3/7/2014
London Art Week
Different venues, London
The platform that unites Master Drawings and Sculpture Week and Master Paintings Week brings together some fifty specialist dealers across the fine art disciplines and three major London auction houses. During LAW special exhibitions and other events will be staged by all the participants.
London Art Week (LAW), launched last year, is the platform that unites Master Drawings and Sculpture Week and Master Paintings Week. This collaboration, which proved so successful in 2013 resulting in major sales, brings together some fifty specialist dealers across the fine art disciplines and three major London auction houses. London Art Week illustrates the extraordinary range and quality of fine art from the 15th to 20th centuries available on the market and strongly underlines the unrivalled connoisseurship and expertise to be found in the city. During LAW special exhibitions and other events will be staged by all the participants. The 2014 event will be held from 4 to 11 July, a date that should be in the diaries of collectors, curators and enthusiasts from all over the world.
Master Drawings and Sculpture Week (MDSW) welcomes four newcomers, swelling their numbers to twenty-six: Ariadne Galleries, focusing on Greek and Roman sculpture, pottery, ceremonial and luxury goods, as well as early Christian artifacts and liturgical objects; Galerie Sismann, specialising in European sculpture; Martyn Gregory, a leading dealer in ‘China Trade’ pictures; and Richard Nathanson, who will present drawings by Amedeo Modigliani. These four join Didier Aaron Ltd, Jean-Luc Baroni Ltd, Katrin Bellinger at Colnaghi, C.G. Boerner LLC, Antichità Alberto Di Castro srl, Day & Faber, Sam Fogg, Florian Härb, Hill-Stone Inc., Daniel Katz Gallery, August Laube, Lowell Libson Ltd, James Mackinnon, José de La Mano Galería de Arte, Mullany Haute Epoque Fine Art, Stephen Ongpin Fine Art, Benjamin Proust Fine Art Ltd, Crispian Riley-Smith Fine Arts Ltd, Stoppenbach & Delestre Ltd, Tomasso Brothers Fine Art, Trinity Fine Art Ltd, Carlo Orsi and Walter Padovani and Rupert Wace Ancient Art.
Master Paintings Week 2014 (MPW), supported by The Crown Estate, welcomes newcomer Aktis Gallery, which specialises in Modern European art with a focus on Russian émigré art of the 20th century, whilst Brun Fine Art, originally from Milan and offering paintings from the 15th to 20th centuries, and William Thuillier, a dealer in Old Master paintings, return after a break. These three join Charles Beddington Ltd, BNB Art Consulting, Bonhams, Cesare Lampronti Gallery, Christie’s, Coll & Cortés Fine Arts, Colnaghi, Ben Elwes Fine Art, Deborah Gage (Works of Art) Ltd, Richard Green, Johnny Van Haeften Ltd, Fergus Hall Master Paintings, Theo Johns Fine Art, John Mitchell Fine Paintings, Moretti Fine Art, Philip Mould & Company, Piacenti Art Gallery Ltd, Stair Sainty Gallery and Robilant + Voena, Sotheby’s, Sphinx Fine Art, Rafael Valls Ltd and The Weiss Gallery.
The Crown Estate is delighted to be renewing its support for Master Paintings Week in 2014. The twenty-two leading dealers and three international auction houses are all situated a short walk from one another in the heart of London’s Mayfair and St James’s, the latter forming a core part of The Crown Estate’s holdings. James Cooksey, Head of St James’s Portfolio, said: “The Crown Estate is delighted to support for the second time this important event in London’s art calendar which makes such an important contribution to the art community in St James’s and helps to promote the area’s unique culture and heritage”. Johnny Van Haeften, one of the co-founders of MPW, commented: “We are delighted that The Crown Estate has renewed its support of MPW, recognising its value in maintaining the cultural traditions and expertise to be found in London, and particularly in St James’s”.
www.londonartweek.co.uk
www.masterdrawingsandsculptureweek.co.uk
www.masterpaintingsweek.co.uk
The free pocket-sized Master Paintings Week Directory can be ordered via the website www.masterpaintingsweek.co.uk. Free iPhone and iPad apps are available with an interactive map and GPS showing all the participating galleries and auction houses. Both the apps and the website are synchronised via DigitisedArt so that information is continually updated.
The Crown Estate
St James’s is part of The Crown Estate’s core West End holdings. Its portfolio comprises nearly 50% of the buildings in St James’s; some 4 million ft2 of retail, office and residential space with a value of over £1 billion. The Crown Estate is committed to a ten-year programme to invest £500 million into its holdings. Its approach is guided by a clear strategy, which aims to enhance and refine St James’s, sensitively, carefully and for the long term. Investment will improve the cohesion of the holdings but also protect St James’s future as a distinct niche in the West End office market, and a world-renowned destination for shops and restaurants. The Crown Estate will also build on the area’s residential character and improve the public realm by redressing the balance between pedestrians and motorists. Some of its most exciting schemes are taking shape here. Major redevelopment projects, such as St James’s Gateway, which was completed last year, will deliver a modern 21st century business space and enhance and respond to the character of the area, reflecting The Crown Estate’s commitment to architectural excellence.
St James’s is home to some of London’s most celebrated heritage but there is much more to it than this. It is a living and evolving part of London. More than its architecture or heritage, this thriving culture and community are at the heart of the area’s success and The Crown Estate’s approach to investing in St James’s future.
For further information and images, please contact:
Sue Bond Public Relations
Tel. +44 (0)1359 271085, info@suebond.co.uk, www.suebond.co.uk
OPENING HOURS
Galleries: Monday to Friday 10 am to 6 pm;
Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday 12 noon to 5 pm
Auction houses: Monday to Friday 9 am to 4.30 pm; Saturday and Sunday 12 noon to 5 pm
AUCTION DATES
Tuesday 8 July: Christie’s (King Street): Old Master & British Painting, 6.30pm
Wednesday 9 July: Christie’s (King Street): Old Master & British Painting, 10.30am
Sotheby’s: Old Master & British Drawings, 10.30pm
Bonhams (New Bond Street): Old Master Paintings & Drawings, 2pm
Sotheby’s: Old Master & British Paintings, Evening Sale, 7pm
Thursday 10 July: Christie’s (King Street): Old Master & British Painting, 10.30am
Christie’s (King Street): Old Master Drawings, 2 pm
Sotheby’s: Old Master & British Paintings, Day Sale, 10.30am
Friday 11 July: Christie’s (South Kensington): Old Master Pictures Sale, 10.30am