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Atarah · 02-03-2005, 15:44

There begins an exhibition of work by Accrington man, John Virtue at the National gallery in London from March until June 2005.
Working in the National Gallery's studio, Virtue has made eleven paintings for this exhibition, four representing the London cityscape looking towards St Paul's Cathedral, four of the city from the roof of Somerset House and three from the roof of the National Gallery looking towards Trafalgar Square and Nelson's Column. Executed solely in black and white, they are monumental works, the largest of which is over seven metres across.

Virtue is a landscape painter whose relationship to the National Gallery collection runs deep, being inspired by Turner, Constable, Rubens and other painters of the great European landscape tradition.

He has paintings up the Haworth Art Gallery, one a winter scene looking over Accrington. This used to be on a wall over the staircase, but dont think its on show at the moment.

Will update with more details of this gentleman as I find them. I believe he used to live up Green Haworth and was a post man on the early shift, so he could devote afternoons/evenings to his love of painting.

02-03-2005, 15:44	#1
Atarah Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: ACCRINGTON Posts: 2,358 Liked: 95 times Rep Power: 11529	JOHN VIRTUE, Accrington born artist 1947- There begins an exhibition of work by Accrington man, John Virtue at the National gallery in London from March until June 2005. Working in the National Gallery's studio, Virtue has made eleven paintings for this exhibition, four representing the London cityscape looking towards St Paul's Cathedral, four of the city from the roof of Somerset House and three from the roof of the National Gallery looking towards Trafalgar Square and Nelson's Column. Executed solely in black and white, they are monumental works, the largest of which is over seven metres across. Virtue is a landscape painter whose relationship to the National Gallery collection runs deep, being inspired by Turner, Constable, Rubens and other painters of the great European landscape tradition. He has paintings up the Haworth Art Gallery, one a winter scene looking over Accrington. This used to be on a wall over the staircase, but dont think its on show at the moment. Will update with more details of this gentleman as I find them. I believe he used to live up Green Haworth and was a post man on the early shift, so he could devote afternoons/evenings to his love of painting. Last edited by Atarah; 02-03-2005 at 16:03.