General Chat

Peter....thats very impressive, lovely sketch of Elvis:))....more please:))

Yes l have seen Phillips work at the Imperial and others, along with Bernards, we saw Bernards in the cellars:))) Phillips are of his sketches whilst a prisoner, l can't remember the name of the other artist....Steele or simular, there is also a recording of Phillip.


jude :-)

Thank you Jude, your post to this thread is wonderful.
Your affinity to Art is understandable, I think I would do the same as you and ask anyone and everyone if they had heard of the name.
I have been looking at some of Philip's work, and have read about his capture during the second world war. Did you know some of his work is with the Imperial War Museum, just been reading about him.
You have seem one of my sketches.......... it is used as my PeeEmm profile picture ......... loved Elvis.

Regards Peter

PeeEmm....thank you so much for taking the time to look up Meninsky and for adding this message.
Where ever l go if there is a connection to art l tend to ask people if they know Meninsky....some do and some don't.
One lady that happened to be in a charity shop last year was buying a gorgeous sketch, she seemed to know about art so l asked the dreaded question....oh my gawd she knew Bernards 2nd wife. We have each others phone numbers but no meeting has been arranged yet:(....l did ring her though!

l did'nt know him myself, my eldest sister remembers meeting him, not sure about the other 2 sisters. We knew very little about him until my father died....and then all sorts of info came to light!!!!

My father was David, not interested in art apart from his fathers work....his brother was Phillip an artist also, you may like his work too. He and Bernard were war artists and correspondence:)))) l knew Phillip he was amazing:)

jude xx

PS...would love to see some of your work??

Jude

Thank you for your comment.
I would like you to understand where I was coming from.
As I was not aware of a family connection, my only excuse for posting such an 'insensitive' remark was that I had looked-up Meninsky on Wiki (a sort of Bible to me) to find out more about the Artist.
As an Artist myself there is always an interest in both their work and their lives. Having read the entry on Wiki and found it interesting I simply latched on the sad ending for an Artist with such a large body of work - like Vincent had.
Van Gough produced over 700 paintings in his short life, but has been remembered for only a few that we all know and love.
Some of the work by Meninsky from the war years will be cherished by so many people, this is a tribute to his work. I personally will now look into his life as an Artist and study more of his work. I'm pleased to have found a connection to him.

Regards

Peter Monaghan

Julie and Wendy and everyone.....
Thanks for your input, tis interesting, wish l had a way of knowing. l doubt very much l'll bid on it though, but l'll be watching its progress:))

jude ;-)

The first thing I thought when looking at the three paintings the seller has on ebay is that they are all in a similar style. Nothing difficult or particularly creative to reproduce. Had he had just one painting with more detail and form or prospective to it I may have given him the benefit of the doubt. I think that any of these three prints could be copies done by an average art student

Wendy (an ex art student)

Just a quickie about the low starting price......Im not sure about now but it used to be free to list something it your starting price was under £1

PeeEmm...thats ok, not offended or anything:))
it just seemed strange to say what you did, can't see the connection...lol :)

Its not one l have seen before, it sort of resembles some of his work but it does'nt, if that makes sense??

Ann...thank you for looking after me...lol

Be interesting to see what happens to this painting now.

Must go check me smoked mackeral:))

Certainly not insensitive...........
We are after all looking at our family history and must be aware of 'facts'.
I had not see the earlier posts and was not aware of the family connection to Jude - sorry if I was out of order - but I was not aware.
The painting has no provenance, and is probably just a copy, it may not even be a Meninsky, I can't find mention of the 'original' on-line.

Regards

PeeEmm :-(

Mmm no l was'nt offended, just curious with the thinking and connection to the painting.

PeeEmm....hope you call back onto the thread:)

Well Jude my thoughts were that you having mentioned that he was your grandfather earlier on the thread, either Pee em has not read the whole thread or is a little insensitive.

Great minds think alike Ann:)

I couldn't work that out either Jude. Can't see how it identifies the picture.

Sue...see your point, not sure that l would have it on the wall, but sort of interested, very enquisitive now!!

PeeEmm....oh l know about the mental issues, but not sure what that has to to do with this painting though? :-)

jude

I'm 99.9% sure the Paul Henry sold is a fake...there's just not the quality of painting in the clouds or scene..imo someone is churning these out much as the late Tom Keating did in the 70s though he was an expert, and this one isn't that, probably an art student making a bit of cash.

But if you like the picture it's worth having, which is the same for any art really isn't it.

:-D

Wikipedia information is worth a read:

Meninsky suffered from mental illness for much of his life and committed suicide in 1950.[1]

I cannot imagine this is a genuine Meninsky, needs to be thought through carefully before purchasing.
Could this be a scam?

PeeEmm :-(

To be honest Jude if it goes for a reasonable price and you would have it on your wall - buy it. You can research it later although the seller is covering his backside every whichway :-D

Sue x

Quite alot of interest on there now....probably all you lot looking has got others interested...lol

l will keep you posted:))

Like anywhere on line though Jude, he can say anything. But if it doesn't go for much buy it and keep it as in the style of.