fletcher sibthorp - selected artworks 2011

FLETCHER S IBTHORP S ELECTED WORKS 2011

FLETCHER S IBTHORP SELECTED WORKS 2011

FLETCHER S IBTHORP SELECTED WORKS 2011

‘’I have really enjoyed working with Fletcher on several pieces. He understands the lines the dancer is trying to achieve instinctively. He is able to portray those lines, great physicality and movement in his painting.I am very proud to have a painting of me by Fletcher Sibthorp hanging at the RBS, White Lodge.’’

Darcey Bussell CBE former principal ballerina of Royal Ballet

Fletcher Sibthorp has been capturing the essence of dance in his paintings and

drawings for the last seventeen years, starting with his collaboration with Sadler’s Wells

to create a painting for the flamenco troupe Paco Peña.

Further artworks of the world famous Joaquín Cortés and his dance troupe, cemented

his relationship with the world of flamenco, culminating in his first solo show in Japan in

1999. In the decade that followed, the list of flamenco dancers Sibthorp has captured is

like a who’s who of flamenco, including Eva Yerbabuena, Sara Baras and Maria Pages to

name a few.

Most admirers of Sibthorp’s work are first introduced to it via his published prints. To

date he has produced over 100 prints editions, with 28 ‘sold out’ editions to his credit.

2005 saw his first solo exhibition for 13 years at London’s Cork Street and the launch

of his book ‘Passion’. The show was a great success, with many pieces selling and major

works breaking into five figures for the first time.

Amoung the fimiliar flamenco paintings, were a selection of paintings depicting Rambert

Dance Company. Contemporary dance and ballet became the main focus for Sibthorp

the next five years.

In 2006, after becoming runner up the year before, Sibthorp won Fine Art Trade Guilds

Best Selling Artist Award, beating Jack Vettriano.

The Royal Ballet invited him to attend technical and dress rehearsals and through these

an exhibition of artworks was held at Medici Gallery - Cork Street, in 2007. Many famous

names in dance attended the private view- Darcey Bussell, Alina Cojacaru, Ed Watson

and Sarah Lamb were a few of the Principle dancers caught on canvas.

So impressed with the paintings he had produced of her, Darcey Bussell invited him to

attend her last rehearsal of her final performance with The Royal Ballet, Song of the

Earth - the only artist to be offered such a priviledged invitation. Reference gathered at

this rehearsal was used for the painting ‘Darcey in Three Movements’, created especially

at Darcey’s request , to hang in the dance studio named in her honour, at The Royal Ballet

School, Richmond Park. From this artwork a limited edition print was created, signed

by Darcey., a portion of the proceeds of which went to the Royal Ballet School. As an

indication of his dedication to capturing dance, the Royal Ballet School made him Artist

in Residence in 2010 - the first artist to have been given this title.

That year Darcey Bussell again honoured him by choosing Sibthorp to create a portrait

of her for the cruise ship she was made Godmother to, The Azura. This portrait hangs as

part of the permanent display in its Grand Reception Foyer.

Selected Works is a collection of original artwork available for sale, spanning the full time

period of Sibthorp’s dance works. Included in the sale are artworks specially shipped

from Japan and exhibited for the first time in Great Britain.

(1.) Red Velvet II

2010 - Oil on canvas mounted on board

46 x 40 INCHES / 102 x 118 CM

(2.) Rushes

2008 - Oil on panel

40 x 48 INCHES / 100 x 122 CM

(3.) Song of the Earth

2007 - Oil on panel

35 x 48 INCHES / 90 x 122 CM

(4) Royal Ballet Student III

2008 - Oil on canvas mounted on board

38 x 37 INCHES / 97 x 94 CM

(5.) Darcey in Rehearsal Preparatory painting

2009 - Oil on canvas mounted on board

9 x 12 INCHES / 23 x 32 CM

(6.) Darcey in Three Movements preparatory painting

2009 - Oil on panel

13 x 18 INCHES / 34 x 35 CM

(7.) Chroma III - Lilac Crest

2006 - Oil on panel

48 x 37 INCHES / 122 x 95 CM

(8.) Chroma IV - The Transit of Venus

2007 - Oil on panel

43 x 37 INCHES / 110 x 93 CM

(9.) Tanglewood III

2006 - Oil on panel

52 x 46 INCHES / 134 x 119 CM

(10.) La Valse

2006 - Oil on panel

45 x 40 INCHES / 115 x 101 CM

(11.) Black Trim

2005 - Oil on panel

48 x 43 INCHES / 121 x 109 CM

(12.) Twenty One II

2004 - Oil on on panel

43 x 38 INCHES / 110 x 97 CM

(14.) Red Velvet II colour study

2010 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

approx 20x 16 INCHES / 51 x 40 CM

(13.) Red Velvet colour study

2010 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

approx 20 x 20 INCHES / 51 x 51 CM

(15.) White and Red Dress colour study

2008 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

24 x 22 INCHES / 62 x 56 CM

(16.) Pasion colour study

1999 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

45 x 33 INCHES / 114 x 84 CM

(18.) Chroma VII colour study

2008 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

28 x 23 INCHES / 70 x 58 CM

(17.) Royal Ballet Student III colour study

2009 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

approx14 x 20 INCHES / 35 x 51 CM

(19.) Royal Ballet Student IV colour study

2009 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

approx 20 x 20 INCHES / 51 x 51 CM

(20.) Chroma IV colour study

2007 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

23 x 19 INCHES / 23 x 19 CM

(22.) Elsa Canasta colour study

2005 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

29 x 20 INCHES / 74 x 52 CM

(21.) Royal Ballet Student I colour study

2009 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

approx 20x 16 INCHES / 51 x 40 CM

(23.) Royal Ballet Student II colour study

2009 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

approx 20x 16 INCHES / 51 x 40 CM

(24.) Dance å Grande Vitesse colour study

2007 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

approx 25 x 20 INCHES / 65 x 52 CM

(26.) White and Blue colour study

2005 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

26 x 17 INCHES / 65 x 44 CM

(25.) Black Trim colour study

2004 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

31 x 22 INCHES / 79 x 56 CM

(27.) The Black Dress colour studyII

2005 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

26 x 21 INCHES / 65 x 53 CM

(28.) El Chal colour study

2007 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

25 x 23 INCHES / 62 x 57 CM

(30.) Chroma VII study

2007 - Charcoal on drawing film

28 x 20INCHES / 70 x 50 CM

(29.) Darcey in Three Movements study

2009 - Charcoal on drawing film

28 x 20INCHES / 70 x 50 CM

(32.) Tanglewood III study

2006 - Charcoal on drawing film

20 x 26 INCHES / 50 x 67 CM

(35.) Rhapsody study

2007 - Charcoal on drawing film

25 x 20 INCHES / 63 x 54 CM

(34.) Dance å Grande Vitesse study

2007 - Charcoal on drawing film

approx 25 x 20 INCHES / 65 x 52 CM

(37.) White on Black study

2003 - Charcoal on drawing film

23 x 31 INCHES / 58 x 79 CM

(39.) La Valse II study

2002 - Charcoal on drawing film

26 x 20 INCHES / 67 x 50 CM

(38.) The Shadow study

2007 - Charcoal on drawing film

28 x 21 INCHES / 72 x 54 CM

(40.) The Black Dress study

2006 - Charcoal on drawing film

25 x 20 INCHES / 25 x 20 CM

(41.) Twenty One study

2004 - Charcoal on drawing film

22 x 16 INCHES / 56 x 40 CM

(42.) Joaquin Cortés

1997 - Oil on on panel

43 x 34 INCHES / 109 x 86 CM

(43.) Magenta

2004 - Oil on canvas

36 x 32 INCHES / 92 x 82 CM

(44.) Manos Alto

2009 - Oil on on panel

30 x 30 INCHES / 75 x 75 CM

(45.) El Baile de Pasion

2009 - Oil on canvas mounted on board

41 x 39 INCHES / 103 x 100 CM

(46.) Rojo y Blanco

2009 - Oil on canvas mounted on board

41 x 37 INCHES / 105 x 94 CM

(47.) With Hands Held High II

2009 - Oil on canvas mounted on board

approx 34 x 24 INCHES / 85 x 60 CM

(48.) Rhapsody

2007 - Oil on on panel

42 x 37 INCHES / 106 x 93 CM

(49.) Solea II colour study

2004 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

22 x 28 INCHES / 56 x 72 CM

(50.) La Linea Roja study

2009 - Charcoal on drawing film

approx 16 x 24 INCHES / 41 x 51 CM

(52.) Neon colour study

2003 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

30 x 18 INCHES / 75 x 46 CM

(51.) La Valse II colour study

2006 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

27 x 20 INCHES / 68 x 51 CM

(53.) Two Guitarists colour study

2007 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

25 x 17 INCHES / 63 x 42 CM

(54.)Twenty One colour study

2007 - Charcoal on drawing film

22 x 13 INCHES / 57 x 34 CM

(56.) La Valse colour study

2006 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

23 x 19 INCHES / 59 x 48 CM

(55.) Song II colour study

2008 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

26 x 23 INCHES / 67 x 59 CM

(57.) Dancing Dress colour study II

2003 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

34 x 31 INCHES / 86 x 80 CM

(58.) Rhapsody colour study

2007 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

26 x 19 INCHES / 65 x 49 CM

(60.) Royal Ballet student II study

2008 - Charcoal on drawing film

approx 30 x 18 INCHES / 75 x 46 CM

(59.) Two Guitarists study

2007 - Oil and charcoal on drawing film

25 x 17 INCHES / 63 x 42 CM

(61.) La Valse study2005 - Charcoal on drawing film

23 x 20 INCHES / 58 x 50 CM

(62.)The Shawl IV study

2007 - Charcoal on drawing film

approx 28 x 20 INCHES / 70 x 50 CM

(64.) Elsa Canasta study

2005 - Charcoal on drawing film

23 x 20INCHES / 60 x 52 CM

(63.) Bailarina en Negro study

2002 - Charcoal on drawing film

29 x 13 INCHES / 73 x 34 CM

(65.) Magenta study

2004 - Charcoal on drawing film

28 x 23 INCHES / 71 x 59 CM

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(1.) Red Velvet II

Oil on canvas mounted on board

40 x 40INCHES / 102 x 102 CM

(1.) Red Velvet II

Oil on canvas mounted on board

40 x 40INCHES / 102 x 102 CM

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