Bell, Grant, Gertler
They include paintings by Vanessa Bell, Virginia Woolf’s sister; Duncan Grant, Bell’s friend and lover who lived with her at Charleston; and Mark Gertler, who became acquainted with the Bloomsbury group through his patron, Lady Ottoline Morrell.
I share them with you here.
Vanessa Bell, Studland Beach, 1912. An oft-visited beach in Dorset by Bell and her family. Bell uses bold colors and simple shapes, rather than emphasizing the subjects. It is likely that the figures in the foreground are Vanessa’s son Julian and his nanny.
Duncan Grant, Bathing, 1911. Based on the theme “London on Holiday,” this painting was part of the decoration for the dining room at the Borough Polytechnic.
Duncan Grant, Head of Eve, 1913. In this head of the biblical figure of Eve, grant fuses Byzantine and early Italian style with the styles of Matisse and Picasso.
Duncan Grant, Film of Abstract Kinetic Collage Painting with Sound, 1974. This is a digital film version of a scroll painting Grant composed in 1941. The music of Bach was meant to accompany it.
Mark Gertler, The Artist’s Brother Harry Holding an Apple, 1913.
Mark Gertler, Merry-Go-Round, 1916. Gertler, a pacifist, painted this during WWI while living in London as a conscientious objector. The fairground ride is transformed from something pleasurable into a metaphor for the relentless military machine that traps both soldiers and civilians.
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A bit of Bloomsbury art at the Tate Britain – and a lot of Bloomsbury art just outside Copenhagen.
At the Nivaagaard Collection an exceptional exhibition runs until August 10.
The Bloomsbury Group – The Art of Life.
Lots of paintings, pieces of furniture, fabric , books, a short recording of Virgina reading and a film about Charleston House.
Check the website and hurry across to Denmark for a wonderful encounter with the Bloomsbury Group.
Lone Lindsteen, Copenhagen
Please let me know if you plan to visit
Thank you for the information, Lone. I won’t have the opportunity to see it, but I will try to share the details here on Blogging Woolf.
Wow! Lucky you. They hardly ever have them out. Except Bathing…
We have to catch it when we can!
Hi, Paula ! I had the opportunity to see those same works a few months ago, in February at the Tate Britain. How lovely to remember that moment from my trip to UK. Thanks. Greetings fron Buenos Aires, Argentina !
Thanks for the comment, Sandra. It’s always nice to look back on the highlights from a trip.