Mabel Pryde Nicholson: An Artist of Edinburgh

I shall be giving the talk ‘Mabel Pryde Nicholson: An Artist of Edinburgh’ for Rottingdean Heritage on 10 August 2024. It will accompany the exhibition Prydie: The Life and Art of Mabel Pryde Nicholson at…

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Barbara Hepworth and Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

I thoroughly enjoyed writing about Barbara Hepworth and Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’s friendship for the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust. Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’s Diaries The article is based on Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’s diaries of 1940 and 1941 which have recently been…

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Ben Nicholson and his Artist Relatives

I am delighted to have written the blog ‘A Private Family Portrait: Ben Nicholson and his Artist Relatives‘ for Pallant House Gallery, Chichester. Ben Nicholson: From the Studio Exhibition It was written to accompany Pallant…

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year through modern British paintings! Christmas will be muted for most of us this year and few will be sorry to see 2020 come to an…

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