Retail Art Gallery of the Year
Theodore Major was born in humble circumstances in Wigan in 1908 and lived in nearby Appley Bridge until his death in 1999. Described by the author Michael Howard as 'Britain's last forgotten Twentieth Century Master', many of Major's masterpieces have remained hidden since his death over twenty years ago despite just a handful being sold at leading auction houses such as Sothebys.
Exhibiting alongside other Northern artists including L S Lowry in the early years of his career, Major increasingly withdrew from the commercial art world, decrying the commercial motivation of many of his contemporaries and labelling money and fame as the enemy of the artist.
Upon his death in 1999, hundreds of his masterpieces which he had refused to sell were recovered from his two semi detached houses in Appley Bridge and saved by his family. Only now with the launch of a major research project and book by Michael Howard due to be published in 2023, are these incredible works being seen and recognised by the wider art community.
Christian Hook is a renowned contemporary artist known for his captivating and distinctive works. Born in Gibraltar in 1971, Hook's artistic journey has taken him from a small Brit...
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 ...
Christmas Charity Evening Thursday 14th December 6-8pm Festive cheer, art and charity, what a great combination. On the 14th December we would like to invite you to enjoy some ...
We are now only a couple of weeks away from our Fabian Perez exhibition and we are excited to welcome Fabian back to the gallery. Fabian's last appearance at the gallery was ...
Yesterday we put some serious miles in on the search for some of the rarest Todd Whit...
Michael Ashcroft visited the gallery this week with an array of his fantastic Manches...
Here is one for the keen and speedy Todd White fan. We are thrilled to have just ...
Inspired by the his far flung expeditions and his long lived love for the sea dating ...
© Hepplestone Fine Art. All Rights Reserved.
Automated page speed optimizations for fast site performance