As an art critic in lock down I was seriously lacking my art fix. I would normally visit hundreds of exhibitions in a year so have had to adjust to a new life in isolation. I've pulled together some of my favourite works that also speak to what adjusting to a new lifestyle has been like.
Rain, Steam, and Speed - The Great Western Railway 1844
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)
Oil on canvas
H 91 x W 121.8 cm
The National Gallery, London
The Boulevard Montmartre at Night 1897
Camille Pissarro (1830–1903)
Oil on canvas
H 53.3 x W 64.8 cm
The National Gallery, London
Long Grass with Butterflies 1890
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)
Oil on canvas
H 64.5 x W 80.7 cm
The National Gallery, London
We Are Making a New World 1918
Paul Nash (1889–1946)
Oil on canvas
H 71.1 x W 91.4 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)