A masterpiece a month
October 25 2011
Pic: Tate Britain
As part of a bicentenary celebration Dulwich Picture Gallery will be displaying a different masterpiece every month.
Between 5th November - 5th December lucky visitors will get the chance to gaze upon David Hockney's 'Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy'.
This double portrait was undertaken by Hockney in 1970-1 and depicts his close friends, designer of textiles Celia Birtwell and fashion designer Ossie Clark. It is an artistic icon of an age which saw fashion break new barriers and visually records the couple's easiness within it.
The painting is vast (212cm x 304cm) and I personally cannot wait to see it. Each masterpiece is also accompanied with a lecture, details found here..
By LH.
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