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Category Archives: still life
Daffodils that come before the swallow dares…
The appearance of a flowerpiece by Ludger Tom Ring in Christie’s Old Master & British Paintings Sale on 2 July – ‘one of the earliest independent still life [paintings] in the history of Western art’ – prompts the question, why … Continue reading
The charm and power of the flowerpiece…
Jan van Huysum, Still life with roses, tulips and peonies, c, 1718, oil on copper, National Galleries of Scotland The acquisition by the National Galleries of Scotland of a spectacular flowerpiece by the artist Jan van Huysum is a reminder … Continue reading
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The Hungry Eye: an exhibition of new still life paintings by Stephen Rose
Open from 22 April – 3 May 2013 and presented by Mark Mitchell Paintings & Drawings at 17 Avery Row, Brook Street, London W1K 4BF Stephen Rose’s work is a wonderfully contemporary take on the classical tradition of still life painting. He … Continue reading
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Tagged British paintings, British pictures, Stephen Rose, Still life, still life paintings
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Superb artist – George Weissbort
George Weissbort (1928-) encapsulates precisely what Mark Mitchell Paintings & Drawings is all about and is the very reason why I set up this company – to bring back into the spotlight talented and highly trained artists who have often been … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Art fairs, Landscape, New acquisitions, still life
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New acquisition – Gustaf Olof Olle Hjortzberg
This beautiful still life is by the late Swedish artist, Gustaf Olof Olle Hjortzberg (1872-1959). The composition derives from the japoniste paintings of the late 19th and early 20th century. Similarity can be drawn to Carl Larsson’s works in the clarity … Continue reading
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