Chichester’s Pallant House Gallery explores the work of Harold Gilman in centenary year
Chichester’s Pallant House Gallery is offering the first major exhibition in more than 35 years of work by Harold Gilman (1876-1919).
They present him as a British painter whose increasing engagement with post-impressionism from the continent resulted in a “truly-distinctive portrayal of modern urban life in early 20th century Britain.” The exhibition runs until June 9.
Spokeswoman Sarah Jackson said: “This exhibition focuses on the final decade of the artist’s short life – he died aged just 43 during the influenza pandemic – when he left behind the gritty, sombre formality of the Camden Town Group and his mentor Walter Sickert in favour of the vitality of French post-impressionism with its thickly-applied paint and vivid colours. In the powerfully-realist and yet enigmatic mature work, the influence of Van Gogh and Édouard Vuillard can clearly be seen.
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