Henry shall be taking a selection of paintings, works on paper and photography to the Battersea Decorative Fair from 25-30 January 2022. The fair is held at Evolution London, Battersea Park, London SW11 4NJ.
Henry will be exhibiting on Stand A30. Online booking is required and can be done via the link below.
Below is a sample of the collection of works that Henry will have with him at the fair. Do not hesitate to get in contact, should you have any queries about any of the works in his collection.
Walter Stuempfig, (American 1914-1970), Bathers at Cape May, c.1943, oil on canvas, signed (lower right), 81cm x 89cm (100cm x 110cm framed), £9,500
One of Philadelphia’s most highly regarded painters of the mid-twentieth century, Stuempfig maintained a resolutely realistic style firmly based in the academic tradition. Purchasers from his first solo show in New York in 1943 included the Whitney Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. The painting in MOMA’s collection is titled ‘Cape May’, painted in 1943.
Brian Stonehouse, M.B.E., (British 1918-1998), Striped Shirt and Cap, c.1970s, charcoal, watercolour, gouache and ink on pink paper, 62cm x 48cm (83cm x 66cm framed), (Provenance: the Artist’s estate), £1,750
Following a career in Special Operations during the war, Stonehouse went to the US and continued his career as a fashion artist painting for magazines like Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Elizabeth Arden. He was also an accomplished portraitist.
There will be a selection of works by Stonehouse at the fair.
Francis West, (British 1936-2015), Ennui, 2009, charcoal on paper, 69cm x 98cm (79cm x 107cm framed). £5,000
Difficult to categorise in any particular style or movement, his work is steeped in the knowledge of the great traditions of figurative art. An extraordinary draftsmen, his work exudes an inimitable style of its own, full of wondrous people, mythical creatures and performing animals.
French School, Academic Study, 1857, pencil on paper, dated (lower right), 55cm x 44cm (76cm x 64cm framed). £3,000
Drawings and paintings of the nude, called "académies", were central to academic art training in France from the 16th century onwards. Only after acquiring enough skill were artists permitted to draw a posed live model.
Grigori Minski, (Ukrainian 1912-2011), Naval Cadet, c.1960s, oil on board, signed (lower right), 33cm x 43cm (42cm x 52cm framed), £1,250
A hugely successful Soviet/Ukrainian artist, who was awarded a solo exhibition of his work in the National Museum of Ukraine, Kiev in 1998.