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1853 Rémy de Gourmont “The terrible thing about the quest for truth is that you find it.”

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2020-04-04

25 March 1903 & Binnie Barnes Underated & underused,always strong screen presence wonderful wardrobe. Known for Holiday, There's Always Tomorrow,Adventures of Marco Polo, Wife Husband Friend & Small Town Girl 1/4

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2020-03-25

March 19 1936 & Ursula Andress . Famous for her role movie
with the diving knife on hip & bikini, other roles included 'She' , Once Before I die The Blue Max Up to His Ears & another Bond movie Casino Royale. 1/5

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2020-03-19

Illustrations for Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, English logician, photographer, clergyman and author in 1832
Golden age illustrations by John Tenniel, Arthur Rackham, Mabel Lucie Attwell and A.E. Jackson

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2020-01-27

BORN THIS DAY
William Turnbull (1922-2012)
Scottish sculptor & painter. After serving as an RAF pilot during WWII, he studied at the Slade alongside Paolozzi. He then moved to Paris, meeting artists such as Brancusi & Giacometti. ‘Mask’, 1955-56.

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2020-01-11

BORN THIS DAY
John Piper (1906-1992)
British painter, printmaker & designer. An official WWII war artist, his depictions of bomb-damaged churches and landmarks, most notably Coventry Cathedral, made him a household name. Pistyll Maes-Glasau, 1940.

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2019-12-13

BORN THIS DAY
Leon Kossoff (1926-2019)

British painter best known for his Expressionist portraits and views of London. He was influenced by Auerbach to use the heavy impasto that made his work immediately identifiable. ‘Booking Hall No.6’ 1975

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2019-12-07

BORN THIS DAY…
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
British artist, and one of the most important of the 20th century, best known for monumental semi-abstract bronze sculptures. Two works (including ‘Three Women and A Child’, 1944) are currently on display.

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2019-07-31

BORN THIS DAY
Eileen Cooper OBE RA (b.1953)
British figurative painter, known for allegorical depictions of life & womanhood. ‘Play Dead II’ was acquired by the Swindon Collection with support of the Friends of Swindon MAG & the V&A Purchase Fund.

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2019-06-10

BORN THIS DAY – Stephen Tomlin (1901-1937)
A student of Frank Dobson and portrait sculptor, Tomlin was closely associated with the Bloomsbury Set. A bronze bust of Virginia Woolf (1931, cast in 1973) is in our collection.

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2019-03-02

Henri Fuseli - 1721 Most recognised for “The Nightmare” This though a particular, and moving, favourite - The Apotheosis of Penelope Boothby- Painted to commemorate her tragic death (Aged 5) Commissioned by her heart broken father Sir Brooke Boothby

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2019-02-07

'Coast Scene near Dunbar' (1847),
John Ruskin. 1819
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

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2018-02-08

in 1839, Paul Cezanne would go on to revolutionize perspective in painting. His landscapes had depth and framing that hadn't been seen before and frankly, we're happy it happened.

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2018-01-20

1832, Gustave Doré created incredibly detailed & intricate & You may know his work from The Divine Comedies...

(LtR: Minos Judge of the Damned, Punishment of the Thieves, Spendthrifts Running Through the Wood of the Suicides)

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2018-01-07