Work of the Month: Apple Tree by Olga Lehmann
Apple Tree Oil on board by Olga Lehmann Serendipity plays its part in expanding the Fry Gallery collection. This painting by Olga Lehmann turned up recently in a local second hand shop, and was generously donated to the gallery. The arrival of this piece is timely,...
New Acquisition: Sacred Place by Michael Ayrton
Michael Ayrton was born in London, the son of the poet and critic, Gerald Gould and MP, Barbara Ayrton Gould. He studied art in London before visiting Paris in 1938 with the artist John Minton, where they studied with the French neo-romanticist Eugene Berman...
Work of the Month: Kitty by Richard Bawden
Kitty Etching by Richard Bawden 2012 Richard Bawden, in common with many of the artists collected by the Fry Art Gallery, was a committed ailurophile. His tabby ‘Sasha’ featured in many of his works, and is immortalised in media as diverse as tea towels...