Henry shall be taking a selection of paintings, works on paper and photography to the Battersea Decorative Fair from 3-8 October 2023. The fair is held at Evolution London, Battersea Park, London SW11 4NJ.
Henry will be exhibiting on Stand A26. Free tickets are available to attend the fair from 4-8 October 2023. (We do not have tickets for the Opening Day.) Please show the ticket below on your phone, or print off, to receive free entry to the fair.
Below is a small 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.
Michael Leonard, (British 1933-2023), Alan, Bella, Brick and Slate, 1973, acrylic on Masonite board, signed and dated (lower middle), 70cm x 70cm (91cm x 91cm framed), price on request
Michael Leonard died in July this year. He leaves a body of outstanding work, which will be remembered for years to come. During his career, Michael produced a number of works, in which individuals are portrayed with their pets. Some were friends and some were commissions; the most famous of these being HM Queen Elizabeth II with her Corgi Spark in the NPG collection London. This work depicts Alan and his dog, Bella, on Michael’s balcony in his home in West London. The painting features in the book by Patrick Bade, Michael Leonard, Painter and Illustrator, 2021 (Peter Owen Publishers), at p.89.
Ian Rank-Broadley, (British b.1952), Helios, God of the Sun, 2021, bronze, numbered 4/10, 75cm x 15cm x 29cm (incl base), £7,500
Ian Rank-Broadley is one of the foremost sculptors working today. His effigy of the late Queen Elizabeth II appears on all UK and Commonwealth coinage from 1998. He has numerous other public works, including at the Armed Forces Memorial. Most recently, he created from life portraits of King Charles and the Queen Consort.
Herbert Arnould Olivier, (British 1861-1952), Academic Study, c.1882, charcoal on paper, 71cm x 51cm, (83cm x 61cm framed), £2,500
Olivier studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1881, where this extraordinary display of drafting took place. Olivier exhibited extensively, including the Royal Academy starting in 1883, and the Paris Salon. He exhibited at the Fine Art Society in the 1880s and at the Grafton Galleries in 1908. An official war artist in the Great War, his work is included in the collection of the Imperial War Museum. It is also contained in many regional art galleries.
Roland Caillaux, (French 1905-1977), The Invitation, 1943, pencil on paper, signed with a ‘spider’s web’ (lower left), 31.5cm x 24cm, (47cm x 38cm framed), £5,500
Caillaux was a French actor and artist. He is known for acting in several French films in the 1920s and 1930s, and for producing and publishing homoerotic illustrations in the mid 20th century. He is best known for illustrating ‘20 lithographs for a Book I Read’ by Jean Genet, which included explicit sexual activity. The book was published in April 1945. The very few erotic drawings he produced circulated covertly and were sold, between 1940 and 1960, to his circle of friends, mainly artists and writers; Jean Cocteau, Jean Genet, Christian Bérard, Jean Marais, Raymond Voinquel, amongst others.
Herbert List, (German 1903-1975), Under the Temple of Poseidon/ Sounion, 1937, silver print (estate print), stamped (verso), 34.5cm, x 27.5cm (image size), (47cm x 40cm framed), £4,000
List was a German photographer, who worked for magazines, including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Life, and was associated with Magnum Photos. His austere, classically posed black-and-white compositions, particularly his homoerotic male nudes, taken in Italy and Greece being influential in modern photography and contemporary fashion photography. He was a titan of early 20th century photography, and his work remains highly collectible to this day. This work appears in Herbert List, Junge Manner, 1989, (Twinpalms Publishers), plate 3.