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Socialising Collection (#8)

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Background imageSocialising Collection: Tyltyl turns the Diamond in The Palace of Luxury, 1911 (gouache)

Tyltyl turns the Diamond in The Palace of Luxury, 1911 (gouache)
657997 Tyltyl turns the Diamond in The Palace of Luxury, 1911 (gouache) by Robinson, Frederick Cayley (1862-1927); 33x40 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSocialising Collection: Runaway Steer, (watercolour and gouache on paper)

Runaway Steer, (watercolour and gouache on paper)
650430 Runaway Steer, (watercolour and gouache on paper) by Borein, Edward (1872-1945); 36.8x49.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Runaway Steer. Edward Borein (1872-1945)

Background imageSocialising Collection: Visiting (Kayoi), from the series 'The Seven Fashionable Aspects of Komachi

Visiting (Kayoi), from the series "The Seven Fashionable Aspects of Komachi
3576800 Visiting (Kayoi), from the series " The Seven Fashionable Aspects of Komachi (Furyu yatsushi nana Komachi)", c

Background imageSocialising Collection: Theatregoers outside the Taverne Pousset in Paris after a performance (b / w photo)

Theatregoers outside the Taverne Pousset in Paris after a performance (b / w photo)
3101209 Theatregoers outside the Taverne Pousset in Paris after a performance (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSocialising Collection: On the Boulevard des Capucines outside the Olympia music hall, Paris (b / w photo)

On the Boulevard des Capucines outside the Olympia music hall, Paris (b / w photo)
3101206 On the Boulevard des Capucines outside the Olympia music hall, Paris (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSocialising Collection: At the Bal Bullier, Paris (b / w photo)

At the Bal Bullier, Paris (b / w photo)
3101220 At the Bal Bullier, Paris (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Bal Bullier, Paris)

Background imageSocialising Collection: The great hall of the Cafe Americain, Paris (b / w photo)

The great hall of the Cafe Americain, Paris (b / w photo)
3101216 The great hall of the Cafe Americain, Paris (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The great hall of the Cafe Americain, Paris)

Background imageSocialising Collection: After the theatre at the Knickerbocker, 1916 (colour litho)

After the theatre at the Knickerbocker, 1916 (colour litho)
3104348 After the theatre at the Knickerbocker, 1916 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the theatre at the Knickerbocker, 1916)

Background imageSocialising Collection: Mistral and His Friends Before the Alpilles (oil on canvas)

Mistral and His Friends Before the Alpilles (oil on canvas)
XIR418349 Mistral and His Friends Before the Alpilles (oil on canvas) by Denis-Valverane, Louis (1870-1943); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nimes

Background imageSocialising Collection: A sunny Sunday in the fresh air, cartoon from L Assiette au Beurre

A sunny Sunday in the fresh air, cartoon from L Assiette au Beurre
XIR411559 A sunny Sunday in the fresh air, cartoon from L Assiette au Beurre, 23 August, 1902 (colour litho) by Sancha y Lengo, Francisco (1874-1936); Musee de La Presse, Paris

Background imageSocialising Collection: Punch cartoon: Sweet Girl Graduates... Afternoon Tea Versus Wine (engraving)

Punch cartoon: Sweet Girl Graduates... Afternoon Tea Versus Wine (engraving)
6034828 Punch cartoon: Sweet Girl Graduates... Afternoon Tea Versus Wine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: Sweet Girl Graduates)

Background imageSocialising Collection: The Tea Party (watercolour)

The Tea Party (watercolour)
1767271 The Tea Party (watercolour) by Wirgman, Charles (1832-91); 20x28.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tea Party. Charles Wirgman (1832-1891). Watercolour

Background imageSocialising Collection: Silks and Satins at the Wedding Dance (oil on canvas)

Silks and Satins at the Wedding Dance (oil on canvas)
1766770 Silks and Satins at the Wedding Dance (oil on canvas) by Andreotti, Federigo (1847-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silks and Satins at the Wedding Dance)

Background imageSocialising Collection: Veglione a Mendrisio, 1926 (oil on canvas)

Veglione a Mendrisio, 1926 (oil on canvas)
1196611 Veglione a Mendrisio, 1926 (oil on canvas) by Muller, Albert (1897-1926); 150x115 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Muller, Albert (1897-1926)); Photo eChristies Images; Swiss

Background imageSocialising Collection: Beach Scene at Trouville; Scene de plage a Trouville, 1864 (oil on board)

Beach Scene at Trouville; Scene de plage a Trouville, 1864 (oil on board)
1196446 Beach Scene at Trouville; Scene de plage a Trouville, 1864 (oil on board) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 31.1x48.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageSocialising Collection: Fete Champetre (oil on canvas)

Fete Champetre (oil on canvas)
1772168 Fete Champetre (oil on canvas) by Mostyn, Thomas Edwin (1864-1930); 71.5x108 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fete Champetre. Tom Edwin Mostyn (1864-1930). Oil on canvas

Background imageSocialising Collection: A famille rose London punchbowl, with a view of the Grand Walk

A famille rose London punchbowl, with a view of the Grand Walk
1764913 A famille rose London punchbowl, with a view of the Grand Walk, Vauxhall Gardens, c.1750-1800 (paint enamel on porcelain) by Chinese School (18th century); 38.5 (diam)

Background imageSocialising Collection: Evening Get-together, 19th Century (litho)

Evening Get-together, 19th Century (litho)
5232404 Evening Get-together, 19th Century (litho) by Makovsky, Vladimir Egorovic (1846-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Evening Get-together, 19th Century)

Background imageSocialising Collection: A Toast (colour litho)

A Toast (colour litho)
6001234 A Toast (colour litho) by Granville-Smith, Walter (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Toast. Illustration from Drawings by W Granville-Smith and Others (E R Herrick, New York)

Background imageSocialising Collection: Travellers Resting in a Tavern, 1852 (oil on canvas)

Travellers Resting in a Tavern, 1852 (oil on canvas)
652198 Travellers Resting in a Tavern, 1852 (oil on canvas) by Goodall, Frederick Trevelyan (1848-71); 59.7x71.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Travellers Resting in a Tavern)

Background imageSocialising Collection: Girls in a Garden; Fillettes dans un Jardin, c. 1895 (oil on canvas)

Girls in a Garden; Fillettes dans un Jardin, c. 1895 (oil on canvas)
653105 Girls in a Garden; Fillettes dans un Jardin, c. 1895 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 46.3x55.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSocialising Collection: A Social Eddy, 1877-78 (oil on canvas)

A Social Eddy, 1877-78 (oil on canvas)
6200873 A Social Eddy, 1877-78 (oil on canvas) by Orchardson, William Quiller (1832-1910); 41.9x61.6 cm; The McManus, Dundee

Background imageSocialising Collection: A Soiree on the Terrace, (oil on canvas)

A Soiree on the Terrace, (oil on canvas)
989307 A Soiree on the Terrace, (oil on canvas) by Enjolras, Delphin (1857-1945); 60.3x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Soiree on the Terrace; Une Soiree sur la Terasse)

Background imageSocialising Collection: The Brothers; El Hermano, (oil on board)

The Brothers; El Hermano, (oil on board)
824774 The Brothers; El Hermano, (oil on board) by Figari, Pedro (1861-1938); 35x50 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Brothers; El Hermano. Pedro Figari (1861-1938). Oil on board

Background imageSocialising Collection: The Colonial Minuet; El Minue Colonial, (oil on canvas)

The Colonial Minuet; El Minue Colonial, (oil on canvas)
824721 The Colonial Minuet; El Minue Colonial, (oil on canvas) by Figari, Pedro (1861-1938); 69x74.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Colonial Minuet; El Minue Colonial)

Background imageSocialising Collection: The Old Swan Inn, with a View of Putney bridge beyond, (pen and ink and watercolour)

The Old Swan Inn, with a View of Putney bridge beyond, (pen and ink and watercolour)
824124 The Old Swan Inn, with a View of Putney bridge beyond, (pen and ink and watercolour) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 25.4x43.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Swan Inn)

Background imageSocialising Collection: The Birthday Party, (oil on canvas)

The Birthday Party, (oil on canvas)
827215 The Birthday Party, (oil on canvas) by Knaus, Ludwig (1829-1910); 59x91 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Birthday Party. Ludwig Knaus (1829-1910). Oil on panel

Background imageSocialising Collection: Miss Elsa Maxwells Party showing Lady Peel at the Right, (oil on canvas)

Miss Elsa Maxwells Party showing Lady Peel at the Right, (oil on canvas)
827195 Miss Elsa Maxwells Party showing Lady Peel at the Right, (oil on canvas) by Blanche, Jacques-Emile (1861-1942); 81.3x99.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSocialising Collection: The Marraige Contract, 1874 (oil on canvas)

The Marraige Contract, 1874 (oil on canvas)
827183 The Marraige Contract, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Escosura, Ignacio Leon y (1834-1901); 40x58.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Marraige Contract. Ignacio de Leon y Escosura (1834-1901)

Background imageSocialising Collection: An evening of dancing in the Grand Meeting Hall at the offices of Le Petit Journal

An evening of dancing in the Grand Meeting Hall at the offices of Le Petit Journal, Paris (colour litho)
2795794 An evening of dancing in the Grand Meeting Hall at the offices of Le Petit Journal, Paris (colour litho) by French School

Background imageSocialising Collection: A Day at the Beach, (watercolour and black crayon on paper)

A Day at the Beach, (watercolour and black crayon on paper)
651154 A Day at the Beach, (watercolour and black crayon on paper) by Prendergast, Maurice Brazil (1858/9-1924); 35.3x50.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Day at the Beach)

Background imageSocialising Collection: Roman Street Scene, 1872 (oil on canvas)

Roman Street Scene, 1872 (oil on canvas)
650683 Roman Street Scene, 1872 (oil on canvas) by Coleman, Charles Caryl (1840-1928); 44.5x102.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman Street Scene. Charles Caryl Coleman (1840-1928)

Background imageSocialising Collection: Le Bal Mabile (oil on panel)

Le Bal Mabile (oil on panel)
615852 Le Bal Mabile (oil on panel) by Beraud, Jean (1849-1935); 14.3x23.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageSocialising Collection: L Abreuvoir de L Olympia Pendant un Entracte, c. 1918 (oil on canvas board)

L Abreuvoir de L Olympia Pendant un Entracte, c. 1918 (oil on canvas board)
2651904 L Abreuvoir de L Olympia Pendant un Entracte, c.1918 (oil on canvas board) by Tenre, Charles Henry (1864-1926); 47x60 cm; Private Collection; eLiss Fine Art; French, out of copyright

Background imageSocialising Collection: Couple chatting, detail from a family scene, c. 1840 (colour litho) (see 407341)

Couple chatting, detail from a family scene, c. 1840 (colour litho) (see 407341)
CHT407342 Couple chatting, detail from a family scene, c.1840 (colour litho) (see 407341) by Lami, Eugene-Louis (1800-90); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSocialising Collection: Soiree of the Artists, 1831 (engraving)

Soiree of the Artists, 1831 (engraving)
XIR316604 Soiree of the Artists, 1831 (engraving) by Johannot, Tony (1803-52); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Artist Party or Arsenal Soiree; The Artist; ); French

Background imageSocialising Collection: The Baronet (coloured engraving)

The Baronet (coloured engraving)
957790 The Baronet (coloured engraving) by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Baronet)

Background imageSocialising Collection: Two women at Deauville for the horse racing (colour photo)

Two women at Deauville for the horse racing (colour photo)
3098908 Two women at Deauville for the horse racing (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two women at Deauville for the horse racing)

Background imageSocialising Collection: Le Boulevard (colour litho)

Le Boulevard (colour litho)
3098899 Le Boulevard (colour litho) by Wostry, Carlo (1865-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Boulevard. Illustration from Le Figaro Illustre, August 1899.); © Look and Learn

Background imageSocialising Collection: Socialising by telephone call (colour litho)

Socialising by telephone call (colour litho)
3094444 Socialising by telephone call (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Socialising by telephone call. Postcard, early 20th century)

Background imageSocialising Collection: The Flower Market, 1870 (oil on panel)

The Flower Market, 1870 (oil on panel)
659155 The Flower Market, 1870 (oil on panel) by Serrure, Auguste (1825-1903); 62x89.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Flower Market. Auguste Serrure (1825-1903). Oil on panel. Dated 1870

Background imageSocialising Collection: Little Bo Peep, 1875 (oil on canvas)

Little Bo Peep, 1875 (oil on canvas)
658746 Little Bo Peep, 1875 (oil on canvas) by O Neill, George Bernard (1828-1917); 72x93 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Bo Peep. George Bernard O Neill (1828-1917). Oil on canvas

Background imageSocialising Collection: The Pigboy and the Princess, (oil on canvas)

The Pigboy and the Princess, (oil on canvas)
658619 The Pigboy and the Princess, (oil on canvas) by Wegener, Gerda Marie Frederike (1885-1940); 166x83 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pigboy and the Princess. Gerda Wegener (1885-1940)

Background imageSocialising Collection: Afternoon Tea, 1889 (oil on canvas)

Afternoon Tea, 1889 (oil on canvas)
658616 Afternoon Tea, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Ilsted, Peter Vilhelm (1861-1933); 76x89 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Afternoon Tea. Peter Ilsted (1861-1933). Oil on canvas. Dated 1889

Background imageSocialising Collection: An Intimate Conversation, (oil on canvas)

An Intimate Conversation, (oil on canvas)
658442 An Intimate Conversation, (oil on canvas) by Pujol de Gustavino, Clemente (1850-1905); 41x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Intimate Conversation)

Background imageSocialising Collection: Les Crinolines, 1865 (watercolour and pencil on paper laid on card)

Les Crinolines, 1865 (watercolour and pencil on paper laid on card)
656678 Les Crinolines, 1865 (watercolour and pencil on paper laid on card) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 16.5x24.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Crinolines. Eugene Boudin (1824-1898)

Background imageSocialising Collection: At the Carnival, (oil on panel)

At the Carnival, (oil on panel)
658200 At the Carnival, (oil on panel) by Benlliure y Gil, Jose (1855-1937); 38.1x54.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Carnival. Jose Benlliure y Gil (1855-1937). Oil on panel

Background imageSocialising Collection: Kilearney Fair, (oil on canvas)

Kilearney Fair, (oil on canvas)
658163 Kilearney Fair, (oil on canvas) by Rigby, P. (19th century); 58.5x91.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Irish, out of copyright




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"Unveiling the Art of Socialising: From Dewars to Dominica, a Journey through Time" Embark on a captivating journey through time as we explore the art of socialising. From the depths of the ocean where three majestic sperm whales gracefully socialise under the surface in Dominica, to the glamorous world of Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins starring in Cinzano TV commercials, this is an ode to human connection. Step into Tom Chadwick's masterpiece "The Proverbs, " painted in 1939, which beautifully captures the essence of communal wisdom passed down through generations. Travel back to Havana's vibrant streets in 1951 and experience Sloppy Joes Bar - a hub for laughter and camaraderie that transcends borders. Join Mrs Whigham's Ascot Party as elegance meets conviviality at its finest. Witness actor Michael Crawford hosting a delightful barbecue amidst his Wimbledon garden, bringing friends together with sizzling food and infectious laughter. Delve into history itself with ancient cave paintings depicting our ancestors' desire for companionship and shared experiences. Transport yourself to winter fashion trends from 1954, where style becomes an invitation for connections forged over warm coats and cozy scarves. Feel the electric atmosphere as Liverpool players celebrate their League Title win alongside their devoted wives at Adelphi Hotel. And let us not forget Manchester City players and management staff raising glasses in jubilation after achieving greatness on the field. Finally, lose yourself on a crowded dance floor at GEC ballroom in Coventry circa 1935; bodies swaying rhythmically as music unites souls from all walks of life. In this ever-changing world, one thing remains constant - our innate need for social interaction. So let us cherish these moments that bring us closer together because it is within these connections that memories are made and friendships flourish.