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Mother and baby in paintings 1

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Features Harriet Backer’s masterpiece, and paintings by Giorgione, Ford Madox Brown, Jules Breton and his daughter, and others.

May 2, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Three Women in Church and a Christening

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A new mother carries her infant over the threshold of a church for their christening. But whose painting influenced Harriet Backer’s masterpiece?

May 31, 2019 General, Life, Painting

A German Naturalist? Fritz von Uhde 2

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Religious works, including two Nativities and a fine painting of Joseph and Mary walking to Bethlehem, Naturalist and Impressionist styles too.

February 18, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Woman Sewing: By hand 2

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What made images of women sewing so popular in the late 19th century? Here are some of the best from about 1885 to the Nabis in the 20th century.

April 22, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Seeing History: Colour and class

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Exposure to colour was, for centuries, determined by class. The poor lived in largely drab worlds, but the rich surrounded themselves with vivid hues. This all changed in the late 19th century and the 20th.

November 29, 2017 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Seeing History: The long dark night

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The world looks very different now, compared with the past. This explores differences in lighting, from candlepower to the excesses seen in modern cities, and their effects on painting.

November 22, 2017 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Two Roads to Magical Landscapes: Paul Nash and Nikolai Astrup

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Their landscapes developed a magic distinctive to the artist. Only by direct comparison are their similarities and differences made clear.

March 20, 2017 General, Painting

Nikolai Astrup: Dark Sunlight 4 – 1920-24

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Ignoring Cubism and modernism, he developed a magical realism, bringing to life the trees and corn stooks around his smallholding.

March 14, 2017 General, Painting

Nikolai Astrup: Dark Sunlight 3 – 1911-19

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After a visit to Berlin, his colours became more strident, and his brushstrokes looser. He also made many woodcuts, which influenced and informed his paintings.

March 9, 2017 General, Painting

Nikolai Astrup: Dark Sunlight 2 – 1906-10

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With early success, he painted the rich colours of summer in western Norway, and some magical scenes of foxgloves and Midsummer Eve.

March 6, 2017 General, Painting

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