One of the joys of the many galleries in London with their varied exhibitions, before and after coronavirus closures, is being able to see the work of two near-contemporaries and wonder why their work is so different and why they have such different artistic views of the world? No doubt art aficionados do that all […]
Have you ever heard of Felix Vallotton? I except not. I might also ask if you have heard of the Scottish Colourists – artists such as Francis Cadell, John Duncan Fergusson, Leslie Hunter and Samuel Peploe? There may be a few more positive responses, but I expect not too many of you are fully aware […]
It is the last week of the much-acclaimed exhibition ‘Inventing Impressionism’ at the National Gallery in London which is both a stunning exhibition of French Impressionist art and also a fascinating history of the courage and perseverance of the Paris art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel who discovered, supported and promoted emerging and risky new young artists […]
The Wallace Collection at Hertford House, the main London house of its former owners, the Marquesses of Herford and Sir Richard and Lady Wallace, was bequeathed to the British Nation in 1897. It is a stunning collection of art, but particularly rich in paintings, furniture, porcelain, clocks and other objects from France in eighteenth and […]
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