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In Dali's portrait of his father (1925) the figure, in its bulk and its weight, embodies the idea of authority. It is not easily budged. It was a difficult relationship and later in his career, Dali's images of the father figure would be transformed into monsters.
January 8, 2026 at 9:19 AM
In Dali's portrait of his father (1925) the figure, in its bulk and its weight, embodies the idea of authority. It is not easily budged. It was a difficult relationship and later in his career, Dali's images of the father figure would be transformed into monsters.
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'Sleeping Girl.' (1927) Just like Laura Knight, Dod Procter became well known in Britain in the mid-1920s after painting a series of portraits of young women using the fall of light across the figures to give a sense of volume; a style which shows her admiration for Giotto.
January 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
'Sleeping Girl.' (1927) Just like Laura Knight, Dod Procter became well known in Britain in the mid-1920s after painting a series of portraits of young women using the fall of light across the figures to give a sense of volume; a style which shows her admiration for Giotto.
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Augustus John became one of the most famous portrait painters of his time. The artist was born #OnThisDay in 1878.
Read 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/augustus-edwin-john-the-painter-at-home-in-societys-margins
Augustus Edwin John (1878–1961) © the artist's estate / Bridgeman. 📸 Museum Wales
Read 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/augustus-edwin-john-the-painter-at-home-in-societys-margins
Augustus Edwin John (1878–1961) © the artist's estate / Bridgeman. 📸 Museum Wales
January 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Augustus John became one of the most famous portrait painters of his time. The artist was born #OnThisDay in 1878.
Read 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/augustus-edwin-john-the-painter-at-home-in-societys-margins
Augustus Edwin John (1878–1961) © the artist's estate / Bridgeman. 📸 Museum Wales
Read 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/augustus-edwin-john-the-painter-at-home-in-societys-margins
Augustus Edwin John (1878–1961) © the artist's estate / Bridgeman. 📸 Museum Wales
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'Teacups.' (1921) Stanley Cursiter was one of the most important figures in Scottish art during the 20thC. As Director of the National Galleries of Scotland, he introduced modernism to the country by bringing Roger Fry's 'Manet and the Post Impressionists,' to Edinburgh in 1913.
January 4, 2026 at 8:29 AM
'Teacups.' (1921) Stanley Cursiter was one of the most important figures in Scottish art during the 20thC. As Director of the National Galleries of Scotland, he introduced modernism to the country by bringing Roger Fry's 'Manet and the Post Impressionists,' to Edinburgh in 1913.
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Austrian war artist Albin Egger-Lienz’ powerful depiction of the dehumanisation of war ~ soldiers under enemy fire struggle to advance across a furrowed field, heads averted, bodies bent so low that they are almost crawling. Some already lie still (The Nameless, 1915)
December 31, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Austrian war artist Albin Egger-Lienz’ powerful depiction of the dehumanisation of war ~ soldiers under enemy fire struggle to advance across a furrowed field, heads averted, bodies bent so low that they are almost crawling. Some already lie still (The Nameless, 1915)
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Is anyone actually keeping track of what day of the week it is anymore???
December 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Is anyone actually keeping track of what day of the week it is anymore???
Wow!
St Mary's Church, Huntingfield, Suffolk, UK. The ceiling
is considered a masterpiece of Victorian decoration and was created by largely unrecognised artist Mildred Holland in 1859-60, the wife of the church rector #WomensArt
is considered a masterpiece of Victorian decoration and was created by largely unrecognised artist Mildred Holland in 1859-60, the wife of the church rector #WomensArt
December 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Wow!
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This is apparently the oldest known piece of cake ~ about 4,200 years old, found in the ancient Egyptian tomb of high-ranking government official Pepi’Onkh, a tasty honey & sesame snack for his journey to the hereafter
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/9/...
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/9/...
December 28, 2025 at 7:03 AM
This is apparently the oldest known piece of cake ~ about 4,200 years old, found in the ancient Egyptian tomb of high-ranking government official Pepi’Onkh, a tasty honey & sesame snack for his journey to the hereafter
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/9/...
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/9/...
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Solitude isn't loneliness to me. It's the absence of judgment, noise, and misunderstanding. It's where I feel most at ease
December 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Solitude isn't loneliness to me. It's the absence of judgment, noise, and misunderstanding. It's where I feel most at ease
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Suffragette Christmas card from the Women's Social and Political Union, 1909. UK.#Womensart
December 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Suffragette Christmas card from the Women's Social and Political Union, 1909. UK.#Womensart
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This work by Pieter Buegel is probably the very first painting of a White Christmas. The pregnant, blue-cloaked Mary rides a donkey led by Joseph, but they are inconspicuous as part of the throng (The Census at Bethlehem, 1566) www.artinsociety.com/bruegelrsquo...
December 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
This work by Pieter Buegel is probably the very first painting of a White Christmas. The pregnant, blue-cloaked Mary rides a donkey led by Joseph, but they are inconspicuous as part of the throng (The Census at Bethlehem, 1566) www.artinsociety.com/bruegelrsquo...
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'A Christmas Present.' (1963) It is as an exquisite painter of objects, usually of everyday items that Eliot Hodgkin is best known - the 'placement,' of the object, as much as the way the surface texture is described in paint, makes these still-lifes fascinating and memorable.
December 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
'A Christmas Present.' (1963) It is as an exquisite painter of objects, usually of everyday items that Eliot Hodgkin is best known - the 'placement,' of the object, as much as the way the surface texture is described in paint, makes these still-lifes fascinating and memorable.
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I love the work of Stanhope Forbes. This piece, especially, very poignant tonight. The way he captures the light, the weariness of the adults, and the wonder on the faces of the children. I think it is rather beautiful. 🖼️
#Art #StanhopeForbes #Newlyn #Cornwall #Christmas
#Art #StanhopeForbes #Newlyn #Cornwall #Christmas
December 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I love the work of Stanhope Forbes. This piece, especially, very poignant tonight. The way he captures the light, the weariness of the adults, and the wonder on the faces of the children. I think it is rather beautiful. 🖼️
#Art #StanhopeForbes #Newlyn #Cornwall #Christmas
#Art #StanhopeForbes #Newlyn #Cornwall #Christmas
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Arthur Rackham's illustration for the 1915 edition of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol,' sees Scrooge visited by the ghost of his former business partner Marley, who wanders the earth shackled by chains and cashboxes after his lifetime of greed.
December 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Arthur Rackham's illustration for the 1915 edition of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol,' sees Scrooge visited by the ghost of his former business partner Marley, who wanders the earth shackled by chains and cashboxes after his lifetime of greed.
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READ THIS: Still probably the best #ChristmasEve tradition I’ve heard. Iceland definitely does Christmas well — my Reykjavik clients had funny comments about this! Are you planning to curl up with a great new book on cities this #Christmas? Share your pick with us using hashtag #UrbanismBookClub!
December 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
READ THIS: Still probably the best #ChristmasEve tradition I’ve heard. Iceland definitely does Christmas well — my Reykjavik clients had funny comments about this! Are you planning to curl up with a great new book on cities this #Christmas? Share your pick with us using hashtag #UrbanismBookClub!
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'Silent Night' by contemporary UK printmaker Hester Cox #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
'Silent Night' by contemporary UK printmaker Hester Cox #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
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Crocheted Christmas tree, Medelim, Portugal, created by 50 female textile artists who came together from all over the country for the project #WomensArt #ChristmasEve 🎄 ❄️
December 24, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Crocheted Christmas tree, Medelim, Portugal, created by 50 female textile artists who came together from all over the country for the project #WomensArt #ChristmasEve 🎄 ❄️
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London - Dec' 2025
December 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
London - Dec' 2025
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Hilda Rix Nicholas pursued a successful & varied art career in London, France & Morocco before returning to paint in Australia. She lost her husband, mother & sister during WW1. Here, the intriguing Les Fleurs Dédaignées ■ The Summer House
December 22, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Hilda Rix Nicholas pursued a successful & varied art career in London, France & Morocco before returning to paint in Australia. She lost her husband, mother & sister during WW1. Here, the intriguing Les Fleurs Dédaignées ■ The Summer House
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Great Christmas video from CEO Sleepout with the wonderful Kerri Douglas who did the opening speech for our Outsiders exhibition in Parliament. A lesson here for all street photographers when interacting with those experiencing homelessness.
https://youtu.be/aH8SG8vlOt8?si=u9pSpuCvRFqV7cc-
https://youtu.be/aH8SG8vlOt8?si=u9pSpuCvRFqV7cc-
From where I sit
YouTube video by CoolDesignsLtd
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December 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Great Christmas video from CEO Sleepout with the wonderful Kerri Douglas who did the opening speech for our Outsiders exhibition in Parliament. A lesson here for all street photographers when interacting with those experiencing homelessness.
https://youtu.be/aH8SG8vlOt8?si=u9pSpuCvRFqV7cc-
https://youtu.be/aH8SG8vlOt8?si=u9pSpuCvRFqV7cc-
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Five clay guard-dog figurines from North Palace in Nineveh, in present-day Iraq. About 2,700 years old, just 7cm long (3 in), with inscriptions of their fierce given names ~ Loud is his bark / Biter of his foe / Catcher of the enemy / Expeller of evil / Don’t think, bite! (British Museum)
December 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Five clay guard-dog figurines from North Palace in Nineveh, in present-day Iraq. About 2,700 years old, just 7cm long (3 in), with inscriptions of their fierce given names ~ Loud is his bark / Biter of his foe / Catcher of the enemy / Expeller of evil / Don’t think, bite! (British Museum)
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'Cliffs, South Stack, Anglesey.' The darkness implicit in so many of Kyffin Williams's mountain landscapes was a facet of his own make-up. He recognised in it the Celtic tendency to melancholy and that a certain despair and gloom were the logical sequel to his epileptic seizures.
November 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
'Cliffs, South Stack, Anglesey.' The darkness implicit in so many of Kyffin Williams's mountain landscapes was a facet of his own make-up. He recognised in it the Celtic tendency to melancholy and that a certain despair and gloom were the logical sequel to his epileptic seizures.
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Talbot’s House, Edward Hopper 1926
November 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Talbot’s House, Edward Hopper 1926
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"A graveyard in my mind"
Spent two hours last night with a stabilisation point army surgeon who told me the visitors to the cemetery in his head filled with those he could not save keeps him awake at night. Those words kept me awake last night as well.
Spent two hours last night with a stabilisation point army surgeon who told me the visitors to the cemetery in his head filled with those he could not save keeps him awake at night. Those words kept me awake last night as well.
November 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
"A graveyard in my mind"
Spent two hours last night with a stabilisation point army surgeon who told me the visitors to the cemetery in his head filled with those he could not save keeps him awake at night. Those words kept me awake last night as well.
Spent two hours last night with a stabilisation point army surgeon who told me the visitors to the cemetery in his head filled with those he could not save keeps him awake at night. Those words kept me awake last night as well.