At the end of last week I went to the quarterly meeting of the Trustees of Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury.
Next year will be the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the gallery, and there are plans for some exciting exhibitions to mark the occasion. The details are embargoed at present, but suffice it to say that the exhibition in the summer will have a royal connection, and there will also be the chance to buy some of the very best examples of work from the increasingly well-known Gainsborough’s House Print Workshop.
The present show at the House has just ten days to run. It features the German born, East Anglian painter, draughtsman and printmaker, Harry Becker. As the Director of Gainsborough’s House writes in the latest Gainsborough Gazette, Becker’s ‘subject matter was rooted in country life.’ , and this can be seen from the example of his work shown here. The exhibition has attracted some very favourable reviews, most recently from the Spectator magazine, in which art critic Andrew Lambirth wrote about his exceptional talent and his ‘fresh and feisty’ style.
If you do decide to go to the exhibition don’t forget that the museum shop has some lovely Christmas cards for sale at present. All profits from shop sales go towards the work of the House.
'Working the Land Part II: Harry Becker' runs until 18th December at Gainsborough's House in Sudbury.
