Drawings
Among exhibitions of drawings, dealers James Mackinnon, Guy Peppiatt Fine Art and Karen Taylor Fine Art will show an exceptional range of works. Mackinnon will have European drawings from Henry Fuseli in the 18th century to Henry Moore in the 20th, while Peppiatt’s British drawings and watercolours include Landseer Drawings from the Collection of the artist F.R. Lee R.A. (1798-1879). Karen Taylor has works by Gainsborough, Rowlandson and Lear, many of which reflect the influence of European art and travel on British artists.

German Artists
German artists come under the spotlight at several galleries. Stephen Ongpin Fine Art presents ‘A World Caught with the Eye and Held by the Pencil’: Drawings by Adolph Menzel, an important exhibition featuring one of the greatest draughtsmen of the 19th century, Adolph Menzel (Breslau 1815-1905 Berlin), and the first solo show in the UK for Menzel since 1984 at The Fitzwilliam Museum. Andrew Clayton-Payne is devoting an exhibition to a re-discovered group of drawings by Johan Zoffany (Frankfurt 1733-1810 London), one of the founders of the RA. Originally from Germany, Zoffany became one of the most original and celebrated artists of the Enlightenment, and worked in both England and India at the end of the 18th century. Hitherto, there were only around 30 known drawings by the artist, the majority being in museums. This exhibition will double that number, and give a fascinating insight in to the artist’s working methods and his close relationship with his patron in Lucknow, Claude Martin (1735-1800), an interesting figure in 18th century colonial India.

Landscapes & Portraits
Fashion is the focus in Silk and Finery: Dress in Art 1700-1900 at Didier Aaron, while The Weiss Gallery is exhibiting their favourite Elizabethan portraits and hosting a celebration of Sir Roy Strong’s latest publication “The Elizabethan Image”. Benappi Fine Art will show important Italian paintings and sculpture of the 15th to 19th centuries, a highlight of which is Lorenzo Batolini’s Ideal Portrait of Beatrice, a portrait of Juliette Récamier as Dante’s Beatrice from circa 1823.

Other fine portraits include Philip Stanhope by Batoni at Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd., and of the barrister Samuel Rose, who famously and successfully defended poet William Blake against the charge of high treason in January 1804, at Bagshawe Fine Art. Charles Beddington will be featuring two major, recently-rediscovered works by Bellotto at their summer exhibition, Canaletto, Bellotto and their Circle. Martyn Gregory is publishing the gallery’s 99th catalogue, on 18th and 19th century paintings and drawings by Western and South East Asian artists, including early views of Indonesia, the Phil- ippines, Vietnam, Burma, and Thailand. Baroque Sculptures and Paintings will be on view at Callisto Fine Arts. At John Mitchell Fine Paintings, landscapes by 19th century Swiss, German and Norwegian painters are the subject of From Fjord to Forest, depicting fjords and lakes, forests and woodland, glaciers and valleys. The exhibition will include plein air oil studies and formal studio paintings; several will be sold to benefit the Asbjorn Lunde Foundation in New York.

Modern Masters
Exhibitions with modern masterworks include Expressive Souls at Daniel Katz Gallery, which encompasses an Algardi bronze of Saint Michael vanquishing Lucifer (17th century), a late 19th century oil of The Lovers by Gaston La Touche, and a 20th century abstract watercolour by Cuthbert Hamilton. The highlight at Galleria del Laocoonte & Galleria W. Apolloni is a collection of works by Leoncillo Leonardi (1915-1968), renowned for his large abstract works in ceramics and glazed terracotta. This exhibition aims to revive interest in his early works, beginning in the 1930s with figurative ceramic sculptures. New York gallery Ambrose Naumann Fine Art will show Lines of Time focusing on 20th century art while Olivier Malingue’s exhibition ponders Abstract or Not.

EVENTS
There will be a variety of talks including discussions between dealers and museum curators, with a range of themes, such as The Grand Tour (at Colnaghi), The Renaissance Casket from Newbattle Abbey (at Trinity Fine Art), Last Supper in Pompeii (with the curator of the Ashmolean), Lumière Mystérieuse: Soane and the Architecture of Light (with the curator of the Sir John Soane Museum). Other museums participating will be the National Gallery, the Wallace Collection, and The Fitzwilliam Museum. There will be book launches, tours focusing on jewellery and fashion and dealers’ podium discussions. All three auction houses will have special events and contemporary artists Rob and Nick Carter will host a breakfast and private view. Details will be published and updated regularly at www.londonartweek.co.uk.

Catalogue Summer 2019