Discovering aspects of Helen Saunders' life & art through her pre-Vorticist ideas, & later watercolours

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Doodle of the Day: Two Mechanics (1912), Ink and watercolour on paper, Wyndham Lewis (1882–1957). Wyndham Lewis was an artist and writer and cofounder of the Vorticist movement and is considered to have had a major influence on British art of his day.

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From the early 20th century Vorticists right up to David Hockney... read our in-depth guide to Modern British prints:
https://t.co/8pmd6VjseU

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The Vorticist, by Wyndham Lewis, 1912.

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Running (1931), at the Press (1931), Dancers (1929) & Self-portrait (c1920-30) indicate his lifetime concern with speed, power, youth & new ideas. This was part of the zeitgeist of the time from vorticists to futurists. Man as machine.

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Burying the Dead After a Battle, 1919
William Roberts RA

A Vorticist before the war, Roberts served in the Royal Field Artillery

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A Twitter friend bravely announced that they needed "to be more Vorticist". Here's an opportunity, with a seasonal piece of - SYBIL ANDREWS – "Wings"; Linocut (1979). The horses have gone & gulls have descended en masse. 🍂

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Wyndham Lewis_English painter_co-founder of the Vorticist movement. 第一次世界大戦直前に興ったイギリスの「ヴォーティシズム」ムーブメントの主唱者。日本ではウィンダム・ルイスやヴォーティシストをまとめて紹介した展覧会は、一度も開かれていない(n)
https://t.co/mwqaXYIBe0

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"A Battery Shelled" 1919...Painting by (English,1882-1957) Painter and novelist and co-founder of the Movement..
Official WW1, commissioned by Canada.

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Good to catch up with today & discuss Futurism & the Vorticists.
Therefore, Shellburst by Eric Harald Macbeth Robertson (1887–1941) City Art Centre, seems a fitting (and brilliant) painting to post.

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