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Edvard Munch born #OTD 1863 He is included in so many current exhibitions, but shout out to this lovely show about landscape and imagination @heong-gallery.bsky.social which (elegantly) crams a lot of artists into a small space. www.dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-art...
December 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Edvard Munch born #OTD 1863 He is included in so many current exhibitions, but shout out to this lovely show about landscape and imagination @heong-gallery.bsky.social which (elegantly) crams a lot of artists into a small space. www.dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-art...
Mary Annie Sloane born #OTD 1867. Arts and Craft artist from Leicester, friend of May Morris (whom she drew and painted) but difficult to find her work. This watercolour of local stocking maker @leicestermuseums.bsky.social which had an exhibition (with catalogue) on her about ten years ago.
December 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Mary Annie Sloane born #OTD 1867. Arts and Craft artist from Leicester, friend of May Morris (whom she drew and painted) but difficult to find her work. This watercolour of local stocking maker @leicestermuseums.bsky.social which had an exhibition (with catalogue) on her about ten years ago.
Paolo Uccello died #OTD 550 years ago. An absolute one-off, part of the fascinating generation who straddled Renaissance and late gothic. His San Romanos of course are famous, but his Prato frescos are full of the odd and the beautiful and this @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social is probably my fav
December 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Paolo Uccello died #OTD 550 years ago. An absolute one-off, part of the fascinating generation who straddled Renaissance and late gothic. His San Romanos of course are famous, but his Prato frescos are full of the odd and the beautiful and this @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social is probably my fav
Last few days of Sean Scully's Morandi intervention at the Estorick Collection - haven't seen this but their Morandi show a while back was excellent and Scully's art always looks good in person (and it's been extended - surely a good sign) www.estorickcollection.com/exhibitions/...
December 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Last few days of Sean Scully's Morandi intervention at the Estorick Collection - haven't seen this but their Morandi show a while back was excellent and Scully's art always looks good in person (and it's been extended - surely a good sign) www.estorickcollection.com/exhibitions/...
Lucian Freud born #OTD 1922. Best known for his unflinching portrait painting, his prints are currently being celebrated as part of exhibition at Walsall's New Art Gallery (beautiful venue if you've never been) thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk/exhibition/s...
December 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Lucian Freud born #OTD 1922. Best known for his unflinching portrait painting, his prints are currently being celebrated as part of exhibition at Walsall's New Art Gallery (beautiful venue if you've never been) thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk/exhibition/s...
Last week of @burghhouse1704.bsky.social Helen Allingham and Kate Greenaway exhibition. A lovely show in a lovely venue. www.burghhouse.org.uk/whats-on/wha...
December 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Last week of @burghhouse1704.bsky.social Helen Allingham and Kate Greenaway exhibition. A lovely show in a lovely venue. www.burghhouse.org.uk/whats-on/wha...
Frederic Leighton was born #OTD 1830. Colossal figure in Victorian art world, prolific artist, RA president and owner of one my favourite buildings in London - Leighton House which is currently celebrating a hundred years of being a museum. www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/leig...
December 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Frederic Leighton was born #OTD 1830. Colossal figure in Victorian art world, prolific artist, RA president and owner of one my favourite buildings in London - Leighton House which is currently celebrating a hundred years of being a museum. www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/leig...
Shout out to @sheffieldmuseums.bsky.social Graves Gallery - no heating and a building which needs some TLC but some of the best thematic displays I've seen. Paint, print, photos, local and national names, beautifully hung. Curators deserve awards. www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/visit-us/gra...
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Shout out to @sheffieldmuseums.bsky.social Graves Gallery - no heating and a building which needs some TLC but some of the best thematic displays I've seen. Paint, print, photos, local and national names, beautifully hung. Curators deserve awards. www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/visit-us/gra...
It's William-Adolphe Bouguereau's 200th birthday. No one (as far as I know) is throwing him a celebratory exhibition and in many ways he exemplifies the worst excesses of 19thc academicism (saccharine children, gratuitous nudes) but this magnificent absurdity is just brilliant!
November 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM
It's William-Adolphe Bouguereau's 200th birthday. No one (as far as I know) is throwing him a celebratory exhibition and in many ways he exemplifies the worst excesses of 19thc academicism (saccharine children, gratuitous nudes) but this magnificent absurdity is just brilliant!
Lotte Laserstein born #OTD 1898. Brilliant New Objectivity figurative artist. Currently part of very interesting sounding survey exh at Warsaw's Modern Art Museum - sadly I'm nowhere near Poland artmuseum.pl/en/exhibitio...
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Lotte Laserstein born #OTD 1898. Brilliant New Objectivity figurative artist. Currently part of very interesting sounding survey exh at Warsaw's Modern Art Museum - sadly I'm nowhere near Poland artmuseum.pl/en/exhibitio...
Stanisław Wyspiański died #OTD 1907. I discovered him at Young Poland exh at William Morris gallery and then again last year at NPG. Great multi-talented artist. Currently showing in group exhibition in Gdansk if you happen to be in Poland. www.mng.gda.pl/wystawy/olga...
November 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Stanisław Wyspiański died #OTD 1907. I discovered him at Young Poland exh at William Morris gallery and then again last year at NPG. Great multi-talented artist. Currently showing in group exhibition in Gdansk if you happen to be in Poland. www.mng.gda.pl/wystawy/olga...
Just started at Tate Britain, Turner and Constable. Could be the exhibition of the year. Could be disappointing. Not sure how useful it is to pit these two against each other. I feel they each deserved their own anniversary shows www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...
November 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Just started at Tate Britain, Turner and Constable. Could be the exhibition of the year. Could be disappointing. Not sure how useful it is to pit these two against each other. I feel they each deserved their own anniversary shows www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...
New exhibitions starting at Pallant House! William Nicholson's first major exhibition for 20 years. Probably best known as head of artistic dynasty, he's a wonderful still life, portraitist and print-maker. Should be good. pallant.org.uk/whats-on/wil...
November 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
New exhibitions starting at Pallant House! William Nicholson's first major exhibition for 20 years. Probably best known as head of artistic dynasty, he's a wonderful still life, portraitist and print-maker. Should be good. pallant.org.uk/whats-on/wil...
Also starting today at Pallant Caroline Walker's Mothering (previously at @hepworthwakefield.bsky.social ) beautifully strong gentle and empathetic paintings pallant.org.uk/whats-on/car...
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Also starting today at Pallant Caroline Walker's Mothering (previously at @hepworthwakefield.bsky.social ) beautifully strong gentle and empathetic paintings pallant.org.uk/whats-on/car...
Rene Magritte born #OTD 1898, Surrealism's poster boy (often literally) - if you want to get the movement, get Magritte. Currently subject of show at KMSKA Antwerp but also, included in the Barberini's fabulous sounding Unicorn exhibition kmska.be/en/magritte-...
November 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Rene Magritte born #OTD 1898, Surrealism's poster boy (often literally) - if you want to get the movement, get Magritte. Currently subject of show at KMSKA Antwerp but also, included in the Barberini's fabulous sounding Unicorn exhibition kmska.be/en/magritte-...
Just started at National Gallery, niche little free exhibition based round Edwin Austin Abbey. Hardly a household name, even if you know his literary subjects. I'm intrigued. www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/...
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Just started at National Gallery, niche little free exhibition based round Edwin Austin Abbey. Hardly a household name, even if you know his literary subjects. I'm intrigued. www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/...
Paulus Potter was baptised #OTD 400 years ago. Dutch animal and landscape artist, often reduced to a being a painter of cows but more varied and pioneering in his focus on animals, like these horses @rijksmuseum.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Paulus Potter was baptised #OTD 400 years ago. Dutch animal and landscape artist, often reduced to a being a painter of cows but more varied and pioneering in his focus on animals, like these horses @rijksmuseum.bsky.social
Charles I was born #OTD 1600. Great patron of the arts and much painted. Here's my @artukdotorg.bsky.social curation of works inspired by perhaps Britain's most tragic monarch. artuk.org/discover/cur...
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Charles I was born #OTD 1600. Great patron of the arts and much painted. Here's my @artukdotorg.bsky.social curation of works inspired by perhaps Britain's most tragic monarch. artuk.org/discover/cur...
Camille Pissarro died #OTD 1903. He's the Impressionist people forget about, but arguably the most interesting. Big retrospective exhibition which was at Potsdam Barberini is currently in Denver, and he's also on show at Vienna's Lower Belvedere www.belvedere.at/en/cezanne-m...
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Camille Pissarro died #OTD 1903. He's the Impressionist people forget about, but arguably the most interesting. Big retrospective exhibition which was at Potsdam Barberini is currently in Denver, and he's also on show at Vienna's Lower Belvedere www.belvedere.at/en/cezanne-m...
Last week of Hew Locke at Newlyn art gallery and Chantal Joffe showing new masculine focused work down the road at the Exchange newlynartgallery.co.uk/whats-on/nex...
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Last week of Hew Locke at Newlyn art gallery and Chantal Joffe showing new masculine focused work down the road at the Exchange newlynartgallery.co.uk/whats-on/nex...
Lesser Ury, born #OTD 1861, currently part of Impressionism in Germany: Max Liebermann and his Times in Baden Baden (previously Potsdam). Ury's known for his nocturnal city scenes (although I like his landscapes) www.museum-frieder-burda.de/ausstellung
Good review @blogexhibitions.bsky.social
Good review @blogexhibitions.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Lesser Ury, born #OTD 1861, currently part of Impressionism in Germany: Max Liebermann and his Times in Baden Baden (previously Potsdam). Ury's known for his nocturnal city scenes (although I like his landscapes) www.museum-frieder-burda.de/ausstellung
Good review @blogexhibitions.bsky.social
Good review @blogexhibitions.bsky.social
Starting today at National Gallery - Joseph Wright of Derby exhibition. Sublime in many senses of the word. You could argue he's just a warm-up act for the Turner Constable face off coming to Tate. But what a warm-up. www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/...
November 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Starting today at National Gallery - Joseph Wright of Derby exhibition. Sublime in many senses of the word. You could argue he's just a warm-up act for the Turner Constable face off coming to Tate. But what a warm-up. www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/...
Starting today @dulwichgallery.bsky.social Skagen artist Anna Ancher gets her first UK show - brilliant! www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/ann...
November 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Starting today @dulwichgallery.bsky.social Skagen artist Anna Ancher gets her first UK show - brilliant! www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/ann...
Guido Reni born #OTD 1575. Biggish anniversary, though I don't know of any exhibitions but if you go to room 32 of the National Gallery there's a good selection of his work, including this St Jerome.
November 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Guido Reni born #OTD 1575. Biggish anniversary, though I don't know of any exhibitions but if you go to room 32 of the National Gallery there's a good selection of his work, including this St Jerome.
Jules Bastien Lepage born #OTD 1848 - known for his, at the time very influential, cool-coloured paintings of rural life, I didn't expect to see this in The Edwardians at King's Picture Gallery - a decidedly Tudor-istic Edward VII cmillerartlife.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
November 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Jules Bastien Lepage born #OTD 1848 - known for his, at the time very influential, cool-coloured paintings of rural life, I didn't expect to see this in The Edwardians at King's Picture Gallery - a decidedly Tudor-istic Edward VII cmillerartlife.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...