InSight is an editorial series that takes a detailed look at the stories and history surrounding a highlighted artwork and its artist. This long-form series is an opportunity to examine art more closely, to learn more about Piano Nobile’s offering, and to explore the narratives woven through twentieth-century British art.
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InSight No. 168
Stanley Spencer | Goats, Switzerland March 28, 2025 High in the Swiss Alps between the villages of Saas-Fee and Saas-Grund, a precarious footpath is punctuated by small wayside chapels. Stanley Spencer’s visits to the area in 1933 and... -
InSight No. 167
Bridget Riley | Into Place In December 1979, Bridget Riley visited Egypt. The trip had a transformational effect upon her work, and an example of her new approach to painting can be seen on Piano... -
InSight No.166
Barbara Hepworth | Turning form (blue) A sculptor of profound vision and technical ability, Barbara Hepworth also made drawings and paintings loaded with qualities of texture and volume. Some of these works feature in Piano Nobile’s... -
InSight No. 165
Barbara Hepworth | Three curves with strings (Gold Mincarlo) InSight considers one of the rare sculptures that Barbara Hepworth made from gold, now on display in Piano Nobile’s exhibition of Hepworth’s stringed sculptures. InSight No. 165 Barbara Hepworth, Three... -
InSight No. 164
Lucian Freud | Lord Goodman in his Yellow Pyjamas To coincide with Piano Nobile’s Viewing Room of etchings by Lucian Freud, InSight considers his friendship with ‘the great negotiator of the age’. InSight No. 164 Lucian Freud, Lord Goodman... -
InSight No. 162
Patrick Heron | Orange, yellow, dull green and white : August 1965, 1965 As a complement to the festive season, InSight considers the radiant colours of Patrick Heron InSight No. 162 Patrick Heron, Orange, yellow, dull green and white : August 1965 ,... -
InSight No. 161
Lynn Chadwick | Pair of Sitting Figures VIII November 29, 2024 In the annals of twentieth-century sculpture, the work of Lynn Chadwick stands in a line that runs from Alexander Calder to Antony Gormley. InSight No. 161 Lynn Chadwick, Pair of... -
InSight No. 159
Euan Uglow | Passionate Proportion, 1964 October 18, 2024 Like Chardin three hundred years before him, Euan Uglow knew how to make a substantial image with oil paint. InSight No. 159 Euan Uglow, Passionate Proportion , 1964 When a... -
InSight No. 158
Peter Lanyon | Still Air, 1961 October 4, 2024 Surveying the sea, coast and sky from the cockpit of a glider, Peter Lanyon experienced the Cornish landscape in a state of heightened awareness. InSight No. 158 Peter Lanyon, Still... -
InSight No. 157
Ben Nicholson | December 1933 (first completed relief), 1933 September 24, 2024 Ben Nicholson’s relief carvings are a landmark in the history of modernist art. It was a new kind of art that married the tableau format of painting with the spatial...
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