Grosvenor Gallery

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Not to be confused with the revivals which used the same name, first by P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. and Knoedler in 1912 and then by Eric Estorick in 1960.
Entrance of the Grosvenor Gallery, wood-engraving published in The Graphic, 19 May 1877.

The Grosvenor Gallery was an

Royal Academy did not welcome, such as Edward Burne-Jones and Walter Crane.[1]

History

Grosvenor Gallery plan 1899[1]

The gallery was founded in

Charles Hallé as co-directors. Lindsay and his wife were well-born and well-connected, and both were amateur artists. Blanche was born a Rothschild, and it was her money which made the whole enterprise possible.[1]

Illustrated London News, 5 May 1877.[2]

The Grosvenor displayed work by artists from outside the

Patience, which includes the line, "greenery-yallery, Grosvenor Gallery".[2] The enterprising art critic Henry Blackburn
issued illustrated guides to the annual exhibitions under the title Grosvenor Notes (1877–82).

In 1888, after a disagreement with Lindsay, Comyns Carr and Hallé resigned from the gallery to found the rival New Gallery, capturing Burne-Jones and many of the Grosvenor Gallery's other artists. The break-up of his marriage, financial constraints and personal conflicts forced Lindsay out of the gallery, which was taken over by his estranged wife.[1]

Revivals

After its closure in 1890 the Grosvenor Gallery name was revived twice by unrelated ventures:

  • in October 1912, P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. and Knoedler opened a new Grosvenor Gallery at 51a New Bond Street, appointing the American-born artist and critic Francis Howard, who worked for Knoedler, as the managing director.[3][4][5] The Gallery was planned to be one of the largest and finest in London and had six rooms.[6] There was an appeal to raise funds to purchase the lease from the Colnaghis,[7] but in January 1920 the Daily Mirror announced that the gallery was due to be shut due to problems with funding.[8] The gallery was reopened in February 1921, under the sole proprietorship of the Colnaghis, with an exhibition of living artists.[9] However, it finally closed in 1924, with the Colnaghis stating that the problem was not so much finance, even though the gallery did not pay its way, but the difficulty of finding 1,000 new works of an adequate quality every year.[10]
  • in October 1960, the American art collector, dealer, and author Eric Estorick opened a new Grosvenor Gallery at 15 Davies Street with a display of modern sculpture.[11] The gallery was still operating in 2020.[12]

Generating station

Upon returning from the Paris Exhibition of 1882, the

Hick, Hargreaves Corliss engine and two alternators to his own design as replacements for the Siemens equipment. The station was made a substation with the opening of Deptford Power Station.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Sheppard, F. H. W. (general editor) (1980). 'Bourdon Street and Grosvenor Hill Area', Survey of London; vol. 40: The Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair, Part 2 (The Buildings). Institute of Historical Research. pp. 57–63. Retrieved 23 July 2014. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  2. ^
    ISBN 9780195381375
    . Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  3. ^ "The Grosvenor Galleries". The Times (Tuesday 25 January 1921): 6. 25 January 1921. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. Westminster Gazette (Tuesday 08 October 1912): 3. 8 October 1912. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via The British Newspaper Archive
    .
  5. ^ "Portraits of Fair Children". The Times (Tuesday 12 March 1912): 4. 12 March 1912. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  6. ^ "The Grosvenor Gallery". The Times (Thursday 06 November 1919): 8. 6 November 1919. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Grosvenor Galleries". Daily Mirror (Monday 19 January 1920): 11. 19 January 1920. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  8. Aberdeen Press and Journal (Friday 11 February 1921): 4. 11 February 1921. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via The British Newspaper Archive
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  9. ^ "The Grosvenor Galleries". The Times (Thursday 13 March 1924): 11. 13 March 1924. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  10. ^ "A New Grosvenor Gallery". The Times (Monday 17 October 1960): 8. 17 October 1960. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  11. ^ "About". Grosvenor Gallery. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

Sources and further reading

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