David Grossmann
Spring 2020
Tr a n s i t i o n s David Grossmann
Jonathan Cooper
Front cover photograph by Nicholas Reti
20 Park Walk  London  SW10 0AQ t: +44 (0)20 7351 0410 mail@jonathancooper.co.uk jonathancooper.co.uk
1 Autumn Tree with Birds
oil on linen over panel 40 × 30 ins (101.6 × 76.2 cm) £11,000
Tr a n s i t i o n s These paintings are meditations on time. They stem from the fragile space between the losses and renewals that fill each day; in the sound of falling leaves, in the smell of rain, and in the fading sky at dusk I catch glimpses of what I can and cannot keep, of what is ending and what is beginning. Time is an important element in each of my paintings, in the inspirations behind them and also in the process of making them. My paintings often begin as small plein air sketches, completed quickly out in nature as I try to capture the essence of a place before the light shifts or the weather changes. When I work in my studio I gather ideas from these sketches, combining them and overlaying them with imagination and memory in a much
more deliberate and time-consuming process. In an age of convenience, speed, and noise, my paintings are quiet, slow, and made by hand with materials that have, for the most part, been used for centuries. These studio paintings take shape over the course of many weeks or months, gradually emerging through layers of opaque texture and transparent glazes. It is a balance between the deliberate and the spontaneous that points me back to that tension between the fleeting and the longing for permanence. Making these paintings is an act of contemplation for me, and hopefully an invitation for viewers to share in that experience as well.
2 Winter Morning Currents
oil on linen over panel 18 × 24 ins (45.7 × 60.9 cm) £4,800
3 Winter Fields with Lightly Falling Snow
oil on linen over panel 34 × 20 ins (86.3 × 50.8 cm) £6,400
4 Forest Patterns with Moon
oil on linen over panel 24 × 18 ins (60.9 × 45.7 cm) £4,800
5 Two Deer in Winter Colours
oil on linen over panel 30 × 50 ins (76.2 × 127 cm) £13,000
6 Night Shapes with High Moon
oil on linen over panel 34 × 20 ins (86.3 × 50.8 cm) £6,400
7 Pale Moon Over Winter Forest
oil on linen over panel 34 × 20 ins (86.4 × 50.8 cm) £6,400
8 Dusk Through Summer Forest
oil on linen over panel 20 × 34 ins (50.8 × 86.4 cm)
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9 Winter Stream with Deep Snow
oil on linen over panel 10 × 8 ins (25.4 × 20.3 cm) £1,350
10 Wildflowers in Morning Sun
oil on linen over panel 10 × 8 ins (25.4 × 20.3 cm) £1,350
11 Five Trees with White Blossoms
oil on linen over panel 7 × 12 ins (17.7 × 30.4 cm) £1,350
12 Quiet Valley with Glowing Sky
oil on linen over panel 24 × 18 ins (60.9 × 45.7 cm) £4,800
13 Dormant Orchard with Gathering Birds
oil on linen over panel 40 × 30 ins (124 × 76 cm) £11,000
14 Pasture Road with Clouded Sky
oil on linen over panel 7 × 12 ins (17.7 × 30.4 cm) £1,350
15 Deer in Golden Winter Grass
oil on linen over panel 18 × 24 ins (45.7 × 60.9 cm) £4,800
16 Strands of Geese on Grey Sky
oil on linen over panel 34 × 20 ins (86.4 × 50.8 cm) £6,400
17 Strands of Geese on Orange Sky
oil on linen over panel 34 × 20 ins (86.4 × 50.8 cm) £6,400
18 Cathedral Forest
oil on linen over panel 40 × 60 ins (101.6 × 152.4 cm)
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19 Mountain Wildflowers I
oil on linen over panel 8 × 10 ins (20.3 × 25.4 cm) £1,350
Jonathan Cooper 20 Park Walk  London  SW10 0AQ t: +44 (0)20 7351 0410 mail@jonathancooper.co.uk jonathancooper.co.uk