June 3, 2023June 3, 2023 Clarence’s Happy Families playing cards The idea of the 2024 exhibition gives me the opportunity to root out creations by Clarence which have been lying in bottom […]
May 5, 2023November 18, 2024 Casa Fontanalba Visitors’ Book – transcript completed The Casa Fontanalba Visitors’ Book has proved to be a useful research tool. Since the list of Clarence Bicknell’s guests in his […]
May 3, 2023 Talk on Clarence in London on 5th October 2023 My talk on Elhanan Bicknell (Clarence’s father, whale oil tycoon and patron of many artists including J. M. W. Turner) for the […]
April 22, 2023April 22, 2023 Clarence’s childhood home, and what happened to the house I am delighted to see that Sharon O’Connor of the Dulwich Society www.dulwichsociety.com published back in 2020 a good essay on Elhanan […]
April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 Elhanan Bicknell, Clarence’s father, live in London We have just spent a pleasurable and stimulating day in London town presenting to the Kensington and Chelsea Over-50s Forum; beautifully run […]
March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 Clarence Bicknell – a video invitation Clarence Bicknell – a video invitation to you from Marcus Bicknell to join the Clarence Bicknell Association – aimed primarily at Bicknells […]
March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 Lychnis flos-jovis in The Children’s Picture Book of Flowers, Number 61 in our series of images by Clarence Bicknell. The Children’s Picture Book of Flowers, an album of water colours by […]
February 24, 2023November 9, 2024 I have a whale or two on the canvas… Turner’s letter to Elhanan Bicknell The famous letter of 31 July 1845 from Joseph Mallord William Turner to his patron Elhanan Bicknell is up for sale again. […]
October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 Sir Claude Francis Barry: a British master painter in Bordighera New research shows the strong connections between Barry and Bordighera in the period 1920 to 1960. By Marcus Bicknell, October 2022 English […]
December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Vassallo – Casterino Auriez-vous la gentilesse de m’apporter des informations au sujet de la photo ci-dessous, “Signor Vassallo sur sa meule de foin 1915” à […]