DAVID WHEELER
Woolff Gallery, London, is honoured to be presenting David Wheeler's (1952-2019) retrospective exhibition.
Many of you will be familiar with this artist's highly recognisable work, David Wheeler was undoubtably one of the most popular artists represented by Woolff Gallery in past years, his cityscapes and views across the river being some of his most popular paintings.
David had a rich and varied life - creative at every moment - we were fortunate enough to delve into this in more detail after speaking with the Wheeler family on the subject of this exhibition.
“Grandad discovered his passion for art whilst studying at the Christopher Wren School in Hammersmith, West London. He was prevented from pursuing this passion due to economic circumstances, after his father, a master bricklayer, explained the reality that he would have to get a trade under his belt to earn his keep. From the age of 15, he served as a toolmaker’s apprentice, but his artistic abilities quickly took him to the drawing office. ASHLEIGH DENNIS
David Wheeler worked in a number of presigious careers, including design teams for the aviation industry, and the energy industry, he eventually tired of the city and moved to Cornwall where he was to own and develop a number of hotels. Then, during the 90's he started to follow his dream of becoming an artist.
Leaving the city didn’t take the city boy out of him: as can be seen in his cityscapes. There are notes of L.S Lowry in these works which look back on city life with a nostalgia for the throngs of people, the beiges and the greys. David Wheeler's distinct style of the panoramic horizon also filters through into his paintings of the countryside, we see Cornwall and Provence painted with his signature style, a horizon, rich colours, yet instead of a throng of people or crowds, we see impressions of lavender fields, or groups of cows or sheep gathered together in the foreground.
Be it the colours and climates, or the impression of a distant skyline fading into the distance in a few strokes of impasto, David was a master at capturing the hustle and bustle of a city. One of David's final wishes was to have a retrospective of his artwork in London, so this Autumn, we are delighted to be able to present this body of work here at Woolff Gallery.
See below for a selection of works on display, all artworks are for sale
David Wheeler
Borough Market
Oil on Canvas
70 x 70cm
£1,350
David Wheeler
Buses & Taxis
Oil on canvas
90 x 90cm
£1,850
David Wheeler
Evening Times Square
Oil on Canvas
90 x 90cm
£1,750
David Wheeler
Evening Times Square
Oil on canvas
200 x 150cm
£5,500
David Wheeler
Hong Kong
Oil on canvas
152 x 101cm
£2,500
David Wheeler
Cadogan Pier
Oil on canvas
48 x 58cm
£1,250
David Wheeler
St Pauls
Oil on canvas
57 x 57cm
£1,150
David Wheeler
Westminster
Oil on canvas
78 x 63cm
£1,450
David Wheeler
Camden
Oil on canvas
70 x 70cm
£1,350
David Wheeler
London Life
Oil on canvas
100 x 100cm
£1,850
David Wheeler
Battersea Power Station
Oil on canvas
79 x 79cm
£1,650
David Wheeler
To Westminster
Oil on canvas
100 x 100cm
£1,850
David Wheeler,
Night Beach
Oil on canvas with resin
60 x 60cm
David Wheeler,
Across the river
Oil on canvas
90 x 90cm
£1,750
David Wheeler
Washington
Oil on canvas
100 x 100cm
£1,750
David Wheeler
Palace of Westminster
Oil on canvas
68 x 68cm
£1,350
David Wheeler
Brooklyn Bridge
Oil on canvas
90 x 90cm
£1,750
David Wheeler
St Pauls to Tower Bridge (with white St Pauls)
Oil on canvas
51 x 152cm
£1,950
David Wheeler
Westminster to St Pauls
Oil on canvas
51 x 152cm
£1,950
David Wheeler
Lavender fields
Oil on canvas
53 x 68cm
£1,250
David Wheeler
Evening at Gordes
Oil on canvas
53 x 68cm
£1,250
David Wheeler
Olive Grove
Oil on canvas
53 x 68cm
£1,250
David Wheeler
Provence
Oil on canvas
100 x 100cm
£1,750
David Wheeler
Yellow Fields
Oil on canvas
62 x 62cm
£1,300
David Wheeler
Cows
Oil on canvas
100 x 70cm
£1,550
David Wheeler
Orange Field
Oil on canvas
70 x 100cm
£1,550
David Wheeler
Flock
Oil on canvas
68 x 77cm
£1,400
David Wheeler
Large Flock
Oil on canvas
70 x 100cm
£1,550
David Wheeler
Across the Rock
Oil on canvas
68 x 68cm
£1,350
David Wheeler
Wild Flowers
Oil on canvas
100 x 100cm
£1,850
David Wheeler
Blue Sails
Oil on canvas
68 x 68cm
£1,150
David Wheeler
Abstract seascape
Oil on canvas scroll (unstretched)
257 x 144cm
POA
David Wheeler
Icons
Oil on canvas
100 x 100cm
£1,850
David Wheeler
City Crowd
Oil on canvas
82 x 73cm
£1,550
David Wheeler
Abstract cityscape
Oil on canvas scroll (unstretched)
155 x 147cm
POA