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Acquisition: Vertumnus and Pomona, Paulus Bor (attrib. to), 1601-1669. Friends present painting to the Ferens.
Conservation and Acquisitions
Conservation and Acquisitions
Fragile artworks conserved with help from the Friends. The Friends support the Ferens by helping to fund the conservation of Ferens artworks.
The Friends have been able to maintain their conservation and purchase support throughout the year and here is a small visual reminder of the extremely valuable work that has been funded.
We were incredibly grateful to receive a very substantial bequest from the estate of Colin Beck which has considerably helped our decision making. Conservation work has been completed on Joseph Paton’s, The Man with the Muck Rake and Bernard Meninsky’s The Red Hat, Jonathan Green’s Untitled, Mrs W Overend’s The Glen Family of Hull are all with the conservator now.
We have also approved some damage repair for Alan Davie’s Dreaming of the Staff and on-site cleaning for Ron Mueck’s Poke. We have purchased the Andrew Johnston, Press Gang Study with funds from the Colin Beck bequest. There are several exciting further requests to be considered and approved in the near future.
Conservation and Acquisitions - 2020/2021
1960 - 1980
Conservation and Acquisitions
1962
1964
Acquisition: 26 March funds agreed to contribute to purchase of “The Wreck of the Transport Thomas”, 1821, by John Ward max £300 at Christies auction.
1978
Acquisitions (with grants from DeptEdScience): Leaning Woman, R Colquhoun. Electrosculpture, Ken Gray. This would be source of income for Friends. Portrait of a Lady, T C Gotch
1981 - 1990
Conservation and Acquisitions
1981
Acquisitions: Martagon Lilies, S J Peploe, contribution from Friends (in memory of Lesley Dunn), Girl in Gray, Louis de Brocquy (50% contrib. from Friends)
1982
Acquisition: A Game of Patience, Meredith Frampton. £9,000 + 50% grant from V&A.
1984
Acquisition: The Exhibition, Kenneth Fowler
1985
Acquisitions: Two Rabbis, Joseph Kramer - Relief 1984, Martyn Chalk
1987
Acquisitions: No. 642 Manor Street, Alan Bray £150 (from Winter Exhibition) These Shall Our Hearts Remember, David Ewart 1928. Still Life, Pieta Jansson Elinga. Friends’ contrib. to purchase. Portrait of Maureen Lipman, 1987, Humphrey Ocean. Commissioned by Friends (plus grant from V&A)
1988
Acquisitions: Self-portrait, Michael Leonard (50% + gov grant) Ritual, Hill Series No. 6, Malcolm Whittaker
1991 - 2010
Conservation and Acquisitions
1991
Acquisitions include: Study of a Ballet Girl, Joseph Kramer. Elvis Lookalike, Jock MacFaddyen Purchased by Friends with grants from V&A
1992
Acquisition: From Room to Room, tempera, 1992, David Tindle. £3,000+50% V&A grant.
1993
Acquisitions: Le Pavilion Bleu, 1928, Charles Maresco Pearce, with V&A grant. In a Bar, Fred Elwell, with V&A grant
1994
Acquisitions: Maquette for Birdman, bronze, Elizabeth Frink. £10,000+VAT. The Seated Woman, Gwen John, contribution from Friends. William Wright Dock, David J Curtis (from 1993 Winter Exhibition)
1995
Acquisition: Oleander, Henry Ryland, with V+A grant. Christmas card produced.
1997
Acquisition: Mr Great Heart, Graham Howson. Contribution from FoFAG.
1999
Acquisition: Faith, George Leslie Dunlop. Contribution from FoFAG.
2008
John Bernasconi sponsored the conservation of Holy Family with Two Female Saints (mid-17 century)
2011 - 2019
Conservation and Acquisitions
2011
Acquisition: Georgie, Arthur Gaskin. Bequest from Dr Gordon Drummond (Friend) Conserved: Adopt-a-Painting Portrait of Lady Jenny, George Percy Jacomb-Hood. Conserved by Martin and Deborah Parry (Friends).
2012
Dr Anthony Dale sponsored the conservation of Mountainous Landscape (Dutch School, 17 century)
2014
Acquisition: Interior of the Ferens Art Gallery, Watercolour, A T Nash. Presented to Ferens by Mr Brian Hill on his retirement as Chair of the Friends.
2015
Special Funding: FoFAG Trustees agreed £20,000 to support Ferens for projects such as restoration work and funding applications for 2017, and to provide a contingency fund for the Gallery during the renovation period. Conserved/restored: “Sophronia asking the Saracen King Aladine to release the Christian prisoners”, Francesco Guardi.
2016
Conserved under Adopt-a-Painting Scheme Portrait of Miss Ivy Lilian Close, Arthur Hacker. Funded by Gareth Neame. Portrait of a Musician, William Dobson. Funded by Waldemar Januszczak
2018
Acquisition: Sea of Hull on Scale Lane, photograph, Spencer Tunick. FoFAG contribution Conserved by Friends: The Man with the Muck Rake, Joseph Paton. Repair of area of damage.
With grateful thanks to:
David Chalmers Photography and Hannah Hossack, Freelance Photographer for supplying event photographs.
Other images supplied by:
Paul Soulsby, Friends of the Ferens
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