“They are certain to attract a lot of interest.”
A collection of original paintings commissioned by British Association for Shooting and Conservation is to be sold at a May auction in Shropshire.
The Sporting and Wildlife auction at Halls Fine Art’s Shrewsbury saleroom on May 6 will feature 120 different artworks from various artists who have collaborated with the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) over a number of years to raise funds towards conservation.
Money raised from the sale of the BASC Wildlife Fund artworks, which also include first day cover stamps and concept sketches, will be invested in BASC’s conservation projects.
Paul Williamson, BASC’s head of land and wildlife management, said: “BASC is offering members and wider collectors the opportunity to own select heritage pieces of artwork associated with the BASC Wildlife Fund.
“The auction will be promoted in BASC’s March/ April magazine that goes out to 150,000 members. Funds raised from the auction will go back into the fund to support future conservation projects linked to sustainable shooting.”
Chloe Delpy-Harding, from Halls Fine Art, said: “We are delighted that BASC has consigned this select collection of original artworks to be sold in our Shrewsbury saleroom in May. They are certain to attract a lot of interest not only from BASC members but also from collectors of quality wildlife art.”
The artworks by leading contemporary wildlife artists date from Rodger McPhail’s ‘Pintails over the East Light, on the Wash’ in 1991 to Peter Partington’s ‘Mallard First Flight’ in 2024.
Works from the 1990s include ‘Ouse washes, winter floods – European g/w Teal’ by Julian Novorol, ‘Mallard, Afon Dyfi’ by Terence Lambert, ‘Shoveler, Somerset Levels’ by Robert Gillmor MBE, ‘Long-tail duck, Blackwater estuary’ by Keith Shackleton MBE and ‘Woodcock’ by Rodger McPhail.
Lots from the first decade of the 21st century include Owen Williams’ ‘Pochard – Severn Estuary’, ‘Red Grouse’ by Ben Hoskyns, ‘Pink-footed geese at Faxfleet’ by Julian Novorol and ‘Curlew on Lough Foyle’ by Andrew Haslen.
Other artworks include ‘Greylag on Orkney’ by Terence Lambert, ‘Teal on the Medway’ by Simon Trinder, ‘Pink-footed Geese flying over Cockerham Marsh’ by Rodger McPhail, ‘Hen Harrier over Swinton Estate’ by Simon Turvey and ‘Red Deer on Arran’ by David Parry.
Also consigned to the auction are many household names for equestrian/hunting artwork, such as prints after Lionel Edwards and George Denholm Armour and beautiful wildlife portraits, including an oil titled ‘The Lonely Ones, Pinkfeet Geese’ by Vernon de Beuvoir Ward (1905-‘85) at £300 to £500.
The auction will also feature a selection of portraits of dogs, while the sports section already has a couple of golfing lots by LeRoy Neiman valued at up to £1,200 and £800, together with items of taxidermy and collectables.
Closing date for entries is April 3 and Halls Fine Art is seeking more painting, silver, jewellery, ceramics and other items with a sporting, hunting or wildlife theme.