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Fine Arts Auction23rd November 2012

3. Lawrence Pavia: Għarb, GozoAcrylic on Canvas, 41 cm x 41 cmEstimate: €250 - €400Lawrence Pavia was born in Paola in 1959. He hasa keen interest in art and has been painting consistently forthe last six years. His recent works mainly portray Malteselandscapes in a linear hard edge technique and his favouritemedium is acrylic. He has held two solo exhibitions, one in2009 at Rabat, and the most recent one at San Anton Palacein February of 2011.Lawrence Pavia99490380l.pavia@islandins.com

4. Winston Hassall: Tranquillity(San Blas Bay, Gozo)Acrylic, 29 cm x 39 cmEstimate: €500 - €600Winston Hassall was born in Sale, England in1949, and then moved to Hayfield, Derbyshire where hestarted painting at an early age. He went to work as a textileartist in England and Southern Ireland. Winston is now aresident in Malta with his own studio and gallery. Most of hiswork is related to the local scenery, working with differentmediums. He has participated in numerous exhibitions,both collectively and solo, and Fund Raising Auctions. In2008, he was invited by Air Malta to exhibit his works inBrussels to promote Malta through the paintings. Winstoncan be found at his studio in Old Mint Street, Valletta.Winston Hassall79054025winstonhassall@hotmail.com

6. Brian Grima: CapriccioOil on Canvas, 80 cm x 60 cmEstimate: €800 - €1200Brian Grima was born on the 22nd May 1965.He showed early interest in the world of art, and laterfollowed his studies at the School of Art during the years1987-1991. During the session 1991-1992, he studiednude drawing and etching techniques at the Accademia diBelle Arti in Florence, Italy. His works can be found inprivate collections in Malta and abroad. His next personalexhibition is scheduled to be held in November 2013.Brian Grima99458091bello.grima@hotmail.comwww.briangrima.com

7. George Apap: Il-BirguWatercolour, 68 cm x 94 cmEstimate: €450 - €500George Apap was born in Gozo in 1945. Hestudied Art under Harry Alden, Esprit Barthet and CarmeloMangion, and sculpture and ceramics under Ġanni Bonniċiand Gabriel Caruana. He had seven personal exhibitions invarious venues over the last ten years.He taught Art in Government schools for fortyyears, and now enjoys his retirement walking and paintingthe lovely Maltese landscapes.George Apap79900230info@georgeapap.comwww.georgeapap.com

8. Richard Saliba: Verdala CastleAcrylics on Canvas, 56 cm x 70 cmEstimate: €700 - €900Richard Saliba was born in 1943. He studiedpainting and drawing at the Government School ofArt and at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Perugia. Hecontinued his studies at the Istituto Statale d’Arte,Urbino, where he was introduced to the art of etchingand aquatint, a medium that he assiduously pursuedand developed during the course of his career.Since his first one man exhibition held at theNational Museum of Fine Arts in 1975, Richard Salibahas held numerous exhibitions both in Malta andabroad and his work is to be found in public and privatecollections.Richard Saliba79052419richardsaliba@melita.comwww.richardsaliba.com

9. Peter Quinn RWS: City Gate Bakery StallWatercolour, 47 cm x 61 cmEstimate: €800 - €1300Born in Dumfries, Scotland, Peter Quinnattended the Glasgow School of Art from 1982 to 1987.He graduated with first class honours from the renownedDrawing and Painting Department in 1986, going onto spend a year studying Art History as a postgraduatein Glasgow. From 1987 to 1990, Quinn had a studioin Glasgow and featured in many mixed exhibitions inScotland and London. In 1990 he obtained a PhD inHistory of Art from the University of Sunderland, wherehe now teaches. He lives in Newcastle, and visits Maltaregularly with his Maltese wife Josiette. Often in hispaintings there are figures who seem to be involved insome sort of drama and story. Peter Quinn likes to leaveit to the viewers to make up their own minds about whattale is unfolding.Peter Quinn RWSbologna@onvol.net

10. Celia Borg Cardona: ListeningMixed Media, 60 cm x 45 cmEstimate: €700 - €900Celia Borg Cardona was born in the UK in1957. She studied at the University of Malta and theMalta School of Art. After attending the studio classesof Anton Calleja for several years she has exhibitedconsistently in solo and group exhibitions most often inMalta but also in Brussels, Tunis, Rome, London andParis.Her preferred medium is oil but she frequentlyworks in other media, most recently using a mixedmedia technique. Her favourite subjects are usuallypeople seen as they gather in the normal socialsituations of everyday life. Often the perspectiveis from a high or unusual viewpoint and this hasbecome a characteristic of much of her work.Celia Borg Cardona9942859celia@celiaborgcardona.comwww.celiaborgcardona.com

11. Joe Pace Ross: Mdina SkylineWatercolour, 19 cm x 56 cmEstimate: €400 - €500A former banker (now on pension) with no formaltraining, whose preferred medium is watercolour. Preferredsubjects: Maltese Luzzu, seascapes and fortifications.Joe Pace Ross21330044jpr@sistinamalta.com

12. Patrick Dalli: UntitledCharcoal and watercolour, 50cm x 40cmEstimate: €700 - €900Patrick Dalli was born in Malta in 1955, and fromhis teenage years to 1995 he worked primarily throughself-training. He then started to undergo formal instructionunder the tutorship of Anton Calleja, exercising mainly inthe study of the human figure. In those very active years,Dalli concentrated his practice on the nude. He spentthe following year practising intensely in life-session. In2002, he held his first solo exhibition at Gallerija Libertà,Valletta. Patrick participates in collective exhibitions inMalta and abroad, exhibiting nudes, landscapes, and stilllifepaintings. His most recent solo was in 2010 at theMuseum of Fine Arts, entitled “The Human Figure”.Patrick Dalli99492779p_dalli@maltanet.netwww.patrickdalli.com

13. John Grima: Landscape, 2012Mixed Media, 50 cm x 50 cmEstimate: €1200 - €1500John Grima (b. 1967) is a Maltese visual artist workingin various art forms including painting, sculpture and design.Besides exhibiting extensively in Malta and Gozo, he has heldnumerous personal exhibitions in major capitals and cities andhis works have been selected and exhibited in prestigious venues.On several occasions, John Grima was chosen torepresent Malta in international art exhibitions and symposia.A number of large scale works by John Grima can be found inseveral Maltese churches. He has also created set designs foropera, stage productions and the leading song festivals in Malta.His public art works include several Bronzesculptures among which there are the portals of St George’sBasilica. He also published a monograph titled “The Art ofJohn Grima Paintings 1992-2002” in 2004.John Grima79804026jg@johngrima.com

14. Marisa Attard: LabranzettaMixed Media, 30 cm x 40cmEstimate: €500 - €700Marisa Attard is an artist and illustrator. She studiedart under Esprit Barthet, Harry Alden and Anton Calleja andhas taken part in numerous collective and solo exhibitions.As an illustrator she has worked on many children’s booksand magazines and was twice awarded the Premju Letterarjufor Best Illustrator of Children’s Books. Marisa’s paintingsand illustrations are executed mostly in pen, ink andwatercolour and also in acrylic, collage and mixed media.This painting is a typical example of her recentwork where she combines her illustrative style and humourto depict the various characters, mostly Maltese, whoinhabit the world she keenly observes.Marisa Attard99862836marisaatt@gmail.comwww.marisaattard.com

16. Antoine Paul Camilleri: Boy Playing a KiteSculpture in Mixed Media, 45 cm x 30 cm x 13 cmEstimate: €800 - €1000Antoine Paul Camilleri was born on 5th August1959, and was apprenticed to his late father, AntoineCamilleri. He attended the Upper Secondary School andstudied Art under Esprit Barthet and Pottery under GabrielCaruana. Between 1983 and 1986 he followed a Diplomacourse at the School of Art (Diploma in Fine Arts) and taughtCeramic Design at the Art and Design Centre, Valletta from1993 to 1995. He has held several one man shows, locallyand abroad, and participated in collective exhibitions.Antoine inspires himself from everyday activitiesand experiences. He lately worked on figurative workswith stoneware clay. He also works on portraits inrelief, slab building, and typical Maltese street scenes.Antoine Paul Camilleri99428115mykonos@maltanet.net

17. George Muscat: Ceramic PlateEarthenware, 56cm DiameterEstimate: €500 - €600Born in Qormi in January 1962, George received his educationat the Salvatore Dimech School for Craftsmen under the tutorship ofGabriel Caruana between 1975 and 1978 and has also attendedvarious courses by Maltese and foreign artists which together withexperimentation on his part contributed in making him an excellent throwerand in his acquiring a number of hand building and glazing techniques.He has since participated in several exhibitions in Malta and abroad.Between 1996 and 2001, George was entrusted with anevening ceramics class for adults at the same school where he hadstudied. In 2001 he presented a TV series where he interviewedMaltese ceramists. George has introduced Raku technique as a coursein Malta where he started giving Raku lessons at MCAST Instituteof Art and Design. Being currently a part-time lecturer at MCAST,besides working with young artists, he also gives evening courses tomature students both in ceramics and Raku techniques.George Muscat99471547egypt@maltanet.netwww.gmuscat.com

18. Joseph Ellul Vincenti: A local town sceneGlazed Earthenware, 30 cm x 58 cmEstimate: €600 - €800Retired architect, chartered electrical engineer and onceEnemalta Chairman, Joe’s attraction for clay derives from a lifeof construction and design. Clay, he says, brings you close toheaven, because God became the first artist to use this mediumwhen he created man. Joe draws on his past expertise in buildinghouses and churches, cupolas and factories, to give shape tohis clay. Working with clay is in a way not very different fromworking on the drawing board. When Joe went back to schoolsome six years ago, sitting at benches with much youngerpupils, it was great fun.Under the capable tutorship of George Muscat, at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology, he quicklymastered the properties of clay and the mystique of glazing. Joe’s work is quite varied. Some of his earlier works could bevery humorous, with figures concocted out of clay and scrap material like cogs, rusty metal and bolts. Other work reflectshis training in design as an architect, or his experimenting with various techniques, while later work reflects more sculptedmaterial, three-dimensional buildings, landscapes and streetscapes.Joseph Ellul Vincenti99490006jev@maltanet.net

19. Arnold Sultana: Is-SajjiedaOil on Canvas, 45 cm x 55 cmEstimate: €700 - €900Arnold Sultana showed interest in art sincechildhood, when he would sketch anything that struckhis fancy. He was encouraged by his tutors to pursuehis talent and go further. He took up oils to whichmedium he has adhered throughout his whole paintingcareer. He was then producing large commissionedcanvasses, mostly of still lifes. These meticulouslyexecuted works gave him the discipline of attention todetail when he moved on to landscapes and portrayalsof the local scene for which he is now well known.His paintings have a sense of place and capturethe moment, by making use of a limited palette withcolours which are peculiar to our islands. His works arefound in private collections in Malta and abroad and he hashad several solo exhibitions.Arnold Sultana79200650arnold.sultana@onvol.netwww.arnoldsultana.com

20. Matthew Kassar: Cittadella, GozoAcrylic on newspaper collage, 39 cm x 88 cmEstimate: €350 - €450Matthew Kassar was bornin Pietà in 1968. He studied art froman early age at the Malta Society ofArts, Manufactures and Commerceand later at the sixth form under hismentor, Alfred Chircop. A four-yeardiploma course in painting followed atthe Malta School of Art under HarryAlden, Charles Cassar and JosephL. Mallia. After a one year course inCeramics at Targa Gap, he studiedand worked with Roberto Cippoloneat his studio in Florence. Matthew specialises in intermingling his paintings and collages with selectedpieces of newspaper cuttings to produce particular effects. He also uses gesso, varnish, paint andsand to give texture and so his works present the viewer with an illusion of forms and volumes.Matthew Kassar79065551matthewkassar@hotmail.com

21. George Large RI, RBA: From the QuarryWatercolour, 46 cm x 69 cmEstimate: €1400 - €2000Painting in watercolours and oils, Large was bornin 1936 in Islington, London. In 1951, he attended lifeclasses at St Martin’s School of Art. After National Service,he studied at the Hornsey College of Art and obtained hisNational Diploma of Art and Design, followed by the ArtTeachers Certificate (1958-1963). He exhibited with theSociety of Wood Engravers and was Vice-President in 1972,and Treasurer in 1984; with the Society of Painter-Etchersand Engravers, 1963-5; with the Royal Institute of Paintersin Watercolours from 1983, becoming a member in 1986. Hewas the winner of the Winsor & Newton Award, 1989 andSinger & Friedlander Sunday Times Competition, 1955. Hehad a solo show at the Mall Galleries in 1980. His paintingsusually have people as the main theme, at work or leisure,linked to their surroundings. The Larges have a house inSafi. His work is held in collections in Malta, Great Britainand elsewhere.George Large RI, RBAbologna@onvol.net

22. Mark Geoffrey Muscat: Grand Harbour Triptych: Valletta (Upper Barrakka), Kalkara,Vittoriosa, Cospicua and SengleaWatercolour and Black Ink, 29 cm x 42 cm each paper (3 papers in all)Estimate: €800 - €1200Mark Geoffrey Muscat was born in Gozo in 1986 and was educated at St Edward’s College and the University ofMalta, where he obtained a degree in Architecture & Civil Engineering specializing in Architectural Design (2009), andat the Politecnico di Milano where he studied Architectural Photography under Professor Marco Introini. He obtained hisMasters Degree in Graduate Architectural Design from the Bartlett, University College London (2012). He studied artunder Charlot Cassar, Harry Alden, Winston Hassal, Jessica DeBattista and Anton Grech and Ruth Bianco at the Universityof Malta. He has participated in significant exhibitions both locally and abroad.Mark Geoffrey Muscat79933933, 21370166markgmuscat@gmail.com

23. Joseph Casapinta: KampnarInk on Paper, 56 cm x 75 cmEstimate: €500 - €700Joseph Casapinta has journeyed experimenting invarious mediums. Started as a graphic artist and illustrator,he is a most highly talented pen and ink observer of all thingsmundane. His pen and ink works are impeccably delicate,incisive and indicative of his interpretation of romanticcorners of perception. His canvases in atmospherics andmood capture emotional vigour, with lyrical sentiments ofa romantic poet. His optimistic approach is quite explicit ashe rather prefers to capture a scene with perfect visibilityor he changes it on purpose to look so. His contentment issurrounded by nature’s music. His empathy with nature iscomplete and he has adopted nature as his master.Joseph Casapinta79470056info@josephcasapinta.netwww.jospehcasapinta.net

24. John Martin Borg: The American Yacht“Godspeed” at Marsamxett HarbourWatercolour, 37 cm x 55 cmEstimate: €900 - €1200John Martin Borg is mostly renowned for hismaritime pictures and atmospheric landscapes. However,over the past two decades or so he broke newgrounds with his abstract and religious works intertwiningthem seamlessly together to produce individualdistinctive works, easily identifiable with the artist.The works of John Martin Borg are locally found ina number of important places and his works have also beenexhibited abroad. One of his paintings forms part of the RoyalCollection in London, having been presented to the Queenof England by the then President of Malta, H.E. Dr CensuTabone in May 1992. Another of his paintings was presentedto His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on His visit to Malta inApril 2010, by H.E. Dr George Abela, President of Malta.John Martin Borg79441043johnmartinborg@gmail.comwww.johnmartinborg.com

25. Mark Sagona: Mdina, 2010Acrylic on Canvas, 100 cm x 50 cmEstimate: €700 - €1000Mark Sagona is an artist, designer, art historian and lecturer. Born in Gozoin 1976, he studied art in the studio of his father Joseph, and subsequently at the MaltaSchool of Art in Valletta and at the University of Malta, where he graduated FirstClass B.A.(Hons.) in 1999 and M.A. with distinction in 2003. He is currently a Ph.D.candidate in the Department of History of Art at the University of Malta, where he isalso visiting lecturer. Since 2000, Sagona has held eight personal shows, exhibiting hisworks in Rome (2006), at the European Parliament in Brussels (2010) and the MalteseEmbassy in Paris (2010-11). Locally, he has held one-man exhibitions at the NationalMuseum of Fine Arts (2008) and St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity (2004),amongst others. Sagona’s works are to be found in private and public collectionsworldwide. This donated painting formed part of a solo exhibition in Paris held in2010 – 2011.Mark Sagona79047294marksagona@gmail.comwww.marksagona.com

26. Jacqueline Agius: View from Floriana GardenWatercolour on paper, 23 cm x 46 cmEstimate: €350 - €450Jacqueline Agius is an emerging artist specialisingin watercolour painting. She was highly influenced byher talented artistic father, Edwin Conti, and cultivateda passion for architecture and a love for drawing. Herfirst formal artistic education began when she studiedart at St Joseph School and also followed courses at theSchool of Art. Years later, she intensely instructed herselfin watercolour techniques and embarked on a professionalartistic career, starting to exhibit publicly in 2007. Sheloves the landscape with its wide open spaces, the glitteringsea, and particularly the warm stone buildings standingproud against the skyline. Her works do not only capturerecognisable landmarks, but also the light, colour and formsof the locations, whilst offering personal interpretations ofthose places.Jacqueline Agius79059389jacquiagius@hotmail.comwww.jacquelineagius.tk

27. Henry Alamango: Old St Julian’s BayWatercolour, 42 cm x 64 cmEstimate: €600 - €900Henry transmits his fascination with Mediterraneanculture through his figurative representation of the landscapes andcoastal scenery of the Maltese islands. Nonetheless, he is also anavid painter on his Mediterranean travels. Whilst his preferredmedium is watercolour, he often incorporates chalk pastels, acrylicsand vibrant inks in his work. Henry is a self-taught artist, largelyunknown until the first years of the new millennium, which sawa burst of solo exhibitions and several collective endeavours withfellow artists. He is best known within the cultural milieu of Gozo,where his figurative representation of marine and landscape subjectshave firmly anchored him to the local community, who identifywith the artist’s expression of that island’s romanticised memories.A prolific artist with several corporate and international clients to his name, Henry simply wishes to draw attention toour collective good fortune as custodians of a unique environmental and historical heritage – and hence our onerous responsibilityfor nurturing and passing on this patrimony.Henry Alamango99455341henry.alamango@artmalta.info

28. Harry Alden: Past of the Grand HarbourWatercolour, 24 cm x 57 cmEstimate: €800 - €1200Harry Alden studied art atthe School of Art in Valletta, andwas awarded a four-year scholarshipto attend Croydon College of Art inEngland where he was awarded theIntermediate Certificate in Arts andCrafts followed by the National Diplomain Design as presented by theDepartment of Education and Sciencein the United Kingdom. There he alsostudied Textile Design and Painting,Lino Printing and Etching. In Maltahe held personal exhibitions, introducingto the Island the technique of the “Hard Edge” and “Simplification” in painting. He designed Postage Stamps,Posters and Book/Magazine Covers, and painted four large paintings for the Balluta Bay Church as well as Murals forprominent institutions in Malta. He took part in many collective exhibitions in Malta and also in London, New York,Algiers and Paris and in Italy, Germany and Czechoslovakia.Harry Alden21410803

29. Frank Borg (1917 – 2009): Still life withFlowersOil on Board, 73 cm x 59 cmEstimate: €600 - €800Artist and restorer. Worked in oils and produced alarge number of flower pictures in the 17th and 18th centuryFlemish manner. Many a Maltese drawing room is embellishedby his ‘battle scenes’. His fine youthful picturesof Malta are rare.Donated by Georgina and Lawrence Pavia

30. Kenneth Zammit Tabona: Il-Purċissjoni tal-Bambin ta’ Praga f’Lejl il-MiliedWatercolour, 60 cm x 49 cmEstimate: €2000 - €3000Kenneth Zammit Tabona’s genre paintings areinstantly recognisable as they are more than just imagesbut idiosyncratic poems depicting glimpses into an idyllicworld that has, like an ephemeral soap bubble, only justvanished into the irretrievable past. Zammit Tabona capturesthe moment vividly in colourful tableaux that are indeliblyMediterranean and which have become desiderata for anyserious, established and aspiring collector of Melitan art.Kenneth Zammit Tabona99427758kzt@onvol.net

31. Anthony Calleja: Liesse ChurchAcrylic on Marine wood, 60 cm x 60 cmEstimate: €500 - €700Anthony Calleja, born in 1955, has been involved in Art froman early age. He is a self-taught painter and by the late ’70s, had his firstone-man show at the Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta. Anthony hasparticipated in various collective and solo Exhibitions, in Germany,Greece, Denmark, Austria, the UK, France, and Belgium. His workscan be admired at the Bank of Valletta Headquarters in Santa Venera, atthe Malta Financial Services Authority in Mrieħel, at offices, hotels andwithin numerous private collections. He launched his first book during anexhibition held at St. Dominic’s Priory in Rabat in 1996. In 2002 he earneda BA degree with Distinction in Design from Falkirk College in Scotland,and was voted best student of his course. In 2006 he was commissioned topaint the altarpiece for St. Martin’s Church in Baħrija. Anthony Calleja hasalso had a long career in teaching. Today, Anthony lectures at the Institutefor Community Services within MCAST and holds classes (painting fromlive models) for mature students privately.Anthony Calleja99440529antcalleja@onvol.net

32. Monica Spiteri: Rural FarmhouseWatercolour on Paper, 36 cm x 52.5 cmEstimate: €300 - €500Monica Spiteri studied painting, sculpture andceramics. She has held two personal exhibitions at theMuseum of Fine Arts and at the Museum of Archaeologyin Valletta. She also participates in collective exhibitions.Monica was a First Prize winner in the “LandscapeSilver Palette Competition” held by the Malta Society ofArts, Manufactures and Commerce and Third Prize winnerat the “Grolla D’Oro International Biennale” in Treviso,Italy. Her latest sculptural work “The Fishes” forms partof the Monument dedicated to one of her masters, the lateSculptor Anton Agius.Monica Spiteri99868969smilie@onvol.net

33. Andrew Micallef: Autumn ReflectionsAcrylic on Canvas, 40 cm x 80 cmEstimate: €600 - €900Andrew Micallef, born in 1969 and brought up inĦaż-Żebbuġ, used to accompany his father on long walks inthe countryside and rural areas. That instilled in him his firstlove for nature, particularly for birds. Constantly portrayingbirds enabled him to develop a style of painstaking detail,not only in the anatomy of the bird itself but also for thehabitat of each and every species depicted. His first soloexhibition was in 1986 at St John’s Co-Cathedral Annex inValletta, entitled ‘Bird Studies’, followed by another showon the same subject in 1989 at the Natural History Museumin Mdina. Through the years he changed both subject andmedium and started giving particular attention to our rich and unique architectural legacy. Triumphal gates, arches,auberges, chapels and allegorical coats-of-arms all became his main focus. The ideal medium for these chosen topics waspen and ink and through the articulate use of cross-hatching it creates an illusion of etching or engraving. Andrew Micallefis the designer of at least eight sheets of stamps depicting endemic fauna and flora.Andrew Micallef99459134contact@micallefandrew.comwww.andrewmicallef.com

34. Marc England: Maltese BoatWatercolour, 78 cm x 49 cmEstimate: €700 - €1000Marc England studied Composition at BerkleeCollege of Music, Boston, USA and Fine Art and FilmAnimation in Milan, Italy. He continued his studies inComposition at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Italy,with the renowned Film Composer Ennio Morricone (TheMission) and Animation under Cavandoli (La Linea)in Milan. He has also held the post of Lecturer at theUniversity of Malta.Solo Exhibition venues include the Fine ArtsMuseum, b’art Gallery and St. James Cavalier Centre forCreativity. His works were exhibited during Malta Week inBrussels 2010 and at the Auberge de Castille in 2011.Marc England99453310info@marcengland.comwww.marcengland.com

35. David G. Curmi: “Untitled” AbstractAcrylic and Ink on Wood, 80 cm x 50 cmEstimate: €400 - €600Born in 1959, David G. Curmi has long had a keen interest in art particularlyin the newer forms of expression. Self-taught, David was mentored in both colourand design by his uncle Francis X. Curmi, a student of Chev. Vincent Apap and Chev.Emvin Cremona. David held his first solo exhibition of Pop and Op art in 1978 atthe age of eighteen and has since participated in a number of collective exhibitions.He was included in the 1988 edition of “The International Dictionary of Artists whoPainted Malta”. His professional career prevented him from dedicating more timeto his passion for art, hence his long absence from the scene. His current outburst ofabstracts is a phase in his continual quest for creativity and freedom of expression.David G. Curmi99440239davidgc@onvol.net

37. Anna Galea: Sardinella ScentsWatercolour on paper, 43 cm x 57 cmEstimate: €450 - €700Anna Galea was born in Vittoriosa in 1958. Shewas privately tutored by Sarah Warren, Harry Alden andAnton Calleja and holds a BA degree in History of Art andArchaeology. She has won a number of painting awardsand her paintings feature in the highly acclaimed American‘International Artist’ publications. Besides exhibitingin Malta, she has participated in international exhibitionsin France, Australia, Brussels, Tunis and Rome. Her mostrecent major exhibition was in Paris in December 2011 -January 2012.Anna’s paintings can be found in various privatecollections of prominent art collectors in Malta and abroad,in Banks, Palaces and Museums.Anna Galea99841055annagalea58@gmail.comwww.annagalea.com

38. James Vella Clark: Binġemma, 2012Acrylics on Board, 28 cm x 38 cmEstimate: €600 - €900James Vella Clark was born in St Julian’s in 1975.Since his first exhibition in 2001, his work, which consistsmainly of an expressionist interpretation of the Malteseurban and rural landscape, has been gradually gaining amore abstract dimension. Today, the artist’s main idiomis abstraction, lending mostly to the abstract expressionistmovement of the fifties and sixties. His latest personalexhibition was held last March at the Ministry of ForeignAffairs in Valletta. In April, the European Parliamentin Brussels acquired one of his works for permanentexposition. James Vella Clark works from his studio inValletta.James Vella Clark99421640info@jamesvellaclark.netwww.jamesvellaclark.net

39. Tonio Mallia: CominoWatercolour, 34 cm x 52 cmEstimate: €800 - €1100Tonio Mallia (b.1955) has been painting for over20 years. He relentlessly experiments in the watercolourmedium to evoke new ways of expression. His work hasevolved through the years from that of a landscape andseascape artist to exploring the human element, and inparticular, to capturing human emotion. His works arerepresented in numerous collections including those atHSBC, Bank of Valletta, Central Bank of Malta, MaltaInternational Airport, Gozo Channel Company and in anumber of hotels.Tonio Mallia79311343toniomallia@gmail.comwww.toniomallia.com

40. John Borg Manduca: Valletta ScapeOils (Palette Knife), 74 cm x 54 cmEstimate: €500 - €700John Borg Manduca was born in Malta in 1934and was educated at St Edward’s College and at the RoyalMilitary Academy, Sandhurst, UK. At the age of 14 he wona prize in the Gainsborough Commonwealth Art Exhibition.In the early sixties, he developed a heavy texture and reliefstyle – soon dropped in favour of Palette Knife Oil Painting.He has held exhibitions both in Malta and abroad. From1975 to 1978, he collaborated with Scottish Concrete Poet/Artist Ian Hamilton Finlay on a series of cards, bookletsand prints of tanks, aircraft carriers and submarines inPalette Knife drawings in ink. In 2004 he was awarded firstprize in the marine section, Salon De La Rochelle, France.His works are displayed in the National Museum of FineArts, Malta, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art,Edinburgh, Scotland, in private collections in Europe, USAand Canada, and in hotels and banks in Malta.John Borg Manduca99021865

41. Alexia Coppini: What Lies BeneathOil on Wood, 60 cm x 120 cmEstimate: €400 - €600Alexia Coppini’s flair for art and decorationstarted in her childhood days and was encouraged byher art teacher, Ms Margaret Chircop. She continued tostudy art under the guidance of Anton Calleja and DebbieCaruana Dingli. The common thread in Alexia’s paintingsis representations of skies and seas. They represent thenatural environment in the most tranquil manner. Alexia’spaintings evoke a sense of the spiritual as well as the fluidnature of the sea, and the light in the air creates a play withmemory in timelessness.Alexia has exhibited in various collective exhibitions as well as in six solo exhibitions, the latest of whichwas held at San Anton Palace. Alexia has been entrusted with various important commissions in Malta, and apart fromexporting numerous works has also travelled to Holland to carry out the execution of various large paintings. She hasrecently personally presented two paintings, a seascape and an abstract, to the Board of the Royal Academy of Arts inLondon for inclusion in their regular Summer exhibition.Alexia Coppini79440808alexiacoppini@onvol.netwww.alexiacoppini.com

42. Pippa Toledo: Oasis of Peace in a TroubledWorldInk, 31 cm x 34 cmEstimate: €400 - €800Aside from couture and interior design projects,Pippa Toledo’s name is synonymous with art. Her excitingstyle and vibrant use of colour has made her a very popularchoice, and her work can be found in private residences andcommercial outlets across the Maltese Islands, includingin some of the top bars, restaurants and hotels, as well asoverseas. Pippa has had a life-long love affair with art, andis constantly inspired by the world around her – from thebright hues of her Mediterranean home, to the thrillingsights and sounds of her many travels. Throughout hercareer Pippa has held numerous solo exhibitions, as well ascontributing to larger exhibitions on a national scale.Pippa Toledo99273333www.pippatoledo.compippa@pippatoledo.com

43. Zoe Chomarat: KaradaMixed Media, 52 cm x 124 cmEstimate: €700 - €1200Zoe Chomarat is a Frenchnational. She has participated invarious exhibitions in France andwon first prize in an exhibitionin Hyeres. When Zoe discoveredMalta, she fell in love with theisland and its history, and soughtto express her love for the islandin her work. In the last ten years,Zoe held three exhibitions locally.Zoe Chomarat99439326zoechomarat@onvol.net

44. Jeni Caruana: Avishai Cohen Trio, MaltaJazz Festival 2011Acrylics on Gesso Paper, 68 cm x 48 cmEstimate: €300 - €400Jeni Caruana is a local Maltese artist by adoption,settling here in the 1970’s after a formal art education inher native UK. Avidly contributing to the art scene eversince, her works now reside in many public and privatecollections in Malta and abroad. She has represented Maltain various exhibitions all over the world and tutors bothlocal students and painting holidays.Her subjects are varied, but a favourite is workinglive at various concerts and festivals to produce excitingand expressive paintings of musicians and instrumentswhich have become very popular with many collectorsover the years.Jeni Caruana99458286jentambia@gmail.com

45. Gabriel Caruana: UntitledMounted Ceramic, 35cm DiameterEstimate: €500 - €700Gabriel Caruana, born in Balzan in 1929, is a ceramist and sculptor. Hestudied in Malta, Italy and the USA, and also under the well-known British artist VictorPasmore. In 1999 the Maltese Government honoured him with the presentation of aMedal for Artistic Achievement. Since his early days he showed a marked preferencefor the international modern art movement. In contrast he exploits a variety of mediato their full extent whilst he truly excels in the medium of ceramics. He was amongthe pioneers of modern art in Malta and his works have found recognition both locallyand abroad.He has held solo exhibitions in Malta, England, Italy and Switzerland andhas shown his work in group exhibitions in Osaka, Detroit, Munich, Tripoli, London,Israel, Melbourne, and several times in Malta. He has more than once participatedin the International Competition of Artistic Ceramics in Faenza, Italy. His workscan be found at the International Museum of Ceramics of Faenza, at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, at City ofManchester Art Gallery and at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Malta. He has a studio in Rome and another one inMalta.Gabriel Caruana21443636www.gabrielcaruana.com

46. Joseph Agius: Maltese BalconiesCeramic, 44 cm x 65 cmEstimate: €500 - €600Joseph started his ceramic studies 13 years ago atthe then School of Art and Craft at Targa Gap Mosta. Theartist has participated in several collective exhibitions andorganized four personal exhibitions including the personalshow at Palazzo Castellania in April 2010. With ceramicshe often uses rusty sheet metal recycled from 45 gallondrums abandoned in our countryside. In addition to ‘foundobjects’ Joseph uses old newspapers that in his opiniontransform into a symbolic protest as the media obscureeveryday reality.Joseph Agius79050295josephagius@gmail.com

47. Daniel Scerri: Għajta tal-ĦajjaTerracotta on wood, 65 cm x 30 cmSuggested estimate: €300 - €500Daniel Scerri was born in Mtarfa in 1976. He lives in Qormi where healso has his studio. Daniel rescues old pieces of wood and uses them to painton, incorporating the existing features such as locks and hinges in his works.Daniel has a religious philosophy about why he uses wood as the base of hispaintings: “When Jesus was born he was placed in a wooden manger and diedon a wooden cross. I see a lot of symbolism in wood,” he says. The woodDaniel uses ranges from driftwood found on the beach to a door in a buildingthat is about to be bulldozed and smashed into pieces. Daniel first treats woodfor woodworm and rot and then starts working on it. Some of his works areinspired by ancient icons. Others are the pure flights of fancy that his brushstrokes create. For Daniel, art is a form of prayer, and seeing him absorbed inhis work can easily convince one it is really so. He has been commissioned topaint for private collectors in Malta and Europe. His latest works were a ViaCrucis and a huge painting of the Madonna at the Mother of Good CounselChurch, Paceville, and decorations in Palaces in Mdina.Daniel Scerri79704236mayakris@maltanet.net

48. Godfrey Xuereb: The PeacockCeramic, 40 cm x 37 cmEstimate: €350 - €380Godfrey Xuereb’s professional career in education spans manyyears of successful and rewarding achievements both as a teacher and as anadministrator in Malta’s Secondary Schools. As a dedicated educator, he hasalways heartily embraced the values of art and culture. In schools under hiscare, he would constantly strive to encourage his students to develop andexpress their varied artistic traits to the full. His will to express his personalartistic aptitude has been in the making for a long time. Retirement has openeda new chapter in Godfrey’s life and he now spends his free quality time handbuildingceramics inspired by nature and by Malta’s rich cultural heritage.Under the guidance of George Muscat (a locally-popular ceramic artist),Godfrey’s passion flourished and today he is fast gaining a reputation as anestablished ceramist on the island. The artist’s strongest line in ceramics is hishand-built sculptured murals depicting Maltese historical buildings and sites.His other flair is for the semi-abstract interpretation of nature. Godfrey hashad five solo exhibitions, the latest being at the Institute of Tourism Studies.He also received an Honorary Mention at the Society of Arts Silver PaletteCompetition in 2011.Godfrey Xuereb9980 3560godfreyx@maltanet.net

50. Austin Camilleri: Pentimenti, 017Bitumen, acrylics, graphite on paper,48 cm x 39 cmEstimate: €800 - €1000Austin Camilleri is a freelance artist working invideo, installation, sculpture and painting, a curator anddesigner. He is also the founder of 356, founding memberof StArt and Fundazzjoni Klula. His works have beenshown at various galleries around the world.He has represented Malta in a number of majorinternational exhibitions, winning awards. Most of hisworks are found in museums, churches, banks and privatecollections and are published in books and cataloguesinternationally.Austin Camilleri79261010info@austincamilleri.com

52. Patricia Bernar Elorza: The SiegeAcrylic on canvas, 80 cm x 95 cmEstimate: €300 - €400Ms. Patricia Bernar graduated as Bachelor in Art and Antiques (Madrid),and has undertaken workshops in marbling and painting techniques in London.She has worked as a Purchase Consultant of furniture and decorative artsfor an interior design company in Madrid from 1993 to 1997, and workedin Antiques restoration and frame gilding in 1998. In 2000, she moved toWashington DC and collaborated with the Hillwood Museum, giving talks about18th century decorative arts. Ms Bernar has designed shoes and participated ina private exhibition of fashion and accessories in Ecuador in 2006.Back in Madrid, she was co-partner of an interior design company from2007 to 2011, and in November 2010 she participated in an art exhibition called“Prójimopròximo” which was held at the Sala de Exposiciones del Colegio de Ingenieros.She paints with acrylics and different media, and has been selling her works since 2007. At present she is livingin Malta.Patricia Bernar Elorza99991500patdelamorena@hotmail.com

53. Don Heywood: Maltese Falcon (study)Tempera, Pencil on Board, 49 cm x 39 cmEstimate: €800 - €900Don Heywood, born in 1944, is an internationally renowned artistwho believes that everything he undertakes should be finished to the highestprofessional standard.He made his impact on the art world with his portrait commissions offamous British people, the most significant being the commission in 1992 ofa life-size portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Don lived in South Africa and wasfascinated by the tribal dress and customs of the indigenous people, resultingin a coffee table book entitled “The Vanishing Faces of Southern Africa”.He travelled extensively and also fell in love with wildlife, resultingin a second book called “Wildlife Portraits”. Her Majesty the Queen hasCopy number 1 of both books in the Royal Library at Windsor. Don becameinvolved in wildlife conservation in South Africa and the United States. Hehas painted twelve of the endangered species studied by the SmithsonianInstitute’s Conservation and Research Centre for their 25th Anniversary.Don Heywood99423265, 99437717donheywood1@hotmail.co.ukwww.donheywood.com

54. Maurice Tanti Burlò: “That Keffiyeh”Published in “The Times of Malta” on 13th April 2002Pen and ink and Watercolour, 33 cm x 26 cmEstimate: €500 - €700Maurice is a freelance artist-cartoonist. He heldvarious personal and collective Fine Art/Cartoons exhibitionsin Malta and abroad. Since 1977, he has been a cartoonist forThe Times and the Sunday Times of Malta using the pseudonymsNALIZPELRA and MTB and for four years for the Malteselanguage, political Sunday Newspaper Il-Mument, withDOMDI as his pseudonym. Since 1981 he produced variousstamp-designs for Maltapost. He is an illustrator for variousmagazines, journals, books, theatrical productions and nationalcampaigns. He served on various adjudicating boards for nationaland international art competitions. Maurice won the Press Club/BPCaward to Journalists (Press Cartoons) in 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004and the EU award for cartoons on the subject “For Diversity: AgainstDiscrimination” in 2008, 2009 and 2011. He has published threebooks of cartoons with a fourth in the making.Maurice Tanti Burlò99420080elena.tanti-burlo@uni.edu.mt

55. Paul Camilleri Cauchi: Study of an Apostle’s headConte` highlighted with acrylic wash on paper, 40 cm x 30 cmEstimate: €700 - €900Paul Camilleri Cauchi, son of Cdr. Agostino Camilleri bornin 1940, lived all his life in an artistic ambiance in his father’s studio.Paul studied under his father and also local and foreign Professors.He studied in Rome, Florence and Perugia. In Malta he was an artteacher and took part in many solo and collective exhibitions inMalta, Gozo and abroad. His works are found worldwide, bothin private collections and in churches and cathedrals, those inparticular presented to Pope John Paul II. In 2004 he was listedin “Contemporaries Who’s Who” of the American BiographiesInternational, and was awarded “Man of the Year” from the Boardof Directors. In June 2004 Paul was awarded “Ġieħ il-Belt Victoria”by the Victoria Local Council and the award “Ġieħ Għawdex” inOctober 2011 by the Circolo Gozitano. During the last forty yearsPaul has been and still is commissioned and sought after to decorateour beautiful Baroque churches with his paintings.Paul Camilleri Cauchi99469540pcamillericauchi@yahoo.com

56. Dione Borg: RestingOil on canvas, 44 cm x 41 cmEstimate: €500 - €600Born in 1952, Dione Borg is an artist living andworking in Mtarfa, Malta. For five years, between 1969and 1974, Dione’s tutors at the School of Art were AntonAgius, Harry Alden and Esprit Barthet. In 1975, Dioneimmigrated to Canada where he continued working on hisArt and other related fields. Since his return to Malta, in1994, Dione has taught Art at a Government School.Today his works hang in private collectionsin Malta and abroad. Portraits of Maltese personalitiesinclude those hanging at the Chamber of Commerce andthe University of Malta.Dione Borg79994499dioneb@melita.com

57. Martin Scicluna: First Light at MarsamxettWatercolour, 21 cm x 28 cmEstimate: €200 - €300Martin Scicluna has been painting in oil, acrylicand water-colour for almost forty years. He is one of thegroup of six distinguished “Soldier Artists” who firstexhibited in aid of the charity some fifteen years ago.After a career spent in London as a soldier,civil servant and diplomat, Martin retired to Maltasixteen years ago. He now runs Malta’s only independentthink-tank and is Adviser to the Minister for Home Affairson illegal immigration, Vice-President of Din l-Art Ħelwa,a Director of the HSBC Heritage Foundation and a parttimecolumnist and leader-writer.Martin Scicluna21689532martins@onvol.net

58. Alfred Camilleri Cauchi: MaturityPencil and chalk on board, 34.5 cm x 22 cmEstimate: €300 - €400Alfred Camilleri Cauchi was born in 1943, in Victoria, Gozo, sonof the sculptor Agostino Camilleri and Francesca née Cauchi. He attendedSt Edward’s College and the School of Art in Malta. Alfred furthered hisstudies at the College of Arts in Edinburgh, Scotland, through a Scholarshipawarded by Lady Laycock, the wife of Governor Sir Robert Laycock. Heis the author of several papier-mâché, fibreglass, bronze, wood, limestoneand marble masterpieces found locally and abroad, including monumentscommemorating various distinct personalities. Alfred has also been awardedthe titles of Cavaliere of the Ordine della Real Corona Balearica and ofAcademical Knight of the Grand Cross and National Advisor for Malta(International Academic Order Greci-Marino).Alfred Camilleri Cauchi99427582info@camillericauchi.com

59. Caroline Navarro: Abstract views of Malta & GozoAcrylic on Canvas, 30 cm x 90 cmEstimate: €300 - €400Caroline was trained at the NationalArts School in Sydney. In 2001 she held her firstsolo art exhibition at Raphael Fine Arts Galleryand later took part in an Arts Festival at theCasula Powerhouse Museum. While living inSydney in 2002 Caroline represented Malta at theCommonwealth Heads of Government Meetingwith a selection of her paintings depicting Malta.In 2004, Caroline set up her private art gallery “Space Contemporary Art”. She used her gallery as her studioand point of contact and took part in many local exhibitions throughout the island. In 2006 she held a solo paintingexhibition of Malta–inspired paintings at the Royal Commonwealth Society in Trafalgar Square and a year later herpaintings depicting Malta were showcased in the central lobby of the United Nations in New York. In 2009 Caroline tookpart in a multi-media exhibition “Fem Fractal” in Seville, Spain.Last year she began a mural project in the Old Town of Palma de Mallorca which is still on-going. Caroline iscompleting a Master’s Degree at the University of Malta and also preparing for another exhibition later this year.Caroline Navarro79256445carolinenavarro@hotmail.com

60. Carole Bianchi: Crashing wavesAcrylic on Canvas, 50 cm x 70 cmEstimate: €600 - €700The daily drama of the sea: restless, moody, asboundless as it is unpredictable. With each passing dayit shows us a new face and grants the promise of a newadventure.Carole Bianchi99499880, 79499880carolebianchi@hotmail.com

62. Aldo Micallef-Grimaud (1925-2010):“Il-Kunċizzjoni”Watercolour, 35 cm x 50 cmEstimate: €900 - €1000Aldo Micallef-Grimaud was a prolific andestablished artist. He was the youngest student ever to beaccepted to attend the Malta Government School of Artunder the guidance of the Caruana Dingli brothers whorecognized his rare talent.Art critics refer to Aldo as a Romantic with a touchof contemporary bringing forth his individuality. He has tohis credit works ranging from Church dome paintings andmurals to stamp designs, stage scenery and a number ofdignitary portrait commissions both locally and abroad.Aldo will also be remembered as a fine tenor. A recentpublication by Lino Borg and Joseph Paul Cassar delvesdeeper into Aldo’s artistic career.Donated by Mrs Mariuccia Micallef-Grimaud, Mario,Nadine and Glorian.

LotNoArtistLotNoArtistLotNoArtist1 Matthew Cassar2 Justine M.B3 Lawrence Pavia4 Winston Hassall5 Ethelbert Perini6 Brian Grima7 George Apap8 Richard Saliba9 Peter Quinn10 Celia Borg Cardona11 Joe Pace Ross12 Patrick Dalli13 John Grima14 Marisa Attard15 Paul Haber16 Antoine P. Camilleri17 George Muscat18 Joseph Ellul Vincenti19 Arnold Sultana20 Matthew Kassar21 George Large22 Mark Geoffrey Muscat23 Joseph Casapinta24 John Martin Borg25 Mark Sagona26 Jacqueline Agius27 Henry Alamango28 Harry Alden29 Frank Borg30 Kenneth Zammit Tabona31 Anthony Calleja32 Monica Spiteri33 Andrew Micallef34 Marc England35 David G. Curmi36 Philip Farrugia Randon37 Anna Galea38 James Vella Clark39 Tonio Mallia40 John Borg Manduca41 Alexia Coppini42 Pippa Toledo43 Zoe Chomarat44 Jeni Caruana45 Gabriel Caruana46 Joseph Agius47 Daniel Scerri48 Godfrey Xuereb49 Valerio Schembri50 Austin Camilleri51 Emmanuel Caruana52 Patricia Bernar53 Don Heywood54 Maurice Tanti Burlò55 Paul Camilleri Cauchi56 Dione Borg57 Martin Scicluna58 Alfred Camilleri Cauchi59 Caroline Navarro60 Carole Bianchi61 Anthony Cassar62 Aldo Micallef-Grimaud

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