Her Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London Oil on canvas 12 x 16 inches (front cover) Dusk by St Paul’s Cathedral Oil on canvas 16 x 12 inches (left)
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The Blues and Royals on the Mall Oil on Board 16 x 24 inches
MATTHEW ALEXANDER An Exhibition of New Paintings 10th March – 2nd April 2016 15 New Cavendish St London, W1G 9UB Tel: +44 (0)207 935 3595 Email: enquiries@thompsonsgallery.co.uk www.thompsonsgallery.co.uk
An invitation to the Private View, Wednesday 9th March 6 – 8pm RSVP to enquiries@thompsonsgallery.co.uk The complete exhibition can be viewed online at
www.thompsonsgallery.co.uk
Monday to Friday: 10:00 - 18:00 Saturday: 10:30 - 17:30 Sunday: Closed
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MATTHEW ALEXANDER Much like the agricultural landscapes he depicts, Matthew Alexander has furrowed paint across surface to such extent in his career that one must consider him a relevant extension of the lineage of great English landscape artists. His work draws parallels with Constable and Edward Seago alike. The nature of his compositions are as such that one recalls these artists and their perspectives and it is with a sense of nostalgia that we reconsider the geographical landscapes in Alexander’s paintings. Alexander provides us with a modern insight to our glorious land, bereft of urban instalments and rich with rural heritage. His paintings offer an alternative to intensified living and recall the civilisations of old that we owe to our attractive coastal and rural horizons. It is also interesting to see the artist import these values to his paintings of London and France, behemoths of cultural significance. His charmed views of both reflect an appreciation of romantic settings – the receding sunset of his former rural landscapes are now replaced by the haze of a city in twilight. Both represent a love affair with human scenes governed by the majesty of seasons.
Matthew Alexander is a fine artist in the true tradition of European landscape painting. He has honed his craft through a mixture of inspirations, ranging from the great Dutch landscape painters of the seventeenth century to the works of Constable, Cotman, and Seago. I have been a great admirer of Matthew’s work for some time and hope you still enjoy it as much as I do. John Thompson
Thompson’s Gallery are very proud to present the fifth solo exhibition of Matthew Alexander’s paintings. We hope you take this opportunity to celebrate the artist’s latest successes.
A Walk in the Woods Oil on canvas 18 x 26 inches (right)
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Admiralty Arch from the Mall Oil on board 8 x 16 inches (top) Autumn Light Hyde Park Oil on board 20 x 30 inches
The Blues and Royals, The Mall Oil on board 8 x 16 inches
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A Winter Walk in St James’s Park Oil on board 12 x 16 inches
The Thames at Windsor Oil on board 10 x 14 inches
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St Martins-in-the-fields, London Oil on canvas 12 x 16 inches (above) Tower Bridge by Moonlight Oil on board 7 x 10 inches (top left) Summer Sun St James’s Park Oil on board 8 x 12 inches (left)
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Dusk, Strand-on-Green Thames Oil on board 8 x 12 inches
Autumn in Hyde Park Oil on board 8 x 12 inches
Winter Light on the Mall Oil on board 12 x 16 inches
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Cattle by the Thames Oil on board 9 x 12 inches
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View over Pegwell Bay Oil on board 12 x 16 inches (above) Low Tide at Maldon Oil on board 22 x 36 inches (right)
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Moonlight and Snow, St Nicholas-at-Wade, Kent, England Oil on board 9 x 12 inches
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View Across the Thames Oil on board 12 x 16 inches
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Snow Near Barham Oil on board 8 x 16 inches Spring Sunshine at Preston Oil on board 18 x 24 inches (right)
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Passing Storm at Wingham Oil on board 8 x 16 inches (top) Sailing on the Norfolk Broads Oil on board 18 x 24 inches
Cley Mill, Norfolk Oil on board 8 x 16 inches (above)
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Beached Barges at Pin Mill, Suffolk Oil on board 16 x 24 inches
Barge Match on the Orwell Oil on board 16 x 24 inches
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Cromer from the Beach Oil on board 12 x 16 inches Approaching Storm, Pegwell Oil on canvas 28 x 36 inches (right)
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Flooded Marshland Oil on board 12 x 16 inches (above) The Marsh Gate Oil on board 8 x 12 inches (top left) Low Tide, Botany Bay Oil on board 8 x 16 inches (left)
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Sailing Near Thurne, Norfolk Oil on board 16 x 24 inches
Sunlight after Rain, Stodmarsh Oil on board 16 x 24 inches
The Marsh Farm Oil on board 16 x 24 inches
Flooded Field Near Wingham Oil on board 16 x 24 inches
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Oast Houses in mid-Kent Oil on canvas 12 x 16 inches Autumn Light, Rue de la Machine, Louveciennes, France Oil on board 18 x 24 inches (right)
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Le Moulin de la Galette, Paris Oil on board 10 x 14 inches
A Walk by the Seine, Near Pontoise, France Oil on canvas 12 x 16 inches
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La Rue des Trois Frères Oil on board 12 x 16 inches
Early Autumn, the Tuilerie Gardens, Paris Oil on board 12 x 16 inches
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Lunch in the Square, Gordes, France Oil on board 10 x 14 inches
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After Rain, Giverny, France Oil on board 12 x 16 inches
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Le Vieux Basin, Honfleur Oil on board 12 x 16 inches
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