IN THE GARDEN an online exhibition
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robert austin edward bawden robert bevan muirhead bone raymond booth edward calvert john copley david gentleman duncan grant herbert james gunn david murray theodore casimir roussel kenneth rowntree john souter james stuart park arthur haythorne studd robin tanner joash woodrow henry woods
IN THE GARDEN an online exhibition
HERBERT JAMES GUNN 1893-1964 1. The Garden of the Villa D`Este, c.1928 Oil on canvas 231/2 x 171/2 inches (59.7 x 44.5 cm)
HENRY WOODS 1846-1921 2. Washing Day, Serra Valle, Veneto, Italy, 1914 Oil on board, signed dated and inscribed Henry Woods Serra Valle 1914 12 x 8 inches (31 x 20 cm)
EDWARD BAWDEN 1903-1989 3. Kew Gardens, 1927-29 Engraving, signed in pencil Edward Bawden, lower right, and inscribed ‘Kew Gardens’: printed on laid paper, numbered 20 from the edition of 40 published in 1973. This edition included some unsigned proofs printed in the 1920s but signed in 1973 65/8 x 41/8 inches (16.9 x 10.6 cm) sheet 115/8 x 83/4 inches (29.5 x 22 cm) Literature: Jeremy Greenwood and Elspeth Moncrieff, Edward Bawden: Editioned Prints, Woodbridge 2005 p 31 No 015
DAVID GENTLEMAN b.1930 4. Front Gardens in Autumn Watercolour 103/4 x 161/2 inches (27.3 x 41.5 cm) Literature: David Gentleman, In the Country, Full Circle Editions: Woodbridge, 2014, p. 42/3 (illustrated) Exhibited: London, The Fine Art Society, David Gentleman: In the Country, 2014
KENNETH ROWNTREE 1915-1997 5. Grove House, Levisham, Evening, c. 1950 Oil on board 25 1/4 x 30 inches (64 x 76 cm)
DUNCAN GRANT 1885-1978 6. The Octagon, Marble Hill House, 1937 Oil on canvas 15 x 21 1/2 inches (33 x 54.6 cm) Provenance: Alex Reid & Lefevre
JOHN COPLEY 1875-1950 7. A Boy in the Garden, 1940 Etching, signed in pencil John Copley, printed on laid paper 87/8 x 67/8 inches (12.6 x 17.6 cm) Exhibited: John Copley: The Late Etchings 2010 Reference: Cooke 88
ROBERT AUSTIN 1895-1973 8. Mask, 1933 Engraving 121/4 x 101/4 inches (31 x 26 cm) Reference: Campbell Dodgson, A Catalogue of Etchings & Engravings by Robert Austin RE 1913-1929, London, The Twenty-One Gallery, 1930, 101
ROBERT AUSTIN 1895-1973 9. Frost in May, 1971 Engraving, a touched proof 111/4 x 9 inches (28.5 x 23 cm) Reference: Campbell Dodgson, A Catalogue of Etchings & Engravings by Robert Austin RE 1913-1929, London, The Twenty-One Gallery, 1930, 153
JOHN BULLOCH SOUTER 1890-1972 10. A Good Gardener Pencil, inscribed with title, upper right 7 1/4 x 10 inches (18.4 x 25.4 cm)
RAYMOND BOOTH 1929-2015 11. Angula Clowsii, 1987
Oil and pencil on paper, signed and dated, lower left, RC Booth 1987 25 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches Exhibited: The Fine Art Society, Raymond Booth: Painter and Plantsman, 1991 (24) Illustrated: Roy Strang, “Graphic Virtuosity”, Country Life (April 25, 1991) pp. 88-9
RAYMOND BOOTH 1929 - 2015 12. Madonna Lily
Oil on board 25 x 18 1/2 inches (63.5 x 47 cm)
ROBERT BEVAN 1865-1925
13. The White House, 1921 Lithograph, printed in black ink on wove paper, numbered 26 from the edition of 50 7 3/4 x 9 inches (19.7 x 22.9 cm) sheet 10 1/2 x 13 inches (26.5 x 33.4 cm) Provenance: RA Bevan Reference: Graham Dry, Robert Bevan 1865-1925 Catalogue RaisonnÊ of the Lithographs and Other Prints, London 1968 No 30 This lithograph is based on a picture of Gould’s Farm, Luppitt, where the artist worked in 1920.
ROBERT BEVAN 1865-1925
14. The Plantation, 1922 Lithograph, signed in pencil Robert P Bevan, lower right, with the artist’s monogram stamp, RPB, lower left, printed in black ink on wove paper, numbered 31 from the edition of 40 12 1/8 x 14 inches (30.7 x 35.5 cm) sheet 16 1/2 x 18 inches (42 x 45.7 cm) Literature: Graham Dry, Robert Bevan 18651925: Catalogue RaisonnÊ of the Lithographs and other prints, London 1968, No. 37
THEODORE CASIMIR ROUSSEL 1847-1926
15. L’Agonie des Fleurs, 1890-1895 Etching, softground and aquatint, signed in pencil Theodore Rouseel imp, printed on japan paper, trimmed at the platemark by the artist, leaving a signature tab: one of about 50 impressions in the ninth (final) state 17 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (44.5 x 34.9 cm) Reference: Margaret Dunwoody Hausberg, The Prints of Theodore Roussel: A Catalogue RaisonnÊ, New York 1991 pp 74-76 No 45
JAMES STUART PARK 1862-1933
16. Dog Roses Oil on canvas, signed Stuart Park, lower right 11 5/8 x 14 5/8 inches (29.5 x 37 cm)
DAVID MURRAY 1849-1933 17. The Moat Farm Oil on canvas, signed and dated David Murray ‘89, lower right 46 x 70 inches (117 x 177.8 cm) Exhibited: Royal Academy 1889, No. 691
ARTHUR HAYTHORNE STUDD 1863-1919 18. Warneford House Oil on panel, signed STUDD, lower left 4 3/4 x 8 inches (12 x 20.3cm) Provenance: Madame la Comtesse de Bearn, 123 Rue St Dominique, Paris
EDWARD CALVERT 1799-1883 19. Ideal Pastoral Life, 1829 Lithograph, edition of 30 printed in 1829, issued in Portfolio of The Early Engravings by Carfax & Co in 1904 1 5/8 x 3 inches (4.3 x 7.6 cm)
ROBIN TANNER 1904 - 1988 20. Hedge Flowers, 1936 Etching, signed, dated and inscribed in pencil, Robin Tanner 1936, lower right, and for R.H. Green, lower left, printed in black ink on wove paper, an early proof before the first edition of 12 published in 1982 by Garton & Cooke 9 x 6 1/4 inches (23 x 16.1 cm) sheet 14 x 10 inches (35.4 x 25.2 cm) Reference: Garton & Co, Robin Tanner: The Etchings, London 1988 pp 50-51, 148 No 20
MUIRHEAD BONE 1876-1953 21. Jumera, Andalusia, 1924 Watercolour and graphite 13 3/4 x 10 inches (35 x 25.4 cm)
JOASH WOODROW 1927-2006
22. Spring Blossom in the Allotments, circa 1980 Oil on board 361/4 x 45 inches (92 x 114 cm) Exhibited: Joash Woodrow 1927-2006, 2009 [14] Literature: Nicholas Usherwood and Chrisopher P Wood, Joash Woodrow, 2004, illustrated p168; Philip Vann and Jackie Wullschlager, Joash Woodrow: Landscapes, 2007, illustrated p133
JOASH WOODROW 1927-2006
23. White Fence and Small Building, circa 1975 Oil on board 36 x 48 inches (91.5 x 122 cm) Exhibited: Joash Woodrow 1927-2006 [9] Literature: Philip Vann and Jackie Wullschlager, Joash Woodrow: Landscapes, Leeds Metropolitan University, 2007, illustrated p 111
Published online by The Fine Art Society for the online exhibition in the garden 9 June - 7 july 2016 Catalogue © The Fine Art Society Designed by laetitia guillotin Front cover: robert austin, mask, 1933 Back cover: james gunn, the garden of the villa d’este frontispiece: joash woodrow, spring blossom in the allotment, c.1980
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