John Speirs
ARTIST: John Speirs (1942-2022) South African / British
TITLE: “French Impressionist Landscape With Olive Trees”
SIGNED: unsigned – from artists studio estate
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 73cm x 73cm inc frame
CONDITION: excellent – newly framed
PRICE: £sold
DETAIL: Schooled in Cape Town South Africa where he met fellow artist Irma Stern. He later achieved a schedolarhsip to the Slade School Of Art in London. After graduating from there he went to America with his family in 1978 to work as a catwalk designer for British Fashion Week. He stayed for an extended period before returning with his family to London where he exhibited paintings at the Hay Hill Galleries in Cork Street as well as institutions like the Royal Society of Portrait Painters & The Fine Art Society in Bond Street. A multi skilled artist from illustration to impressionist landscapes (Speirs painted extensively in France) he was a wonderful painter who sadly died in 2022 in his London home.
ARTIST: John Speirs (1942-) British
TITLE: “Portrait Of Emma Pears In Circus Theme Dress”
SIGNED: (labelled verso for Portrait Painters At The Mall Galleries London 2001)
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 118cm x 88cm framed
CONDITION: excellent
PRICE: £sold
DETAIL: A very large framed portrait by John Speirs which was exhibited at the Mall Galleries London and purchased for £8,500 back 20 years ago. Schooled in Cape Town South Africa where he met fellow artist Irma Stern. He later achieved a scholarship to the Slade School Of Art in London. After graduating he went to America in 1978 to work as a catwalk designer for British Fashion Week. Since his return he has exhibited at the Hay Hill Galleries in Cork Street London as well as institutions such as The Royal Society Of Portrait Painters and the Fine Art Society.
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