charcoal and crayon, framed. (2) Larger 36cm by 25.5cm

      Thomas Watson
    • Ralph Leslie Swinden ARCA, British 1888-1967-
      Apr. 13, 2013

      Ralph Leslie Swinden ARCA, British 1888-1967-

      Est: £60 - £80

      Ralph Leslie Swinden ARCA, British 1888-1967- "First Night Back-Stage"; pencil, watercolour and gouache, inscribed, bears numerous signatures of the cast in pen and ink on the mount, to include Nancy McDermid, Charles Simon, Elizabeth Home, John Blagden, Olga Smith, Maurice Hansard, Pat Ray, Arthur Lloyd and others, 37x25cm: Mid 20th Century- Standing female nude, (recto) (verso); gouache, 61.7x44.3cm: South East Asian School, early-mid 20th century- Exotic dancer by a shrine; gouache, 27.543cm: Mid-Late 20th Century- Abstract composition; acrylic on paper, signed in pencil, 40x28.5cm: British School, late 19th/early 20th century- Portrait of a young boy standing full-length; watercolour, 19.5x10.2cm: Late 20th Century- Portrait of an Oriental lady; pen and black ink and wash, 50.5x37.5cm: British School, late 20th century- Still .life with a Staffordshire figurine; pencil, squared, signed with initials 'WI' and dated 88, 42x29.5cm: European School, early 20th century- Figures and farm animals in a paddock; watercolour, 19x23.5cm., (8) (unframed) (may be subject to Droit de Suite)

      Roseberys
    • Ralph Leslie Swinden ARCA, British 1888-
      Feb. 09, 2013

      Ralph Leslie Swinden ARCA, British 1888-

      Est: £100 - £150

      Ralph Leslie Swinden ARCA, British 1888-

      Roseberys
    • Ralph Leslie Swinden (Connecticut, America 1888-1967) Portait of the artist's son holding a teddy bear and pet cat
      Mar. 07, 2012

      Ralph Leslie Swinden (Connecticut, America 1888-1967) Portait of the artist's son holding a teddy bear and pet cat

      Est: -

      Portait of the artist's son holding a teddy bear and pet cat signed with initials and dated 1926 (lower left); signed and dated 1928 label verso oil on canvas 59.5 x 49.5cm (23 7/16 x 19 1/2in).

      Bonhams
    • Ralph Leslie Swinden (Connecticut, America 1888-1967) Portait of the artist's son holding a teddy bear and pet cat
      Mar. 06, 2012

      Ralph Leslie Swinden (Connecticut, America 1888-1967) Portait of the artist's son holding a teddy bear and pet cat

      Est: £500 - £700

      Portait of the artist's son holding a teddy bear and pet cat signed with initials and dated 1926 (lower left); signed and dated 1928 label verso oil on canvas 59.5 x 49.5cm (23 7/16 x 19 1/2in).

      Bonhams
    • Ralph L Swinden ARCA (Lond) AMC pastel portrait of
      Aug. 14, 2010

      Ralph L Swinden ARCA (Lond) AMC pastel portrait of

      Est: -

      Ralph L Swinden ARCA (Lond) AMC pastel portrait of a young woman and an oil by the same artist 'Hawaiian' of a young girl

      Tennants
    • Ralph Leslie Swinden A.R.C.A. (1888-1967): 'Whitby
      Jun. 15, 2009

      Ralph Leslie Swinden A.R.C.A. (1888-1967): 'Whitby

      Est: £400 - £500

      Ralph Leslie Swinden A.R.C.A. (1888-1967): 'Whitby From Skelder Moor Farm', watercolour signed and dated 1947, original title label verso

      David Duggleby
    • Ralph Leslie Swinden A.R.C.A. (1888-1967) "Whitby
      Apr. 03, 2009

      Ralph Leslie Swinden A.R.C.A. (1888-1967) "Whitby

      Est: £250 - £350

      Ralph Leslie Swinden A.R.C.A. (1888-1967) "Whitby from Skelder Moor Farm" Signed and dated 1947, inscribed on an exhibition label verso in the artist's own hand, pencil and watercolour heightened with white with scratching out, 27cm by 38cm

      Tennants
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