Quidley & Company Fine Art showcases the newest acrylics by Forrest Rodts beginning July 10. The exhibition will be on view through July 15.
For more information, visit Quidley & Company Fine Art.
July 15: Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art
Paintings by – among others – Sir Alfred James Munnings, Stanhope Alexander Forbes, John William Godward feature in an upcoming auction.
Sotheby’s presents the “Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art” sale July 15th, beginning at 9 a.m. eastern.
To view the full catalogue, visit Sotheby’s.
July 26: Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700 Opulence and Fantasy
A successful exhibition continues at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700 Opulence and Fantasy” shows until July 26th and brings together one of the largest collections of Deccani poetic lyricism in painting, metalwork, and textile production.
Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art for more information.
Drawing Attention
After a year of research and debate, scholars are confident that an impressive drawing is by renowned 18th-century landscape and portrait painter Thomas Gainsborough.
Bainbridges Auctioneers announced last week that Dr. Lyndsay Stainton, who was for many years a curator at the British Museum, has confirmed that a previously unknown drawing was indeed the presentation sketch for a large painting by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788). The drawing pictures a group of gypsies huddling close to a fire along the left side while a pair of tethered horses anchors the right. Rolling hills and a distant sunset invite the viewer to recede deeply into the imagined narrative. Measuring 22.5 x 32.2 cm, the charcoal and gouache drawing is superb in its evocation of Gainsborough’s feathery brushwork, so characteristic of his mature landscapes.
Thomas Gainsborough, “Gypsy Encampment, Sunset (back),” charcoal & gouache on paper, 22.5 x 32.2 cm. Bainbridges Auctioneers
The drawing has impeccable provenance and was sold by Bainbridges Auctioneers last Thursday, July 2, with an estimate of £20,000-£30,000, though its hammer price remains unconfirmed. The painting established to have been the drawing’s culmination — titled “Gypsy Encampment, Sunset,” circa 1778-80 — now hangs at Tate Britain, London.
To learn more, visit Bainbridges Auctioneers.
This article was featured in Fine Art Today, a weekly e-newsletter from Fine Art Connoisseur magazine. To start receiving Fine Art Today for free, click here.