Philip de László postcard pack - orange

This concertina pack of six postcards has been created to accompany the exhibition Philip de László: Master of Elegance at Gainsborough's House, in The Timothy and Mary Clode Gallery from 23rd March to 23rd April 2024. Artworks featured on the postcards include:

• Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport 1914 by Philip de László
• Queen Mary of Romania, née Princess Marie of Edinburgh 1924 by Philip de László
• A Japanese Doll and a Bunch of Grapes on a Silver Dish 1918 by Philip de László
• Lucy de László with her youngest son, John 1914 by Philip de László
• Captain Richard Charles Geers Cotterell 1931 by Philip de László
• Baron Hugo von Reischach 1899 by Philip de László

Philip de László was one of the most famous artists in the world when he moved to England in 1907. There, he took his place in the lineage of artists of the Grand Manner tradition including Van Dyck, Reynolds, Gainsborough and Lawrence. His portraits are distinctive for their fluid handling of paint and surety of technique coupled with his acute powers of observation.

Demand for his portraits came from royalty and the aristocracy as well as celebrities from the arts, sciences and politics. In the artist's words ‘I am an artist of the world and paint history’. His work is a glamorous and elegant capsule of a lost world.

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