The Comfort of Strangers, 2024 - Mark Houghton - Urban Glitter Exhibition - Stro

I, II, III, 2023 This is now a set of 3 - they are available individually too - please ask. Paint, ink, graphite on paper 75 x 57cm Series: Midnight Series Signed & dated verso All rights, the artist. Mark Houghton...

Apron Strings MARK HOUGHTON APRON STRINGS, 2023 Paint, ink, graphite on paper 75 x 57cm Series: Urban Glitter Signed & dated verso All rights, the artis...

Dance the Blues I & II MARK HOUGHTON DANCE THE BLUES I & II, 2023 Steel, flocking 70 58 35 cm 75 48 35 cm Stands as shown (if required) 90 x 34 x 37cm ...

Important and rare set of nine exquisite New Testament silk thread appliqué panels known as Broderies à fils collés. Each panel depicts a distinct biblical scene, rendered with remarkable precision and delicacy. Signed Marianna Elmo, Italy, Lecce, circa 1750. Italy Circa 1750, 1755 Frame H: 95 cms (37.5 ins) Frame W: 75 cms (30 ins) Panel Height : 26 cms (10.2 ins) Panel Width: 20 cms (7.9 ins) Centre Height: 24 cms (9.5 ins) Centre Width: 18 cms (7 ins) Divine Threads: A Set of Nine New Testament Appliqué Panels by Marianna Elmo Scenes from the New Testament The scenes include the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Holy Family (x2), The Holy Father and Jesus, Jesus taken to the temple, the raising of Lazarus from the dead, and the Resurrection. Each is rendered with remarkable precision and delicacy. Marianna Elmo Daughter of painter Serafino Elmo, an important artist in Lecce during the 18th century, Marianna was an embroiderer who used the technique of broderie à fils collés (glued thread embroidery). She created images and landscapes by gluing polychrome silk threads onto a cardboard support, covered with a layer of virgin wax. The faces and limbs of the figures are crafted from cut silk or satin shapes, further painted with tempera or watercolor to achieve lifelike detail. The panels contain many figures embroidered and painted with remarkable skill. Marianna translated the paintings of her father and of famous painters of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries into colored threads and is considered the leader of the school of Lecce embroiderers. Her fame reached Naples. Leonardo Quesi, Amato Quesi, Gaetano and Angelo Pati, and Irene Elmo, Marianna’s sister, belonged to this school. Marianna’s work is recognized for its technical brilliance and artistic sensitivity. Two dated works by her hand are known in museum collections: *The Flight into Egypt* (1752, Museum of San Martino, Naples) and a casket reliquary of St. Mary of Banzi (1754, Banzi, Province of Potenza). Additionally, the Pinacoteca Provinciale di Bari holds two signed pieces by the artist. The panels were often used in religious settings or as embellishments for sacred objects. The compositions are inspired by prints, a common practice among embroiderers of the period, and feature key moments from the New Testament, including scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary. Medium The images are created using the technique known as broderie à fils collés, where thin polychrome silk threads and metal threads are meticulously applied side by side onto a virgin beeswax-coated cardboard base. The faces and limbs of the figures are crafted from cut satin shapes, further painted with tempera or watercolor to achieve lifelike detail. The panels contain many figures embroidered and painted with remarkable skill. Dimensions – 8 panels: 26 x 20 cm each – Centre panel: 24 x 18 cm Provenance Acquired from Sotheby’s, London, in the 1960s by the owner’s father; reframed in Paris by Christian de Beaumont...

Kerry Armstrong is a self‑taught Melbourne-based Abstract Expressionist whose large, emotive canvases reflect deeply personal moments and subconscious ...

Dynamic all-over abstraction constructed using alternative painting methods. The paintings are constructed using art conservation techniques and alternative processes to laying down ...

Composition 0659, by Matière 28°, acrylic on plexiglas Matière 28° is the pseudonym of a Paris-based artist who was born in St. Petersburg and has lived in Europe for 30 years. Ade...

"Rosa", 2013; Posters, paint and aluminum lead on wood panel, Brendan Lynch, American, b. 1985, signed and titled verso