Ending 3rd Nov, 2021 12:07 GMT/BST
Charity Art Auction for Marie Curie
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Professor Chris Orr MBE "Albert and the Mudlarks" Signed, colour engraving, edition number 34 of 40, 56.5cm by 76.5cm (75cm by 94cm framed)
This work was on display at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2019. Chris Orr was born in London in 1943. He was a student at the Royal College of Art from 1964-1967. Orr was elected to the Royal Academy in 1995 and was Professor of Printmaking at the Royal College of Art 1998-2008. He was awarded an MBE and made Professor Emeritus in 2008. Orr has had numerous exhibitions throughout the world which include: The Complete Chris Orr (touring show), 1976; Many Mansions (touring show), 1990; Six Royal Academicians in China, shown in Beijing, Shanghai, and London, 2005; LithORRgraphy, Royal Academy, Fine Rooms 2012. He has had 15 one-man shows with the Jill George Gallery, and three one-man shows with the Brook Gallery. He shows annually at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and the London Original Print Fair. His work is in public collections including The Arts Council of England, The British Council, The British Museum, The Government Art Collection, The Palace of Westminster Collection, The Ruskin Library at Lancaster University, The Queens Collection, National Portrait Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, Science Museum, Tate Britain, and the V.
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Estimated at £1,000 - £1,200
Auction: Charity Art Auction for Marie Curie, ending 3rd Nov, 2021
Timed Charity Auction for Marie Curie – raising funds for Marie Curie Nurses on the front line.
Lots start closing at 12 noon on 3rd November.
Marie Curie is delighted to present a selection of modern and contemporary artworks that have been donated by 30 leading artists and sculptors. Highlights include beautiful works of art by Ken Howard, Tania Still, Sir Billy Connolly, Barbara Rae, Darren Baker and many more. With bidding starting at £60, this sale offers opportunities for new and seasoned collectors alike.
The UK’s leading end of life charity, Marie Curie is here to support everyone in the UK through all aspects of dying, death and bereavement – and to fight for a society where everyone gets to have the best experience possible at the end of their lives. We support the NHS by providing frontline care. We provide vital bereavement support for family and friends. And we help the nation prepare for death, to help makes things better at the end.
Life may be beginning to start up again, but our Marie Curie Nurses and Hospices have been there through it all, day and night, supporting people reaching the end of their lives. Right now, more people need us than ever before. Your support will help ensure we can continue to provide essential care at this unprecedented time of need. www.mariecurie.org.uk
Please view the auction and bid for your chance to win a beautiful work of art while supporting Marie Curie Nurses.
Marie Curie Charity number: 207994 (England & Wales), SC038731 (Scotland).
For all enquiries relating to this sale, please contact Marie Curie directly: ilona.beiboer@mariecurie.org.uk / 07545 593895
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