The famous letter of 31 July 1845 from Joseph Mallord William Turner to his patron Elhanan Bicknell is up for sale again. The asking price in February 2023 at Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. is € 9,500.00, three times the hammer price of $ 2,750 in May 2017. Turner was a frequent visitor to Elhanan Bicknell’s mansion […]
I have a whale or two on the canvas… Turner’s letter to Elhanan Bicknell Read More »
New research shows the strong connections between Barry and Bordighera in the period 1920 to 1960. By Marcus Bicknell, October 2022 English version below the Italian Punti chiave: Claude Francis Barry (1883-1970) realizzò almeno 40 immagini di Bordighera e dintorni (15-20% della sua produzione totale), un fatto che non sembra essere noto né agli studiosi
Sir Claude Francis Barry: a British master painter in Bordighera Read More »
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 Casterino. La photo, dans notre collection de famille ici chez moi, est prise par Clarence Bicknell ou par sa main droite/ami Luigi Pollini. L’écriture est celle de mon oncle Clarence. La famille Vassallo…
Vassallo – Casterino Read More »
Following a question from Jean-Félix Gandioli of the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Nice about Cima Pollini (photo, right) and Pollini’s relationship with Clarence Bicknell, I researched the subject in MARVELS – The Life of Clarence Bicknell by Valerie Lester 2018 and brought forward all the references to Pollini there. You can download these excerpts (in
Cima Pollini – who was Pollini? Read More »
I received today a copy of an interesting photo of Clarence Bicknell. It was sent by Dr. Andrea De Pascale, PhD, Conservatore del Museo Archeologico del Finale, Istituto Internazionale di Studi Liguri (IISL), a sister museum of the Museo Bicknell. Andrea’s contact details are at the bottom of this page. The photo was acquired by
Photo of Clarence in 1883 in Finalmarina; what does it tell us? Read More »
I am grateful to Mark Howard, whaling history expert who got in touch with us in 2017, for forwarding today a photo taken in 1949 published in October 2010 by the LCC Photograph Library at the London Metropolitan Archives. The text to the photo there reads as follows: QUOTE – Shops in Newington Butts: View
Elhanan Bicknell’s whale oil refinery in London; the site identified. Read More »
NEWS – Edward Berry conference, Bordighera, 1 June 2013 Welcome The Man Biography MARVELS – index of the book Chronology Writing Bordighera Casterino The Church Bibliography Botanist Artist Casa Fontanalba Arts and Crafts Painting & drawing Collecting Archaeologist Archaeology Les Merveilles Appreciation Esperantist Esperanto Hymns Poems Documents News & views Association 2018 Centenary Books Events
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