James Fitton, R.A. 1899-1982

Sheeran, John

Dulwich Picture Gallery

Edward Alleyn: Elizabethan actor, Jacobean gentleman

Aileen & MANIURA REID

At the time of the great tulip speculation of the 1630s in Holland, the most desirable tulip bulbs were auctioned for more money than the most expensive houses in Amsterdam. At the same time flower paintings which were remarkable for their apparent realism were produced all over Holland and purchased by Dutch families as enduring substitutes for the real thing. This beautiful book reveals the fascinating genesis and growth of a whole genre of paintings that has rarely been studied. 
Paul Taylor begins by discussing Holland's 'tulipomania' and its effect on the way people thought about floral still lifes. He then considers the religious messages associated with the flower paintings, exploring how religious writers spoke of flowers as moral signposts from God and how some flower paintings were meant to remind viewers of the transience of earthly existence. Flower paintings were not bought only as records of luxury objects or for moral edification, however. They were also enjoyed as works of art, as masterpieces of illusion, composition and colour harmony, so Taylor analyses the art-theoretical writings of the time in order to understand how artists and connoisseurs responded to flower pieces. He concludes by analysing the paintings themselves, tracing the development and refinement of the actual practice of flower painting.

Dutch Flower Painting, 1600-1750

TAYLOR, PAUL

Arts & Photography

Desmond Shawe-Taylor

Howard Hodgkin at the Dulwich Picture Gallery

Judith COLLINS

Cotman in Normandy

WILCOX, Timothy

British Surrealism

Haycock, David Boyd

LLEWELLYN, SACHA

Meehan, Kirstie

History & Criticism

• Features 36 woodcuts by Helen Frankenthaler\n• Essay by Jane Findlay\n• Includes the text, The Romance of Learning a New Medium for an Artist, by Helen Frankenthaler. First published in The Print Collector's Newsletter, July-August 1977\nWith a career that spanned six decades, Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011) is recognized as eminent among the second generation of American Abstract Expressionist artists of the post-war era. She experimented tirelessly throughout her six-decade long career, producing a large body of work across multiple mediums. Marking the 10th anniversary of the artist’s death and published to coincide with the major exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery, this book shines a light on the artist’s ground-breaking woodcuts and reveals Frankenthaler as a trailblazer of the printmaking movement who endlessly pushed possibilities through her experimentation.

Helen Frankenthaler: Radical Beauty (The Dulwich Picture Gallery)

Findlay, Jane

Individual Artists

Accompanies the Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism at the Dulwich Picture Gallery 31 March - 10 September 2023 
Berthe Morisot: Impressionism and the 18th Centuryis the first major UK exhibition of the renowned Impressionist since 1950. In partnership with the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, it will bring together around 30 of Morisot's most important works from international collections, many never seen before in the UK, to reveal the artist as a trailblazer of the movement as well as uncovering a previously untold connection between her work and 18th century culture, with around 20 works for comparison. 
A founding member of the Impressionist group, Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) was known for her swiftly painted glimpses of contemporary life and intimate domestic scenes. She featured prominently in the Impressionist exhibitions and defied social norms to become one of the movement's most influential figures. Berthe Morisot: Impressionism and the 18th Century will draw on new research and previously unpublished archival material from the Musée Marmottan Monet to trace the roots of her inspiration, revealing the ways in which Morisot engaged with 18th century art and culture, while also highlighting the originality of her artistic vision, which ultimately set her apart from her predecessors. 
Highlights will include Eugène Manet on the Isle of Wight (1875), painted while Morisot was on honeymoon in England, and her striking Self-Portrait (1885), which will appear alongside Jean-Honoré Fragonard's Young Woman (c.1769) from Dulwich Picture Gallery's collection. Apollo revealing his divinity to the shepherdess Issé, after François Boucher (1892), In the Apple Tree (1890) and Julie Manet with her Greyhound Laerte (1893), are among nine paintings on loan from the Musée Marmottan Monet, many receiving their first ever showing in the UK.

Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism

Monet, Musee Marmottan

Rubens & Women

Orrock, Amy

van Beneden, Ben

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