We are very pleased to be showing a special collection of previously unseen gouaches from the late artists studio. This group of works on paper focuses on the interior, still life and the figure. Intimate in scale, they reveal John Emmanuel's distinctive approach to form and colour, offering a rare glimpse of his practice beyond the canvas.
John Emanuel (1930-2024) was a prominent figure in the St Ives art scene, creating work from his Porthmeor Studio space since the 1980s. His work is inspired by a love of his subject - the figure, and the figure embraced by the landscape. Working in a variety of media from charcoal to gouache and oils, his paintings exhibit a clear, classical form and a simplicity of line which strengthens the relationship between the contours of the figure and the contours of the Cornish landscape.