The Pantechnicon fire. 1874.
by Mike Jeffries
Original - Sold
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Dimensions
72.000 x 48.000 x 1.000 inches
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Title
The Pantechnicon fire. 1874.
Artist
Mike Jeffries
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas.
Description
THIS PAINTING IS SOLD BUT YOU TOO CAN COMMISSION MIKE TO PAINT YOUR VERY OWN ORIGINAL OF YOUR FAVOURITE HISTORICAL SUBJECT, A SOUND INVESTMENT FROM WHOM MANY REGARD AS BRITAIN'S LEADING TRANSPORT ARTIST. JUST E-MAIL mika@transportartist.co.uk
This is an image of a large painting, 6ft x 4ft,I did some years ago for the Pantechnicon restaurant in Motcombe Street, Belgravia in the record time of a fortnight. I worked 16 to 18 hours a day in my tiny one bedroom flat that I lived in at the time to meet the deadline for the opening night and had to hire a van to deliver it from Brixham in Devon to London as it was too big for my car!
The sheer size of the painting, tight deadline and amount of research involved made this one of the most demanding works I've ever done and I wasn't exactly a young man in 2008!
The painting depicts the scene when the fire began to take hold, the Pantechnicon was a huge furniture and valuables warehouse with a Greco-Roman facade which survived and still exists to this day. Great damage was done with some ir-replacable paintings and objet d'art lost in the flames as the fire engines of the time had little chance of extinguishing the fire.
The painting hangs in pride of place in the restaurant�s main dining room but because of the tight deadline it is painted in acrylics, I�d love to have it back and re-paint it in oils some day but I�d have to hire another van!
A painting of this size in oils on canvas would cost about �4500.
Please ring 07884462140 or e-mail mike@transportartist.co.uk for details.
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To find out more about the fire at the Pantechnicon, Motcombe Street of 1874 why not google it and also the Pantechnicon restaurant which serves superb food but at London prices!
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Comments (26)
Donna Proctor
Mike - this is an incredible painting, all the way down to each and every tiny detail. The composition is exceptional, as are the bold colors. Very awe-inspiring image as well as your masterful skill. Certainly a f/v for me.
Lisa Knechtel
Very beautiful painting! Love the colours and the way you captured the water and reflections on the road. v
Bo Watson
Mike, this is a great painting. The details are remarkable and the story was neat to read.
Henryk Gorecki
Genialny obraz Mike!Doskona³a gra ciep³ych i zimnych tonów.! Ogieñ- test dla malarza!V/F
Sydne Archambault
Fantastic work Mike, it really is! I can see why you consider this piece one of your best! I might also add a super job capturing it on camera to upload here, it is very clear!
Mike Jeffries replied:
Thank you Sydne, I am no photographer so I had this shot by a professional as a transparency and later scanned onto a CD.
Lois Bryan
Breathtaking, amazing, awe-inspiring work of art!!!!!!! I loved reading the story behind it ... both that of the fire and of the image's creation!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!
Kristin Elmquist
Fantastic work, Mike. Love the composition - this is so very detailed! Vote. Congrats on your First Place contest win. Please feel free to join the Contest Winners First Place on FineArtAmerica Group, if you haven't already, and upload this image to the group. Here's the link: http://fineartamerica.com/groups/contest-winners-first-place-on-fineartamerica.html?tab=overview
Peri Craig
EXCEPTIONAL! The amount of detain in this work is phenomenal! I feel as though, if I leaned in and stared at it long enough, I'd smell the smoke and wet ash, and hear the squelching of the boots. I am very impressed! Then ... after this, reading your description ... Awed, is the more appropriate word!
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