The idea of the 2024 exhibition gives me the opportunity to root out creations by Clarence which have been lying in bottom drawers for 100 years. One of the them is a hand painted set of playing cards; the families for Happy Families are of course species of mountain flowers, photo right. The owner, my […]
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We were at the presentation of the book The English in Liguria at the Italian Embassy in London on Thursday. Continuing the theme this week of the Italians’ appreciation of Clarence Bicknell’s works 1842-1918, we were delighted to host the visit of Francesca Centurione-Scotto Boschieri (Chair of the Amici dei Giardini Botanici Hanbury, founder-member of
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A Victorian Polymath in the Maritime Alps: A Passion for Wild Flowers The exhibition of botanical art and creations of Clarence Bicknell (1842-1918), as well as other UK-Italian themes, in the Guildhall Art Gallery during Q3 2024 presents exciting opportunities for sponsors, donors, and stakeholders to celebrate links with Italy. The exhibition coincides with Alderman
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Clarence Bicknell – a video invitation to you from Marcus Bicknell to join the Clarence Bicknell Association – aimed primarily at Bicknells and the wider family in the USA, Europe and worldwide. Yes please, we would love your modest support, and it would be a pleasure to count you among our number. Marcus Bicknell invites
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The famous letter of 31 July 1845 from Joseph Mallord William Turner to his patron Elhanan Bicknell is up for sale again. The asking price in February 2023 at Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. is € 9,500.00, three times the hammer price of $ 2,750 in May 2017. Turner was a frequent visitor to Elhanan Bicknell’s mansion
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We publish today the spreadsheet of every letter and drawing by Clarence in the Bicknell Family Collection. We have over 2,000 data points, those are works by Clarence which have a date and place written on them. We have been able to trace his movements from his arrival in Bordighera in 1878 to his death
The Chronology of Clarence’s Life and Works Read More »
Message de notre amie Anne-Sophie Rousselot… Nous avons bien projeté le film LES MERVEILLES DE CLARENCE BICKNELL de Rémy Masséglia le dimanche 4 décembre dans notre cinéma.. Cette séance a été organisée en prolongement du 1er Salon du livre “Livres aux jardins” de Nice et dans le cadre du Cycle BIODIVERCINÉ, en partenariat avec la
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Yevgeniya Zvereva Amis has let us know that the play “1910” (performed in Montreal this summer) where we feature Clarence Bicknell’s hymn “Patro Nia, Ni Alvenis” will be soon available for free on the YouTube channel Exploring Esperanto: https://www.youtube.com/@ExploringEsperanto It is also possible to become a patron and have one’s name be included in credits:
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We are pleased to confirm a second conference on the same weekend in November, in Bordighera, with the same speakers from the Clarence Bicknell Association … Incontro previsto per domenica 20 novembre nel Salone del Museo Bicknell di Bordighera, a partire dalle ore 16. Botanici sulle cime – Botanistes aux Sommets Con interventi diDssa. Daniela
We are pleased to confirm the conference in Nice with speakers from the Clarence Bicknell Association … L’ACADÈMIA NISSARDALES AMIS DU MUSÉUM D’HISTOIRE NATURELLE DE NICEen partenariat avec LE MUSÉUM D’HISTOIRE NATURELLE DE NICEInvitation, Rencontre et conférences“Des Botanistes aux sommets”samedi 19 novembre 2022 à 16H30au Palais de l’Agriculture à Nice, 113, Promenade des Anglais, Nice
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