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A splendid marble portrait of King Charles I

Workshop of Roubilliac

Around 1759

In the 18th century sculpted portraits of great men in history, called ‘worthies’, were fashionable among the British elite. Busts of King Charles I were less common than other figures....
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A black and brown ink drawing on slightly aged paper. Abstract lines and parallel-like hatchings, which look slightly like either eyelashes or crosshatches, form a spiralling composition from the upper right corner of the sheet downwards. The artist marking 'K', circled, and the number '16'. are visible in the bottom left corner.

Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky

Over the first year of his exile in Moscow during the First World War, Kandinsky focused entirely on drawing as he moved from the last vestiges of figuration toward pure...
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A nude woman sits on the floor, left leg drawn to her chest and right leg outstretched, with a vacant gaze. She is wearing a sheer, embroidered, open blouse. The wall behind her has a dark and light vertical stripes, and on the floor she sits on a flowery embroidered rug. A signature indicates the print is 33/50.

Seated Nude Woman, With Tulle Blouse

Henri Matisse

The nude woman with the veiled gaze in this print is recognisable as Henriette Darricarrère, Matisse’s favourite model of the 1920s. Darricarrère, a dancer who had worked as a film...
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A drawing of a woman sitting up in bed behind a pullback curtain, cradling her tightly swaddled child. She gazes directly out to the viewer.

Saskia Sitting Up In Bed, Holding a Child

Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Rembrandt’s first wife Saskia Uylenburgh (1612-1642) often modelled for him, appearing in the guise of goddess or queen, as well as humbler figures. However, in this intimate and seemingly spontaneous...
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A golden, rounded bowl with a flat lid. Highly detailed engraving covers the entire bowl in traditional Islamic patterns.

Box

Mahmud al-Kurdi (Master Mahmud the Kurd), Northwest Iran or Turkey, Late 15th century

In the 18th century sculpted portraits of great men in history, called ‘worthies’, were fashionable among the British elite. Busts of King Charles I were less common than other figures....
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Ornate George II silver tea kettle with an ornate stand and handle

Tea Kettle with Stand

Samuel Courtauld I (1720–1765), 1748–49

In the 18th century sculpted portraits of great men in history, called ‘worthies’, were fashionable among the British elite. Busts of King Charles I were less common than other figures....
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Black charcoal drawing on yellow paper, with rough abstract pencil strokes. Two clear shapes are seen in the marks - on the left, more circular forms, and on the right, more controlled, linear, and vertical. A vivid yellow splash is visible behind the circular form.

P1958-58

Hans Hartung (1904-1989)

In this vigorously worked composition made of strong vertical and circular movements on a large scale, the drawing process is readily apparent. The intertwining of thought and action suggests contrasting...
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A half-bear, half-bull creature with its insides visible and three crows on its back, stands near a baby on fissured ground. To the left is a man hanging from a tree, with many pylons seen in the distance. Inside the creature are words reading 'serious' and reasonable' in the stomach, 'objective' in the heart, 'common sense' in the spine', 'important' in the lungs, 'prudent' in the anus, 'wise' and 'rational' in the bowel, and 'logical' in the windpipe.

Animal Spirit

Grayson Perry

Best known for his ceramics, Grayson Perry’s prints are noted for their caustic wit and visual inventiveness. Perry’s inspiration for this etching was the frequent use of the phrase ‘animal...
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