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Exhibition Listing Entry

Exhibition:

The Ruralists

An Exhibition of the works by the Brotherhood of Ruralists and their Circle

Date/Location:

11 April to 16 May 1981 - Arnolfini, Bristol

28 May to 28 June - Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

18 July to 8 August - The Third Eye Centre, Glasgow

19 August to 27 September - Camden Arts Centre, London

Description:

Major touring exhibition described as a "work in progress"

Printed Matter:

12 page booklet giving details of works and notes about the artists. Nicholas Usherwood's book, the first major work about the artists was published to coincide with the exhibition.

Works by Ann Arnold

1.

February Morning, 1968, Oil on canvas, 45cm x 87.5cm

2.

The Beanstalks, 1970, Oil on canvas, 30.5cm x 25cm

3.

The Wiltshire Wedding, 1976, Oil on canvas, 40cm x 60cm

4.

The Kite, 1976, Oil on canvas, 20cm x 25cm

5.

Rebecca Dreaming at Coombe, 1977, Oil on canvas, 61cm x 45.7cm

6.

The Brotherhood of Ruralists at Coombe, 1977, Oil on canvas, 45cm x 55cm

7.

Swans Over Morris Lane, 1978, Oil on canvas, 45cm x 55cm

8.

The Reverend Hawker's Cottage, Coombe, Cornwall, 1979, Oil on canvas, 20cm x 25cm

9.

The Birds at Coombe, 1979, Oil on canvas, 44cm x 59cm

10.

Ophelia, 1980, Oil on canvas, 46cm x 56cm

11.

The Taming of the Shrew, 1980, Acrylic, 30.7cm x 28cm

Cover illustration for Arden Shakespeare edition of the play

12.

Swans Over Morris Lane, 1978, Pencil, 29cm x 29cm

13.

The Reverend Hawker's Chapel of Rest, Morwenstow, Cornwall, Pencil, 15.2cm x 24cm

14.

Percy Grainger in the Garden, Watercolour, 25.4cm x 30.5cm

15.

John and Candice Fletcher, 1979, Watercolour, 30.5cm x 27.7cm

16.

The Badger, 1980, Watercolour, 23.5cm x 31cm

Illustration for Clare's Countryside (Quixote Press, 1981)

17.

Cottage Fears, 1980, Watercolour, 25.3cm x 31cm
Illustration for Clare's Countryside (Quixote Press, 1981)

18.

The White Horse, Pencil, 12.8cm x 17.2cm

Works by Graham Arnold

19.

Portrait of a Man, 1969, Mixed media, 66cm x 59cm

20.

Harmonies Poetiques et Religieuses - John Ruskin, 1973, Painting and collage, 183cm x 106.7cm

21.

Harmonies Poetiques et Religieuses - T.S. Eliot, 1974, Painting and collage, 99cm x 76cm

22.

Venus on the Sun, I, 1976, Painting and Collage

23.

Miss Bastin's Sewign Box, 1975, Painting and assemblage, 61cm x 45.7cm

24.

Memorials of a Quiet Life, 1976, Oil on canvas, 66.5cm x 106cm

25.

Harmonies Poetiques et Religieuses - Richard Jefferies, 1977, Painting and collage, 99cm x 76cm

26.

Remembrance for Edward Thomas, 1977, Oil on canvas, 29.2cm x 38cm

27.

Jacquelin and his Dream of Flying, 1978, Oil on canvas, 78.7cm x 151cm

28.

The Church at Warminghurst, W. Sussex, 1978, Oil on canvas, 152.4cm x 152.4cm

29.

Summer of Solitude, 1978, Painting and collage, 91cm x 61cm

30.

Ophelia, 1980, Oil on canvas

31.

King Lear, 1980, Oil on paper, 32cm x 24cm

Cover illustration for the Arden Shakespeare edition of the play

32.

Journey from my Children, 1980, painting and collage, 25.4cm x 25.4cm

Based on a poem by Eve Machin (published by Libanus Press)

33.

The Wedding Dress, 1978, Pencil, 45.5cm x 23cm

34.

Beside the Stream at Coombe, 1979, Pencil, 51cm x 51cm

35.

Janet, 1979, Pencil, 27cm x 25cm

36.

Ophelia Dreaming Beneath Willows, 1979, Pencil, 50.8cm x 71cm

37.

Ophelia Tormented by Dreams, 1979, Pencil, 35.5cm x 5cm

38.

Woods at Helston, 1980, Pencil, 30cm x 25cm

Works by Annie Ovenden

88.

Tree at Panter's Bridge, 1976, Gouache, 49.5cm x 34.2cm

89.

Portrait of Edmonde, 1976, Gouache on cnavas

90.

Towards the Tamar, 1977, Oil on canvas, 32.5cm x 23.5cm

91.

Cardinham Oak, 1977, Oil on canvas, 24cm x 29.7cm

92.

Stow Wood Edge, 1977, Gouache, 20.2cm x 25.4cm

93.

Landscape, 1979, Oil on canvas, 56cm x 50.8cm

94.

Landscape, 1979, Oil on canvas, 25.4cm x 31cm

95.

Oak and Ivy, 1979, Oil on canvas, 45.7cm x 70cm

96.

Measure for Measure, 1980, Gouache, 26.5cm x 21cm

Cover illustration for the Arden Shakespeare edition of the play

97.

Cymberline, 1980, Gouache, 33cm x 25cm

Cover illustration for the Arden Shakespeare edition of the play

98.

Ophelia, 1980, Oil on hardboard, 91.5cm x 76cm

99.

Jessica as a Yellow Fairy, 1980, Oil on canvas

100.

Emily as Spring, 1980, Oil on canvas, 26.7cm x 31.1cm

101.

Cardinham from Bunny Hill, 1981, Oil on Paper, 30.5cm x 35.5cm

102.

Recollections, 1978, Four pen and ink drawings, each 8.3cm x 10.8cm

103.

Gateway to Coombe, 1979, Pencil, 20.3cm x 23.5cm

104.

The Garden at Barley Splatt, 1980, Watercolour, 15.2cm x 15.8cm

Works by Graham Ovenden

105.

Landscape, 1965, Oil on board, 10.2cm x 15.2cm

106.

Into the Secret Garden, 1969, Oil on paper, 28cm x 22.8cm

Illustration for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

107.

Peter and Juliette Blake, 1975?, Oil on canvas, 91.5cm x 76cm

Exhibited as work in progress

108.

The Old Garden, 1977, Oil on canvas, 91.5cm x 122cm

109.

The Evening Cornfield, 1977, Oil on Paper, 22.2cm x 30.5cm

110.

The Valley Towards the Moors, 1977, Oil on paper, 35cm x 35.6cm

111.

The Autumn Apple Tree, 1978, Oil on paper, 25.5cm x 23cm

112.

Ophelia, 1981, Oil on canvas, 87cm x 66.5cm

113.

The Obelisk, 1980, Oil on board, 40.5cm x 32cm

114.

The Communion of Trees, 1980, Oil on canvas, 76cm x 61.5cm

115.

Celia, 1980, Oil on board, 18cm x 20.5cm

116.

A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1980, Oil on board, 26.7cm x 19cm

Cover illustration for the Arden Shakespeare edition of the play

117.

Maud, 1980, Oil on board, 27.5cm x 21cm

118.

After the Bath, 1981, 114.5cm x 76cm

Shown at Camden only

119.

Juliette, Daisy and Peter Blake at Carpenter's Cottage, 1976, Pencil, 33cm x 42cm

120.

Tree and Coombe Valley, 1977, Watercolour, 26.5cm x 11.5cm

121.

Selina, 1978, Pencil, 48cm x 40.7cm

122.

Sun Over Sea, Coombe, 1978, Watercolour, 138cm x 25.4cm

123.

Illustrations for 'Wuthering Heights', Pencil, each 23cm x 18cm

Chapters 1, 7, 15, 16, 17, 22, 34

Published by Carl Bertelsmann, 1981

124.

Jane Eyre in the Red Room, 1980, Pencil, 18.9cm x 13.5cm

Other Works

The exhibition included work by all seven Ruralists and work by Ronald Benham, Diana Howard, John Morley, James Sellars, and Alfred Stockham.

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