Beryl Cook ‘The Peaceable Kingdom’
MODERN BRITISH PAINTINGS AND PRINTS
We are delighted to invite you to the opening of our upcoming exhibition of Modern British paintings and prints on Saturday 4th November, 10am - 4pm.
Drinks from 12 to 2pm.
Highlights include two fantastic signed prints by Francis Bacon, a significant work by the beloved Beryl Cook, two early pieces by Patrick Hughes, and various works by the increasingly popular Adrian Heath. We are also very excited to show a private collection of works by Roy Spencer. Other works in stock include Robert Colquhoun, Archibald Mcglashan, Garnet Ruskin Wolseley, Dame Laura Knight, Stanley Spencer, Thomas Saunders Nash, Walter Sickert, Lynn Chadwick, Elizabeth Frink and Frank Dobson.
Patrick Hughes
Patrick Hughes is rather the man of the moment, having had two recent `reverspectives’ devoted to him. Born in Birmingham in 1939, Patrick Hughes is one of the key figures in contemporary British painting and the pioneer of 'reverspective' art. Famous for his three-dimensional pieces and their unique use of optical illusion, Patrick's art challenges the viewer to question our own understanding of perspective and vision.
Adrian Heath and William Crozier
Heath and Crozier became great friends and leading lights in the London modern art scene of the 1950s and 60s after an exhibition at the Drian Gallery and further shows at the Artists International Association. There are similarities between the two, both abstracting landscapes with bold confident palettes.
HANS FEIBUSCH
Hans Feibusch (German / British 1898 – 1998)
Diana and Actaeon
Pastel on paper
18 x 24in. (45.4 x 61cm.)
Provenance: The Artist’s Studio
ROY SPENCER (BRITISH, 1918 - 2006)
Born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, Spencer grew up in Stroud, Gloucestershire, and articled as an architectural pupil in 1936. During the war Spencer served with the Royal Engineers in Egypt and Italy, and it was during this time that he met John Stanton Ward, who became a life long friend. Often drawing together, Ward’s enthusiasm was inspirational and galvanising, and on demobilisation Spencer enrolled at Chelsea School of Art, whilst simultaneously teaching at Wimbledon. Upon finishing at Chelsea as a student he became a tutor there, working with Robert Medley, Raymond Coxon, Susan Einzig, Julian Trevelyan and Elisabeth Frink. He also became a visitor at Camberwell. Amongst his students were Quentin Blake, Euon Uglow and Roger Phillips.
Archibald McGlashan
Archibald McGlashan, a talented artist, honed his skills at the prestigious Glasgow School of Art under the tutelage of Fra Newbery and Maurice Greiffenhagen. He went on to show at the RSA, the RA, Lefevre Gallery, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, and Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. He was a member of the Society of Eight. McGlashan’s portraits, especially of women, have at their best a painterly assurance and sparkle. A member of Glasgow Art Club. McGlashan’s work is in the collections of Glasgow University as well as galleries in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Paisley.
This example captures an essence of the mid war period beautifully, capturing the enchanting sight of young women gazing out over the vast and captivating Scottish landscape.
Fred Yates and Simeon Stafford
Frederick Joseph Yates was an English artist. Inspired by the Manchester painter L. S. Lowry, Yates set out to paint pictures about the lives of ordinary people: " ... It is the man in the street that I'm after, whom I feel closest to, with whom I want to make friends and enter into confidence and connivance, and he is the one I want to please and enchant by means of my work"
Simeon Stafford was also very much influenced by Lowry. His mantra is all about making his work reflect joy in life. Both painters are becoming increasingly collected, not just because of Lowry, but also because of their Cornish connections.
Though the works by Stafford that we are showing are Cornish in subject, the vivid landscapes by Yates stem from his life in France in the early 90s.
