Pallant House Gallery

Final weeks: Barbara Hepworth

The Hospital Drawings
16 February – 2 June 2013

A remarkable series of drawings and paintings made by the artist during the late 1940s, illustrating surgeons at work in operating theatres within Post-War Britain. Featuring over 30 works, including Hepworth’s sketchbook, the exhibition is the most significant presentation of this extraordinary series to date, comprising key loans from national, public and private collections.

About the exhibition Talk: Dr Chris Stephens on Barbara Hepworth

R.B. Kitaj: Obsessions

Analyst for Our Time
23 February – 16 June 2013

A celebration of the work of R.B. Kitaj (1932–2007), one of the most significant painters of the post-war period. The exhibition features over 70 major paintings, sketches and prints presenting an overview of all periods of Kitaj's extensive oeuvre from the 1960s to his death in 2007.

Pacific Coast Highway (Across the Pacific), 1973
Oil on canvas, diptych, Private Collection
© Collection of R.B. Kitaj Estate

About the exhibition

Paul Nash: The Clare Neilson Collection

9 April 2013 – 30 June 2013
De'Longhi Print Room (Free Entry)

The first public showing of a collection of work by Paul Nash (1889–1946), one of the leading British artists of the early-twentieth century. Amassed by his intimate friend Clare Neilson, the collection includes important early wood engravings, photographs, collage, correspondence and illustrated books.

Paul Nash, The Dyke by the Road, 1922, Wood engraving, Pallant House Gallery, The Clare Neilson Gift through the Art Fund © TATE London 2013

About the exhibition Talk: Andrew Causey on Paul Nash

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This ensures there can be a lively programme of interpretation around the exhibitions, enabling more people to have better access to the artwork on display, now and in the future.

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