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Art lovers revisit Spencer Gore's Balcony at the Alhambra
Original: My favourite paintings, no.61 Spencer Gore, Balcony at the Alhambra (1910-11) Spencer Gore was one of the lesser known a
Spencer Gore, one of the lesser-known painters of the Camden Town Group, is drawing fresh attention through his painting Balcony at the Alhambra (1910-11), part of an ongoing series in which a writer shares favourite paintings. The work depicts a view over a theatre balcony and is praised for its debt to nineteenth-century impressionism. Commenters are enjoying rediscovering an underappreciated British modernist.
Why now: A widely shared recommendation of an overlooked painting has prompted readers to rediscover Gore's work.
Spencer GoreCamden Town GroupBalcony at the AlhambraAlhambra Theatre
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- My favourite paintings, no.61 Spencer Gore, Balcony at the Alhambra (1910-11) Spencer Gore was one of the lesser known artists of the Camden Town Group but produced some lovely paintings. I like this view over a theatre balcony especially; it clearly invokes C19th impressionist… · ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk · 10
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