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8 de mar. de 2005 · This first exhibition of 73 watercolours and drawings from her collection has been selected to show the range of Queen Elizabeth’s taste, embracing artists as diverse as Thomas Gainsborough and John Bratby.
16 de out. de 2020 · Her collection included works by some of the most important British artists of the twentieth century, including John Piper, Augustus John, David Jones and John Bratby. This book tells the stories behind the commissions, purchases and gifts and portrays a royal collector with a delight in the beautiful and a taste for the unusual.
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother had a life-long love of art. Over the course of many years she formed a diverse collection of watercolours and drawings. From the first portrait of the young Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, to watercolours presented on her hundredth birthday, the works in this exhibition were personal treasures.
Throughout her life the Queen Mother collected watercolours and drawings both of her official and her private residences. Some of these were commissioned while many others came to her as gifts from the artists, her family and friends.
This catalogue includes a substantial and lavishly illustrated introduction which investigates Queen Elizabeth's approach to art collecting, particularly her strong support for the arts...
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother assembled an extraordinary art collection during her lifetime, including watercolours, still lifes and figure studies from the likes of Thomas Gainsborough and Jo...
Watercolours and drawings from the collection of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother by Susan Owens, 2005, Royal Collection edition, in English
