A. Victor O. Wood Sold at Auction Prices

▲ Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (Irish, 1904-1977)

▲ Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (Irish, 1904-1977) Standing female nude putting on a nightdress signed with monogram l.l., mixed media on board 83 x 22cm Condition Report: Framed: 97 x 36cm Appears to be coloured pencil, gouache and thin oil. Light surface dirt with some superficial scuffs and abrasions. A small scratch to the centre of the left edge. Some small spots of discolouration to the bottom of the painting near the feet, please see images. Ready to hang. Not examined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.

§ Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (Irish 1904-1977)

§ Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (Irish 1904-1977) The Morning Wash signed 'A V O Wood' (lower right) watercolour and gouache 72 x 28cm Footnote: Provenance Sale: Bonhams, Oxford, 29 May 2013, lot 25 Sale: JS Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers, 27 September 2014, lot 464 Sale: Dominic Winter Auctions, 18 July 2018, lot 415, where acquired by the present owner

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (British, 1904-1977) Two Women in Conversation (together with a further painting of two women, by the same hand (2))

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (British, 1904-1977) Two Women in Conversation signed with monogram and dated '47' (lower left) oil on board 42 x 26.5cm (16 9/16 x 10 7/16in). together with a further painting of two women, by the same hand (2) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

Albert Victor Ormsby WOOD (1904-1977) Po

Albert Victor Ormsby WOOD (1904-1977) Portrait of a Woman holding Binoculars Watercolour, pencil/paper, 39 x 23 cm, framed

ALBERT VICTOR ORMSBY WOOD (1904–1977)

PROPERTY OF A CONNOISSEUR, LONDON ALBERT VICTOR ORMSBY WOOD (1904–1977) Robot inscribed Robot (upper right) pencil and gouache 27.3 x 22.2 cm (10 3/4 x 8 3/4 in) Sold together with an A4 sketchbook by Wood containing 22 sketches of various figurative and abstract subject matter (2) Artist's Resale Right may apply on this lot

• ALBERT VICTOR ORMSBY WOOD (1904-1977)

• ALBERT VICTOR ORMSBY WOOD (1904-1977) STUDY OF A LADY WITH GOLDEN HAIR monogrammed l.r. watercolour 39.0 x 23.0cm / 15 1/2 x 9in

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) British. Portrait of a Woman holding Binoculars, Pencil and Watercolour, Inscribed on reverse, 15.5" x 9.25".

* Wood (Albert Victor Ormsby, 1904-1977). Elegant lady washing, with maid assisting,

watercolour over pencil on wove, signed lower right, 73 x 29.5cm (28.75 x 11.5ins), framed and glazed - Quantity (1)

AR Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (British, 1904-1977) Two Women in Conversation

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (British, 1904-1977) Two Women in Conversationsigned with monogram and dated '47' (lower left) oil on board 42 x 26.5cm (16 9/16 x 10 7/16in).together with another painting of two women by the same hand (2) ProvenanceWith Michael Parkin Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner in July 1993

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) Nude on a spiral staircase 27 x 6.75in.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) tempera Nude on a spiral staircase monogrammed 27 x 6.75in.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) Portrait of Edith Sitwell 12.75 x 8.5in.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) pencil and watercolour Portrait of Edith Sitwell monogrammed 12.75 x 8.5in.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) 'Satho' 'Parfum du...' 12.25 x 9in.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) ''Satho'' watercolour ''Parfum du...'' signed 12.25 x 9in.

ALBERT WOOD ARCA  Ex. 1892-1937 WATERCOLOUR TH

ALBERT WOOD ARCA  Ex. 1892-1937 WATERCOLOUR THE RIVER HODDER AT WHITEWELL inscribed verso 38cm high  55cm wide - signed, mounted and in gilt frame

§ Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) Women walking along a street 28.5 x 16.5in., unframed

§ Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) watercolour Women walking along a street monogrammed 28.5 x 16.5in., unframed

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977)The Bold GirlsOil on card, 50 x 22.5cm, (19.75 x 9)Provenance: 'Important Irish Art Sale', these rooms December 2007, Catalogue No.184, where purchased by current owner.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977)The Bold GirlsOil on card, 50 x 22.5cm, (19.75 x 9)Provenance: 'Important Irish Art Sale', these rooms December 2007, Catalogue No.184, where purchased by current owner.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977)A Morning IdyllGouache, 26.5 x 70cm, (10.5 x 27.5)Signed with initials and dated '48Original Artist's Exhibition Label verso (NFS)Provenance: 'Important Irish Art Sale', these rooms December 2007, Catalogu

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977)A Morning IdyllGouache, 26.5 x 70cm, (10.5 x 27.5)Signed with initials and dated '48Original Artist's Exhibition Label verso (NFS)Provenance: 'Important Irish Art Sale', these rooms December 2007, Catalogue No.183, where purchased by current owner.Victor Wood (1904-1977) was a reclusive figure artist who specialised in somewhat fantastical paintings of women, particularly maids, typically set in Edwardian times. Although there is a mild undercurrent of eroticism evident in much of his work, it was only after his death that his notebooks and sketchbooks revealed the mind of an eroticist and voyeur, so much so that an exhibition of his work in the Michael Parkin Gallery, London in 1992 was called 'A Voyeur in Art'. His father was Albert E. Wood, KC, patron and friend of Harry Clarke (1889-1931) the stained glass artist. Wood was an imposing, jovial man, remembered by Harry Clarke's son, the artist David Clarke (1920-2005), for his booming laughter which filled their house when he was a boy. In a nostalgic letter to David in 1969, Wood wrote of how much he missed his father and Harry Clarke, 'the two brightest stars in my life'. In his twenties, before moving permanently to England, Wood worked for a short while at the Harry Clarke stained glass studios, an experience which left an indelible impression on him. More than fifty years on, he claimed never to draw a line of paint without hearing Harry Clarke's voice say in his ear 'make it miraculous, as though the hand of man had never touched it'. Although Wood served as a driver for the British Secret Service in World War II and was badly wounded in the Blitz, these inscrutable paintings from the close of the war depict women oblivious to external reality, rapt in a world of their own.

§ Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (Irish, 1904-1977) - Female robot, and accompanying sketchbook of stylised figures - inscribed upper right

§ Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (Irish, 1904-1977) Female robot, and accompanying sketchbook by Ormsby Wood of stylised figures inscribed upper right "Robot" pencil and watercolour h:27 w:22 cm

Attributed to ALBERT VICTOR ORMSBY WOOD (1904-1977) British The Staircase G

Attributed to ALBERT VICTOR ORMSBY WOOD (1904-1977) British The Staircase Gouache 5 x 28.5 cm, framed and glazed

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977)Faun and NymphWatercolour, 29 x 65cm (11½ x 25½'')Signed with monogram

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977)Faun and NymphWatercolour, 29 x 65cm (11½ x 25½'')Signed with monogram

*Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) STAND

*Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) STANDING FEMALE NUDE PUTTING ON A NIGHTDRESS Signed with monogram l.l., gouache 83 x 22cm *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.

Albert Victor Ormsby-Wood (1904-1977) School Girl

Albert Victor Ormsby-Wood (1904-1977) School Girl watercolour, pencil and bodycolour h:35.50  w:20 cm. Provenance: Christies, London, Lot 105 - 12th May 2005

* ALBERT VICTOR ORMSBY WOOD (1904-1977, BRITISH)

* ALBERT VICTOR ORMSBY WOOD (1904-1977, BRITISH) Tea Time watercolour, monogrammed and dated 1942 lower right 21 ½ x 7ins

* ALBERT VICTOR ORMSBY WOOD (1904-1977, BRITISH)

* ALBERT VICTOR ORMSBY WOOD (1904-1977, BRITISH) Getting Dressed watercolour, monogrammed and dated 1943 lower right 19 ½ x 8 ½ ins

* ALBERT VICTOR ORMSBY WOOD (1904-1977, BRITISH)

* ALBERT VICTOR ORMSBY WOOD (1904-1977, BRITISH) Threading a Needle watercolour, monogrammed lower right 14 ½ x 9 ½ ins

* ALBERT VICTOR ORMSBY WOOD (1904-1977, BRITISH)

* ALBERT VICTOR ORMSBY WOOD (1904-1977, BRITISH) Maid by a Fireplace watercolour, monogrammed lower right 16 x 13ins

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) 'Sea Wall', 11.5 x 18.5in.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) watercolour, 'Sea Wall', monogrammed and dated '46, 11.5 x 18.5in.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (20th/21st Century) Leaving the Bathroom

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (20th/21st Century) Leaving the Bathroom watercolour signed lower left & bears Christies label verso h:65  w:26 cm.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (20th/21st Century) Schoolgirl

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (20th/21st Century) Schoolgirl mixed media h:36  w:20.50 cm.

* Wood (Albert Victor Ormsby, 1904-1977). Original

* Wood (Albert Victor Ormsby, 1904-1977). Original sketch album, containing pencil drawings, some with crayon or watercolour, subjects including full-length or head and shoulders portraits, mostly female subjects of a typically stylized form, the album containing 27 leaves with content on most pages, bound in original cloth-backed boards (23 x 29cm), together with another c.1950 sketch album containing very competent drawings of cats by William John Prince of Wandsworth Common. Born in Dublin and attended Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin. Moved to London in the late 1920s and exhibited at the RA and RHA, later living a reclusive life at Ansty, Sussex. (2)

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (British, 1904-1977)

The Morning Wash signed, pencil, watercolour and gouache 71.5 x 28cm (28 1/8 x 11in). together with 'Study for Curling Hair', 51 x 38cm (20 1/16 x 14 15/16in); 'Study of Lady Seated at Desk', 35 x 24cm (13 3/4 x 9 7/16in); 'Study for Lady with Hat', 54.5 x 22.5cm (21 7/16 x 8 7/8in); 'Getting Dressed', 79 x 19.5cm. (5)

*Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (Irish 1904-1977),

*Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (Irish 1904-1977), STUDY OF A STANDING FIGURE Black and white chalks 22 x 57cm *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) Women walking along a street, 28.5 x 16.5in. Unframed

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) watercolour, Women walking along a street, monogrammed, 28.5 x 16.5in. Unframed

§ Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (British, 1904-1977) - 'Wash Day' - watercolour

§ Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (British, 1904-1977) Wash Day watercolour and pencil h:56 w: 50 cm Provenance: Liss Fine Art Albert Victor Ormsby Wood moved from Dublin to London in the 1920s where he became a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, later opening his own Art School. For many years Wood painted highly stylised portraits of women, often servant maids.

ALBERT VICTOR ORMSBY WOOD (British, 1904-1977);

ALBERT VICTOR ORMSBY WOOD (British, 1904-1977); Pencil and colored pencil on paper (Repose) (framed); 16'' x 27''

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-77) The Visitation 36 x 12in.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-77) oil on canvas laid on board The Visitation 36 x 12in.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) Faun and

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) Faun and Nymph Watercolour, 29 x 65cm (11.5 x 25.5") Signed with monogram

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) Horsing

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) Horsing Around Gouache, 39 x 67cm (15.5 x 26.5") Signed with monogram

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) The Look

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) The Look Watercolour, 68 x 38cm (26.75 x 14.75") Signed with initials

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-77) Woman with necklace 10.5 x 8.5in.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-77) watercolour Woman with necklace 10.5 x 8.5in.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-77) Woman dressing 13.25 x 5.5in.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-77) watercolour Woman dressing monogrammed 13.25 x 5.5in.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-77) Woman at a washstand 13.5 x 9.5in.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-77) watercolour Woman at a washstand monogrammed 13.5 x 9.5in.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) Edwardian

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) Edwardian Embriodery Rings Tempera on card, 44 x 60.5cm (17.25 x 24") Signed with monogram

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) Horsing

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) Horsing Around Gouache, 39 x 67cm (15.5 x 26.5") Signed with monogram

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) Faun and

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) Faun and Nymph Watercolour, 29 x 65cm (11.5 x 25.5") Signed with monogram Victor Wood (1904-1977) was a reclusive figure artist who specialised in somewhat fantastical paintings of women, particularly maids, typically set in Edwardian times. Although there is a mild undercurrent of eroticism evident in much of his work, it was only after his death that his notebooks and sketchbooks revealed the mind of an eroticist and voyeur, so much so that an exhibition of his work in the Michael Parkin Gallery, London in 1992 was called 'A Voyeur in Art'. His father was Albert E. Wood, KC, patron and friend of Harry Clarke (1889-1931) the stained glass artist, an imposing, jovial man, remembered by Harry Clarke's son, the artist David Clarke (1920-2005), from whose estate these paintings come, for his booming laughter which filled their house when he was a boy. In a nostalgic letter to David in 1969, Wood wrote of how much he missed his father and Harry Clarke, 'the two brightest stars in my life'." In his twenties, before moving permanently to England, Wood worked for a short while at the Harry Clarke stained glass studios, an experience which left an indelible impression on him. More than fifty years on, he claimed never to draw a line of paint without hearing Harry Clarke's voice say in his ear 'make it miraculous, as though the hand of man had never touched it'. It was through the influence of another patron and friend of Harry Clarke's, Dr. Thomas Bodkin (1887-1961), director of the National Gallery 1927-35, that Wood began to paint in egg tempera.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) THE

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) THE SEAMSTRESS signed in monogram lower right watercolour over pencil 32 by 18cm., 12.75 by 7in. With a copy of a catalogue of an Ormsby Wood exhibition at the Michael Parker Gallery, London, 29 April - 22 May 1992, offered with lot.

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) The Latest

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) The Latest Fabric Watercolour, 46 x 52.5cm, (20.75 x 18")

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) The Look

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) The Look Watercolour, 68 x 38cm, (26.75 x 14.75") Signed with initials

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) The Bold

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood (1904-1977) The Bold Girls Oil on card, 50 x 22.5cm, (19.75 x 9")