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Somehow portraits of women by women artists of the early twentieth century have a certain historical frisson

Described as the ‘Grandfather of British illustration’ (thank you Chris Beetles) his economy of line was said to have modernised his trade and certainly influenced the next generation of cartoonists from Frank Reynolds to David Low

I love the cheekiness of the nude

Grimes was a name I spotted on a sign somewhere and thought it very “Old Curiosity Shop” and The Mysore Mauler relates to Tipu Sultan the ruler of Mysore

I love Henry Moore’s work

Azur Recliner (Composition no.2) show_depth Somehow portraits of women byThis is in our Cecil Court gallery