Christine Riding

A focus on Wright of Derby's hugely atmospheric 'candlelight' paintings, which have become his most popular works. Renowned for his depictions of dramatic contrasts between darkness and light, Joseph Wright of Derby created a significant series of paintings by candlelight between 1765 and 1773. Centred around masterpieces including An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump from the National...

An accessible introduction to American painter Winslow Homer, examining his work through the lens of conflict. A fresh exploration of the work of iconic American painter Winslow Homer (1836–1910) through the lens of conflict, a recurring theme in his prolific career. A persistent fascination with struggle permeates Homer’s art—from emblematic images of the Civil War and Reconstruction to dazzling tropical...

An exploration of Turner as an artist-traveller, in relation to two important European harbour scenes. This publication marks the return to the United Kingdom, for the first time in over a century, of two groundbreaking oil paintings by J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), on loan from The Frick Collection in New York: Harbour of Dieppe: Changement de Domicile and Cologne,...

As part of the 'Discover' series, this catalogue explores Constable's most famous painting and its social, political and artistic significance. It begins with an introduction to depictions of rural England by the artist's predecessors and contemporaries in the British art world, before examining how the English landscape was changing physically and politically at the turn of the nineteenth century. Having...