 APRIL 2007 |
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| FORTHCOMING EVENTS |
| The 22nd London Original Print Fair 25 - 29 April 2007 Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington Gardens,W1 Open daily 11am - 6pm (Late opening Thursday and Friday until 8pm) |
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 Frank Auerbach Lucian Freud (From Six Etchings of Heads), 1980 Etching, signed and inscribed ‘Trial Proof’ below the image. Aside from the edition of 50 15 x 13.5 cm (each) |
 Lill Tschudi Ice Hockey, 1933 Linocut 26 x 28 cm |
| Come and visit us on Stand 24 where we will be exhibiting a selection of prints from our collection; including linocuts from the Grosvenor School, etchings by Lucian Freud and rare prints by Nevinson and Nicholson. To request further information or tickets for this event, please contact Brian Porter at the gallery: bporter@osbornesamuel.com |
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 William Kentridge Sleeper – Red, 1997 Etching and aquatint, edition of 50 97 x 193 cm |
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| Himmat Shah: Sculpture 10 - 22 May 2007 Private view and book launch: Wednesday 9 May, 6-8pm New bronze sculptures by Himmat Shah (b.1933). He was a member of the 1890 group, which emerged in the wake of the Indo- China war, led by J. Swaminathan. The then prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru opened its first show, in 1963. The group was soon dismantled, but the artist continued with his own agenda. Himmat Shah designed and executed monumental murals in brick, cement and concrete at St. Xavier’s school Ahmedabad 1967- 71. Since then he started working on relief and sculpture in plaster, terracotta and ceramics. |
His art explores materiality, texture and the question of presenting reality. It internalises the built-in obsolescence of consumerist society. His gilded objects of clay, sculptures have the traces of paintings on them and the hieroglyphs of antiquity gouged on to series of heads placed side by side rhythmically like the metal plates of a xylophone. There are those self-mocking elements, crumbling and decaying. The artist lives and works in New Delhi. To request further information on the book or to RSVP for this event contact Natalie Davies at the gallery: ndavies@osbornesamuel.com |
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Keith Vaughan: Paintings and Drawings 24 May - 23 June 2007 The gallery has assembled an exceptional collection of over 60 oils, works on paper and drawings, some generously lent by private collectors from around the world. Many of the works have not been seen on public display for many years and include key works such as the Assembly of Figures I, VI and VII and March Landscape. They provide a unique insight into the work of an artist who has maintained a position of profound respect amongst experts in the Modern British period. |
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 Hooded Figure, 1963 Oil on Canvas 121.2 x 90.8 cm |
 Cenarth Farm, 1962 - 3 Oil on Canvas 91 x 101 cm |
| Famous for his male nudes and landscape paintings, with the signature concentrated blue taking a principal place in his works of the ’60s and ’70s, Vaughan was a man of reserve, with a contemplative nature, who struggled with his sexuality and who died an early death in 1977. Counted amongst those of the Neo-Romantic movement, he is now recognised as one of Britain’s greatest artists of the post-war era. This is the artist’s first London gallery show since 1990. Much of the work in this exhibition will be for sale. The extensive 88 page exhibition catalogue includes over 60 colour plates of the works on display in the exhibition plus a new essay and further text on the artist. Cost: £15 plus p&p For further information or to order a copy of the catalogue please contact Lucy Tyler at the gallery: ltyler@osbornesamuel.com |
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| NEWS: CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE |
 Steinunn Thorarinsdottir Directions, 2007 Bronze New public installation in Reykjavik airport. |
 Sophie Ryder Eye, 2007 Painted galvanised wire New monumental wire sculptures. Visit www.sophieryder.com for further information. |
 Sean Henry Couple, 2007 Bronze Couple, is the UK’s first permanent off-shore sculpture. The 5m tall bronze figures will be installed in July on the 200m long breakwater in Newbiggin Bay, Northumberland. Visit www.seanhenry.com for further information. |
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