Annual Picture Sale 2025

Annual Picture Sale 2025

Mark Hearld and his Cat & Mouse poster in the Fry Gallery The Fry Gallery’s Annual Picture Sale is coming up on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November. We are thrilled that Mark Hearld has designed this superb Cat & Mouse poster, inspired by the many...
New Acquisition: Edward Bawden Lino Blocks

New Acquisition: Edward Bawden Lino Blocks

We are thrilled to have acquired, through a very generous donation, a collection of around 200 of Edward Bawden’s original lino blocks. These form a selection from a larger group of blocks which have been shared with  the Higgins, Bedford, home of a substantial...
Work of the Month: Apple Tree by Olga Lehmann

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

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...