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And we’re off! https://t.co/fn3db0ohdh is now open. You can register on https://t.co/ZKiTdtyivw or view all the offerings through the following link - https://t.co/RTGg3n4VCx
With over two months of lockdown now behind us, ‘dressing for work’ has taken on a new meaning! It may even prompt some contemplation about the nature of dressing – or undressing – in art. Read our insight 'The Nude in Art' the the following link: https://t.co/5pHfJP9nKU
#insight
Let us take you back to 1920s Paris and the origins of the Surrealist movement. The movement would take in some of the most influential artists of the 20th Century including Magritte, Tanguy, Ernst, Picasso and Dalí.
Read our insight here: https://t.co/ugPASDRSrw
#surrealism
Today we celebrate Jean-Léon Gérôme. His fascination with the Middle East, and Egypt in particular, is evident in ‘The Master of the Hounds’, painted in 1871 and available for sale. The artwork testifies to the French artist’s impressive skill and attention to detail.
#gerome
The term ‘Old Master’ generally refers to a European artwork dating from c. 13th - early 19th century. Within that scope there is an enormous range of choices. Read our Thursday Insight about how to collect Old Masters here:
https://t.co/WeoNx8B4JU
#OldMasters #Insight
Like the rest of the art world, we at Dickinson were sorry to hear of the death of ‘the last of the adventurers’: photographer, artist and naturalist Peter Beard. Today we remember Beard with Francis Bacon's ‘Studies for Portrait, Diptych (Peter Beard)’ (1976).
#peterbeard
When we speak of plein-air painting we think of Impressionism, but the transition from formal studio painting to painting outdoors began much earlier and developed more gradually. To read our full insight 'The Great Outdoors', follow this link:
https://t.co/C95okUS0MO
#insights
Belated happy birthday Leonora Carrington!
‘Again the Gemini are in the Orchard’, recently acquired by Museum @boijmans Van Beuningen from Dickinson, is currently featured in the amusing exhibition ‘The Tears of Eros’ @CentraalMuseum, Utrecht.
#leonoracarrington #happybirthday
Today we are celebrating the birthday of one of the founding fathers of French Impressionism, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. ‘Au Bord de L’Eau’, painted in 1885 and sold by Dickinson, relies on fluid, intense brushwork and vivid tones, creating a tapestry of colour and textures.
#renoir