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Edward Burra (British/English, 1905-1976) • Minuit Chanson • 1931 • Private collection • Watercolor
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“The painter’s unusual compositions, crafted with a distinct visual language, set him apart from his contemporaries,” says Amy Scanlon, Sworders’ Head of Picture Department. “Burra rejected formal affiliations with artistic groups even though his work was sometimes displayed in major Surrealism exhibitions.” “Nobody else’s work looked like Burra’s and his depictions of sex workers, gay culture and underworld figures reflected his travels to Paris and the South of France in the 1920s and the US in the early 1930s. The satirical works captured an era and a rapidly changing society – everyday life from the perspective of an observer.” – Julie Scanlon, Art Historian
June 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Isabel Codrington (British/English, 1874-1943) • Zillah Lee, Hawker • 1928 • Christie's
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May 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Doris Zinkeisen (British/Scottish, 1898 -1991) • Self-Portrait • c. 1929 • National Gallery, London
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May 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Gwen John (British/Welsh, 1876–1939) • Portrait of Chloe Boughton-Leigh • 1910-14 (seeALTtext) #art #ArtHistory #painting #WomanArtist #Women'sHistoryMonth #GwenJohn #PortraitPainting #20thCenturyBritishArt #oilpainting #WomenInArtHistory #FemaleArtist #LGBTQ+Artist #ArtLovers #ArtAppreciation
Gwen John was a Welsh artist who worked in France for most of her career. Her paintings, mainly portraits of anonymous female sitters, are rendered in a range of closely related tones. Although in her lifetime, John's work was overshadowed by that of her brother Augustus and her mentor and lover Auguste Rodin, awareness and esteem for John's artistic contributions has grown considerably since her death. -Wikipedia
March 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Eileen Agar wearing her Glove Hat & standing by her painting,The Bird’s Nest (1969) at her home in London in 1989 • © The estate of Eileen Agar. #WomensHistoryMonth #EileenAgar #surrealism #artistry #art #fineart #womanartist #20thCenturyBritishArt #artlovers
March 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Agnes Miller Parker (British/Scottish, 1895–1980) • The Uncivilised Cat • 1930 • The Fleming Collection
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March 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Ithell Colquhoun (British, 1906–1988) • Attributes of the Moon • 1947 • Tate, London (see ALTtext)
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Until quite recently, Ithell Colquhoun has been an obscure figure within British Surrealism, frequently outshined in reputation by contemporaries Leonora Carrington, Eileen Agar and Leonor Fini. Little was known about her except that she was an occultist and that her brief, shining encounter with the British Surrealists ended up with her walking away from the group in 1940. – ArtUK
March 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Laura Knight (British/English, 1877–1970) • Susie and the Wash Basin • 1929 • Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston, England (see alt)
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In the first half of the century she was one of the most highly regarded of British artists and in 1936 she became the first woman to be created a Royal Academician since the original women members Angelica Kauffmann and Mary Moser. At the height of her considerable fame (she was regarded as a ‘character’—the nearest equivalent to a female Augustus John) she won great popularity for her colourful scenes of circus life and the ballet, but these now often seem rather corny. On the other hand, her early Newlyn School landscapes, which at their best have a sparkling sense of joie de vivre, have recently come back into favour. Some of the work she did as an Official War Artist during the Second World War is also now highly regarded.
March 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Brenda Chamberlain (British/Welsh, 1912 - 1971) • Still Life with Fish • 1952 • Bangor University, Bangor, Wales
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February 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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It's cold. In an attempt to dream of warmer days, I'm posting this painting.

Laura Knight (British/English, 1877 - 1970) • Lamornia Cove • 1917
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January 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM