William Stephen Coleman

William Stephen Coleman (British, 1892-1904) Children Asleep in a Garden Signed and dated "W S Coleman//1897" l.r. Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.5 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, retouch, subtle canvas deformation. There are subtle raised areas in the canvas in the lower center,primarily in the area of the children's legs, which may be due tosome disadhesion from the lining. Canvas rippling in the l.l.corner, which would likely be alleviated by keying out thestretcher.

William Stephen Coleman for Minton Kensington Gore 'Hooked' an impressive large Framed Charger, 1872 painted with a young girl seated by a riverbank, holding a fishing rod with one hand a caught fish in the other, mounted in a decorative wooden frame charger 57cm diam, overall 76 x 76cm, signed 'W.S Coleman' and printed 'Minton Art Pottery Studio Kensington Gore', impressed 'Minton' and with date mark for 1872, (professionally restored)

Lot 130A William Stephen Coleman (British, 1829-1904) The Butterfly Catcher Signed "W.S. Coleman" l.l. Watercolor and gouache on paper/board, sight size 20 3/4 x 12 in. (52.7 x 30.5 cm), framed. Condition: Toning, not examined out of frame. Estimate $2,000-3,000 The toning is visible to the support which is visible only slightly through the pigments, and is fairly subtle. The colors appear to be bright. Although it has not been removed from its frame, there are no other visible condition issues to report.

William Stephen Coleman (1829-1904) Children resting on the steps of a seaside cottage signed 'W S Coleman' (lower left) watercolour and bodycolour 6¼ x 9¼ in. (16 x 23.5 cm.) Pre-Lot Text PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN Provenance Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25 March 1994, lot292. Lot Notes Coleman was a trained surgeon before he turned to art. In hisearly career he worked in the manner of Myles Birket Foster(1825-1899), such as the present example.

William Stephen Coleman (1829-1904) A row of cottages with a figure and other children playing signed 'W S Coleman' (lower left) and indistinctly inscribed and dated 'By Kingsfield Church' (lower left) pencil, watercolour and bodycolour 5 x 6½ in. (12.5 x 16 cm.) Lot Notes Coleman was a trained surgeon before he turned to art. He worked in the manner of Myles Birket Foster (1825-1899), producing landscape scenes with figures such as the present example.