Described by the poet and critic T. S. Eliot as 'the most fascinating personality of our time', Percy Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957) is renowned as the leader of the Vorticist group in the years immediately before the First World War. The abstract works he produced early in his career were distinctive for their formal experimentation and acerbic wit, yet his diverse and experimental oeuvre also encompassed figure studies, portraits and works of imaginative fantasy. The exhibition ends with one of Lewis's last works completed in 1951 just before he lost his sight. Courtauld Institute Gallery, London until 13 Feb.
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The Art of Wyndham Lewis
This exhibition - 'The bone beneath the pulp' - features over 50 works by one of the key avant-garde figures in British art of the early 20th century. This is the first exhibition to consider Lewis's drawing as a distinct contribution to his art, despite the importance he attributed to the role of draughtsmanship in his own and other artists' work.
Described by the poet and critic T. S. Eliot as 'the most fascinating personality of our time', Percy Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957) is renowned as the leader of the Vorticist group in the years immediately before the First World War. The abstract works he produced early in his career were distinctive for their formal experimentation and acerbic wit, yet his diverse and experimental oeuvre also encompassed figure studies, portraits and works of imaginative fantasy. The exhibition ends with one of Lewis's last works completed in 1951 just before he lost his sight. Courtauld Institute Gallery, London until 13 Feb.
Irish Art
Described by the poet and critic T. S. Eliot as 'the most fascinating personality of our time', Percy Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957) is renowned as the leader of the Vorticist group in the years immediately before the First World War. The abstract works he produced early in his career were distinctive for their formal experimentation and acerbic wit, yet his diverse and experimental oeuvre also encompassed figure studies, portraits and works of imaginative fantasy. The exhibition ends with one of Lewis's last works completed in 1951 just before he lost his sight. Courtauld Institute Gallery, London until 13 Feb.
Irish Art
