Twenty 10 Exhibition Painting Gibb

Twenty 10 - An online selling exhibition to mark the beginning of the new decade of twenty works by modern and contemporary British artist alongside ten iconic furniture designs by Sir Ambrose Heal to mark the bi-centenary of the opening of Heal & Son in 1810. Click on image below for full caption details and larger image, follow this link to view designs by Ambrose Heal

Phelan GIBB 1870 - 1948

Painter and potter born at Alnwick, Northumberland, his full name Henry William Gibb, son of the artist Thomas Henry Gibb and brother of Sadie Gibb.

Until 1895, he showed as H W Gibb, then began using his grandmother’s maiden name after the initials H.W, later describing himself as Henry - or Harry - Phelan Gibb, or just Phelan Gibb.

Phelan (pronounced Faylan) studied at Newcastle, Edinburgh, Paris (under J.-P. Laurens), Antwerp and, Munich. For a quarter of a century he work in Paris and was influence by the work of Maitisse.

He exhibited at group exhibitions at the Salon d'Automne, the AAA, as well as Wertheim, Alpine and Redfern Galleries, RHA, RSA and in New York. He had his first one-man exhibition in London at the Baillie Gallery 1911.

Gibb’s rather earthy and apparently naive work was highly thought of by Roger Fry, Gertrude Stein and the dealer Lucy Wertheim. She supported him and his much younger wife second wife in their declining years with money, and assistance to travel to France.

The Tate Gallery and Victoria & Albert Museum hold examples of his work.

Back to Twenty 10 art catalogue

Three Nude Bathers

Signed

Circa 1925

Oil on board

30 x 25cm