Please join us in the gallery on the evening of Wednesday July 5th for an exclusive VIP preview of our latest exhibition: ‘Visions of Venice’
Our Italian celebration commences at 6.30pm with our Artisan bar serving Aperol Spritz and drinks followed by an Italian themed supper and music throughout the evening.
This showcase of fabulous paintings depicting the worlds most famous city is not one to be mised... RSVP by June 30th as numers are limited.
A curated collection of beautiful Venetian Scenes. Featuring artists including:
Antoine Bouvard Snr. (1870 - 1955)
Antoine Bouvard Jnr. (1913 - 1972)
Sir Kyffin Williams (1918 - 2006)
Antonietta Brandeis (1848 - 1926)
Ghislaine Howard (b. 1953)
Helios (b. 1958)
Willhelm Blanke (1873 - 1936)
Marko Stupar (b. 1936)
Antoine Bouvard Senior - also going by the alias Marc Aldine, trained as an architect. He studied art and architecture under Constant-Dufeus, at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, the city in which he was born. Known as one of the most prolific painters of the Venetian genre from his period, Bouvard’s works are broad and confidently painted, capturing all the atmosphere and charm of one of the most beautiful cities in the world. His paintings clearly show the influence of fellow French artist Felix Ziem, reflecting his love of Venice in the delicacy and fluidity of his use of colour.
Bouvard frequented Venice throughout the 1920s and 30s , falling in love with the city’s innate beauty. He captured in his paintings the warmth and delicacy of the Venetian light that he found in the floating city.
Bouvard’s landscapes were deeply admired during his lifetime and continue today to command considerable attention.
Welshman Sir Kyffin Williams was born in Llangefeni in Anglesey, but spent a great deal of time in Shropshire being educated at both Moreton Hall and Shrewsbury School. It was at the latter Williams contracted Polio, which led him to develop episepsy. Due to this he failed a British Army medical exam and the doctor suggested he pursue his interest in art instead.
Between 1941 and 1944 Williams attended the Slade School of Fine Art in London and went on to teach part-time before returning to Anglesey in 1973, solidifying his reputation as a painter of the Welsh people and their landscape. In 1982 he was awarded an OBE for his service to the arts Williams emersed himself in the Welsh community he lived in and spent most of his time outdoors painting. He played a huge role in Welsh contemporary art and has been viewed by many to be the first artist to truly connect with the Welsh people. However, today his reputation has extended far beyond wales.
Antonietta Brandeis was a Czech-born Italian landscape, genre and portrait painter. After the death of her father, Brandeis’ mother married a Venetian man and their family moved to Venice soon after.
It is in Venice at the Academy of Fine Arts that Brandeis perfected her skills as a meticulous landscape and cityscape painter with intricate details. In 1870, while still a student at the Academy, she participated in her first exhibition with her oil painting ‘Cascina della Madonna di Monte Varese’. From then on Brandeis painted and exhibited numerous works, primarily scenes of Venice, although she also traveled and painted Verona, Bologna, Florence and Rome.
Brandeis was a prolific painter and often replicated her most popular subjects with only slight variations. The 1880’s became an intense period of activity for her, painting many landscapes en plein air and religious altarpieces. After marrying in 1897 Brandeis’ exhibiting became more sporadic and she produced fewer works than before. After her husband passed away in 1909, Brandeis resided primarily in their residence in Florence and continued to paint in her studio there until her death on March 20th 1926.
Ghislaine Howard is a figurative artist from Lancashire, who works with paint to describe the universal experiences of the human condition. She paints the entire range of the human experience from the embrace of lovers, the joys and anxietis of parenthood and the inevitable move towards the frailty of old age. She has had numerous exhibitions garner critial acclaim. The first being ‘A Shared Experience’ in 1983, which looked at pregnancy and childbirth, ‘Ghislaine Howard 365’ which invovled 365 canvases depicting a news event for each day of the year and more recently ‘Embracing Manchester’ - an exhibition marking the first anniversary of the Manchester Arena Attack, inspired by footage of a young Muslim man blindfolded offering hugs to members of the public. In 2008 Ghislaine was named Woman of the Year for her contribution to art and society and more recently in 2020 Ghislaine opened her collection at Elliot House, home to the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Howard’s works can also be seen
‘After Tintoretto’s Visitation, Venice’ Oil on Panel - 24” x 24” - Signed
Spanish artist Helios Gisbert was born in Alocy, and studied art at the School of Fine Arts and Crafts in his hometown. Today he is considered to be one of the best Spanish artists in his style.
Each of his works demonstrate his deep passion for landscapes and nature in general which makes the spectators aware of his high sensitivity to things such as atmosphere and light. His canvases show a great realism involved in a poetic atmosphere all performed with remarkable strenght. He loves to combine clear colour brushstrokes and surgaces with concise lines to depict figures and attract your attention to the requested point.
He has exhibited in many exhibitions in both Spain and across Europe and won numerous awards for his beautiful impressionist paintings of the Alcoy region and further afield including London and Venice.
‘The Doge’s Palace, Venice’ Oil on Canvas - 20” x 32”
Moore Smith
