Blog Week 4

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January seems to have flown by and we are excited to start a new year with a series of exciting exhibitions booked in and great new paintings and sculpture arriving in the gallery already.

This week has already seen the launch of exciting new limited editions by Yuvi and Chris Chapman which would be perfect with Valentines Day fast approaching.  We also have new works in the Northern Art Lounge which were are delighted to have been able to acquire so are pleased to preview them here.

The Gift of Art on Valentines Day

Love Rules by Yuvi, £995
To the Moon and Back by Yuvi, £1495

 

Two Hearts by Chris Chapman, £565

 

David Renshaw Original Northern Romance Painting
Beside the Seaside by David Renshaw, Original Painting, £895

 

New in the Northern Art Lounge

We have had a selection of new rare works arrive in the northern lounge this week too including the incredibly rare L S Lowry limited edition print entitled ‘By St Philips Church, Salford’.  Published in the mid 1970s from a drawing originally executed in 1926, Lowry opted to keep the edition size incredibly small at the time producing a signed edition run of just 75 copies.  Unlike most of his limited editions which were often from runs of 850, this particular edition is much rarer and a fabulous find for the gallery.

st Philips Church L S Lowry
By St Philips Church, Salford by L S Lowry, £7950.

Framed in hand finished white gold frame, this is a truly rare and special piece that we are excited to find a new home in one of our lucky clients collections.

Second in the Northern Lounge this week is a homage to Lowry painted by the famed art forger David Henty.  Having spent time at Her Majesty’s Pleasure in the 1990s for art forgery, Henty has become a collected artist in his own right.  Studying the techniques and materials used by the masters, his imitations of leading twentieth century artists are truly a sight to behold.  This week in the gallery we have his version of a cricket match by L S Lowry executed in oils and ornately framed.

The Cricket Match by David Henty

Next up is a very rare composition by Isherwood.  Well known by our collectors for his Wigan street scenes and vibrant London cityscapes, despite his versatility of subject matter we have never previously had a painting of Puerto Banus before.  Purchased from one of the Isherwood family sales after the artists death, this is a surprisingly contemporary composition in uplifting colour tones and demonstrates how the artist has remained so popular and relevant even over thirty years after his death in 1989.

Puerto Banus by Lawrence Isherwood

The final little tempter this week is the humorous little pastel artwork by the late Oldham artist John Thompson.  Executed on paper,  this charming piece captures the humour which John was so well known for and is in the gallery now or  available on the website here.