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"Bull Run!!" by David Aldus (now reserved 7/11/10)
TRULY MAGNIFICENT VERY LARGE PASTEL "Bull Run." BY THE FABULOUS ARTIST DAVID ALDUS......... Capturing all the excitement of the Stockmarket!!! A rare Francis Baconesque delight!!
"Bull Run" by David Aldus
Pastels are resistant to all fading they will remain as you see them for the next 2 or 3 centuries. There are examples of portraits executed in pastels in the Louvre which were completed during Louis XIII’s reign and they are in precisely the same state as when they were completed. The very earliest Art still seen today in Cave paintings is a close relative. Because they are natural materials they cannot revert to another colour therefore they will never need restoration or re-colouring! The colour of Louis XIII’s pastels remains precisely the same because of their natural pastel materials. They will not fade and remain the same colour as the day they were painted!! The major feature of pastels is that they take on a 3 D luminous quality. This effect is gained by the action of the pastel particles when applied they stand erect in microscopic terms so that if you can envisage these tiny particles they are like the spines on a comb and when they stay in this erect position on the paper they refract light from all angles. This is the cause of their luminosity! It has been a malpractice by some pastel artists to spray their pastels this causes the pastel particles to fall flat causing a total loss of luminosity and also endangering the longevity e.g. the spray not the pastel will deteriorate and cause damage to the pastel exhibit!
The Bull and the bear have been pitted against each other since Roman times. This antipathy is used now as the perfect allegory for the positive and negative forces of the Stockmarket!! This particular Pastel is probably unique in its size and subject in the world! Pastels rarely exceed 2' x 3' whereas this Bull pastel measures a massive 50'' x 40''
......................... ( Highest price received for one of his paintings is £14,000 . "Lot's Wife" Absolute investment opportunity! ) Measurements height 50 inches by 40 inches. Pastel on prepared card... Beautifully framed!
Price £5000David Aldus the artist has exhibited with the Royal Society of British Artists ( R.B.A ); the Royal Institute of Oils ( R.O.I ) and the Royal Society of Marine Artists ( R.S.M.A ) He has been nominated twice as a finalist in the Garrick/Milne prize exhibition held at Christies LONDON. His work has been selected for the Discerning Eye Exhibition by Art Critic, Edward Lucie Smith, where all his work was sold. He also sold all his work at the Lambeth Palace when exhibiting under the auspices of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. Highest price received for one of his paintings is £14,000. "Lot's Wife." This painting was the same size as Turner's Hannibal crossing the Alps 5 foot by 8 foot. David Aldus also sold "A tribute to the people of Malta" that sold for £10,000. The painting was received by the President of Malta Dr Ugo Mifsud Bonnici and is now in the museum of Malta in Valletta..The same painting was the subject of a congratulatory letter from Queen Elizabeth II. Lord Lewin, Admiral of the Fleet also sent a letter of congratulations. He has held one or two-man shows at Knightsbridge; South Kensington; Windsor and numerous other venues. He has exhibited in Westminster Central Hall;Royal Festival Hall; Birmingham's Royal British Artists exhibition; Victoria Art Gallery, Bath; Rooksmoor Gallery, Bath; London Guildhall; Mann Island, Liverpool; Christies,the London Auction House,etc. GUARANTEED TO BE 100% ORIGINAL AND GENUINE WITH C.O.A
