We were enthralled by John Price's coverage of his father Stanley Price's work at our meeting on Monday 17 November.

As well as the numerous images John shared with us on the day, he has chosen the following two works to be included with this blog post.

Local artist, Stan Price (1913-2001) demonstrated talent from an early age, and in his teens, attended the Nottingham School of Art and Design. His first job was as a lithographic artist. 

During WW2, Stan was posted to India as a member of the Mapping Corps, returning to England in 1947. He used his wartime experience to inspire the ‘Indian’ period of his creativity. Stan was a prolific artist and he particularly liked painting river and coastal scenes that featured boats.  One of Stan’s paintings, called Sandsend, was purchased by the Government Art Collection in 1954.

Stan was an active member of The Nottingham Society of Artists, becoming Vice President in 1955 and President in 1977. He also exhibited for several years at the Royal Watercolour Society.

For the second half of the meeting Sharan organised an Art Nouveau quiz.

A couple of the quiz questions are included below. Answers are at the foot of the page if you want to try and guess what they are.

Quiz answers

Question 1

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt – probably his most famous work. It depicts a couple in a passionate embrace in a meadow full of flowers. Lovers’ robes and the flowers that surround them are so heavily stylized they are almost abstract.

Question 2

1888-1910
In the middle of La Belle Époque. Hope you weren’t fooled by the last option which refers to the popularity of the Impressionists!