Ivon Hitchens collection at Bonhams
Work of artist bombed out of his house in 1940 painted for 40 years from a caravan at Petworth West Sussex. Bonhams, will sell the largest single owner collection of paintings by Ivon Hitchens (1893-1979) ever to be offered – some 15 oil paintings produced over three decades on May 28th in New Bond Street, London. Bonhams To Sell Largest Single Owner Collection Of Ivon Hitchens The collection is estimated in excess of half a...
Boris von Brauchitsch Lanzarote Exhibition
On Friday, the 4th April, 2014, on the island of Lanzarote, Boris von Brauchitsch, presented his photographic exhibition at the seaside resort of Playa Blanca. The Vision of Travel Aimed mainly at a German audience due to much of the text associated to the photos being in his native language, the content did not fail to intrigue and stimulate the visual requirements of the onlooker. Throw in the knowledge of what was written about...
The Shivlings by Maxine Shivling
London 2014 – British contemporary self-taught artist, former ballet dancer and esteemed stuntwoman Maxine Shivling, is pleased to announce her debut art collection ‘The Shivlings’, which features contemporary wall art for homes and interior spaces. Available for the first time on the launch website, this captivating collection of decorated pen and ink prints for sale takes inspiration from the wonderful world of...
Four New Art Focused Tours
Specialist tour operator, The Cultural Experience has announced the launch of four brand new art focused tours, which document history of how art has been used by autocratic regimes to support their aims and how our subsequent perception of those regimes has been influenced by that art. Lovers of history and art meet For lovers of history, art helps to illustrate an understanding of the past and this is an opportunity to learn from a...
London Art Fair 2014
London Art Fair, the UK’s largest Fair for Modern British and contemporary art, opens the cultural year with its 26th edition at the Business Design Centre, Islington, from 15 – 19 January 2014. New features for 2014 include the Fair’s first museum partnership, which sees The Hepworth Wakefield present a unique exhibition of British Modernism, and a new series of international ‘Dialogues’, curated by Adam...
Portrait of Tony Blair
The National Portrait Gallery, London, has unveiled its most recent commissioned portrait, a painting of Tony Blair by artist Alastair Adams, President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, it was announced today, Friday 20 December 2013. The commission is in keeping with the National Portrait Gallery’s wish to acquire portraits of all former British Prime Ministers. The large oil painting (four feet by three) shows the...