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Exhibition Review
Monet and London: Views of the Thames Monet and the Impressionist Cityscape
01/2025 | 1462 | 167
Pages: 32-4
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Reviewer:
Thomson, Richard (Thomson, Richard)
Subjects
artists:
Monet, Claude / Jongkind, Johann Barthold / Meryon, Charles / Pissarro, Camille / Luce, Maximilien / Matisse, Henri
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Courtauld Institute of Art, London, Great Britain / Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany
places:
London / Paris
subjects:
French art / Cityscapes / Impressionism
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Monet and the Impressionist Cityscape Edited by Ralph Gleis and Josephine Hein. 120 pp. incl. 82 col. + b. & w. ills. (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and Hirmer, Munich, 2024), £29.95. ISBN 978–3774–4404–9. | :
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Monet and London: Views of the Thames Courtauld Gallery, London 27th September 2024–19th January 2025 | :
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Attributed works:
1. Waterloo bridge, effet de soleil (sunlight effect), by Claude Monet. 1903. Oil on canvas, 73.8 by 98.1 cm. (Milwaukee Art Museum; exh. Courtauld Gallery, London).
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2. Charing Cross Bridge, la Tamise (the Thames), by Claude Monet. 1903. Oil on canvas, 73.4 by 100.3 cm. (Musée des Beaux- Arts, Lyon; exh. Courtauld Gallery, London).
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3. Quai du Louvre, by Claude Monet. 1867. Oil on canvas, 65.1 by 92.6 cm. (Kunstmuseum Den Haag; exh. Nationalgalerie, Berlin).
Book Review
The Wider Goldsmiths’ Trade in Elizabethan and Stuart London
01/2025 | 1462 | 167
Pages: 69-71
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Reviewer:
Schroder, Timothy (Schroder, Timothy)
Subjects
places:
London
subjects:
Goldsmiths / Silversmiths / Jewellery
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Wider Goldsmiths’ Trade in Elizabethan and Stuart London By David M. Mitchell. 425 pp. incl. 280 col. + b. & w. ills. (Ad Ilissum, London, 2024), £80. ISBN 978–19–1540107–6. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
6. Silver-hilted smallsword, maker’s mark probably for George Scrivener. London, 1698–90; blade 1674. Steel, silver and wood, length 96.5 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Article
Eighteenth-century English silver for King João V of Portugal
08/2024 | 1457 | 166
Pages: 826–833
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Author:
Vale, Teresa Leonor M. (Vale, Teresa Leonor M.)
Subjects
artists:
Crespin, Paul / Lamerie, Paul de
dates:
1720-1729
patrons:
João V, King of Portugal (reg.1706–50)
places:
London / Lisbon
subjects:
Decorative arts / Silverwork / English / Silversmiths / Huguenot / Silver-gilt / Diplomacy / Patronage
Illustrations
Attributed works:
2. Portrait of Secretary of State Diogo Mendonça Corte Real, by Guillaume François Laurent Debrie. 1730. Engraving. (From Retratos de Cardeaes, Bispos, e Varoens Portuguezes Illustres em Nobreza, Armas, Letras, e Santidade Coordenados nos Mezes de Abril e Maio do Anno do Senhor, Lisbon 1791, fol.40A; Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, Secção de Iconografia, Lisbon).
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3. Portrait of King D. João V, by Pompeo Batoni. 18th century. Oil on canvas, 90 by 70 cm. (Palácio Nacional da Ajuda, Lisbon).
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4. Model of the sculptural group for the funerary monument of Manuel Pereira de Sampaio, by Filippo della Valle. c.1753. Terracotta and paint, height 56.5 cm. (Museu de Lisboa, Lisbon.)
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5. Centrepiece with Neptune, by Paul Crespin and Nicholas Sprimont. 1741–42. Embossed and chiselled gilded silver, 49 by 66 by 47 cm. (© 2024 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
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6. Wine cooler made for Louis Henri de Bourbon, by Gabriel Huquier after Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier. 1748. Engraving, 17.9 by 25.9 cm. (Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, New York).
Attributed works:
7. Basin, by Paul Crespin. 1722–23. Silver, height 14.7 cm., diameter 49.5 cm. (British Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
1. Paul Crespin. British. c.1726. Oil on canvas, 114 by 90 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Short Notice
Delaroche in England: a revised dating
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 493–495
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Author:
Duffy, Stephen (Duffy, Stephen)
Subjects
artists:
Delaroche, Paul / Lami, Eugène / Bellangé, Hippolyte / Ward, James I, 1769-1859 / Wyatt, Matthew Cotes / Géricault, Théodore
dates:
1800-1829
places:
London
subjects:
French art / Dating
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Page 14 of Visitors to the Armoury of Llewelyn Meyrick Esqr, 1820–30. (Hertford House Historic Collection, Wallace Collection, London).
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2. The fortunate escape of King William the Third, by William Giller after Abraham Cooper. 1829. Engraving, 39.9 by 31.3 cm. (British Museum, London).
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3. Studies of armour from the Meyrick Collection, by James Ward. 1824. Pencil and watercolour on paper, 17.8 by 26.7 cm. (Private collection).
Book Review
London’s South Bank: The History
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 431–432
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Reviewer:
Newman, Jon (Newman, Jon)
Subjects
places:
London
subjects:
Urban history / Urban management / Urban planning / Maps / Paintings / Prints
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8. Thames Arachnid, by John Bryce. 2009. Engraving, 25 by 25 cm. (© John Bryce). | :
Book Review
Modelling the Metropolis: The Architectural Model in Victorian London
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 101–102
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Reviewer:
Bergdoll, Barry (Bergdoll, Barry)
Subjects
places:
London
styles:
Victorian
subjects:
Architectural models / Architectural history
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Modelling the Metropolis: The Architectural Model in Victorian London By Matthew Wells. 188 pp. incl. 84 b. & w. ills. (gta Verlag, Zurich, 2023), €45. ISBN 978–3–85676–435–7. | :
Book Review
Nicholas Barbon: Developing London, 1667–1698
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 97–98
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Reviewer:
Stevenson, Christine (Stevenson, Christine)
Subjects
dates:
1650-1699
places:
London
subjects:
Barbon, Nicholas / Urban history / Architecture / Buildings / Topographical views
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Nicholas Barbon: Developing London, 1667–1698 By Frank Kelsall and Timothy Walker. 240 pp. incl. 96 col. + 15 b. & w. ills. (London Topographical Society, 2022), £27 (members), £35 (non-members). ISBN 978–0–902087–73–6. | :
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Attributed works:
4. The principal staircase of Gerard House, 34–35 Gerrard Street, London, by John Crowther. 1884. Watercolour on paper, 28 by 23 cm. (London Metropolitan Archives).
Exhibition Review
Grete Ring. Dealing in Modernism: From Cézanne and Renoir to Liebermann and Kokoschka
12/2023 | 1449 | 165
Pages: 1359–1361
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Reviewer:
Soika, Aya (Soika, Aya)
Subjects
art literature:
The Burlington Magazine
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Liebermann Villa, Wannsee, Germany
places:
Berlin / London
subjects:
Ring, Grete / Art historians / Art dealers / Modernism
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Grete Ring. Dealing in Modernism: From Cézanne and Renoir to Liebermann and Kokoschka Liebermann Villa am Wannsee, Berlin 30th September 2023– 22nd January 2024 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
28. Grete Ring with her poodle in British exile, c.1942. (Private collection; exh. Liebermann Villa am Wannsee, Berlin).
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29. Childhood portrait of Grete Ring, by Dora Hitz. c.1895. Oil on canvas, 103 by 113.5 cm. (Private collection; exh. Liebermann Villa am Wannsee, Berlin).
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30. Sower, by Leonhard Wacker (?), c.1928. Oil on canvas, 58.5 by 75 cm. (Private collection; exh. Liebermann Villa am Wannsee, Berlin).
Article
Edith Hoffmann’s early years in England, 1934–38
12/2023 | 1449 | 165
Pages: 1320–1329
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Author:
Yapou-Kromholz, Yonna (Yapou-Kromholz, Yonna)
Subjects
dates:
1930-1939
museums and institutions:
New Burlington Galleries (art gallery), London, Great Britain
places:
London
sources:
Archives
subjects:
Hoffmann, Edith (E. H.) / Art historians / The Burlington Magazine / German art / Expressionism / Austrian art / Read, Herbert (H. R.) / Exhibitions / art history publishing
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Edith Hoffmann, photograph by Franz Pfemfert, Photo Dorit, Paris. c.1937–38. (Edith Hoffmann family collection, Jerusalem).
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2. Elizabeth Senior. Photograph, c.1935. (Courtesy of Sally Senior Mellersh).
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3. Eliezer Yapou. Photograph, 1938. (Edith Hoffmann family collection, Jerusalem).
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4. Herbert Read, by Howard Coster. Photograph, 1934. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
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5. The Exhibition of 20th Century German Art, New Burlington Galleries, London, by Ewan Phillips. 1938. Gelatin silver print, 16.4 by 23.2 cm. (© The Estate of Ewan Phillips; Tate Archive; M03751).
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6. The Exhibition of 20th Century German Art, New Burlington Galleries, London, by Ewan Phillips. 1938. Gelatin silver print, 16.4 by 23.2 cm. (© The Estate of Ewan Phillips; Tate Archive; M03754).
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7 and 8. Details of Figs.5 and 6, showing Edith in the New Burlington Galleries.
Attributed works:
9. Edith Hoffmann and Eliezer Yapou in Paris. Photograph, 1935. (Edith Hoffmann family collection, Jerusalem).
Book Review
Public Sculpture of Kensington and Chelsea with Westminster South-West
10/2023 | 1447 | 165
Pages: 1159–1160
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Reviewer:
Compton, Ann (Compton, Ann)
Subjects
places:
London
subjects:
Public sculpture / Cemeteries / Churches / Commemorative monuments
subjects:
Buildings
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Public Sculpture of Kensington and Chelsea with Westminster South-West By Terry Cavanagh. 520 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Public Statues and Sculpture Association, Watford, 2023), £85. ISBN 978–1–83839–761–6. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
6. Relief panel from the series Labour and Technology, by Charles Henry Mabey Jr, from the former Derry & Toms department store, Kensington High Street, London. 1933. (Alamy Stock Photo).
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