Messum's

Messum's is an art gallery in Bury Street, St. James's, a London area with many art galleries in England. 12 Bury Street, St. James's, London SW1Y 6AB.

The Fond Farewell by Edmund Blair Leighton (1852–1922), exhibited at Messum's

The gallery was founded by David Messum in 1963.[1] The gallery exhibits contemporary art and work by British Impressionist, modern and figurative painters and sculptors.

Artists who have exhibited at the gallery include William Bowyer, Peter Brown, James Dodds, Rose Hilton, Kurt Jackson,[2] Edward Piper, John Piper[3] and Jeremy Annear.

In 2012 a proposed development in Cork Street threatened to cause Messum's to move.[4][5] Messum's gallery in Cork Street is now the West End outpost of Messums Wiltshire brand founded in 2016 by Johnny Messum. It celebrates the best of artists, conceptual craft and the skill of the hand when applied to creativity across the ages.

References
  1. artLONDON Archived 16 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine, 2005.
  2. Kurt Jackson — Biography Archived 5 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. Musson, John, John and Edward Piper. Country Life, 7 June 2007.
  4. "A third of Cork Street's galleries to close". Phaidon. 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  5. Batty, David (20 August 2012). "Mayfair's art galleries under threat from developers". The Guardian.

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