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Entertainment venues

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The New Bedford
Image credit: North Yorkshire Council

The New Bedford

Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)

North Yorkshire Council

Souvenir paintings of the ruins of ancient Rome made for Grand Tourists often included the Colosseum. In modern times too, theatres have been among the most prominent and prestigious buildings in the townscape. Opera houses, circuses, ballrooms and cinemas are among other types of venue that may be found in paintings of the urban scene. With the coming of gas and electric lighting, such buildings were always brightly lit at night and even more attractive to artists.


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The interiors of theatres have also attracted artists. Impressionists like Degas depicted life on or behind the stage; in Britain, Walter Sickert and Laura Knight made a speciality of their scenes of performers and audiences at the music hall and ballet.

Artworks

  • The Cirque Fernando – Architectural Study
    The Cirque Fernando – Architectural Study Edgar Degas (1834–1917)
    The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
  • Before the Performance
    Before the Performance Edgar Degas (1834–1917)
    National Galleries of Scotland: National
  • Dancer on a Stage
    Dancer on a Stage Edgar Degas (1834–1917)
    The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
  • The Rehearsal
    The Rehearsal Edgar Degas (1834–1917)
    The Burrell Collection
  • 'Cock Bear Inn', Wash Lane, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
    'Cock Bear Inn', Wash Lane, Nuneaton, Warwickshire Charles Jacombs (1872–1926)
    Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery
  • The Peasants' Dance
    The Peasants' Dance Pieter Brueghel the younger (1564/1565–1637/1638) (school of)
    Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
  • Mr Hollingberry's Canary
    Mr Hollingberry's Canary Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)
    Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
  • 290 more

Stories

  • Joseph W. Carey's paintings at Ulster Hall

    Alison Mitchelson

  • Collection in focus: Newlyn Art Gallery

    Kathy Hill

  • Édouard Manet's 'A Bar at the Folies-Bergère'

    Solange Gulizzi

  • The Camden Town Group: modernity and misogyny

    Nicola Moorby

  • Beverley Art Gallery: the Champney Bequest and an enormous number of Elwells

    Gerardine Mulcahy-Parker

  • Collection in focus: Watts Gallery

    Mark Bills

  • Collection in focus: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

    Robert Wenley

  • Ivon Hitchens' 'Mural'

    Lucy Ellis

  • Four highlights from The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

    Jean Milton

  • A look at the UK's early public galleries

    Sarah Fletcher

Learning resources

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    Lesson plan
    Painting mood and atmosphere: Henry Tayali
    • KS3 (ENG)
      KS3 (NI)
      CfE L3 (SCO)
      KS3 (WAL)
      KS4 (NI)
      KS4 (ENG)
      CfE L4 (SCO)
      KS4 (WAL)

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