Christopher Wood 1901–1930 | Tate https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/christopher-wood-2167
Artist page for Christopher Wood (1901–1930)
pursued (an effect of withdrawal fromopium), he threw himself under the London train
Artist page for Christopher Wood (1901–1930)
pursued (an effect of withdrawal fromopium), he threw himself under the London train
Available to view online are a selection of items from the personal papers of Ben Nicholson including writings, correspondence and photographs. The manuscripts that have been selected have been written by Nicholson over a large time frame, spanning from the mid 1930s to the early 1980s and cover Nicholson’s thoughts on his own art and other artists. The digitised correspondence is between Nicholson and his father, William Nicholson. Furthermore there is a selection of photographs of Ben Nicholson with his friends and family together they provide an insight into his relationship with his father and with his family. Also available …
Vecchia Ronco Julius Bissier 1959 Photographs of Ben Nicholson reading on a train
Cyril Kenneth Bird (1887-1965) was born in London and studied engineering at Kings College, London. On active service in the First World War he was wounded at Gallipoli in 1915 and returned to Britain. No longer fit to work as a civil engineer he turned to drawing, in which he had been interested since his school-days, adopting the name „Fougasse“, French for an exploding mine which might go off or not – he thought the same applied to his cartoons. His work first appeared in Punch in 1916 and in 1937 he became Editor of the magazine. He also designed …
officers, one with ‘L’ plate Fougasse [c.1935] View by appointment Drawing of train
Cyril Kenneth Bird (1887-1965) was born in London and studied engineering at Kings College, London. On active service in the First World War he was wounded at Gallipoli in 1915 and returned to Britain. No longer fit to work as a civil engineer he turned to drawing, in which he had been interested since his school-days, adopting the name „Fougasse“, French for an exploding mine which might go off or not – he thought the same applied to his cartoons. His work first appeared in Punch in 1916 and in 1937 he became Editor of the magazine. He also designed …
officers, one with ‘L’ plate Fougasse [c.1935] View by appointment Drawing of train
Tate glossary definition for futurism: Italian art movement of the early twentieth century that aimed to capture in art the dynamism, energy and movement of the modern world
1882–1957 selected artworks in the collection Left Right Suburban Train
Material from this collection available to view online, includes illustrated postcards, sent from Anne Estelle Rice to her young son, David Drey, as well as a cache of beautifully illustrated and colourful costume designs by her for theatre productions, such as Othello, Macbeth and A Twelfth Night dating from the 1930s. These papers provide a valuable insight into the opportunities and challenges faced by a women artist working in the early twentieth century in Paris and then London. Further material from this collection can be searched on the online catalogue, notably early sketchbooks showing her development as a talented draughtswoman, …
Showing 21–40 of 149 objects Postcard illustrated with a sketch of an underground train
Pages 1-3, essay on the method of teaching drawing and on aspects of drawing Page 4, street scene at night with couple kissing in a doorway Page 5, street scene with large covered van and two standing women Page 6, woman in a china shop Page 7, street scene with a figure and a dog Page 8, country road with a lorry Page 9, list of items with prices Page 10, man talking to a woman with two other men in the background Page 11, soldier in uniform Page 12, sketches of a woman wearing a large hat drawn in …
crane by the side of a river Page 45, seated woman reading a book in an underground train
Page 1, two women seated at a table Page 2 top, standing figure wearing hat and coat Page 2 bottom, studies of women and a girl’s head Page 3, standing woman wearing a coat and hat and carrying a handbag and studies of a woman’s head Page 4, street scene with figures and a large clock mounted on a building Page 5, street scene as on Page 4 but in greater detail Page 6, two studies of people waiting on a railway station and a couple walking in a street Page 7, surrealist room and people Page 8, woman holding …
wearing a wing collar Page 22, a design of geometric lines Page 23, seated man in a train
Schwaz 11 August 1934 Dear Annerl, Your enchanting letter made me very happy and also gave me an insatiable appetite for more and more of the same. Your letters – as you do yourself – contain something that somehow waters and refreshes the deepest roots of humanity, so that if everything else is going to pieces, you and your letters must always keep one happy and alive. If a scientist were to ask me what I meant by that, I wouldn’t know how to reply if not perhaps with your two favourite lines from Angelus Silesius. Beate’s rather laconic letter …
At this point mama was just arriving in Munich, but she’s coming on the midday train
Film about graffiti artist INSA and Chris Ofili
If it’s some kids, they are like, ‘Oh, I like Big Bums and Trainers,’ and that’s