Architectural Exhibitions

Gallery Lingard have curated exhibitions of architectural drawings and paintings at The Fine Art Society, London; The Building Centre, London; The Royal Exchange, Manchester; at London Art Fairs as well as their own galleries in Pall Mall and Chelsea.

The curators undertake extensive historical research in order to prepare each architectural exhibit for presentation and sale.
Many architectural drawings from our exhibitions are now kept in international and national museum collections where their research potential can be accessed by scholars and the public with an interest in this field.   Private collectors of architectural drawings also continue to add to their collections from our carefully researched exhibitions.

Copies of exhibition catalogues are available through our website. 
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BRADSHAW GASS & HOPE
The Story of an Architectural Practice 1862-1960 - the first one hundred years

A special exhibition of architectural drawings, prints, photographs, documents and many other records preserved in the archive of Bradshaw Gass & Hope, a still flourishing North-West of England partnership.  Exhibits were carefully selected and curated by Jane and Timothy Lingard from this extensive archive in order to document their first one hundred years of architectural practice between 1862-1960. 

This Gallery Lingard loan exhibition was held in two venues; the first in London and the second in Manchester.  

A display of over sixty drawings opened at The Fine Art Society on New Bond Street, London with a Private View evening event and the occasion marked the launch of Gallery Lingard publication entitled ‘Bradshaw Gass & Hope: The Story of an Architectural Practice 1862-1960 - the first one hundred years’.

The exhibition then travelled to The Royal Exchange in Manchester (a handsome Bradshaw Gass & Hope building of 1914-21), where a second Private View evening opened an extended display of over seventy-five architectural drawings. 

The book researched and written by the Directors of Gallery Lingard about the Bradshaw Gass & Hope practice proved to be a popular purchase for the many visitors who came to enjoy the archive drawings and records on view to the public for the first time.

BUILDINGS IN PERSPECTIVE
An exhibition of British Architectural Perspectives 1830-1939
Looking at 46 architectural perspective drawings produced for presentation, competition, exhibition & illustration purposes.

HORATIO WALTER LONSDALE (1844-1919)  Architectural Artist. 
An Exhibition of his Watercolour Drawings
Exhibition of over 40 works by this architectural artist who was assistant to the great Victorian architect William Burges, with an examination of the vital role of the architectural artist in the 19th century.

ON THE FACE OF IT
An exhibition of British & European Architectural Elevations 1830-1950
A survey of the elevational drawing examined through 45 presentation, working and student drawings.

SOFTS AND HARDS
An exhibition of Drawings by Victorian and Edwardian Architects
An examination of 38 architectural drawings drawn from both 'Softs' and 'Hards' schools of thought was curated to explore one of the big Victorian debates as to whether architecture was a 'Profession or Art'.

TRAD JAZZ & MOD
An exhibition of European Architectural Drawings of the 1920s and 1930s
Looking at 42 architectural designs drawn from the spectrum of styles of the 1920-30 period;  ranging from 'traditional' design based on classical precedent, the 'Jazz' style influenced by Art Deco and American design; and the group of architects who espoused a 'Modern' style.

PRIZE PAPERS
Architectural Drawings for Examination, Competition and Exhibition 1800-1940
Survey and exhibition of 49 'prize' architectural drawings produced for examination, competition and exhibition purposes between 1800-1940.

WILLIAM WALCOT 1874-1943 Artist-Architect.  An exhibition of his Life and Work
A comprehensive exhibition of 88 architectural and topographical drawings by this pre-eminent architectural draughtsman outlining his early career in Russia and Beaux-Arts Paris before following many successful years after his arrival in Great Britain.

GREEKS & GOTHS
An exhibition of Architectural Drawings in Revival Styles 1800-1930
An examination of 47 architectural drawings looking at the Greek, Gothic and other 'revival' styles adopted by architects in the 19th century.

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (1869-1959) AND ERIC MENDELSOHN (1887-1953)
An exhibition of rare first edition 1910 lithographs after designs by Frank Lloyd Wright from the Wasmuth Portfolio, together with original design sketches by Eric Mendelsohn, architect of the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea.  The exhibition considered the legacy of modern architecture as seen through the links that were forged between these two giants of modern 20th century architecture.
 
CAPITAL BUILDINGS
An exhibition of Architectural Designs and Topographical Views of London
Views and designs for 52 London buildings with a brief historical survey of publications dealing with the topography and design of London as built from the 1500s-1900s.

CYRIL A FAREY 1888-1954: 'Fareyland' 
An exhibition of Watercolours and Drawings
An exhibition of 126 topographical perspectives by Cyril Farey drawn from sketch tours in Great Britain, France and Italy between 1902-1946.  Farey was a friend and rival of William Walcot and between them they were the most sought-after architectural draughtsmen of their day.

SIR MATTHEW DIGBY WYATT (1820-1877)
Travel Sketches in France, Italy and Germany 1844-1846
An exhibition of over 85 early travel sketches by Mathew Digby Wyatt from France, Italy and Germany accompanied by a catalogue that provided a detailed biography of this architect.  His contribution to The Great Exhibition of 1851, his many erudite architectural publications as well as his prominent buildings, make him one of the great British architects of the 19th century.

HENRY MOORE AND MICHAEL ROSENAUER
Sculptor (1898-1986) and Architect (1884-1971)
Gallery Lingard discovered previously unrecorded sculptural maquettes by Henry Moore that were specially commissioned by the architect Michael Rosenauer as features intrinsic to his buildings. This exhibition tells the intriguing story of a collaboration between sculptor and architect for several architectural projects.

THE HIGH GAME
An exhibition of Architectural Drawings 1800-1950
An exhibition of 60 architectural drawings for different building types which were designed in styles that ‘play’ with the rules of classical architecture; styles that were described at the time by Sir Edwin Lutyens as, ‘... a big game, a high game’.

THUMBNOTES & MASTERPIECES  BY CYRIL FAREY  (1888-1954)
Architectural sketches and watercolours 1900-1925
An exhibition of 118 delightful sketches and architectural studies executed by Farey for his own pleasure with subjects drawn from his travels around England, Northern France and Italy.

TWO PIONEER MODERNISTS
Reginald Uren (1903-1988) and Tom Ellis (1911-1988) 
An exhibition of Early Architectural Designs
An examination of the pre-war careers of two pioneer modernist architects through an exhibition of over 53 selected works taken from their early careers, dated from 1926 to 1939, before Ellis was invited into the partnership Lyons Israel and Ellis.

WILLIAM WALCOT (1874-1943) MAGICAL IMPRESSIONS
An exhibition of oils, watercolours, drawings and etchings
An extensive exhibition of 116 works in oils, watercolours, drawings and etchings accompanied by a second comprehensive and colour illustrated biography of the work of William Walcot.

MICHAEL ROSENAUER Architect (1884-1971)
VIENNA - LONDON - NEW YORK
An extensive exhibition of 84 topographical views and architectural drawings produced in professional practice from the career of this successful Austrian emigré-architect who gained a world-wide reputation for his work in Europe, Great Britain and the United States. 

GREAT GOTHS
A selection of prints, drawings and photographs from the Collection of
James O’Byrne, architect, collector & benefactor (1835-1897)  
A survey of the collection amassed by the extraordinary 19th century architect-collector James O”Byrne.