D R A W I N G S
(Front Cover) 1. Augustus John, Seated Nude, Pencil Drawing, 18 x 13 inches
2. Martin Yeoman, Dog, Conte Pencil, 13 x 18 inches
An Exhibition of
Drawings
Introduction by Martin Yeoman In the world of Art today there is so much confusion as to what is Art. For instance, drawing to some has been redefined as mark making. To me this is far too crude an expression to describe something that not only involves the total coordination of your eye, mind and hand but also all your feelings about what is in front of you and indeed around you at a specific point in time. Mark making by contrast is the difference between signing your name and taking a thumb print. What sparks people off into drawing? In my own case I remember really enjoying it from the age of five. The desire grew inside me I think and later, by looking at books that had great drawings in them, with one book in particular on Rembrandt that fully opened my aspirations. Within that book, it had the all-time great drawing of ‘Two women teaching a child to walk’ which was probably made in under a minute. What an example! Maybe though it would mean nothing to you if you have no feeling for it. Those of us who wanted to draw when we were children would come back to a drawing such as this and sit and wonder at how someone had managed to capture something so fleeting and convey such life. In my middle years I am still in the same state of wonder at that drawing and so many others, and will be till the day I die. So if you are young or if you are old and have been reading this, stop now and sit for a very long time and look at Rembrandt’s great drawing reproduced opposite. Then come and see the exhibition and enjoy the works of acknowledged Masters in drawing from the 19th and 20th century alongside people who draw today. Make your own mind up on how far, or even how not so far, we have got with this great and strangely undervalued art.
Rembrandt’s Drawing of ‘Two women teaching a child to walk’ By kind permission of The British Museum
4. Sir William Orpen, Reclining Women (drawing for the refugee girl), Pen and Wash, 6 x 8 inches
5. Sir William Orpen, Seated Male Nude, Pencil Drawing, 11 x 9 inches
6. Edward Beale, Farmhouse near Dordogne, Late Afternoon, Pencil Drawing, 161⁄2 x 231⁄2 inches
7. Edward Beale, The Church of St Vincent, Pessac, Pencil Drawing, 161⁄2 x 231⁄2 inches
8. Edward Beale, Lambeth Bridge from Albert Embankment, Pencil Drawing, 8 x 113â „4 inches
9. Edward Beale, Lambeth Bridge, Pencil Drawing, 8 x 113â „4 inches
10. Augustus John, Nude Model Pencil Drawing, 18 x 13 inches
11. Augustus John Standing Nude (drawing of Gwen John) Charcoal, 18 x 111â „2 inches
12. Martin Yeoman, Self portrait I, Drypoint, 41⁄4 x 41⁄4 inches
13. Martin Yeoman, Self portrait II, Drypoint, 41⁄4 x 41⁄4 inches
14. Martin Yeoman, Self portrait III, Drypoint, 41⁄4 x 41⁄4 inches
15. Martin Yeoman, Self portrait IV, Drypoint, 41⁄4 x 41⁄4 inches
16. Paul Caesar Helleu, Facing portrait of a woman, Original Drypoint, 131⁄4 x 211⁄2 inches
17. Paul Caesar Helleu, L’Elegante, Original Drypoint, 123⁄4 x 213⁄4 inches
18. Paul Caesar Helleu, Woman facing towards the right Original drypoint etching, 181⁄2 x 26 inches
19. Paul Caesar Helleu, Alice Hellue Playing Violin Etching, 131⁄2 x 51⁄2 inches
20. Martin Yeoman, Girl lying back on a sofa, Pencil on Paper, 131â „4 x 20 inches
21. Martin Yeoman, Russian Dancer Sanguine on Paper, 20 x 14 inches
22. Paul Bartlett, Chaise Longe, Pencil Drawing, 12 x 91â „2 inches
23. Paul Bartlett, Bridget Standing, Pencil Drawing, 7 x 14 inches
24. Ambrose McEvoy, Portrait of a Lady Drawing with a Colour Wash and Body Colour, 14 x 10 inches
25. Edward Stotts, Study of a Girl for a Painting, Pencil Drawing, 14 x 9 inches
26. Henri Lebasque, Etudes de femme au chapeau, Pencil Drawing, 9 x 11 inches
27. Peter Kuhfeld, The Spotted Umbrella, Charcoal with Colour, 20 x 21 inches
28. Peter Kuhfeld, By the Mirror, Charcoal with Colour, 18 x 9 inches
29. Saied Dai, Young Woman, Conte and Charcoal, 10 x 15 inches
30. Saied Dai, Wasinee, Pencil Drawing, 113⁄4 x 173⁄4 inches
31. Pablo Picasso, Garcon et Dormeuse a la Chandelle, Original etching with aquatint, 17 3â „4 x 13 inches
32. Pablo Picasso, Sexe a L’ancienne et la moderne, Original etching, 161⁄2 x 191⁄2 inches
33. Vicente Romero Thoughtful moment Charcoal and Pastel on Paper 193⁄4 x 113⁄4 inches
34. Vicente Romero, After the siesta Charcoal on Paper, 251⁄2 x 18 inches
35. Vicente Romero, The young ballerina, Charcoal on Paper, 271â „2 x 193â „4 inches
36. Roy Petley, Seated Girl, Sanguine, 16 x 12 inches
37. Roy Petley, Girl Stretching, Sanguine, 16 x 7 inches
38. Robbie Wraith, The New Corset, Charcoal, 19 x 25 inches
39. Robbie Wraith, Model in the Studio, Charcoal, 21 x 151â „2 inches
40. Francesco-Guiseppe Casanova, A Horseman and his companions tending wounded soldier, Pen-and-Ink and Wash, 8 x 61⁄4 inches
41. Caspar Pieter Verbruggen, A Lady standing beside an urn with a putto, a garland of flowers, between them, Pencil and Wash, 51⁄2 x 41⁄4 inches
42. Lucy Kemp Welch, Ploughing, Pencil Drawing, 3 x 51⁄2 inches
43. Lucy Kemp Welch, The Rider, Pencil Drawing, 71⁄2 x 51⁄2 inches
44. Charlotte Sorapure, The Architect Conte Pencil, 231⁄4 x 161⁄2 inches
45. Charlotte Sorapure, Alhambra Pastel, 17 3⁄4 x 113⁄4 inches
46. Charlotte Sorapure, Caroline Conte Pencil, 231⁄4 x 161⁄2 inches
47. Saied Dai, Actor Pencil Drawing, 8 x 101⁄2 inches
48. Saied Dai, Old Man – Portrait Study Mixed Media, 51⁄4 x 71⁄2 inches
49. Saied Dai, Old Man in Profile Pencil Drawing, 6 x 41⁄4 inches
50. Bob Jackson, Kitchen Garden, Pen and Ink, 111⁄2 x 151⁄2 inches
52. Antony Williams, Ed I, Pencil Drawing, 151⁄2 x 151⁄2 inches
51. Bob Jackson, Nithtbush, Pencil Drawing, 22 x 30 inches
(Back Cover) 54. Martin Yeoman, Girl with arms behind her head, Pencil on Paper, 123⁄4 x 191⁄2 inches
53. Henri Matisse, Portrait de femme nu Accoudee, Pencil Drawing, 9 x 121⁄2 inches This catalogue and works illustrated in it are protected by copyright and other rights. No part of this catalogue may be adapted or reproduced by any means for any purpose without the written consent of Petleys. None of the illustrated works may be reproduced, photographed or otherwise copied or adapted without the written consent of the artist.
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