Every day I look at the world from my window | Art UK

In the seemingly endless weeks of life under lockdown due to Covid-19 the only view of the world seen by some people was through a window. I have selected some artworks of people looking through windows and tried to imagine that they are living under lockdown and what they might be thinking. Thanks to Ray Davies of The Kinks for the title of my curation and the inspiration for the first picture!

Artists featured in this Curation: Paul Radcliffe (1907–1992), Peter Rasmussen (b.1927), Stephen Chaplin (b.1934), Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945), William Rothenstein (1872–1945), Colin William Dick (1929–2017), Marie-Louise von Motesiczky (1906–1996), Dorothy Johnstone (1892–1980), Georges van Houten (1888–1964), Emrys Williams (b.1958), and 3 more See all

14 artworks

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Helen

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

Paul Radcliffe (1907–1992)

Oil on board

H 118.5 x W 76 cm

Gallery Oldham

The Bedroom Window

© the copyright holder. Image credit: RWA (Royal West of England Academy)

The Bedroom Window

Peter Rasmussen (b.1927)

Oil on canvas

H 38.1 x W 27.9 cm

RWA (Royal West of England Academy)

'I've Got Sixpence!', August 1941

© the artist. Image credit: Bromley Historic Collections

'I've Got Sixpence!', August 1941 2006

Stephen Chaplin (b.1934)

Oil on canvas laid on panel

H 30.5 x W 25.4 cm

Bromley Historic Collections

The Garden Window

Image credit: Islington Local History Centre and Museum

The Garden Window

Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945)

Oil on canvas

H 49 x W 60 cm

Islington Local History Centre and Museum

Spring, the Morning Room

Image credit: Bridgeman Images

Spring, the Morning Room

William Rothenstein (1872–1945)

Oil on canvas

H 97.3 x W 76.3 cm

Southampton City Art Gallery

Individual Exercise

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

Individual Exercise 1958

Colin William Dick (1929–2017)

Oil on board

H 50.8 x W 60.9 cm

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

Henriette M.

© Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust. Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Henriette M. 1961

Marie-Louise von Motesiczky (1906–1996)

Oil on canvas

H 76 x W 81 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

September Sunlight

© the artist's estate. Image credit: University of Edinburgh

September Sunlight 1916

Dorothy Johnstone (1892–1980)

Oil on canvas

H 150 x W 106 cm

University of Edinburgh

Portrait of a Lady in an Apron Looking out of the Window

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Examination Schools, University of Oxford

Portrait of a Lady in an Apron Looking out of the Window 1952

Georges van Houten (1888–1964)

Oil on canvas

H 91 x W 73 cm

Examination Schools, University of Oxford

Bay Window

© the artist. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

Emrys Williams (b.1958)

Oil on canvas

H 23 x W 45.5 cm

Newport Museum and Art Gallery

Lady in Green Looking through a Window

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Examination Schools, University of Oxford

Lady in Green Looking through a Window 1956

Georges van Houten (1888–1964)

Oil on canvas

H 73 x W 60 cm

Examination Schools, University of Oxford

Woman at a Window

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Woman at a Window c. 1913

Albert André (1869–1954)

Oil on canvas

H 60 x W 49 cm

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Untitled (Elderly Man by Window, Dens Works, Dundee)

© the copyright holder. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Untitled (Elderly Man by Window, Dens Works, Dundee) 1983

Alastair McDonald

Oil on canvas

H 123 x W 122 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Lady Astor Standing at a Window

© the copyright holder. Image credit: The Box, Plymouth

Lady Astor Standing at a Window

Edith M. Leeson Everett (1881–1965)

Oil on canvas

H 117.2 x W 74.6 cm

The Box, Plymouth

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Alastair McDonald
Georges van Houten (1888–1964)
Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945)
Emrys Williams (b.1958)
William Rothenstein (1872–1945)
Edith M. Leeson Everett (1881–1965)
Colin William Dick (1929–2017)
Paul Radcliffe (1907–1992)
Stephen Chaplin (b.1934)
Peter Rasmussen (b.1927)
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