The Redfern Gallery is an exhibition space in the
West End of London
The West End of London (commonly referred to as the West End) is a district of Central London, west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, in which many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buil ...
specialising in
contemporary British art. It was founded by
Arthur Knyvett-Lee and
Anthony Maxtone Graham in 1923 as an
artists' cooperative on the top floor of Redfern House, 27
Old Bond Street, and in 1936 moved to nearby 20
Cork Street.
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The Redfern Gallery. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
Early exhibitions
In 1924 it showed the student work of
Henry Moore
Henry Spencer Moore (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract art, abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. As well as sculpture, Mo ...
and
Barbara Hepworth
Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth (10 January 1903 – 20 May 1975) was an English artist and sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. Along with artists such as Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo, Hepworth was a lea ...
, and in 1929, the first exhibition of British
linocuts featuring work by
Cyril Edward Power
Cyril Edward Power (17 December 1872 – 25 May 1951) was an English artist best known for his linocut prints, long-standing artistic partnership with artist Sybil Andrews and for co-founding the Grosvenor School of Modern Art in London in 1925. ...
,
Sybil Andrews, and
Claude Flight.
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Recent exhibitions
In early 2014, the gallery held a retrospective of British pop art artist Brian Rice. In 2015–2016 it showed work by Sarah Armstrong-Jones.
References
Further reading
*''The Redfern Gallery - Artists and Friends: Photographs by Karin Székessy''. Mark Glazebrook & Karin Székessy, The Redfern Gallery, London, 2006.
1923 establishments in the United Kingdom
Art galleries established in 1923
Contemporary art galleries in London
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