Charismatic Art Historian James Fox Explores British Masters for New Series on BBC

LONDON.- In a major re-calibration of 20th-century British paintings, art historian James Fox argues that British painting from 1910 to 1975 was an extraordinary flowering of genius. He predicts that art historians of the future will rank the period alongside the Golden Ages of Renaissance Italy and Impressionist France. Drawing upon the work of Paul Nash, Graham Sutherland, Francis Bacon, Stanley Spencer and David Hockney, among others, Fox explores why, during the 20th century, British painters were often dismissed for [...]

Southampton City Art Gallery Opens Sea Fever: From Turner to Today

SOUTHAMPTON.- Southampton City Art Gallery presents a major exhibition for summer 2010, Sea Fever: From Turner to Today includes over 80 works by some of Britain ’s best known artists. It will draw on highlights from the gallery’s permanent collection including Turner’s recently conserved Fisherman upon a Lee Shore in Squally Weather and Christopher Nevinson’s Loading Timber at Southampton Docks as well as a large number of loans from public and private collections including Barbara Hepworth’s Sea Form (Porthmeor), Maggi [...]