Not Even the Intimidating Figure of Miss Hollingsworth, Head of Needlework, Could Stop her Now

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Not Even the Intimidating Figure of Miss Hollingsworth, Head of Needlework, Could Stop her Now

Glen Baxter (1944-2026)

Price

£2,500

Signed

Signed, inscribed with title and dated 2002

Medium

Ink and pastel

Dimensions

15 x 10 inches

Illustrated

Glen Baxter, Trundling Grunts, London: Bloomsbury, 2002, page 89

Exhibited

'Glen Baxter: Trundling Grunts', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, October 2002, no 87;
'The Chaotic Cortex: The Surreal Worlds of John Glashan and Glen Baxter', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, December 2024-January 2025

Mounted

Beetles Choice - 30 March 2026

Everyone at Chris Beetles Gallery was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Glen Baxter on 29 March 2026.

His notable editorial contributions include work for the New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair and Le Monde. Many of his drawings are also widely available as greetings cards, and on merchandise such as ceramic plates and wristwatches. In 1997, the Chris Beetles Gallery hosted the launch of Glen Baxter’s Gourmet Guide. This was followed by the exhibitions ‘Blizzards of Tweed’ (1999) and ‘Trundling Grunts’ (2002).

In recent years Glen has exhibited in London several times at Flowers Gallery with the solo shows ‘Glen Baxter: The Soul in Torment, Parts I & II’ (2012), ‘Tofu Walk With Me’ (2015), ‘Furtive Loomings’ (2017), ‘Unflinchingly Gamboge’ (2020) and ‘Inexplicably Vermillion’ (2022). In November 2024 the gallery hosted the exhibition; ‘Intermittently Ochre’.

A major retrospective exhibition, 'The Chaotic Cortex', was held at Chris Beetles Gallery in December 2024. The Gallery continues to hold a significant collection of Glen Baxter's best and most surreal works.

A link to his obituary can be found here:

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/glen-baxter-obituary-absurdist-illustrator-2303xkc0m?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqeq4ZLk7Ns9rA2r-gKjh0-thMbRTmmdCjRYfqfOBg0IWK7whycTB0i8&gaa_ts=69ca33ff&gaa_sig=xdtPla_NWr1HJnSy8POzCT90MpVuGFLckxfaCQ1UT3lrAJ9MhIibNi9LIXXL5T8OWKgCm5HTxFPyBMKHf0fGLg%3D%3D