Peter Watson and Denham Fouts

A biography of Fouts is about to be published by Arthur Vanderbilt. It will be interesting to see what is said about the relationship between Fouts and Watson. They met in about 1933. Watson was in the throes of a relationship with a rich young American called Robin [Read More…]

Richard Hamilton at the National Gallery

This is at first blush a curious exhibition for the National Gallery to put on. The Gallery’s permanent collection stops at some point in the late 19th century, I am guessing. When the Tate was created as a national gallery for modern art, one of the issues was when [Read More…]

Harry Epworth Allen

For Christmas the John Basford book about Harry Epworth Allen. I love his work, particularly the landscape scenes of Derbyshire and Ireland. He often painted in tempera, which gives a smooth, silky feel to his stylised depictions of the countryside. Lived in Sheffield most of his life, which may [Read More…]