
Ewer, Peach and Grapes Raymond Campbell
Fine Art Dealer of 19th, 20th and 21st Century Paintings
Rene Jerome Legrand 1953-1996 Children playing in the sea Oil on Canvas Signed 20 x 28.5 cm Sold Post Brexit, 'staycations ' are in vogue and families are increasingly spending their holidays at British seaside towns. We are returning to a gentler bucket and spade type holiday started in the Victorian era. Rene Legrand 1923-1996 [...]
'Held without interruption since 1769, the Summer Exhibition displays works in a variety of mediums and genres by emerging and established artists ' Royal Academy. This year the guest curator at the Summer Exhibition was British sculptor Richard Wilson RA. Entry to the Exhibition is open to all artists and over 1200 pictures were hung [...]
It was the Queen's official birthday this weekend and it was celebrated with a service at St Paul's cathedral followed by the Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards Parade. The finale of the celebrations was a giant street party on the Mall. Queen Elizabeth II is the great- granddaughter of Edward VII [1901-1940] who inherited [...]
The clocks have sprung forward and Spring is now officially here, even though it is still a bit chilly. This painting, by Claude Cardon, sums up this feeling beautifully. It is a lovely tranquil pastoral scene with apple blossom and sheep, which so typifies his work. Claude Cardon exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1893- 1913, at the [...]
Storm Katie hit our shores at the weekend with gusts of wind in excess of 100 mph . It was, apparently, the 11th named storm of the season, causing disruption across much of England in the Easter holiday. This poor French girl hurrying barefoot along the coastal path, trying to escape the impending squall , is a very moody and powerful [...]