So what has proved popular on Art UK over lockdown? As Art UK Director, I thought I had a sense of what I would find. For example, surely there would be some paintings of soulful isolation. Probably one work related to plague or pestilence. Perhaps a comforting depiction of sublime natural beauty or foreign lands beyond our reach. But how wrong I was. The range of works has encompassed everything from doom-laden myths to a whale eardrum. Testament to the rich variety of works on the site and interests of our audiences.
Artists featured in this Curation:
Gwen John (1876–1939), Jan Griffier I (c.1652–1718), Frank Bernard Dicksee (1853–1928), Auguste Charles Mengin (1853–1933), Edgar Degas (1834–1917), Frederic Leighton (1830–1896), Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830), unknown artist, Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935) and
Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
11 artworks
La chambre sur la cour 1907–1908
Gwen John (1876–1939)
Oil on canvas
H 31.8 x W 21.6 cm
Yale Center for British Art
Image credit: Museum of London
The Great Fire of London, 1666
Jan Griffier I (c.1652–1718)
Oil on canvas
H 103.1 x W 165 cm
Museum of London
Image credit: Southampton City Art Gallery
Romeo and Juliet 1884
Frank Bernard Dicksee (1853–1928)
Oil on canvas
H 171 x W 118 cm
Southampton City Art Gallery
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery
Sappho 1877
Auguste Charles Mengin (1853–1933)
Oil on canvas
H 230.7 x W 151.1 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums
Image credit: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
The Fisherman and the Syren 1856–1858
Frederic Leighton (1830–1896)
Oil on canvas
H 66.4 x W 48.9 cm
Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts
Satan Summoning His Legions 1796/1797
Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830)
Oil on canvas
H 431.8 x W 274.3 cm
Royal Academy of Arts
Image credit: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
La belle dame sans merci exhibited 1902
Frank Bernard Dicksee (1853–1928)
Oil on canvas
H 137.2 x W 188 cm
Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
Image credit: Historic Environment Scotland
Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland
Little Nude c.1927–1930
Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935)
Oil on canvas
H 40.5 x W 45.8 cm
National Galleries of Scotland
© The Estate of L.S. Lowry. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums
VE Day 1945
Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
Oil on canvas
H 78.7 x W 101.6 cm
Glasgow Life Museums
