Showing posts with label 20th Century art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 20th Century art. Show all posts

8 March 2017

Cherry Blossom

Cherry Blossom in a Glass, 1932
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin

Taken from Revolution: Russian Art 1917-1932, a brilliant (if horribly overcrowded) exhibition at the Royal Academy. So much to see, and in my case, learn. Petrov-Vodkin's ancestors were bandits, and according to local legend his surname derives from homemade vodka produced by his grandmother... what's not to love?
Ends 17th April

13 August 2013

Sorolla's House



The tile theme continued  (see last week's Celine post): these are from the Spanish painter Sorolla's house in Madrid, which I visited last week before catching a flight home - with a heavy heart - after an amazing few days holiday.