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The Death in Venice Portfolio

By Richard Turkington | 21/08/2026 | Comments Off on The Death in Venice Portfolio

John Piper’s Masterpiece  John Piper (1903-1992) straddled the worlds of art and music and had a particularly strong connection with Benjamin Britten. Piper designed sets and costumes for most of Britten’s first productions, including Death in Venice in 1973.The commission had particular resonance for Piper. Unwilling to fly, his travels were limited to Europe including Italy,…

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Our Next Art Fair – it’s Chelsea in March!

By Richard Turkington | 27/01/2026

This year’s London fair for Fifties Art   We are delighted to be taking part in this year’s Cotswold Art and Antique Dealers’ Association Fair  at Chelsea’s Old Town Hall. Our Art & Antiques Fair | CADA We will be offering a wide range of works by John Piper including originals, limited edition prints and…

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John Piper in the Countryside

By Richard Turkington | 06/05/2025

Opening on Saturday 31st May 2025 until 22nd June (see below) This fabulous exhibition will be displayed in a medieval timbered barn and the extensive gardens will be open for the first time under the National Gardens Scheme, the Estate also offers accommodation and ‘Sow’ has just opened down the road, an innovative ‘farm-to-fork’ restaurant…

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The Art of Edwin La Dell

By Richard Turkington | 02/03/2025

  The exhibition catalogue is available here:  https://www.canva.com/design/DAGiuBSe8c0/WWBrl4qTLVPdAPOD3XcI9Q/view Edwin La Dell (1914-1970) was one of the most influential printmakers of the early post-war period, promoting printmaking as an affordable art form in a time of austerity and producing lithographs for the ‘Pictures for Schools’, Lyons Teashops and Guinness series. He progressed from working in a…

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