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On The Market… St Cross Winchester

Posted on September 27, 2019 by webmaster

Over the past year, few Cecil Round paintings have been offered for sale on the open market.  As such, we were grateful to hear from Charles Ucheobi of Gunnersbury Arts in Hampstead, London.  They are bringing to the market a … Continue reading →

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Spotlight 11: ‘Brothers Reunited’ (1920)

Posted on September 1, 2019 by webmaster

Welcome to our eleventh ‘Spotlight Feature’.  With the summer months drawing rapidly to a close and, as the younger generation start preparing to return to school for another academic year, it seems an appropriate time to feature two wonderful paintings … Continue reading →

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Spotlight 10: Evening Masquerade

Posted on August 1, 2019 by webmaster

Welcome to our tenth ‘Spotlight Feature’.  This month we have decided to feature a very unusual painting – one that Cecil Round painted but about whose subject we know very little.  The painting first came to our attention in auction … Continue reading →

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Spotlight 9: The Golden Cap (1923)

Posted on July 1, 2019 by webmaster

Welcome to our ninth ‘Spotlight Feature’.  With the summer months upon us, it seems appropriate to feature one of Cecil Round’s seasonal landscapes.  Our focus this month will therefore be on The Golden Cap, near Bridport in Dorset. This landscape … Continue reading →

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Spotlight 8: Correggio’s Ecce Homo (1881)

Posted on June 1, 2019 by webmaster

Welcome to our eighth ‘Spotlight Feature’.  This month we will be focusing on a truly remarkable painting that Cecil Round created in 1881 – at just sixteen years old!  Unusually for Cecil Round, the painting has a religious theme.  It … Continue reading →

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Spotlight 7: Hidden Treasure

Posted on May 1, 2019 by webmaster

Welcome to our seventh ‘Spotlight Feature’. This month we will be sharing one of the most intriguing back-stories we have received, in relation to a Cecil Round painting. It is a real tale of mystery and hidden ‘treasure’. A good … Continue reading →

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Spotlight 6: Avington Park

Posted on April 1, 2019 by webmaster

Welcome to our sixth ‘Spotlight Feature’. A few years ago, we were contacted by Alison Wagg who was hoping to sell an unframed Cecil Round canvas she had found tucked behind a wardrobe, while clearing her late-mother’s house. The picture … Continue reading →

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In The News… Feedback on Spotlight

Posted on March 14, 2019 by webmaster

It is now over four months since we launched our Spotlight Feature on Cecil Round’s paintings. With five ‘instalments’ published and another couple already in the pipeline, we would love to hear your feedback on our new-look website – have … Continue reading →

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In The News… Discovering Cecil Round

Posted on March 7, 2019 by webmaster

Good news – our volunteer research team have been busy trawling through historic public records of births, marriages, deaths and census data, in addition to other secondary-source information channels and we have now expanded our biographical analysis of Cecil Round’s … Continue reading →

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Spotlight 5: Commander and Mrs O. B. Niven (1917)

Posted on March 1, 2019 by webmaster

Welcome to our fifth ‘Spotlight Feature’. We were approached a few years ago by Helen Ashworth and Robert Niven, who kindly shared images of two portraits of their ancestors, attributed to Cecil Round. The portraits date from 1917 and have … Continue reading →

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