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'Seven Brussels Sprouts.' (1955) Delicately painted with meticulous detail, Eliot Hodgkin captures the crisp waxy green beauty of a vegetable that in the year this work was painted was too often boiled to oblivion.

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Frederick Walker, Philip in Church, engraved by Swain, 1862 https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1113239

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Frederick Walker, Philip in Church, 1862 https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1112969

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A corpse road 'coffin road', 'lyke way' or 'lych way'. Was a route on which a coffin would be taken to burial, to prevent the dead returning the routes would often cross water, as it was believed a spirit could not cross running water, painting - Frank Holl

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I was going to repost this painting from the collection of Leeds Art Gallery on All Souls Day but sadly I forgot. 'I am the resurrection and the life' (A Village Funeral) Frank Holl (1845–1888) is a super piece of work. Courtesy of Leeds Museums and Galleries.

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art done by paul rumsey

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Paul Rumsey

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'A Fly Fisherman.' (1879) Although James Hayllar is principally remembered as a tutor to Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett Millais, he was a superb draughtsman and produced many memorable portraits and observations of Victorian life.

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The Road to Grassington by Richard Eurich 1971 Oil on Board (Sold at auction 2011)

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Richard Eurich

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York Festival Triptych by Richard Eurich RA 1956 Oil on Canvas (Private Collection) Commissioned by the Lord Mayor of York in 1954. The central 'panel' of the triptych shows a medieval mystery play in progress across a bridge, with Noah in his ark together with his family.

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Charles Shannon, The Modeller, 1891 https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1114807

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Beautiful everyday Ladybird things. ‘Wellington boots’ (And another lovely bit of painting from artist Harry Wingfield)

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Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar Window 23 ‘Skating by Moonlight’ Artist: Ronald Lampitt

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Time ran out on this one but I hope its recipient at least perceives a naive charm.

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Last night BBCFour repeated Mark Gatiss's adaptation of the M.R. James Ghost Story for Christmas 'The Mezzotint', so that'll be back on the iPlayer. Here's that thread I threatened recounting the bits n' bobs I made for it...

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Uh-oh....

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Decorating the Christmas tree (1898) by Marcel Rieder (French artist, lived 1862-1942). A woman reaches up to add the final touches to the tree, a glowing lamp in her hand. Cosy scene, the world feels at peace. 🎄

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Painting by Zaitsev Igor Nikolayevich (Russian, born 1967) "The Christmas Tree", 1996. Oil on Canvas, 104 x 100 cm.

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A Cup of Tea by Lilla Cabot Perry. United States, Massachusetts, Boston, no date. Oil on canvas. LACMA #art #artsky #museum #painting #oilpainting #womeninart #femaleartist #tea

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Richard Roland Holst (1868-1938) - Helga’s Intree, 1893 Litho op papier "Prent geïnspireerd op de IJslandse saga van Gunnlaug Slangentong. In de saga dingen zowel Gunnlaug Slangentong en Raven de Skald om de hand van Helga. Beide mannen vinden uiteindelijk de dood.", RijksMuseum

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Smoking suit by unknown artist. England, 1870s. Silk satin, quilted, with silk cord trim. LACMA #art #artsky #museum #clothing #fashion #costumes #textiles Comments and thoughts welcome!

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Gustav Klimt’s drawings ~ sketches and studies ~ form an interesting contrast to his more famous finished paintings. Here’s a woman in a hat / young girl / woman looking up / boy looking over a wall

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Kenne Grégoire (1951) - Nico Dijkshoorn, 2019 acryl op linnen.

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Cat under the Table — Kenne Grégoire , 2014, acrylic on linen

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Kenne Grégoire (1951) - 'Sterrenhemel', 2011 acryl op paneel

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Huntingfield Church. From a book called "In the Country" ”by David Gentleman c. 2013

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George Price Boyce, Mr Buckingham’s House, Dorchester, Oxfordshire, September 1869. Watercolour on paper.

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Kichen

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The Slade and the new wing, University College, London. From 'The Graphic' 26 Feb. 1881

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This is my first pass (over my lunch break) to put together a starter pack of (mainly) British artists whose visual artwork explores or evokes The Weird. I'll add to it as I find others, and I'm open to suggestions, but I do have particular ideas on what constitutes "The Weird"

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William Luson Thomas, The First Time of 'Asking', from "Illustrated London News", Wood engraving, May 8, 1869

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