Exhibitions

Master Drawings London, 5-11 July 2008 at 22 Bury Street, London, SW1Y 6AL

My annual exhibition of Master Drawings will be at a new location, 22 Bury Street [The Illustration Cupboard], and will be an exciting showcase of two exhibitions.

Cross-currents: Master Drawings from 16th Century to a special exhibition of Contemporary Botanical drawings.

There will be a special exhibition of three contemporary botanical artists.

 

Bridget Gillespie (born 1962 Brighton)
Malus Sylvestris, Pteridium Aquilinum, Cirsium Vulgare, Helix Herdera
Signed, pencil and watercolour
575 x 400 mm. (22 5/8 x 15¾ in.)

 

 

Evelyn Binns (Born Orpington 1945)
Helleborus orientalis (black form)
Pencil, watercolour on vellum, signed, 355 x 255 mm (14 x 10 in.)

 

 

 

John Pastoriza-Piņol  (born Melbourne, 1975)
Araucaria bidwillii
Signed, watercolour

 

At 22 Bury Street, Saint James’s, London, SW1Y 6AL
 
5  July-11 July 2008
Monday to Friday, 10am-6pm
Preview 4 July
4-8pm Drinks
Weekend Openings
Saturday & Sunday 5 & 6 July, 10-5pm
Special Evening Opening
Tuesday 8 July, 10 am-8pm
Drinks from 5pm
 
Also on exhibition will be a copy of ‘The Highgrove Florilegium’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21-24 MARCH 2008: THE NORTHERN ART SHOW: www.northernartshow.com/

Halls M & C, Harrogate International Centre

Open 2pm-9pm Friday 21 March

11am-6pm Saturday and Sunday 22 & 23 March

11am-5pm Mnday 24 March

I will be participating in this exciting new contemporary art show in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. If you would like some tickets do let me know.

 

 

18 JANUARY-14 FEBRUARY 2008

I am pleased to be having my third show at Shepherd-Derom Galleries, 58 East 79th Street, New York, N.Y. 10021. Telephone: +1.212.861.4050

Open times during the exhibition are:

Daily 10am-6pm [Closed Monday and Sundays}

 

 

 

Dutch School, 18th Century, A Winter Landscape with Skaters, pencil and watercolour, pen and black ink framing lines, 394 x 475 mm. (15½ x 18¾ in.)

I will be having a special focus exhibition on Dutch 18th Century watercolours and drawings. This is one of the first dealer exhibitions in the U.S.A. devoted to this fascinating subject. Many of the drawings and watercolours from this period are in an excellent condition, and the subject matter very appealing, often documenting social scenes, working life, landscapes and recording the natural habitat such as birds. Included in the exhibition are works by Hermanus Petrus Schouten (1747-1822) of The Oude Kerk, Amsterdam; three drawings by Nicolaes Aartman (1713-1793), two Skating Scenes and one of a Chamber Ensemble with Singers; two charming watercolours by Abraham Meertens of A Menagerie of Birds; four exotic watercolours of Birds by Aert Schouman (1710-1792) and many others watercolours and drawings from this period. Also included in the exhibition will be drawings and watercolours by Italian, French, Flemish, German, Spanish and British masters. 

 For further details and list of other participants:www.masterdrawingsinnewyork.com

 

30 November-9 December 2007: The Crown Hotel, Crown Place, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 2RZ

IMAGES NOW ON LINE

I am pleased to announce a forthcoming exhibition of Four Contemporary Masters: Mark Adlington, Christian Furr, Howard Morgan and Simon Palmer.

at The Crown Hotel, Crown Place, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 2RZ

Opening Friday 30th November and closing Sunday 9th December 2007

Week Day Opening Times

Monday to Friday, 10 am-6pm

Special Weekend Openings

Saturday 1st December, 12 noon-5pm

Sunday 2nd December, 12 noon-5pm

Saturday 8th December, 12 noon-5pm

Sunday 9th December, 12 noon-5pm

 

Crispian Riley-Smith is pleased to announce his first forthcoming exhibition of contemporary artists. In the centre of Harrogate, in the antique quarter, at the Crown Hotel there will be an exciting exhibition of four contemporary masters: Mark Adlington, Christian Furr, Howard Morgan and Simon Palmer.
 
Crispian Riley-Smith is well known in the art market for dealing in Old Master Drawings, and has been responsible for organising Master Drawings London and Master Drawings New York. Since moving to Yorkshire a year ago he has been looking for an opportunity to start a new venture in the active art market in Yorkshire. He has selected these four artists, who are well known and respected artists, and have significant followers.
 
Mark Adlington is an outstanding draughtsman of wildlife. His subjects range from cattle to otters, wolves and birds of prey. Born in 1965 Mark spent some of his childhood in Yorkshire near Harrogate. After training at City and Guilds School of Art, London, he currently works from his studio in London and South of France. Included in the exhibition will be a large body of his work from pastels to oils.
 
Christian Furr, born 1966, is the youngest artist to have officially painted the HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1995. The exhibition will include a loan portrait from a private collection of Gered Mankowitz, the famous musical photographer from the 1960s. A selection of Christian's new work, including 'Fall Off', a work that is inspired by the work of David Hockney and Edward Hopper.
 
Howard Morgan, born 1949, is a brilliant portrait and figurative painter. His work has often been compared to John Singer Sargent, however  according to Howard’s website, ‘a truer comparison would lie with Annibale Carracci, whose artistic freedom of movement and impasto technique captured the imagination of post Renaissance Roman patrons’. Howard’s portraiture is on permanent display in the National Portrait Gallery in London.  His commissions have included HM The Queen of The Netherlands to Tom Stoppard. 
 
Simon Palmer, born 1956, is an artist who was born in Yorkshire and has spent most of his life in the county. His subject matter is inspired by his surroundings. His jewel like landscapes have been inspired by Sir Stanley Spencer and Simon’s detailed style is reminiscent of Spencer. Palmer has had two recent events at the Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate, one was a solo show another was ‘Palmer’s Choice’.
 
The exhibition will present four very different, but highly regarded, artists with works ranging in price from £300 pounds to £30,000.

 

 

 Master Drawings in London 2007

at John Mitchell Fine Paintings, 44 Old Bond Street, London W1, Friday 29th June-Friday 6th July 2007

Week Day Opening Times

Monday to Friday, 10 am-6pm

Special Evening Opening

Tuesday 3rd July, till 8pm

Weekend Openings

Saturday 30th June, 10am-5pm

Sunday 1st July, 10am-5pm

For further information on Master Drawings in London, follow the link: www.masterdrawingsinlondon.co.uk

Free Lectures at Gallery

I will be giving a lectures in the gallery on each of these days, and will be providing a complimentary tea or coffe afterwards. The lecturs are free but if you wish to book a place or let me know you are coming contact me at crispian@riley-smith.com or call me on 07771 552509