Jonathan Grant Galleries

Before I die - To Drink a Château Cheval Blanc from my 3rd Century Roman Wine Cup - A Tribute to the Civilizations that came before and Laid the Foundations for Making the Celebrated Wines of France Watercolour & gouache, 35 x 45 cm, signed

Illustrated front cover: Punting down the River Charente in Cognac Appeared a Fairy Tale Castle. Little Did they Know they were in the Grounds of a Hennessy ChâteauWatercolour & gouache, 76 x 76 cm, signed

The Gods Look Down upon LVMH. and Smile upon them for Maintaining the Standard of Excellence Set by Château d’Yquem’s Founders some 400 Years Ago Watercolour & gouache, 76 x 76 cm, signed

Making Distinguished and Great Wines Watercolour & gouache, 61 x 61 cm, signed

The Kaiser Burns to the Ground the Great Gothic Cathedral of Reims that lies North of Epernay and a City that saw Total ObliterationWatercolour & gouache, 61 x 92 cm, signed

A Glass of Champagne with a Friend or a Once Upon a Time Enemy, in Love, in Sadness, in Victory or Defeat - A Simple Decaying Fruit that can Civilize all Mankind Watercolour & gouache, 61 x 76 cm, signed

Veuve Clicquot Honours Influential Women with a Celebration at Hotel du Marc.The Annual Award of the Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of The Year Watercolour & gouache, 61 x 61 cm, signed

Karl Lagerfeld and John Galliano at a High Society Wedding at Château d’Yquem Watercolour & gouache, 61 x 61 cm, signed

Dom Perignon, the Great Genius Behind Modern Winemaking Dies in 1715 and Passes his Knowledge on to a Succession of Wine Masters, a Life of 47 Years Watercolour & gouache, 76 x 76 cm, signed

Presidents, Kings and Princes pay Homage to the Owner of Château d’Yquem at the Wedding Feast of his Daughter. It’s on the Same Hallowed Ground that Tables are Laid for the Pickers LunchWatercolour & gouache, 61 x 76 cm, signed

The President of VCP, Cecile Bonnefond, Entertaining Businesswomen of Distinction in the Drawing Room of Hotel du Marc Watercolour & gouache, 61 x 61 cm, signed

Tribute to Two Authors on a Sydney Balcony. The Lorikeets and I Enjoy the Moment in the Sun with Sunflower Seeds, Fine Cognac and a Good BookWatercolour & gouache, 36 x 46 cm, signed

The Distinguished Wine Houses of Moët Hennessy Louis VuittonWatercolour & gouache, 51 x 76 cm, signed

Jean-Remy Moët’s Grand Hunting Lodge, The Château de Saran, and in Epernay he built for his Friend Napoleon a Mini Trianon Palace Watercolour & gouache, 51 x 76 cm, signed

1942 born in Wellington1976 curator for the New Zealand Historic Places Trust

at Kemp House in Kerikeri and later at Highwic House in Auckland

1976-77 taught by Pat Hanly at the University of Auckland1977 graduated from the University of Auckland with a

degree in Architecture1977-81 worked as an architect in the Bay of Islands1982 studied painting under Agnes Wood1984 commenced full-time painting encouraged by

mentor, Pat Hanly1986/87/88 solo exhibitions held on the Cunard liner QE21992 exhibited at Galerie d’Art, Boulevard St

Germain, Paris. Tahitian watercolours “Ambiance Polynésienne”

1992 moved to Canberra Painted on safari in South Africa1993 painted and travelled on the Venice Simplon

Orient Express. Exhibited in Auckland, Christchurch and

Wellington1994 sponsored by Leading Hotels of the World to paint

and travel on the Eastern Orient Express from Singapore to Bangkok. Exhibited in Auckland, Sydney, Canberra and Wellington

1996 exhibited in London1998 appointed artist in residence at Veuve Clicquot

Ponsardin at the Manoir Verzy near Reims, France2003 home and studio destroyed by bush fires in

Canberra2003 painted and travelled throughout the

Mediterranean on the MSC. Rhapsody. Exhibited in Auckland & Christchurch

2003 exhibited in Paris sponsored by Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin.

2006 commemorative painting acquired for the collection of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Collections Include: Air New Zealand, Hyatt Hotels, the Hotel de Crillon (Paris), Venice Simplon Orient Express, The Government of Macau, Veuve Clicqout Ponsardin, Stamford Hotel Auckland, New Zealand Parliament, Wellington. Wallace Collection, Auckland.

When You Plan to Drink such a Sauterne with a Sweet Dessert - ‘Think Outside the Square’ for if the Honour is Extended to You to Dine at Château d’Yquem, You Could Be Served an Egg with an Exquisitely Flavoured Mousse with Royal Osetra Caviar Watercolour & gouache, 46 x 45.5 cm, signed

Jonathan Grant Galleries280 Parnell Road PO Box 37 673 Parnell Auckland New Zealand

Tel: (64-9) 308 9125 Fax: (64-9) 303 1071 E-Mail: jg@jgg.co.nz Website: www.jonathangrantgalleries.com

‘In The Garden of Château Cheval Blanc, to be Served with Gay Abandon, the 1985 Vintage’ - In Your Dreams, (Boy) Old Man, Remember You’re Just the Rather Impoverished Painter.Watercolour & gouache, 45.5 x 46 cm, signed