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London-born Eric Ravilious (1903-42) spent his early years in Eastbourne E. Sussex and won a scholarship to attend the Eastbourne School of Art in 1919. Later he enrolled at Royal College of Art London where he studied under Paul Nash, a War Artist in WW1. Later Ravilious worked as a painter, book...
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Portrait of a Young Woman, 1915WikiPastry Cook of Cagnes, 1922 The GuardianGrotesque self portrait, c1923Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris.Thanks to George Prochnik for this review. From 1913, to get from Smilovichi, a shtetl in Belarus, to Paris. 20 year old artist Chaim Soutine (1893-1943) made many...
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The theft discussed here was the latest in a series of robberies targeting major European museums, soon after a series of other high-profile heists. “Poppy Flowers” by Vincent van Gogh, stolen from Cairo's Khalil Museum in 2010, was never found. Neither was “Soldier on Horseback” by Anthony van...
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A recorded lecture providing a brief insight into the process of rebuilding the oeuvre of female artist Emma Soyer, nee Jones (c. 1809-1842). The lecture is presented by Dominic Sanchez-Cabello and Adam Busiakiewicz and was originally devised and delivered for the Royal Academy in June 2026.
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I’m joining forces with my friend Dominic Sanchez-Cabello this week in a talk at the Royal Academy, bringing to life our work on rebuilding the oeuvre of Emma Soyer (c. 1809-1842). The audience of Bendor Grosvenor’s connoisseurship course will receive our first public talk on the matter, which has...
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Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was born in Paris, son of banker Augustin De Gas. At 11 Degas enrolled in Lycée Louis-le-Grand, graduating in 1853. He was painting seriously and by 18, his bedroom became an artist's studio. He began making copies in the Louvre, but his father wanted him to study. So Degas...
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ARTNEWS assembled a list of 11 must-haves books that cover art history, from classical antiquity to now. Art history is a flexible discipline, subject to revisions as things change. Below I have included the books I know and found excellent.GombrichThe Story of Art1. Penelope & Davies et...
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Paul Durand-Ruel (1831-1922) was an art-dealer of belief; when the young Impressionists were ridiculed by French dealers, he bought their work and nurtured their cause, slowly influencing public taste in Europe. In 1865 he opened his first gallery in Paris. This dealer shaped the art market by...
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I was very pleased to spot a misattributed Self Portrait by John Westbrooke Chandler whilst scrolling through the newly digitized Witt Library the other week. This portrait, which clearly relates to another signed version which sold at Christie’s a few years ago, was parading around as a work...
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The rediscovery of Ralph Sheldon’s lost Portrait of King Henry VIII on BBC Midlands Today 29th July 2024.
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Further to my recent blog post regarding the rediscovery of Ralph Sheldon’s Portrait of Henry VIII I have had the opportunity to go and see the picture first-hand in Warwick’s Shire Hall (pictured). This short follow-up is dedicated to capturing some interesting observations I have made....
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Strange discoveries can happen at any moment, it appears. This is especially the case when your eyes are particularly honed in on gilt frames that feature in the corners of photographs of peoples’ homes on social media. It happened today whilst I was scrolling at speed through ‘X’ (formerly...
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Picture: Tennants If you spend enough time on ArtNet you will make discoveries. You might also occasionally rediscover paintings that you thought were long lost, albeit being sold under different names and having lost their accompanying identities and information. This is a portrait by John...
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A new illustrated podcast detailing the life and archival evidence surrounding Elizabeth Greville (1720-1800), née Hamilton, 1st Countess Brooke and Warwick. Born into the famous Scottish aristocratic Hamilton family, Elizabeth’s upbringing was undoubtedly spent amongst Royalty, due to her...
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A brief list of paintings reattributed to John Westbrooke Chandler (1763/4–1807) which I have compiled over the past few years. John Westbrooke Chandler, Maria Walpole, Countess Waldegrave and later Duchess of Gloucester. Oil on canvas, 124 x 106 cm. The Huntington Library, California....
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Ourwarwickshire.org have published a new blog of mine focusing on Anne Greville (1829-1903), née Charteris, 4th Countess of Warwick’s artistic maids.