InSight is an editorial series that takes a detailed look at the stories and history surrounding a highlighted artwork and its artist. This long-form series is an opportunity to examine art more closely, to learn more about Piano Nobile’s offering, and to explore the narratives woven through twentieth-century British art.
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InSight No. 177
Walter Sickert | Ennui October 3, 2025 To coincide with Piano Nobile’s current exhibition, InSight considers an important painting at the heart of Herbert and Ann Lucas’s Sickert collection. InSght No. 177 Walter Sickert, Ennui, c. 1913–14... -
InSight No. 176
William Coldstream | Standing Nude September 19, 2025 Over eighty hours or so working from a life model, William Coldstream constructed the rarest of paintings in his career—a standing nude . InSght No. 176 William Coldstream, Girl Exposing... -
InSight No. 175
Paula Rego | Girl Exposing her Throat to a Dog July 12, 2025 Paula Rego used pictures to tell stories. Sometimes they presented a version of her own life. Other times they illustrated fairytales or her own fantastic imaginings. InSght No. 175 Paula... -
InSight No. 174
Grayson Perry | A Tree in a Landscape June 27, 2025 To coincide with the Treasure House Fair and Piano Nobile’s online Viewing Room dedicated to new work by Grayson Perry, InSight considers the artist’s peculiar balance of the personal and... -
InSight No. 173
Chaïm Soutine | Les Platanes à Céret June 6, 2025 As Piano Nobile prepares to open a new display about Chaïm Soutine and British painting, InSight considers the artist’s years in the Pyrenean town of Céret after the Great War.... -
InSight No. 172
R. B. Kitaj | Place de la Concorde May 23, 2025 ‘I love Paris, why oh, why do I love Paris?’, sang Ella Fitzgerald. R. B. Kitaj loved it too. He lived there for a year between spring 1982 and April... -
InSight No. 171
Christopher Wood | The Yellow Man May 9, 2025 This week InSight considers a canonical masterpiece by the youthful, effervescent artist Christopher Wood, which was painted near the end of his short life. InSight No. 171 Christopher Wood, The... -
InSight No. 170
Barbara Hepworth | Rhythmic forms April 25, 2025 Piano Nobile’s InSight series takes a detailed look at the stories and history surrounding a highlighted artwork and its artist. This long-form series offers an opportunity for a deeper examination... -
InSight No. 169
Henry Moore | Three Piece Reclining Figure Maquette No. 5 April 11, 2025 Henry Moore used fragmented forms to reimagine the human figure in two and three ‘piece’ sculptures. They related to a long history of antique remains in art. InSight No. 169...
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