Oliver Mantell

I spent a very satisfying hour or so with Totes Meer [= ‘Dead Sea’] by Paul Nash in Tate Britain earlier: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/nash-totes-meer-dead-sea-n05717

It was another reminder that - for me at least - the right amount of time to spend with a good painting is ‘longer’.

#Tate #Art #PaulNash

‘Totes Meer (Dead Sea)‘, Paul Nash, 1940–1 | Tate

‘Totes Meer (Dead Sea)‘, Paul Nash, 1940–1 on display at Tate Britain.

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Jun 4, 2023 at 9:16pmWeb
Show threadOliver MantellAug 17, 2023

Today, I had a long look at #PaulNash’s ‘The Mine Crater, Hill 60, Ypres Salient’ (1917) at #SheffieldMuseums’ Graves Gallery:

http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/collection/artists/nash-paul-1889/object/the-mine-crater-hill-60-ypres-salient-nash-1917-p2991

THE MINE CRATER, HILL 60, YPRES SALIENT, Paul Nash | Artists | Collection | British Council − Visual Arts

Paul Nash joined the Artists Rifles in September 1914, and in 1917 was appointed as an official war artist recording the war in Flanders.