CHRISTOPHER THOMPSON | The Collector's House
Oil on Canvas
50 x 44 cms / 19¾ x 17¼ inches
Signed on reverse
The Collector’s House by Christopher Thompson portrays a historic property on St Peter’s Street, Stamford, once home to a curiosity shop and now part of the townscape where Gladwell & Patterson's Stamford gallery stands. This work captures the eccentric charm and distinct personality of the building. Thompson’s attentive realism conveys not just architectural form but the storied soul of a place. The artist says of the building: “Out of all the houses I've painted, this one has the most personality, especially for something so small".
Christopher Thompson is an award winning artist, he was born in Grimsby in 1969 and is now based in London. After graduating from Norwich School of Art Thompson completed his Post-Graduate studies at the Royal Academy Schools in 1997. He has since exhibited his paintings widely at home and abroad in numerous solo and group shows. His works now feature in many collections around the world, most notably, in the National Portrait Gallery in London. Looking closely at light, shadow, line and colour, Thompson studies houses, capturing them with a painterly realism and intriguing narrative. They are houses as portraits, each with their own characteristics, personalities and idiosyncrasies. All real buildings that have sparked Chris’s imagination and have been transformed. Placed into unexpected settings, their names are a clue to the people who live beyond the walls and windows. A small cat inhabits each dwelling, tracing a path from house to house, sometimes active but mostly just watching, a silent witness.
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