In 2009 it was announced that a sculpture of 3 figures (a group of newspapermen) had been relocated to a City garden after being unceremoniously removed from its original home in New Street Square. This sculpture dated from 1956/8 and was by the sculptor Wilfred Dudeney. Less remarked upon was the [Read More…]
Art in Northern Ireland (3)
The Ulster Museum in Belfast has a fine collection of 20th century British art,which is well worth seeing,especially for the English tourist who will find works by these artists rare in England.There are,for example,astonishing works by the great John Luke (1906-1975).There is also a small sculpture section,including a [Read More…]
Art in Northern Ireland (2)
The exhibition of Irish Surrealist Art at the FE McWilliam Gallery in Banbridge had a variety of interesting pictures. I want to mention two. Ralph Cusack (1912-1965) is an artist whose work one will wait a long time before glimpsing. It very rarely comes through the saleroom. He [Read More…]
Art in Northern Ireland (1)
It is a theme of mine that the London art world has shamefully ignored the achievements of the group of mid-century artists who came out of Northern Ireland and it is high time they got their just deserts in terms of UK recognition. This group is probably led [Read More…]
Stanley Spencer at Compton Verney
Compton Verney in Warwickshire is really proving a tremendous attraction for anyone interested in 20th C British art.Now there is a fascinating show of Spencer’s landscape art.One never sees these pictures together,although occasionally the odd one passes through the sale rooms.They don’t make such enormous prices as the [Read More…]
Mark Gertler
On the edge of the City is the attractive Elder Street. Now gentrified, it was no doubt a little more down at heel in the late 19th century, when Mark Gertler lived there at number 32. My office is 5 minutes’ walk away.