Paul Bommer & The Great Fire Of London
Come and see Paul Bommer’s series of forty-eight delft tiles inspired The Great Fire of London 1666 at The Artists of Spitalfields Life opening at Ben Pentreath Ltd on Wednesday 7th November
Like Pieter Breughel, George Cruickshank and Ronald Searle, Paul Bommer’s work is firmly rooted in the European grotesque and populated with distinctive specimens of humanity – conjured into being through his unique quality of line, waggish, calligraphic and lyrical by turns. Fascinated by culture and lore, Paul celebrates the strange stories that interweave to create social identity and the fabric of history, turning his attention to The Great Fire Of London in this latest series of limited edition Delft tiles.
Pest Doctor 1665
Annus Mirabilis 1666
King Charles II
Pudding Lane
Poultry
Fish St Hill
Cock Lane
Eurus – The East Wind, that blew the Fire towards St Pauls.
Hare Court
Windmill
Fig Tree Court
Mister Punch – first recorded in Pepys diary
Smithfield Market
Samuel Pepys
Memento Mori of the Plague
Tiles copyright © Paul Bommer
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Paul Bommer’s Cockney Alphabet
Paul Bommer & Christopher Smart & His Cat Jeoffry