Children in Art

Eva Breuer Art Dealer is proud to present a curated exhibition of works by a vast range of artists all based around the experience of youth childhood in part inspired by the exhibition Les Enfants modèles (Child Models) at the Musée national de l’Orangerie in Paris.

Many of the artworks depict images of children themselves. Among others, Ena Joyce depicts a young woman in a plaid skirt pushing a pram under a grey sky along the banks of the Thames, John Olsen shows a girl playing with a seemingly uncomfortable cat, Sam Wade paints a group of school children waiting on a train platform and Zai Kuang captures a moment of quiet contemplation as a seated young girl stares down at a toy penguin perched on a table. In some paintings, such as Stephen Nothling’s Only Pinnochio Knows and Meg Williams’s Still Life with Pink Pig the presence of a child is only implied through the inclusion of children’s toys.


The selection of works showing children and elements of children’s worlds are complemented by paintings that appeal to children through elements such as bright colours, in the case of Philippa Blair, or through their whimsical subject matter, in the case of Geoffrey Proud and Rosemary Valadon.


Children in Art will be on view starting April 6th at Eva Breuer Art Dealer.

Artwork of the Day - Hawkins - Conflict

Weaver Hawkins (1893-1977)
Conflict
Oil on board
59 x 78 cm
no.1900

Weaver Hawkins’ pursuit of a singular and personal vision was greatly influenced by his experiences as a soldier during WWI. It was in this war that Hawkins lost the use of his right arm, only having partial use of his left. Travelling extensively throughout Europe, and to Nth Africa, Tahiti and New Zealand, Hawkins’ eventually settled in Australia in 1935. He developed a significant public profile in the Sydney art world from the 1940s, and during his lifetime held eight solo shows and participated in 250 group exhibitions.

Hawkins’ works are built upon dramatic colour contrasts, volumetric forms, and taut compositions that give a great monumentally to his subjects. His observation of light and movement was greatly influenced by Cézannes’ technique of mapping the geometry of natural forms through colour, and the modernist concern for the way forms are related to one another in their architectural context. Hawkins’ interest in physicality produced works that balanced figurative and abstract elements in order to express ideas of order and freedom. The work of Weaver Hawkins is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, Australian State galleries, The City Museum and Art Galley in Bristol, The National Gallery in Valletta, and in the collection of The First National Bank of Chicago.

Collection: Affordable Artwork

This collection of paintings was featured in the mid-December Gallery News email. If you wish to receive these updates please send us an email with your details. Artists include: Mark Howson, Tomasz Talaj, James Cant, Alun Leach-Jones, Colin Lanceley, Henri Bastin, Albert Henry Fullwood, Sydney Ball, Jamie Boyd, Weaver Hawkins, Sidney Nolan, Geoffrey Proud, Wayne Eager, Anne Smith.

Collection: Art for a Child's Bedroom

Art is a wonderful stimulant for growing children. We have put together a sampling of child friendly paintings to hang in a little boy or girl's bedroom. The colours and textures found in many of these canvases are a wonderful way to inspire imagination and encourage your child's creativity.

Artists pictured above include: Anne Smith, Charles Blackman, Anna Platten, Geoffrey Proud, Stephen Nothling, Song Ling, Richard Larter, Nora Heysen, Zai Kuang, Weaver Hawkins, Sarah Edmondson, Robert Dickerson, Margaret Cilento, Susan Conde, John Brack, Merric Boyd, Jamie Boyd, Arthur Boyd, Philippa Blair, Marika Borlase, and David Boyd.