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Eric Gill, the famous sculptor and calligrapher, cast a very wide shadow over all who came into contact with him, not least his younger brother MacDonald, known as Max. Although a highly accomplished architect, graphic designer and letterer in his own right, Max’s work is still often mistaken for that of his brother’s. But a […]
Before the Impressionists, relatively few artists bothered painting urban views of Paris – except for the British, that is. They were charmed by picturesque streets, some dating from the Medieval period, the grand buildings by the Seine, and the lively, bustling atmosphere. However, even then sanitation was a cause of complaint as a wonderful new […]
The artist David Inshaw has been described as ‘perhaps the greatest living proponent of the English Romantic tradition’ in direct line of descent from Blake, Palmer, Spencer and Nash and it is somehow fitting that I am writing this on St George’s day as no other current artist seems able to express the essence of […]
MA NUIT CHEZ MAUD!* Admittedly I never visited Maud Fierobe’s home but she did entertain myself and my wife in true Gallic fashion at Champagne et Fromage, her excellent shop-cum-bistro in London’s Covent Garden. Open for around a year now, and with plans to expand south of the river, Maud and her two business […]
Toulouse-Lautrec epitomised La Belle Époque of 1890s Paris. He spent his nights at nightclubs and theatres, sketching the dancers and clientele, many of them his friends and whom he would then immortalise on canvas. But one dancer at the Moulin Rouge captivated him until his death and inspired some of his most important work, as […]
Brigitte Hennessy is Channel Controller, Specialist Division for Champagne Lanson in the UK, the most important champagne export market in the world and a place where Lanson actually sells more bottles of the wine than in France. Brigitte admits that when she first took up her job with Champagne Lanson three years ago she was […]
The new St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London has taken 76 years to return to its original use. Developed by Manhattan Loft Corporation at a cost of £150 million, it offers everything you would expect from a five-star, modern establishment. Yet its past has not been forgotten as so much of the original has been […]
The current exhibition at London’s British Library – Evolving English: One Language, Many Voices – is the first ever to explore the English language from Anglo-Saxon runes to modern day rap. English is spoken by a third of the world’s population, but how did a tongue used by just a few hundred Germanic settlers become […]
Norman Rockwell, the famous American illustrator, is the subject of his first ever exhibition in the UK at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, south London. He causes some art critics to bristle with indignation when he is described as an artist, but even if he wasn’t, does it matter as long as we enjoy his work? […]