Art work from Christian Furr features in the permanent collection at 45 Park Lane - the third hotel in the UK from the Dorchester Collection, which opened in London at the end of October 2011.
Also open now is the hotel's American steak restaurant, CUT at 45 Park Lane, which marks Wolfgang Puck's first venture in Europe. Designed in a contemporary style with art deco influences by Thierry W Despont, the 45-bedroom hotel features original art by 10 leading living British artists in every bedroom and suite. Newly created works by Furr are displayed together for the first time. www.45parklane.com 'The Body Clothed in Art'One-off paintings by Christian Furr, Peter Blake, Albert Irvine and Rolf Harris amongst others are to be auctioned for a charity art/fashion event at the Chelsea Arts Club on 22nd Feb 2012. www.chelseaartsclub.com
Furr captured the GE Blenheim Palace triathlon on canvas this year. www.theblenheimtriathlon.com
"A gentle, almost classical painting" - THE EVENING STANDARD
"His Queen is elegant and regal, but around the mouth and eyes plays a slight, suggestive flicker of a smile… such an intriguing work." - MAIL ON SUNDAY
"Furr's own art practise blends traditional artistic virtues - the representation of the human figure and a well-grounded knowledge of the Old Masters - with a keen awareness of contemporary reality." - PAUL GLINKOWSKI, ARTS COUNCIL
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