2019-04-01_Artists___Illustrators

Exhibitions

APRIL'SBESTARTSHOWS

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Moonscapes

2 April to 23 June

Themooncontrolsthetidesandthehumanbodyisabout

60%water,soitstandstoreasonthattheearth'sonly

naturalsatellitehasastrongpullonourdailylives.Artists

through the ages have been more in tune to these

fluctuationsthanmost,soonthe50thanniversaryofthe

first moon landing, this new exhibition looks at Victorian

visionsofthemoonabove.

Theyrangeinscopefromthenocturnalmelancholyof

William Holman Hunt's 1869 watercolourPathless Waters

(Homeward Bound)to the science-inspired symbolism of

GF Watts and Evelyn de Morgan.

WattsGallery,Surrey.www.wattsgallery.org.uk

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LONDON

In the Studio

Until 27 April

Royal Watercolour Society

members capture the essence

of their working environment.

Bankside Gallery.

http://www.banksidegallery.com

Reimagining Captain Cook:

Pacific Perspectives

Until 4 August

Pacific Island artists re-

examine Cook’s relationship

with the people of the Pacific.

British Museum.

http://www.britishmuseum.org

1890s Illustration: What

inspired the Beardsley

Generation?

Until 27 May

Explores the influences which

transformed illustration.

Heath Robinson Museum.

http://www.heathrobinsonmuseum.org

Ludwig Bemelmans: Sketches

for Madeline

1 March to 28 April

Rough drawings and book

dummies for the 14-million-

selling children’s classic.

House of Illustration.

http://www.houseofillustration.org.uk

Sorolla: Spanish

Master of Light

18 March to 7 July

The most complete collection

of the artist’s paintings seen

outside of Spain.

National Gallery.

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk

The Renaissance Nude

Until 2 June

Explores the emergence of the

nude as a prominent artistic

theme in Early Modern Europe.

Royal Academy of Arts.

http://www.royalacademy.org.uk

Eric Parry: Drawing

Until 27 May

Exploring the role of drawing in

contemporary architecture.

Sir John Soane’s Museum.

http://www.soane.org

Van Gogh and Britain

27 March to 11 August

Vincent’s years in England and

influence on the likes of

Francis Bacon is explored.

Tate Britain. http://www.tate.org.uk

Pierre Bonnard:

The Colour of Memory

Until 6 May

Spirited brushwork and

imaginative colour from the

French master.

Tate Modern. http://www.tate.org.uk

ENGLAND – SOUTH

Elizabeth Blackadder:

From the Artist’s Studio

Until 12 June

Pioneering paintings and prints

spanning six decades.

Willis Museum and Sainsbury

Gallery, Basingstoke.

http://www.hampshireculture.org.uk

George Shaw:

A Corner of a Foreign Field

Until 6 May

Hyper-realistic paintings of the

Tile Hill estate in Coventry.

Holburne Museum, Bath.

http://www.holburne.org

Louise Bourgeois: Prints

Until 7 May

The anxious latter years of the

influential artist’s career.

Victoria Gallery, Bath

http://www.victoriagal.org.uk

Exeter’s Fine Art Collection:

Women Artists

Until 19 May

Highlighting artworks from

women artists in the collection.

Royal Albert Memorial Museum

and Art Gallery, Devon

http://www.rammuseum.org.uk

Max Gill: Wonderground Man

Until 28 April

Explore humorous works of

illustration and decorative art.

Ditchling Museum of Art and

Craft, East Sussex.

http://www.ditchlingmuseum

artcraft.org.uk

Martin Snape:

An Artist’s View of Gosport

Until 20 April

Features 40 works from

Hampshire’s “Master of Light”.

Gosport Gallery, Hampshire.

http://www.hampshireculture.org.uk

The Young Turner:

Ambitions in Architecture and

the Art of Perspective

Until 22 April

The artist’s first commissions

and most celebrated works.

Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire.

http://www.blenheimpalace.com

Greg Gilbert: A Gentle Shrug

into Everything

Until 6 May

Showcasing the photorealist

BELOW LEFT William

Holman Hunt,

Pathless Waters

(Homeward Bound),

1869, watercolour

on paper,

25.5x17.5cm