Robert Dukes
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Biography
Born in Hull, Yorkshire, Robert Dukes studied at the Grimsby School of Art from 1981 to 1984 and at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1984 to 1988, under Lawrence Gowing, Patrick George, Jeffrey Camp and Euan Uglow. Dukes teaches at the Royal Drawing School and features regularly in the Royal Academy Summer Show. Dukes paints primarily in the still life tradition. Using bold shades of oil upon board, he makes everyday objects his subject.
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Robert Dukes, Untitled, 2024. Oil on board, 17 x 24.1 cms (6 3/4 x 9 1/2 ins).
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Selected Exhibitions
1988 Cheltenham Drawing competition
1999 Cheltenham Drawing competition
2000-23 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Art, London2006 National Portrait Gallery Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
2006 Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize, Painters’ Hall, London
2011 Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait competition, Browse & Darby, London2016 Face to Face: Portraits from the Andrew Lambirth Collection, Gainsborough's House, Sudbury
2019 In Colour: From Sickert to Riley, Charleston, Sussex
2022 Object / Subject: The Art of Still Life, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London
2023 Self-Portrait Prize 2023, Ruth Borchard Collection
2024 Summer Show, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London
2024 8 Golden Square: Group Show, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London
2025 Summer Show, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London
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Works
Art Fairs
Exhibitions
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Denny, Hoyland, Smith, Vaux: On Paper
2 February - 5 March 2022Bernard Jacobson Gallery presents Denny, Hoyland, Smith, Vaux: On Paper, an exhibition of works by Modern British icons Robyn Denny, John Hoyland, Richard Smith and Marc Vaux. Departing from the... -
Prints I published
12 February - 9 March 2019In 1969 Bernard Jacobson began his career as an art dealer, selling and publishing prints by important contemporary artists from a small fourth-floor gallery in London’s Mayfair. For a gallery... -
Prints I wish I had published
11 January - 9 February 2019In 1969 Bernard Jacobson opened his first London gallery – a fourth-floor walk-up on Mount Street, Mayfair, dealing in prints by international stars, including Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg, as... -
Some of the artists I have worked for
10 September - 5 October 2019To end the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the gallery, we are delighted to introduce a selection of works by the artists that helped shaping its success. -
Caro, Denny, Smith, Vaux
2 February - 4 March 2017Bernard Jacobson Gallery is delighted to present its upcoming exhibition Caro, Denny, Smith, Vaux, including works by gallery artists Anthony Caro, Robyn Denny, Richard Smith, and Marc Vaux. The show...
Exhibitions
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Denny, Hoyland, Smith, Vaux: On Paper
2 February - 5 March 2022Bernard Jacobson Gallery presents Denny, Hoyland, Smith, Vaux: On Paper, an exhibition of works by Modern British icons Robyn Denny, John Hoyland, Richard Smith and Marc Vaux. Departing from the... -
Prints I published
12 February - 9 March 2019In 1969 Bernard Jacobson began his career as an art dealer, selling and publishing prints by important contemporary artists from a small fourth-floor gallery in London’s Mayfair. For a gallery... -
Prints I wish I had published
11 January - 9 February 2019In 1969 Bernard Jacobson opened his first London gallery – a fourth-floor walk-up on Mount Street, Mayfair, dealing in prints by international stars, including Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg, as... -
Some of the artists I have worked for
10 September - 5 October 2019To end the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the gallery, we are delighted to introduce a selection of works by the artists that helped shaping its success. -
Caro, Denny, Smith, Vaux
2 February - 4 March 2017Bernard Jacobson Gallery is delighted to present its upcoming exhibition Caro, Denny, Smith, Vaux, including works by gallery artists Anthony Caro, Robyn Denny, Richard Smith, and Marc Vaux. The show...
