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Resting Man is a Picasso pastiche by gallery artist, Jimmy Chang that echoes Picasso’s early cubist period with compositions such as Seated Nude Man, 1908. In Chang’s composition the deep internal reflexivity remains whereas the cubist structures have been largely softened towards angular lines that predate Tamara de Lempicka’s art deco inspired figures that emerged some twenty years later. Chang’s composition carries inner strength while escaping any attempt to establish coherent figur...
October 9, 2025SOLD!
Sold from The Grand Tour exhibition, Brutta Matta's Parisienne Promenade du Dimanche. Brutta Matta started painting instinctively , resulting in a unique and vibrant style. The artist unveils his world where light and colour intertwine to capture the emotion of the moment. Inspired by the great masters and influenced by Impressionism, he translates nature into an explosion of sensations, where each canvas becomes an immersion in a felt landscape....
October 4, 2025SOLD!
Gilian Hamilton's graphite composition, Solitude, captures a sense check for the world to ponder. Her work is recongized globally.Gilian Hamilton is certainly a very talented draughtsman; this is especially evident in her graphite drawings that are stunning in their texture and depth with more than a resemblance to Caravaggio’s early drawings. Her pastel still lifes too are beautifully drawn, similar to those of Hockney and her figure studies are particularly strong and visually very appealin...
October 1, 2025SOLD!
Watercolourist and gallery artist, Chris Greenslade's wonderful serene redition of Avignon, admired by many and now sold....
September 27, 2025SOLD!
Sold from The Grand Tour exhibition to a Dunedin collector, a blustery painting entitled , A Fresh Northerly by artist James Webb. He was born in London in 1825 into an artistic family. James’ father was Archibald Webb (1792-1883), marine and coastal painter. Webb exhibited at the Royal Academy, Society of British Artists and elsewhere from 1846 to 1866. Inspired by the romantic styles of Constable and Turner, he used pale colours to bring a soft atmosphere to his marine landscapes. Galle...
September 10, 2025SOLD!
New artist to the Welcome Swallow Gallery, Jimmy Chang presents an evocative figurative composition entitled, Yellow Window, a pastiche on Rembrandt's 1630 painting, A Man in a Room. Like Rembrandt, Chang uses shards of light to accent the figurative study. Now sold from the Winter Collection 2025....
September 4, 2025SOLD!
Sold from The Grand Tour exhibition, Venetian Canal with Gondola, is a vivid view of Venezia by artist Raimondo Roberti. He was born on May 31, 1947, in post-World War II Naples, Italy. Some members of his family, who were high ranking military officers of the Royal Fleet, strongly influenced Roberti and his lifelong attraction to all things pertaining to the sea. His family’s isolated villa was very near the grounds of Ciacinto Gigante, who was one of the foremost exponents o...
August 30, 2025SOLD!
Sold from The Grand Tour exhibition is a beautiful pastel entitled, Sunset, Venice from artist C,H. Pellettier.Charles Pellettier was born in Britian of French descent and lived most of his life after the second World War living and working in Europe, where he became a full-time artist. His work initially focused on the French seaside specifically in the region of Etretat. He also travelled frequently to Istanbul where the vibrant city streets inspired a great number of artworks. It is his ...
August 30, 2025SOLD!
Sold from The Grand Tour that has apparently stopped in Paris to witness the selling of Brutta Matta’s composition, Pont du Carrousel, Paris.Brutta Matta is a self-taught outdoor painter who is known for his spontaneous painting style with shimmering colours. He started painting instinctively, resulting in a unique and vibrant style. The artist unveils his world where light and colour intertwine to capture the emotion of the moment. Inspired by the great masters and influenced by Impressi...
August 30, 2025SOLD!
Women Fishing, a serene ink and charcoal composition from gallery artist Michele Rumney, has been extracted from ther Winter Collection 2025 and now on its way to a new home. A great catch. ...
August 29, 2025SOLD!
The Parisienne Flower Seller from The Grand Tour exhibition by French artist Georges Tournon, has been sold. Georges Tournon was the eldest son of the painter, publicist and illustrator Raymond Tournon and the portrait painter Éléonore Marche.Georges joined the School of Fine Arts in Paris but remained only a short time. He became a theatre decorator in 1918 and lost his father the following year to the Spanish flu in Villefranche-sur-Mer. In the Montparnasse distric...
August 23, 2025SOLD!
Sold from The Grand Tour exhibition, the equisite watercolour, The Village Pond, Northamptonshire by Sir Alfred East who was born in Kettering and studied at the Glasgow School of Art. His romantic landscapes show the influence of the Barbizon school. He published, The Art of Landscape Painting in Oil Colour in 1906. In April 1888 he shared an exhibition at the galleries of the Fine Art Society with T. C. Gotch and W. Ayerst Ingram, and was commissioned the followin...
August 17, 2025SOLD!
Sold from The Grand Tour exhibition, Rouen Cathedral by Thomas Cane who was born Brighton, England in 1830. He trained as an architect under Gilbert Scott. On arriving in Christchurch in 1874 he was given the position of Canterbury Provincial Architect which he held until the abolition of Provinces in 1876. Cane made his name as a leading Christchurch architect. Among buildings he designed were Corfe House at Christ’s College and Christchurch Girls’ High School...
August 17, 2025SOLD!
Sold from The Grand Tour exhibition is a beautiful watercolour by Giovanni Bonazzon who attended Art School in Venice and then continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he began his artistic career. He received the teachings of some of the great names in Italian contemporary art. In 1974 he qualified summa cum laude and is now professor of drawing and painting.After a period of technical experimentation, his artistic research centres particularl...
August 17, 2025SOLD!
Sold from the Winter Collection 2025, a very traditional New Zealand activity entitled Hard Yakka - Shearing Season, a watercolour composition from the skilled brush of Rebecca Dowman-Ngapo...
August 16, 2025SOLD!
Sold from The Grand Tour exhibition, is Letitia Hines beautiful watercolour entitled Early Blossom in Town. Letitia's family background is important when assessing her art contribution. She was the niece of well-known artist Fredrick Hines (1851-1930). who inherited the family talent for art and painted from an early age. Her works were exhibited in local galleries and art societies in the early 20th century. However, like many female artists it appears that she gave up her art to raise a f...
August 16, 2025SOLD!
Apposite with issues of the day, Gilian Hamilton's graphite composition, Sorrow, captures a sense check for the world to ponder. Her work is recongized globally.Gilian Hamilton is certainly a very talented draughtsman; this is especially evident in her graphite drawings that are stunning in their texture and depth with more than a resemblance to Caravaggio’s early drawings. Her pastel still lifes too are beautifully drawn, similar to those of Hockney and her figure studies are particular...
August 16, 2025SOLD!
Sold from The Grand Tour exhibition, Charles Horwood's, oil on Board, A Day at the Beach. Born in Cornwall in 1907, Charles Horwood moved to London after leaving school in1923 to further his art education and establish himself in the UK art market. He exhibited widely, including at the Royal Academy. Horwood’s impressionistic style was perfect for depicting the Cornish coastline that here turned to frequently. His paintings often featured low horizons with dramatic, overcast skies and dis...
August 16, 2025SOLD!
Sold from the Winter Collection 2024, is Bernadette Parson's fine impressionist watercolour, The Dart River. Much admired by many, now on it's way to join the collection of an Auckland buyer....
August 15, 2025SOLD!
Elena Brambilla's exquisite botanical art work continues to draw interest and purchases from her gallery portfolio. Pohutukawa is her latest watercolour beauty to take root elsewwhere....
August 7, 2025SOLD!
Rain on the Hakarimatas is a beautiful en plein acrylic painting from the Winter Collection 2025, by gallery artist Rosanne Croucher. Now sold to a buyer new to the gallery....
August 1, 2025SOLD!
From the Out of Italy exhibition, gallery artist, Sandra Turner-Barlow has sold three more Italian scenes; Due Cupole, Via Italia and Bedogno. These beautiful watercolour compositions are taken from the areas around Bologna and Firenze. ...
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July 20, 2025SOLD!
The geometric expressive landscapes carved out by gallery artist, Gaen, continue to attract interested art buyers. The popular Hawkdun Ranges are the current fascination, as underlined by the sale of "Baroness" to a local collector. ...
July 18, 2025SOLD!
Bound for an NZ corporate HQ, this expressive composition, entitled Retro Chill, by gallery artist, Gaen was snapped up after being on display in the gallery for a little less than 3 hours. Gaen's geometric landscapes continue to attract interested buyers....
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