Radev Collection: Bloomsbury & Beyond
27 September - 21 December 2013
The Radev Collection is named after Mattei Radev, who came to Britain in the 1950’s as a stowaway on a cargo ship, fleeing from communism in his native Bulgaria. Radev went on to build a new life in London mixing in the artistic Bloomsbury circle and becoming a leading picture framer for the London Galleries.
Radev inherited most of the works from his friend the artist-dealer Eardley Knollys who had in turn inherited from music critic 5th Lord Sackville, Eddy Sackville-West following the latter’s’ death in 1965. The impressive collection includes works by British and international artists including Duncan Grant, Alfred Wallis, Ivon Hitchens, Ben Nicholson and Lucien Pissarro.
Supported by - Arts Council England, Sir John Fisher Foundation
- Lower ground floor of The Storran Gallery, showing Picasso's 'Nu sur fond rouge', over mantlepiece, and 'Femme au ruban du velours' by Amadeo Modigliani, by staircase. 'Nude boy in a bedroom', by Christopher Wood, on the chair.
