This dark painting displaying a cubist aesthetic and oriental theme is a work by Alexander Volkov – an ethnically Russian artist working in what is now known as Uzbekistan, then part of the Soviet Union’s Central Asia – in the midst of the construction of the Soviet state. We see three Asian-looking men offering … Continue reading
Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863) Scenes from the Massacres at Chios (1824; Paris: Musée du Louvre) Continue reading
Cornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts (c.1610 – after 1675), Trompe l’oeil. The Reverse of a Framed Painting, 1670 Continue reading
Uzo Egonu’s exuberant representation of the frenetic spirit of the swinging 60s Continue reading
Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923), End of the Day, Jávea, 1900, oil on canvas, 88 x 128 cm, Private collection. Continue reading
Derek Jarman, Avebury Series No.4, 1973. Northampton Museums & Art Gallery. Continue reading
Rowland Hilder, Hartley’s Jam advertisement, first appeared in Picture Post on 9 December 1939. Continue reading
Fred A. Farrell (1882-1935), ‘Surrender Englander!’ – Neuville St Vaast, chalk, bodycolour and ink on dark brown paper. Continue reading
Mary Heilmann (1940-), Little 9×9, 1973, acrylic on canvas, 55 x 55 x 4.5 cm, Ursula Hauser Collection. Continue reading
Mary Linwood (1755-1845), Hanging partridge, after a painting by Moses Haughton the elder, crewelwork embroidery, 62 x 72 cm, privately owned. Continue reading
Peter Prendergast (1946-2007), Deiniolen, acrylic on paper, 54.5 x 75 cm, 1998, illustrated in the book The Art of Peter Prendergast, RCA. Continue reading
Alan Davie (1920-2014), Studies for a Figure – Mask No.14 , gouache on paper, c. 1975, 59.5 x 84cm, Harrogate. Continue reading
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), The Red House, 1873, oil on canvas, 57.8 x 71.1 cm, Portland Art Museum. Continue reading
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