Leonardo da Vinci, Salvator Mundi (‘Saviour of the World’), c.1500 (detail – full picture here!) … sold at Christie’s New York in November 2017 for: — ◊ — $400 m — ◊ — KidsArt!™ teaches children art and art appreciation and publishes reviews and news of current and future London art exhibitions. For who we are and what we do, click here © KidsArt Limited, 2017
What’s included: Art tuition, materials and snacks. If booking morning and afternoon sessions on the same day, please provide your child with a packed lunch, but no nuts please. Fees: Payable on booking on a ‘first come first paid’ basis. We do not offer a reservation system. Child care vouchers: Unfortunately we cannot accept vouchers. Payment by […]
“The Sun”, 1909 – Edvard Munch Wednesday 20th December: – Tudor Kings and Queens! Tudor monarchs Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth I with their glittering courts, colourful lives and statesmanship drove through changes that took England to powerful statehood. We will create Tudor style portraits, taking ideas from Court painter Hans Holbein Their portraits are […]
Adolf Strakhov, Emancipated Woman – Build Socialism! 1926. Lithograph on paper. The David King Collection, Tate The Exhibition includes propaganda posters, prints and photographs from the vast collection of David King, photographer and graphic designer, who died last year, including works by El Lissitzky, Gustav Klutsis, Dmitri Moor, Aleksandr Deineka, Nina Vatolina and Yevgeny Khaldei. The collection covers the […]
Song Dynasty (960 – 1279) bowl – just 13cm (5″) across, in a “duck egg” blue-green glaze ∞ $38m (£28m), October 2017 ∞ (an auction porcelain record in Hong Kong) Ru-ware ( 汝窯) porcelain is the most celebrated of all wares in the history of Chinese ceramics, produced for the Imperial court for a short 20 year […]
Giuseppe De Nittis Westminster, 1878 Featuring works by Tissot, Pissarro, Dalou, Sisley, Derain, Legros and, most famously, Monet, the exhibition draws together the works of the French artists who fled France in the 1870’s to escape war for refuge in England. Featuring works painted over a 30 year period, the exhibition provides “a fascinating insight into how London […]
Georgia O’Keeffe was one of America’s foremost painters. We learned about her life and art and painted our own autumn scene with blended colours We observed animal features and created an artwork based around them Spanish born Salvador Dali was a leading light of the Surrealist movement – […]
Soutine, The Groom – or – The Bellboy, 1925-6 (98cm x 80cm) (Detail) A small, but fascinating, collection of the portraits of Chaïm Soutine (1893-1943) – close friend of Modigliani (1884-1920) and often described as the ‘heir’ to Vincent van Gogh – of the cooks and waiting staff of French hotels and restaurants in Paris in the 1920s […]
Leonardo da Vinci, Salvator Mundi (‘Saviour of the World’), c.1500. Oil on walnut panel (c. 64 x 45 cm). (Detail) Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest artists ever to have lived. He left fewer that 20 completed paintings, so the authentication of a newly “discovered” painting in 2011 – Salvator Mundi, (Saviour of the World) – was […]
Monday 23rd October (morning): We will learn about the art of Georgia O’Keeffe, one of America’s foremost painters, and paint our own autumn scene with blended colours. Tuesday 24th October (morning): Observational drawing in the Animal World! We will finely observe animal features and create an artwork based around them Tuesday 24th October (afternoon): Spanish born […]
