A TRANQUIL Victorian oil painting with a fascinating Sheffield link is for sale from a West End art dealer – priced at more than 150,000.
The 14x9 inch moonlit view is of Yew Court, which in the early 1900s was home to retired watchmaker and jeweller William Tingle Brown.
Tingle Brown was so well-off he retired in his early 30s, having spent his 20s helping to run his family’s watchmaking and jewellery business in High Street, Sheffield, with younger brother Edward and sisters Charlotte and Ann.
By 1881, when he was 35, Tingle Brown described himself as a ‘retired jeweller’ living in a house called Oaklands – possibly on Collegiate Crescent, off Ecclesall Road – in Sheffield, with wife Jane, 39, and daughter Edith, one. His sister Fanny, 21, and two live-in servants – Emily and Alice Tudbury, 19 and 25 – lived with them.
Sadly, between 1881 and 1891, Jane died – and by the next Census in 1901 Tingle Brown had remarried. Still ‘living on own means’ he was then 53 and second wife, Clara, was 38. He, Clara, and Edith, by then 21, had moved to Yew Court in Scalby, near Scarborough, with three live-in servants.
The picture of their home had been produced some time in the 1870s by artist John Atkinson Grimshaw, who painted at least three pictures of the property. One is owned by Scarborough Art Gallery.
The picture for sale is offered by London dealers MacConnal-Mason, whose chairman David Mason is a former Antiques Roadshow expert and a close friend of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Lord Lloyd Webber is known to own 14 paintings by Grimshaw, who specialised in moonlit views.
A spokesman for the dealers said: “Grimshaw portrays the house and high street by the bright silvery moonlight of a full moon as a mother and child make their way home.
“It is a beautifully observed scene, the mother tilting her head towards the child as they converse holding hands.
“The light from the unseen moon gleams on the windows and bathes the road and garden walls. It is a particularly serene and tranquil scene, characterised by Grimshaw’s extraordinarily detailed technique, unique quality of light and acute observation.”
2012年3月7日星期三
2011年3月22日星期二
Auction for artists' colony scorched in Carmel fire
David Leviathan had only enough time to grab his laptop computer and a few belongings when December's devastating Carmel fire reached the artists' colony of Ein Hod, razing his house and many other buildings. On Wednesday, some three-and-a-half months later, one of his paintings is set to go under the hammer in Tel Aviv as part of a public sale being held by Matsart Auctioneers to raise much-needed funds for the village.
Unlike many of his neighbors, Leviathan worked from a studio located outside Ein Hod, meaning that most of his artwork survived, including "Legs in the Water," an oil-oncanvas that will be sold at the auction.
The fire claimed only two of his paintings, which he had stored at his house prior to a sale that was scheduled to take place two days later.
Leviathan said that one of the lost pieces "was a painting that had been displayed in a gallery, and I hadn't managed to bring it to the studio [afterward].
It was a very important painting I had worked on for more than a year, erasing and then adding and then erasing again. It was a lot like giving birth."
He said the shock from losing the two paintings and the experience of the fire left their mark on the work he has done since, although he couldn't say whether other artists had been affected in the same way.
"One of the last two paintings I've done is essentially like a monument to the burned, because you see a man, standing in, or in front of, not exactly a ball, but a kind of field in space, the whole thing ablaze, and it's [just] him and infinity inside that space," he said. "I didn't decide in advance to paint that. I never know [when I begin] how the painting will look. I start from the foundations – earth, fire, air, water – and later either a character emerges and I continue with that, or it stays abstract."
As for "Legs in the Water," Leviathan said it doesn't have any connection to the fire, but that he gladly agreed to a request to have it included in the auction. He said the painting focuses on the meeting of rays of light with the water, with the light being shown in the space between a girl's legs.
He said that he wanted to make the meeting of light and water into something holy, something that hints at humanity.
"Legs in the Water" will be put up for sale by Matsart as part of an auction of Israeli and international artwork at Tel Aviv's Dan Hotel on Wednesday night. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale of six items produced by Ein Hod artists will go toward the village's fire relief fund. Alongside Leviathan's work are three other oil paintings, one paper collage and one sculpture.
Unlike many of his neighbors, Leviathan worked from a studio located outside Ein Hod, meaning that most of his artwork survived, including "Legs in the Water," an oil-oncanvas that will be sold at the auction.
The fire claimed only two of his paintings, which he had stored at his house prior to a sale that was scheduled to take place two days later.
Leviathan said that one of the lost pieces "was a painting that had been displayed in a gallery, and I hadn't managed to bring it to the studio [afterward].
It was a very important painting I had worked on for more than a year, erasing and then adding and then erasing again. It was a lot like giving birth."
He said the shock from losing the two paintings and the experience of the fire left their mark on the work he has done since, although he couldn't say whether other artists had been affected in the same way.
"One of the last two paintings I've done is essentially like a monument to the burned, because you see a man, standing in, or in front of, not exactly a ball, but a kind of field in space, the whole thing ablaze, and it's [just] him and infinity inside that space," he said. "I didn't decide in advance to paint that. I never know [when I begin] how the painting will look. I start from the foundations – earth, fire, air, water – and later either a character emerges and I continue with that, or it stays abstract."
As for "Legs in the Water," Leviathan said it doesn't have any connection to the fire, but that he gladly agreed to a request to have it included in the auction. He said the painting focuses on the meeting of rays of light with the water, with the light being shown in the space between a girl's legs.
He said that he wanted to make the meeting of light and water into something holy, something that hints at humanity.
"Legs in the Water" will be put up for sale by Matsart as part of an auction of Israeli and international artwork at Tel Aviv's Dan Hotel on Wednesday night. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale of six items produced by Ein Hod artists will go toward the village's fire relief fund. Alongside Leviathan's work are three other oil paintings, one paper collage and one sculpture.
2011年3月20日星期日
Lilburn Garage Sale Succeeds
Hundreds of residents from Lilburn and surrounding communities came out to support, peruse
and do a bit of shopping at the Lilburn Annual Garage Sale Saturday.
Dozens of vendors arrived at 8 a.m. or earlier Saturday to set up shop for the event's 9 a.m.
debut in a large parking lot in Old Town. Dressers, blouses, comic books, bar stools, garden
flowers, shoes, cell phones and fur coats were just a few of the different items up for
purchase in this year's sale, and they were all a bargain. As the first truly good-weather
weekend of the year, big crowds were expected, and they came.
"They couldn't have picked a more perfect day," said vendor Joe Patula, who was there with
his wife, Robin. Joe Patula explained that he has had garage sales in his Lawrenceville
neighborhood before, but they've been unsuccessful. So when he heard about the one in Lilburn
this year, he decided to grab a spot, making it his first time ever at the annual event.
"It's been really good. And we've been making money, which is even better. ... We'll probably
come back."
Like the Patulas, many vendors were not only from outside of Lilburn, but it was their first
year here, too. Kathy Wilson of Snellville took the vendor spot next to the Patulas with
items such as oil paintings done by her mother, a toaster and mason jars. Wilson agreed that
she loves the idea of a community garage sale because vendors get more traffic for their
goods. "It's better access to everything," Wilson said.
Ms. Easton of Loganville, who had items such as glasswares, candlesticks and books, said she
enjoyed the garage sale as a vendor, too. "This is my first year," she said. "I saw it
advertised in The [Atlanta Journal-Constitution], so I decided to do it. Now I might do it
every year!"
Many items at the garage sale were homemade, too. In addition to her different knickknacks,
vendor Ann Fletcher also sold items from her business, Stampin Up, which makes artsy,
handmade greeting cards. One creative item that a vendor had was homemade magnets, made out
of bottle caps and decorated with miniature Hello Kitty, Georgia Tech and other cute designs
(the writer of this article picked up one designed with a logo from "True Blood," the HBO
vampire series).
Even a non-profit organization called New Beginnings from Ashe County, N. C., came down to
Lilburn to raise money for helping children in foster care with clothes, food, toys and a
place to stay. Run by a group of women, the organization's booth was filled with glass
bottles that had Christmas lights inside, used as decorations.
As with garage sales in general, many showed up early to get first dibs on the best items.
The Patulas were able to sell their air hockey table, which was one of their largest items,
and many others had sold their furniture in minutes. One vendor was constantly slammed
because they had a number of unopened kids' toys up for sale, and passersby were eating them
up.
Customers were still coming into the lot after noon to see what items were still up for sale.
As many left for the day, they carried bags stuffed with goodies to their cars and seemed to
be content with their treasures.
There were definitely some steals at this garage sale. Make sure to check out the photos to
see what you may have missed at this Saturday's event in Old Town.
and do a bit of shopping at the Lilburn Annual Garage Sale Saturday.
Dozens of vendors arrived at 8 a.m. or earlier Saturday to set up shop for the event's 9 a.m.
debut in a large parking lot in Old Town. Dressers, blouses, comic books, bar stools, garden
flowers, shoes, cell phones and fur coats were just a few of the different items up for
purchase in this year's sale, and they were all a bargain. As the first truly good-weather
weekend of the year, big crowds were expected, and they came.
"They couldn't have picked a more perfect day," said vendor Joe Patula, who was there with
his wife, Robin. Joe Patula explained that he has had garage sales in his Lawrenceville
neighborhood before, but they've been unsuccessful. So when he heard about the one in Lilburn
this year, he decided to grab a spot, making it his first time ever at the annual event.
"It's been really good. And we've been making money, which is even better. ... We'll probably
come back."
Like the Patulas, many vendors were not only from outside of Lilburn, but it was their first
year here, too. Kathy Wilson of Snellville took the vendor spot next to the Patulas with
items such as oil paintings done by her mother, a toaster and mason jars. Wilson agreed that
she loves the idea of a community garage sale because vendors get more traffic for their
goods. "It's better access to everything," Wilson said.
Ms. Easton of Loganville, who had items such as glasswares, candlesticks and books, said she
enjoyed the garage sale as a vendor, too. "This is my first year," she said. "I saw it
advertised in The [Atlanta Journal-Constitution], so I decided to do it. Now I might do it
every year!"
Many items at the garage sale were homemade, too. In addition to her different knickknacks,
vendor Ann Fletcher also sold items from her business, Stampin Up, which makes artsy,
handmade greeting cards. One creative item that a vendor had was homemade magnets, made out
of bottle caps and decorated with miniature Hello Kitty, Georgia Tech and other cute designs
(the writer of this article picked up one designed with a logo from "True Blood," the HBO
vampire series).
Even a non-profit organization called New Beginnings from Ashe County, N. C., came down to
Lilburn to raise money for helping children in foster care with clothes, food, toys and a
place to stay. Run by a group of women, the organization's booth was filled with glass
bottles that had Christmas lights inside, used as decorations.
As with garage sales in general, many showed up early to get first dibs on the best items.
The Patulas were able to sell their air hockey table, which was one of their largest items,
and many others had sold their furniture in minutes. One vendor was constantly slammed
because they had a number of unopened kids' toys up for sale, and passersby were eating them
up.
Customers were still coming into the lot after noon to see what items were still up for sale.
As many left for the day, they carried bags stuffed with goodies to their cars and seemed to
be content with their treasures.
There were definitely some steals at this garage sale. Make sure to check out the photos to
see what you may have missed at this Saturday's event in Old Town.
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