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JOHN SPINK FINE ENGLISH WATERCOLOURS
John Spink , based in London, has long been known for dealing in the highest quality watercolours by artists of note from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; specialising in artists from the Royal Society of Watercolours. He has over forty years of experience, having started dealing in the early 1970’s with his father, Marshall Spink, a renowned art expert and old master expert. He concentrates on pictures of great quality and condition, following in the tradition of the Spink family. The Family business dates from the middle of the seventeenth century when another John Spink created one of the oldest surviving antique businesses.
Coming Shows for the Diary MARCH EXHIBITION 'Britain through the Eyes of the Watercolourist' This exhibition will attempt to demonstrate how the British landscape and the way we live our lives has dramatically changed over the last 150 years using watercolours as the historical record. The Exhibition will be held at the B.A.D.A. Fair in March 2011 23rd -29th March 2011 - Stand B32 Complementary Tickets and details on request. please send S.A.E. to 9 Richard Burbidge Mansions, 1 Brasenose Drive, Barnes, London SW13 8RB We are also Exhibiting in JUNE 2011 'Art Antiques London' (Kensington Gardens -opposite Royal Albert Hall) 9th - 15th June 2011. Stand B22 Complementary Tickets and details on request. please send S.A.E. to 9 Richard Burbidge Mansions, 1 Brasenose Drive, Barnes, London SW13 8RB |
DAVID COX SNR (1773-1859) Travellers on the road to Lancaster Signed Circa 1830 Watercolour over pencil 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in (16.5 x 24 cm ) £12,500
Our Recent Exhibitions "EUROPE THROUGH THE EYES OF THE ENGLISH WATERCOLOURIST"
Fully illustrated catalogue by David Japes and John Spink available by post --£5 plus 3.50 P&P to 9 Richard Burbidge Mansions, 1 Brasenose Drive, Barnes, London SW13 8RB
Special Catalogue John Varley (1778- 1842) March 2008- Fully illustrated hardback catalogue, some still available, written by the art historian Timothy Wilcox £10.00 plus £5.00 p&p to 9 Richard Burbidge Mansions, 1 Brasenose Drive, Barnes, London SW13 8RB
Francis Towne and his Friends November 2005 Fully illustrated hardback catalogue, some still available, written by the art historian Timothy Wilcox £15.00 plus £5.00 p&p UK (Soft back still available) £10.00 plus £5.00 p&p UK, £25 overseas .
John Spink commenting on the show, said: “It has been a long held ambition of mine to showcase the talent of Francis Towne and his followers to the collecting public. I am thrilled to be able to show so many and such good examples of their work.” Timothy Wilcox MA MPhil, Cataloguer of this forthcoming exhibition comments: “This is an extremely important exhibition coming as it does on the 200th anniversary of Towne’s own show. I am delighted to be involved in extending the apprec- iation of one of Britain’s most distinctive watercolourists.”
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