All Things Considered

Paul Nash – The Elements
Posted by Simon Lewin

It was a busy Sunday at the Dulwich Picture Gallery when we called in to see the current Paul Nash exhibition yesterday.

'Nash was responsible for some of the most haunting and beautiful images of the twentieth century, including many landscapes that live in the memory simply as quintessential views of England'.

Like Ravilious, there are rarely any people in his landscapes. This, with his generally muted chalky colours, gives a quiet yet slightly unsettling quality to his work. Also shown are paintings carried out as an official war artist and black and white photographs, often taken as reference for his work.

The exhibition runs until 9th May 2010 at the Dulwich Picture Gallery.

Posted by Simon Lewin on March 15th, 2010