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Darnley Fine Art is pleased to announce an upcoming exhibition showcasing the works of several acclaimed female artists from the 17th Century to the 20th Century, featuring a selection of paintings and drawings, many of which have not been displayed publicly for decades.

This exhibition offers a unique opportunity to view paintings by some of the period’s most celebrated artists, including Annie Swynnerton, Dod Procter, Evelyn De Morgan, and Nina Hamnett. These artists have been prominently featured in major galleries such as the Royal Academy, The National Portrait Gallery, and the Venice Biennale. 

Exhibition highlights include the never seen before Portrait of Anthony Butts by Nina Hamnett, a recently discovered work by the acclaimed ‘Queen of Bohemia’ as well as the newly discovered Portrait of Mrs. Catherine Croft by Mary Beale. Additionally, a selection of works unseen for years including British painter Annie Swynnerton’s Self Portrait and Study of a Standing Female Nude by Evelyn De Morgan, one of the first women to enrol into the Slade School of Art. 

Darnley Fine Art has loaned a selection of Samuel Rabin artworks to Jack House Gallery as part of their exhibition celebrating the extraordinary life of the artist. The exhibition accompanies the publication of a new biography by the Art Historian Bill Crow and Darnley Fine Art’s paintings join other artworks and archival objects provided by the All Saints Library in Manchester University.

The exhibition runs from the 4th April to the 5th May 2024.

The team is proud to announce that Darnley Fine Art will once again be exhibiting at The Palm Beach Show in February 2024. We are excited for the opportunity to take some off our best artworks across to America and we look forward to seeing those of you who live on the other side of the pond.

For more information on the show, including the times, dates and location please click here.

In June our ‘Possible Portrait of Shakespeare’ featured in articles in both The Antiques Trade Gazette and Country Life Magazine. Created during the 16th century and believed to depict the famous playwright, this wonderful Elizabethan painting shows a middle-aged Shakespeare with an elaborate collar, small bear and a direct gaze.

For more information about the work and and the fascinating similarities that it holds to the Chandos portrait please click here.

Darnley Fine Art will be exhibiting at the Winter Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair. The Fair will run from Tuesday 24th to Sunday 29th January and you will find us on our new stand F9. If you require complimentary tickets for this event please contact us. 

It gives us great joy to confirm that we will be exhibiting at the Autumn Fair of the tri-annual Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair. A mecca for design and interiors lovers, as well as the international trade, the Autumn Fair is always a hubbub of activity. The Fair will run from Tuesday 4th October to Sunday 9th October. We look forward to seeing many of you there.

To celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Darnley Fine Art will be closed on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th of June. We will be open as normal from Monday 6th June onwards. We hope that you all have an enjoyable bank holiday with your friends and family.