Paintings as featured in the 1988 sale of Paintings at Christie's, LondonWith the addition of known paintings shown with the owner's permission

The Paintings of Noël Coward

Noël Coward Paintings

The following paintings are listed in the catalogue of a sale held at Christie’s, London on Thursday, 18 February, 1988.

The prices shown are the purchase price plus 10% sale premium

1. The Pond atGoldenhurst Farm, Kent. Oil on canvas, 16x20in. £9,000

2. The White Cliffs ofDover 16x18in £12,000

3. Jamaican Bay24x30in £46,000

4. Bathers on a Jetty,Jamaica 21x18in £15,000

5. Under a palm tree,Jamaica 21x18in £12,000

6. Two Nuns 24x30in£42,000

7. Fisherman in a Boatand Bathers on the Edge of a Lake 12x15�in £15,500

8. The Cliffs above St.Margaret’s Bay 36x29in £12,000

9. People before aCoastal Inlet 30x24in £50,000

10. The Harbour, Portofino16x20in £14,000

11. Portofino 28x22in£26,000

12. A Village in the Hills,Jamaica 25x30in £27,000

13. Tropical Coastline20x24in £36,000

14. The Picnic 214x20in£17,000

15. Coastal Village inJamaica 24x30in £35,000

16. The Avenue 30x24in£24,000

17. Junction Road,Jamaica 24x20in £34,000

18. Trees on the Edge ofthe Lake 16x24in £9,000

19. People outside aMediterranean Church 20x16in £14,000

20. People on the Quay,Jamaica 28x36in £28,000

21. On the JamaicanCoast 22x28in £15,000

22. On a Beach in Jamaica20x16in £17,000

23. On the Promenade24x30in £34,000

24. Mooring a boat, BlueHarbour, Port Maria, Jamaica 10x14in £9,000

25. The red Sailing-Boat 5½x8in £5,500

26. The Terrace, ‘Firefly,’Port Maria, Jamaica 30x24in £21,000

27. The Gardener at‘Firefly,’ Jamaica 18x14in £7,500

28. Loading a Cargo Ship,Jamaica 24x30in £36,000

29. The Sea-front 9x6�£6,000

30. A Road in Jamaica23¾x17¾ £14,000

31. Capri 11x8½£12,000

32. People in an ItalianStreet 13x9¼ £12,000

33. Unloading on thequay 16x11¾ £26,000

34. The Sunken Garden,‘Goldeneye,’ Jamaica 16x12 £11,000

Many of the paintings included above are featured in Sheridan Morley’s book “Out In The Midday Sun – The Paintings of Noël Coward.”

Listed below are the additional works included in his book.

1a. Anna Pavlova pa\inted by Noël when a boy.

2a. Poster designed by Noël for the 1961 premier of ‘Sail Away.’

3a. Lady in Red Noël’s first attempt at oils.

4a. Romney Marsh – given by Noël to Joyce Carey.

5a. Looking Out to Sea

6a. Two Figures on a Beach – given to Sheridan Morley after he wrote ‘ A Talent to Amuse.’

7a. Detail from Windmill, Lighthouse and White Cliffs – an imaginary scene.

8a. Venice

9a. Snow Scene 10a. The Skier

11a. Blue Hills, Jamaica 12a. Hillside Church – owned by HM Queen Mother.

13a. Sortir de l’Eglise 14a. Red Roof and Tropical Coastline

15a. Red Interior – given by Graham Payn to Elizabeth Taylor to give to Richard Burton.

16a. Purple Hills

17a. Detail from ‘Harbour.’ 18a. Purple Interior

19a. Workmen Building Swimming-Pool at Blue Harbour.

20a Detail from Palm Trees and Hut.

21a. Samolo Bay – fictional island scene.

22a. Pomp and Circumstances book jacket designed by Coward, 1960.

23a. The Terrace, ‘Firefly,’ Jamaica. 24a. Jamaican Road.

25a. Market Scene. 26a. Boy Peeling an Orange.

27a. The View From ‘Firefly.’

During the move of archive material from the London Office of Noël Coward thefollowing slides of paintings - not shown above - were found.

The quality of these slides is not the same as those shown above

1b. From the collection of Radie Harris 8¼x5¼

Probably painted in Switzerland.

2b. Two Men and Boat on Beach.

3b. Fishing Boats and Promenade.

4b. Two Arches.

5b. Boat and Rocks. 6b. Two People and Dog with Lake and Mountains.

7b. Man with White Towel on beach.

The paintings and text printed here are produced for the purpose of identifying the transparencies listed in the 1988 Christie's Catalogue.

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