Wednesday, 19 October 2011

duh just realised something.

It occurred to me that the Matthew Smith mention in the independent article may have been Sir Matthew Smith the artist, who was known by the Garman's. This now seems quite obvious, i was however so intent on finding the article from the Sunday Times that I didn't think much about who could have written the other two articles and just presumed that they were writers. "I can only say that I look at them with wonder, admiration and even astonishment. Surely this is an event unequalled in British painting since Van Gogh." (from the forward of the Redfern Gallery catalogue) . Plus a slap on the wrist for me as it seems that Wyndham Lewis had nothing but praise for Theo's work. My pre unfounded opinion was due to other article I have read regarding other artists,writers and poets. so Wyndham Lewis I apologise. The article I have found however is not from the listener its self but from, 

'Ten bob's worth of beauty?' Theodore Garman (1924-54) and his place in mid-20th-

century British art.http://www.thefreelibrary.com



I am unable to confirm the reliability of this site so I'm still going to try and locate the actual article.

I am not having much luck in finding out whether the information i have found is legit so i have emailed the London art society as they did an exhibition in 1989 about Epstein and Theo.

Father and son:

Jacob Epstein, sculptor, 1880-1959 : Theo Garman, painter, 1924-1954 : [exhibition] The Fine Art Society, London, 2nd-27th October 1989

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