The Glasgow Art Club

Glasgow Art Club: Established 1867

 

Located in the heart of city, The Glasgow Art Club is the private members club with a difference. Steeped in culture and heritage, The Glasgow Art Club has been a meeting place for generations of the city’s most innovative and creative inhabitants.

With a regular programme of events and exhibitions, a wealth of elegant locations for weddings, parties, meetings and conferences all set within a relaxed environment plus reciprocal relationships with clubs around the world - why not call us today to see what The Glasgow Art Club has to offer you?

 

I am currently the youngest member of the club. My Mother, Uncle and Grandfather are all members. In fact my Grandfather is a Trustee of the latest renovations that are taking place this year. It is a great place in the city centre to entertain guests, throw parties and relax. I myself hosted my 21st party there in the gallery space, which is known as Glasgow's best kept secrets.

 

 

The exterior of the Glasgow Art Club (12/11/2014) the first day the flag was raised outside the newly renovated building at 182 Bath Street.

 

I do recommend popping in for a look if you are ever in the Glasgow area, better yet if you know a member why not ask them to take you to lunch!? The space is incredible and it suits everyone's needs and wants. With the fantastic entry levels of membership you soon will want to be join up and hold your own key card to the best and most prestigious private members club in the West of Scotland.

 

The dining room in the club where you can eat lunch surrounded by museum quality pieces and be served by the fabulously attentive staff.

 

Examples of the works on display in the dining room (from left to right) A self portrait by David Donaldson, Winder Landscape by James D Robertson and another untitled work by Joe Hargan.

 

Here really is the masterpiece below. This photograph shows the club getting ready to host its reopening exhibition which is being put together by an independent committee. It is 300 works to be displayed throughout the club 1/3 from the clubs own collection, 1/3 loaned by current members and 1/3 from living member artists (for sale). It will be a fascinating exhibition with a real mix of works which runs for about four weeks up until Christmas 2014. As you can see the painted Mackintosh Frieze looks fantastic!

 

Here is a bit about the actual restoration project:

THE BUILDING PROJECT – Ready to go!

The estimated cost of the Club’s building repairs is £1.17 million, and the Trustees have now found the money to pay for it. Partly from Historic Scotland, partly from the Heritage Lottery Fund, and partly from a range of individual donors and funding bodies, this enormous sum has been raised either in cash or commitment.

This is an astonishing achievement for a private members’ club, especially in the current economic climate, and it shows the importance attached to the Glasgow Art Club and its promotion of the arts. Part of the project is the replication of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s frieze in the Gallery. Some of this artist’s unique works in Glasgow are falling into disrepair, so it’s good to know that at least one of them will now be preserved for the future.

The Heritage Lottery Fund has given permission to start. The Design Team has been instructed to make their detailed costing, and the building work will begin early next year. Exciting times lie ahead.

 

 

 

 

 

http://glasgowartclub.co.uk/about/

 

Scottish Paintings and Sculpture Sale 22nd May 2014

 

Sale No. 409 Scottish Paintings and Sculpture This is our newest sale for Lyon and Turnbull and it incorporates amazing Scottish Artist from Allan Ramsay right the way forward to Alberto Morocco. Lot 8 ALLAN RAMSAY (SCOTTISH 1713-1784) HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF LORD JOHN MURRAY (1711-1787) 76cm x 63cm (30in x 25in) Estimate: £20000  - 30000           Lot 18 ROBERT GEMMELL HUTCHISON R.B.A., R.O.I., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1860-1936) TENDING THE STOVE Signed, oil on board 23cm x 13cm (9in x 5in) Estimate £3,000-5,000   I have to say my favourite in the sale is...     Lot 33 BESSIE MACNICOL (SCOTTISH 1869-1904) IN THE PARK 16.5cm x 11.5cm (6.5in x 4.5in) Estimate: £3000  - 5000   A great example of her typical bonneted ladies. This one in particular is very important as it is illustrated in the Bessie MacNicol book.   Anyway I am rushing to get this post done, check out the rest of the sale at   http://www.lyonandturnbull.com/asp/searchresults.asp?pg=2&ps=25

British and European Paintings - Sale no 406

On Wednesday 30th April Lyon and Turnbull hold their 'British and European Paintings Sale' It is a fantastic auction with gorgous paintings on sale - from a large private collection of Sir William Russell Flints, James McIntosh Patricks, Stanley Cursiter and even an unsual Stuart Park.

Check out the full catalogue link at the bottom of this page ...

Famous for his watercolour Sir William Russell flint has had very popular phases and created some beautiful pictures. We have the pleasure of including a private collection for sale within this sale.

Lot 30

§SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT P.R.A., P.R.W.S., R.S.W., R.O.I., R.E. (SCOTTISH 1880-1969) 

SISTERS AT DINARD 

24cm x 33cm (9.5in x 13in)

Estimate: £6000  - 8000

James McIntosh Patrick is a well known artist Scottish artist, particularly well known for his depictions of the Angus and Dundee countryside. This is a typical example of his work of a countryside village.

Lot 68 

§ JAMES MCINTOSH PATRICK R.S.A., R.O.I., A.R.E., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1907-1998) 

GLAMIS 

Signed and dated '46, watercolour 

41cm x 56cm (16in x 22in) 

Estimate £3,000-5,000

Lot 52 
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976)
ON A COUNTRY ROAD 
Signed and dated 1914, watercolour 
53cm x 73.5cm (21in x 29in) 
Estimate £2,000-3,000

James Stuart Park was part of the larger circle of 'Glasgow Boys' this was an early example of his watercolour works. Into the later stages of his career he worked with flowers only - namely roses and anemones. There are many many examples of these some are much better than others.

Lot 67 

STUART PARK (SCOTTISH 1862-1933) 

KITTEN WITH A BALL OF WOOL 

Signed with a monogram and dated 1887, watercolour 

31cm x 46cm (12in x 18in) 

Estimate £1,000-1,500

http://www.lyonandturnbull.com/asp/searchresults.asp#a_178389

Drawing and painting class...

On Thursday another term of 'Advanced drawing and painting' starts at House for an Art Lover in Dumbreck Glasgow. The course is tutored by Robert Wilson and it is very enjoyable, check out the link below...

http://www.houseforanartlover.co.uk/step_inside/events/397_advanced_drawing_painting

Archibald Knox (1864-1933)

Archibald Knox was a well known Manx designer made famous by his Liberty designs. He was of Scottish descent and many items had influences of Celt. His designs for Liberty's made him a household name, as did his watercolours, graphic designs and fonts. His design talent covered a wide range of objects, ornamental and utilitarian, and included silver and pewter tea sets, jewellery, inkwells, boxes, gravestones and even bank cheques, much for Liberty's Tudric pewter and Cymric (precious metals) ranges. The gravestone of Liberty's founder, Arthur Lasenby Liberty, was designed by Knox.

 

Lyon and Turnbull's Decorative Arts Sale on the 16th April 2014 has a fantastic selection of Knox's Tudric designs. Here below are examples:

 

 

 

Lot 136 * ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933) FOR LIBERTY & CO., LONDON 'TUDRIC' PEWTER AND ABALONE INLAID CLOCK, CIRCA 1902 36.5cm high

Estimate: £6000  - 8000

 

 

 

Lot 145
* ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933) FOR LIBERTY & CO., LONDON
LARGE 'TUDRIC' BULLET SHAPE PEWTER & ENAMEL VASE, CIRCA 1900
cast with stylised entwined foliage on three strut supports, stamped marks ENGLISH PEWTER/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ 0927
29.5cm high
Estimate £500-700

 

Check out the link below for the rest of the online catalogue...

 

http://www.lyonandturnbull.com/asp/searchresults.asp?pg=1&ps=25&st=D&sale_no=405

 

I just really think that Knox was a fascinating designer and he worked across so many mediums. He came from a small island and had vision. His pieces fetch great deals of money nowadays so go and hunt and see what you can find!

 

I shall leave you with a few images of his works. Don't forget to check out the links below for the Knox society!

 

http://archibaldknoxsociety.com/ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J D Fergusson (1874-1961)

As part of their Scottish Colourist series The National Galleries of Modern Art, Edinburgh, have a J D Fergusson exhibition running until June 15th. As the artist spent a great deal of his later life in Glasgow (Clouston Street) I felt it appropriate to appreciate his work. I put together a little exhibition in Lyon and Turnbull's Glasgow office and Gallery on Bath Street. I borrowed fifteen works from private lenders and created a wonderful show for the month of February. I had examples of landscapes, female portraiture, conte drawings, sculpture and watercolour.

Here is a press cutting from the exhibition. It is myself pictured with 'Eastre, Hymm to the sun' (1924). This is probably one of J D Fergussons most iconic works. It's made of polished brass and was modelled in 1924. The actual casting didn't take place for a few years due to expense but since the original it has been recast in 1972 and 1991 and was used as a catalyst for fundraising for the Fergusson Gallery in Perth. 

One of the stars of the show was the small 6"x9" 'Pont Des Arts, 1910' Paris scene. These little J D Fergusson works are often much more desired than his later stylised female forms. These were painted early on in his career when he was living quite a bohemian lifestyle in the Paris cafe scene. He would sketch at the lunch table and then take a board outside and produce wonderful oil paintings 'en plein air'

Laterally J D Fergusson was best known for his stylised depiction of ladies, generally their head and shoulders, illustrated below in 'Blonde in the South'. His inspiration was  taken from his long periods of time spent in the South of France, predominantly Antibes. The face of the girl is quite simple and very flat on the canvas, her eyes have little definition but overall the image is very effective. As you move further down the female form she blends into the foliage around her and one is not too sure whether she is wearing a dress? 

I very much enjoyed curating this little exhibition and I hope the 250 that viewed it did too! I'm already working towards my next exhibition which will be 'Mackintosh and The Glasgow School'. If you haven't already been through to the Edinburgh J D Fergusson show it is well worth a trip!

http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/exhibitions/the-scottish-colourists-series-jd-fergusson

My painting and drawing class...

My friend Samantha and I have been taking some art classes. She has a degree in Art and Design, I haven't painted since high school! The first couple of weeks were hard getting back into it and trying to remember techniques and touches that I used to do no problem with acrylic paints! On the fifth Thursday I changed to oils... It was much more satisfying! Two hour sessions for two weeks let me produce this (unfinished) piece of work which I am actually quite proud of!

Unfortunately I am in London today so I couldn't make the class, but next week I will get this bad boy finished and onto the next work! If only for a short amount of time each week it helped me to relax and express another edge to my creative nature. I am thoroughly enjoying the class now and the tutor Robert Wilson is an astonishingly talented and accomplished contemporary artist himself. The picture below is my second attempt at a seascape...I think my style evolved as the classes went on.

The class is at House For An Art Lover in Bellahouston Park. It is a modern build built to the original drawings by Glaswegian renowned architect and interior designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Check their page out below. They run classes for a 12 week block from beginner to more advanced.

http://www.houseforanartlover.co.uk