An Afternoon at the Tate Britain


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August 18th 2010
Published: June 17th 2017
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Geo: 51.5002, -0.126236After having lunch with a friend in the Green Park area I went on a long walk. It was a nice afternoon and I had just eaten a big meal. I walked through Green Park and St James' Park, along Whitehall, past the Houses of Parliament until I came to the Tate Britain. I had not been here for a few years and it was somewhere I wanted to visit again before I leave the UK. It i... Read Full Entry



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22 Portrait22 Portrait
22 Portrait

Study for a Portrait by Francis Bacon.
23 Primary Colours with Black and White23 Primary Colours with Black and White
23 Primary Colours with Black and White

Composition C by Piet Mondrian. I recognised this painting from a distance, having taught children how to replicate it using computers.
24 Modern Art24 Modern Art
24 Modern Art

Some simply painted canvases.
25 Modern Art25 Modern Art
25 Modern Art

Some simply painted canvases.
26 Close Up26 Close Up
26 Close Up

Phaethon by Gillian Ayres. A close up of the oil paint on the canvas.
27 Close Up27 Close Up
27 Close Up

Phaethon by Gillian Ayres. A close up of the oil paint on the canvas.
28 Close Up28 Close Up
28 Close Up

Phaethon by Gillian Ayres. A close up of the oil paint on the canvas.
29 Close Up29 Close Up
29 Close Up

Phaethon by Gillian Ayres. A close up of the oil paint on the canvas.
30 A Big Reflection30 A Big Reflection
30 A Big Reflection

Inversions by Mary Martin.
31 London31 London
31 London

London from Greenwich Park by JMW Turner. A few less skyscrapers back then.
32 Venice32 Venice
32 Venice

Venice, Bridge of Sighs by JMW Turner. I love seeing old paintings of cities, especially Venice as it still looks the same hundreds of years later.
33 Tate Britain33 Tate Britain
33 Tate Britain

The outside of the gallery.



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