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ASHMOLEAN ART APPRECIATION

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD. Art Appreciation sessions led by David Addison. ‘The Art of Still-Life’ : Fridays May 3rd to 24th : 4 afternoons 2pm-4pm. Still-Life painting, including Flower Painting, may not appear the most exciting subject matter for a painting – but it has been around for a long time meaning that it was something […]

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ASHMOLEAN ART APPRECIATION March 2013 Report.

ASHMOLEAN ART APPRECIATION report for March 2013 In spite of the seemingly permanent wintry weather over the past few weeks the Art Appreciation activities have provided some warmth at the Ashmolean. The major and continuing aim of this strand of Ashmolean educational work is help people to explore in depth works of art in the […]

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DISCOVERING PAINTINGS : Arthur Devis ‘Mr & Mrs Atherton’.

Arthur Devis : William & Lucy Atherton : c1744 : Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery Amongst the rich collections of our major provincial art galleries quite often one comes across a work which fascinates one by its apparent oddity. Such a work I found, many years ago, at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.. I knew […]

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ART WORK 4

David Addison. Feb 2013.  

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