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We are on Cloud 9 to be back!
Some of you may know that the last few months have seen a major move for us and for the Sven Berlin collection. We may no longer be deep...
Sonia
Nov 19, 2023


Veterans remembered
After the War, Sven Berlin kept in touch with the local Normandy Veterans Association, contributing poetry and writing an account of...
Sonia
Nov 9, 2022


Family Connections
We went back in time in another more immediate way recently when we were visited by Sven’s granddaughter Ella, Jasper’s daughter....
Sonia
Oct 28, 2022


Journey through the archives
Discovering the friends and supporters of Sven Berlin through letters and notes is turning into an exciting journey. It is extraordinary...
Sonia
Oct 28, 2022


In the heat of the day...
Croust by Sven Berlin. 1939 pencil drawing of haymaking in the fields of Cornwall.
Sonia
Jul 20, 2022


Of Kings and Queens...
Sven Berlin's pen and ink drawing of a King and Queen, an image which appeared to him while trying to give up drinking!
Sonia
Jul 11, 2022


Finding Alice
This is a rare painting of Julia Berlin's mother Alice, and as far as we know the only one! It was very dirty when rescued from the...
Sonia
Jul 4, 2022


End of an era
Witnessing the recent studio sale of the remains of Sven Berlin’s prodigious output has been a memorable experience and one which has...
Sonia
Jun 17, 2022


Glorious Spain
Sven Berlin was inspired by the glorious colours of Spain on his way back from the Gypsy Festival in Les Saintes Maries.
Sonia
May 20, 2022


The Lapp Hat
Sven Berlin's Lapp Hat and pen and ink of Clifford Lee
Sonia
May 11, 2022


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Sven Berlin's oil painting of the Gypsies of Shave Green, Priscilla and Dosha Wells. Dates from the 1950s when he arrived from Cornwall.
Sonia
May 1, 2022


An Easter Hare - or two - from Sven Berlin ...
Hares in the Maize, watercolour by Sven Berlin. Happy Easter. From our collection at Millersford Gallery
Sonia
Apr 14, 2022


The real Guy
It was wonderful to meet the real Guy of Sven’s flamboyant portrait Guy in Hippy Gear recently. Immediately recognisable, we had a...
Sonia
Mar 2, 2022


More on macaws
Sven Berlin pen and ink self portrait Man with Macaw
Sonia
Feb 7, 2022


Going to the zoo..oo...oo
Sven Berlin visited London Zoo to enable him to draw more exotic creatures for Anthony Dent's book Animals that changed the world
Sonia
Feb 7, 2022


New Year musings
Sven Berlin was rarely idle during the winter, however harsh, and each New Year brought renewed ambition. In 1946, as reported in The...
Sonia
Dec 31, 2021
Autumn Magic
How wonderful to see the colours of late summer/early autumn at the Chelsea Flower Show. Sometimes serendipity makes us look at a regular...
Sonia
Oct 9, 2021


Sunshine superman
Happy memories of the 1960s come flooding back looking at this amazing Sven Berlin portrait Guy in Hippy Gear. Those bell bottoms!...
Sonia
Sep 1, 2021


Iconic Lion
Perhaps the most iconic photograph of Sven Berlin is that taken by Murray Hardy in 1946 of the bare-chested sculptor carving his Portland...
Sonia
Aug 18, 2021


Moths and flames
The discovery of previously unpublished brush works by Hokusai, on show at The British Museum, inspires a few words on one of Sven...
Sonia
Jul 24, 2021
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