The Fine Art Society is an art dealership with two premises, one in New Bond Street, London (held since 1876, given a new entrance in 1881 by Edward William Godwin, and fully refurbished in 2004-05, with a New Gallery created for contemporary work) and the other in Edinburgh (Bourne Fine Art, established 1978). Bond Street is a major shopping street in London which runs through Mayfair from Piccadilly in the south to Oxford Street in the north London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Edward William Godwin ( Bristol, May 26, 1833 – October 6, 1886) was a progressive English architect-designer who began Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. It was formed in 1876. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Its speciality is British art and design from 1600 to the present (with the Edinburgh premises specialising in Scottish art of this period).
Historically, the Society is best known as a pioneer in the idea of the one-man exhibition, most famously that of Whistler's Venetian etchings in 1883. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Living exhibitors at the London premises include John Singer Sargent, Frank Brangwyn, Walter Sickert, Lamorna Birch, Walter Crane, George Washington Lambert, Joseph Southall, Arthur Wardle, Norman Wilkinson, George Spencer Watson, Violet Lindsay and Richard Caton Woodville. John Singer Sargent (January 12 1856 &ndash April 14 1925 was the most successful portrait painter of his era During his career he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than Sir Frank William Brangwyn RA RWS PRBA HRSA ( May 13, 1867 - June 11, 1956) was a Welsh artist painter Walter Richard Sickert ( May 31, 1860 in Munich, Germany &ndash January 22, 1942 in Bath, England Samuel John "Lamorna" Birch, RA RWS (1869 - 1955 was an artist in oils and watercolours Walter Crane (15 August 1845 &ndash 14 March 1915 was an English artist and book illustrator George Washington Thomas Lambert ARA ( 13 September 1873 &ndash 28 May 1930) was an Australian artist known principally Joseph Edward Southall RWS NEAC RBSA ( August 23 1861 – November 6 1944) was an English painter Arthur Wardle (1864 - 1949 was an English painter. Born in London, aged just sixteen Wardle had a piece displayed at the Royal Academy. Norman Wilkinson CBE (1878 Cambridge - May 31, 1971) was a British artist in oil watercolour and drypoint usually of marine subjects George Spencer Watson ( 8 March 1869 - 11 April 1934) was an English Portrait Artist of the late romantic school See Margaret Lindsay (1726 - 1782 for the wife of Allan Ramsay, and Margaret Lindsay for the film actress also of this name Richard Caton Woodville (The Second ( b. January 7 1856, London, England; d Memorial exhibitions include one to Lady Alma Tadema in 1910. Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema ( Née Epps; 1852 &ndash 15 August 1909 in Hindhead) was from 1871 the second wife of the painter Lawrence Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting
The Society also puts on shows and fairs in New York, Dubai, Maastricht, Hong Kong and London. Its chairmen have included Angus Grossart The Fine Art Society will be exhibiting a one man show of the Leeds artist Raymond Booth at the Northern Art Show in Harrogate Easter 2008
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www. Sir Angus McFarlane McLeod Grossart Kt CBE (born 6 April 1937) is a Scottish businessman northernartshow. com
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