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. 189
Leon Kossoff | King's Cross, Summer In paintings of London, his life-long home, Leon Kossoff used hard won observation and the people in his thoughts to create ambitious artworks that defy distinctions of genre. InSight No.... -
InSight No. 188
Harold Gilman | Interior March 27, 2026 Harold Gilman often painted rooms and the ‘real things’ inside them. In these works he achieved a poignant atmosphere likeable to that of Johannes Vermeer and Édouard Vuillard. InSight No.... -
InSight No. 186
Grayson Perry | Fascist Swing February 27, 2026 To coincide with Piano Nobile’s display of the artist’s work, InSight considers a recent tapestry by Grayson Perry. InSight No. 186 Grayson Perry, Fascist Swing , 2025 As the Wallace... -
InSight No. 185
William Scott | Circles Diminishing February 6, 2026 With half a dozen large blue paintings made between 1959 and 1961, William Scott began a decade-long exploration of abstraction. InSight No. 185 William Scott, Circles Diminishing, 1961 William Scott’s... -
InSight No. 184
Stanley Spencer | Portrait of W. G. Head January 23, 2026 Stanley Spencer’s masterpiece is the Sandham Memorial Chapel at Burghclere in Wiltshire. While working on the project, he lived in a cottage nearby and drew some of Burghclere’s residents. Two... -
InSight No. 183
Craigie Aitchison | Landscape with Tree January 13, 2026 Craigie Aitchison’s paintings create a world apart from physical reality. His pictures of the Holy Isle in Scotland merged a real place with a sense of the beyond. InSight No.... -
InSight No. 182
Walter Sickert | Réveil December 15, 2025 InSight considers the distinctive appeal of pastel to artists ranging from Chardin to Walter Sickert, whose exhibition at Piano Nobile closes this Friday. InSight No. 182 Walter Sickert, Réveil ,... -
InSight No. 181
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye | Rose Nether Poetry November 28, 2025 An unbroken line connects Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s invented figures to paintings made in the early Renaissance and after. InSight No. 181 Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Rose Nether Poetry , 2012 Not all paintings... -
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...
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