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. 180
Francis Bacon | Dog November 14, 2025 In Francis Bacon’s outlook, humans were just another animal. From his pessimistic view of human nature there emerged a keen interest in non-human animals. InSight No. 180 Francis Bacon, Dog... -
InSight No. 179
Walter Sickert | Jack Ashore, c. 1912 / 13 October 31, 2025 Walter Sickert’s childhood was full of woodcut cartoons. It was a formative experience and for the rest of his life he regarded drawing and illustration as branches of the same... -
InSight No. 178
Howard Hodgkin | Small Rain In his paintings, Howard Hodgkin frequently brought together sensations of longing and atmospheric renderings of weather. InSight considers a work by Hodgkin currently displayed on Piano Nobile’s stand at Frieze... -
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...
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