Frank Walter: Artist, Gardener, Radical
Until 25th February 2024
Much like the gallery’s beloved Cedric Morris, Frank Walter (1926–2009) was also an ‘artist-plantsman’ whose yearning for rural simplicity and subsequent retreat from big cities resulted in an abundance of creation. His work is reflective of his passion for art, horticulture and philosophy, as well as struggles of identity, poverty and colonialism. This exhibition presents a collection of Walter’s paintings and sculptures that depict his love affair with his native Antiguan landscape.
The self-title “Seventh Prince of the West Indies, Lord of the Follies and the Ding-a- Ding Nook” grappled with his identity amidst a colonial background. As a from both enslaved people and plantation owners he tried to find peace through agriculture as a way of feeding his countrymen who had experienced economic hardship. With over one hundred works on display, this exhibition demonstrates the fervour with which Walter worked and creates an evocative portrayal of the world he lived in and the subjects he loved.
When: From 4th October 2023 until 25th February 2024.
Where: Garden Museum, London.
Tickets: £14. Visit the Garden Museum website to book your tickets.
Holbein at the Tudor Court
Until 14th April 2024
This exhibition provides the unmissable chance to view the largest selection of Holbein’s work from the Royal Collection in over thirty years. Held in the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace, Holbein at the Tudor Court presents an amalgamation of paintings, drawings, illustrations and miniatures that instantiate his rise to the pinnacle of the Tudor art world.
Originally from Germany, Holbein travelled to England in 1526 in search of patrons and commissions. In less than ten years, he successfully seduced the Tudor Court and was appointed as King’s Painter to Henry VIII. During this period, Holbein worked with some of the most influential and infamous figures of the time, including Anne Boleyn and Thomas Cromwell, cleverly escaping danger when they reached their demise. The exhibition creates a vivid impression of not only Holbein’s experiences in the ever-changing Tudor Court, but also of the lives of those he so impressively rendered throughout his career.
When: From 10th November 2023 until 14th April 2024.
Where: The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace.
Tickets: From £12. Visit the Royal Collection Trust website to book your tickets.
Rubens and Women
27 September 2023- 28 January 2024
Rubens is famous for his depictions of women, to the extent that the term ‘Rubenesque’ has become part of our vernacular, evoking images of voluptuous nudes. This exhibition demonstrates that Rubens’ exploration of women far surpasses this stereotype, and illustrates the reverence and love with which he treated his female subjects.
During his career as an artist, Rubens was prolific, creating well over a thousand works. However, a certain cliche accompanies his name: namely the notion that he rendered only the nude to appeal to his male patrons. The Dulwich Picture Gallery aims to dispel this myth through over forty of Rubens’ drawings and paintings, some of which have never entered the UK before. The varied array of images of family, nudes, religious and mythological characters serve to convey to the audience the tenderness with which he loved his wives and children, the regard he held for female beauty and the strength he imbued his works’ heroines with.
When: From 27th September until 28th January 2024
Where: Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
Tickets: £16.50 with donation. Visit the Dulwich Picture Gallery website to book your tickets.
