The Redfern Gallery

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Redfern Gallery
Formation1923
Type Art gallery
Location
Coordinates 51°30′36″N0°08′28″W / 51.51013°N 0.14117°W / 51.51013; -0.14117
Founded by
Arthur Knyvett-Lee
Anthony Maxtone Graham
Website redfern-gallery.com

The Redfern Gallery is an exhibition space in the West End of London specialising in contemporary British art. It was founded by Arthur Knyvett-Lee and Anthony Maxtone Graham in 1923 as an artists' cooperative on the top floor of Redfern House, 27 Old Bond Street, and in 1936 moved to nearby 20 Cork Street. [1] [ better source needed ] [2]

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Exhibitions

In 1924 it showed the student work of Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, and in 1929, the first exhibition of British linocuts featuring work by Cyril Edward Power, Sybil Andrews, and Claude Flight. [1] It showed many artists associated with Roger Fry's Omega Workshops, the later The London Group and members of the Bloomsbury School. [3]

In 1963, The Redfern was the first gallery to show the work of Patrick Procktor. Sixteen more solo exhibitions of Proctor's works were to follow until 2017. [4]

Recent exhibitions

In early 2014, the gallery held a retrospective of British pop art artist Brian Rice. [5] In 2015–2016 it showed work by Sarah Armstrong-Jones. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 About Us. Archived 21 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Redfern Gallery. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. "Spring Growth". FAD Magazine. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. Chanin, Eileen; Miller, Steven (2015). Awakening: Four lives in art. Mile End, South Australia: Wakefield Press. pp. 88–127, 169. ISBN   978-1-74305-365-2. OCLC   902750805.
  4. Ian Massey (2017): Patrick Procktor (1936-2003) Works on paper (exhibition catalogue), page 58. The Redfern Gallery, London. ISBN   978-0-948460-67-8.
  5. "Pass Notes: Brian Rice". The Redfern Gallery. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Sarah Armstrong-Jones: Recent Paintings and Drawings". The Redfern Gallery. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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