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Eileen Gray: The Private Painter

Marine d'Abord - design for a rug Until 7 November 2015, the Osborne Samuel Gallery in Mayfair presents Eileen Gray: The Private Painter. Although some of the paintings were displayed at the Centre Pompidou in 2013, this is the first time these works have been exhibited in the UK. Miss Gray left many of her personal possessions after to her death to her close friend and biographer Peter Adam and amongst them were paintings that formed a private pastime for her, to alleviate the stresses of her professional life. Made between the 1920s and the 1960s, the paintings are in mixed media - mainly gouache and collage. Also included in the exhibition are photographs taken throughout Miss Gray's career and personal possessions including her drawing table, cigarette case, monocle case and a plan chest made to her own specifications in 1926.

Aram Store has lent several items to the gallery to compliment the exhibition, including the famous E1027 Adjustable Table, the Blue Marine Rug and the Castellar Rug - original sketch designs of which also feature amongst the works displayed. The Osborne Samuel Gallery is located at 23a Bruton Street London W1J 6QG - www.osbornesamuel.com

The Exhibition is accompanied by the publication of a new book Eileen Gray: The Private Painter published by Lund Humphries which draws together many of the paintings with an appraisal by art critic Andrew Lambirth alongside a personal recollection by Peter Adam, based on his conversations with Miss Gray and her niece, the eminent artist Prunella Clough, on the nature of painting.

Eileen Gray Untitled Collage 1930
Untitled (1930) - mixed media collage

Untitled painting - Eileen Gray
Untitled (1930s) - gouache and collage on paper

Still Life with Kpan Mask - Eileen Gray
Still Life with Kpan Mask (1920s) - silver gelatin photographic print

[caption id="attachment_2152" style="text-align: center;" width="480"]Design for a Circular Rug - Eileen Gray Design for a Circular Rug - pencil on paper (produced as the St Tropez Rug)[/caption]

All images courtesy of the Osborne Samuel Gallery

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