Feliks Topolski

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Feliks Topolski was the great chronicler of British pageantry in the last

century. Originally sent to London in 1935 to record the state funeral

of King GeorgeV he immediately fell for the ‘exoticism’ of the city and

the pomp and ceremony of state occasions that the British have developed

into a fine art. In 1958, by then a naturalised citizen, he was commissioned

by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh to produce a large scale

mural commemorating HM The Queen’s coronation day, in a long

corridor at Buckingham Palace. Topolski’s style of narrative painting

was well-suited to the subject matter and the mural was based on his

own personal impression of the Coronation, which he had watched

in the streets outside the Abbey having attended the final rehearsal.

The Duke seemed pleased with the results, writing ‘It is a fascinating

contemporary record by a master of visual commentary of a great state

occasion presented in his own highly individual idiom’.

Topolski had been commissioned byVogue magazine to produce work

for its 1947 Royal Wedding issue and during the 1977 Silver Jubilee

celebrations, Selfridges in Oxford Street invited him to decorate their

windows to commemorate the event.

In 1981 it was no surprise then to find Topolski, sketch book in hand,

at the forefront of the ceremony and celebrations surrounding the

marriage of HRH Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. This collection

of original sketches form a wonderful historical record executed

on the spot with Topolski’s distinctive immediacy and passion.

22 March - 8 April 2016

Panter & Hall
11-12 Pall Mall
London
SW1Y 5LU

MAP

Monday to Friday

10.00 AM - 6.00 PM

Saturdays

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Sundays

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

Royal Guests Arriving

mixed media

11.5 x 17 ins (29 x 43 cms)

£2,850

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

The Royal Couple Retuning from St Pauls 1

mixed media

17 x 11.5 ins (43 x 29 cms)

£3,200

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

Bridesmaid

mixed media

14 x 10.25 ins (36 x 26 cms)

£2,000

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

Patriotic Crowd

mixed media

11.5 x 17 ins (29 x 43 cms)

£2,850

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

Royal Livery

mixed media

17 x 11.5 ins (43 x 29 cms)

£2,500

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

Commonwealth Wedding Guests Arriving at St Pauls

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11.5 x 17 ins (29 x 43 cms)

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

Lifeguard Escort

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11.5 x 17 ins (29 x 43 cms)

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HRH Princess Diana of Wales Approaching the Altar

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17.5 x 11.5 ins (44 x 29 cms)

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

The Royal Couple Returning from St Pauls 2

mixed media

11.5 x 16.25 ins (29 x 41 cms)

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

The Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana

mixed media

11.5 x 16.25 ins (29 x 41 cms)

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

HRH Diana Princess of Wales being given away at the Altar

mixed media

17.5 x 11.5 ins (44 x 29 cms)

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

RAF Station - British and Polish flags

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10 x 15 ins (25 x 38 cms)

£2,850

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

Unloading Quarter-masters Stores, Black US Soldiers

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15 x 11 ins (38 x 28 cms)

£2,500

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

American Soldiers in Britain

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6 x 14 ins (15 x 36 cms)

£2,400

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

Goering at Nuremberg

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

Chiang Kai Shek's China - 1944 "withdrawal"

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11 x 14 ins (28 x 36 cms)

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

The Allied Council for Japan

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

8th Army's Front, Italy 1944

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9 x 13 ins (23 x 33 cms)

£2,500

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

American Coloured Troops in Britain - A Cook

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15 x 11 ins (38 x 28 cms)

£2,500

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

Beaver Club - At the Bar

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5 x 7 ins (13 x 18 cms)

£1,400

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

Guardroom At Night - Polish Service Women

charcoal

8 x 10 ins (20 x 25 cms)

£1,500

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

It's a Rush Job - There's A War On

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8 x 10 ins (20 x 25 cms)

£1,850

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Feliks Topolski RA (1907-1989)

US Army Corps

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10 x 8 ins (25 x 20 cms)

£1,850

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