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JMW Turner, the master of English romantic painting, was born #OnThisDay in 1775.
Turner’s magnificent landscape painting demonstrates the sublime, a term used in art to describe the astonishment and powerlessness felt in the face of divine nature.
We are delighted to announce that Tenacity Serves the Warrior Well and Warriors Inhabit Mind, Body and Spirit by British artist @mswatkiss has been acquired by the @ContempArtSoc for Abbot Hall.
Learn more about Watkiss and her work at https://t.co/APXNKqqDBx
@KeswickMuseum @YorkshireMuseum @PHMMcr @FootballMuseum @OxonMuseum We didn't have a portrait of our chosen #women but meet the artwork of Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011), Abstract Exhibitionist, who emerged in the male-dominated New York art world of the 1950s!
Helen pioneered the ‘soak-stain’ effect, seen in this work! #FemaleFirsts
Happy birthday to Arthur Ransome, author of the Swallows and Amazons children's book series, born #onthisday in 1884. We're delighted to have in our collection, 'Portrait of Arthur Ransome' by British artist Dora Altounyan, painted in 1930.
In the @LakelandArts #ArtistAtoZ, I is for… Ivon Hitchens (1893-1979)
Reclining Nude
Read more:
https://t.co/AEWWp9oziW
#AbbotHall #ArtsAtHome #MuseumFromHome @artukdotorg
Week 5 in our #ArtistAtoZ and E is for Joan Eardley
"Children and Chalked Wall No. 2"
Discover more on the #AbbotHall website
https://t.co/AEWWp9oziW
#ArtsAtHome #MuseumFromHome @artukdotorg
To celebrate #LGBTHistoryMonth, we're sharing our works by LGBT+ artists: Joan Eardley, 'Children and Chalked Wall No. 2', 1963. Eardley is known for her depictions of Glaswegian street children and landscapes of the Scottish coast. #lgbt #lgbtq #pride #celebrate
#12DaysofThankYous Day 10: Today we're thanking... you! Thank you for being part of our digital audience, whether it's snapping, tagging, scrolling or tapping. Your engagement helps us to spread the word about what we have going on.
#acesupported #thankyou
#12DaysofThankYous Day 2: we're thanking our local schools for inspiring their students and for teachers who support our sites. Pictured is our Child Labour exhibition co-created with @DeanGibsonRC and just one example of our projects this year!
#acesupported #schools #thankyou
To celebrate the Colour of the Year we'd like to share Winifred Nicholson's oil on canvas of 'Candle at a Window'!
#ClassicBlue #Pantone2020
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