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Ann Dumas

Wassily Kandinsky, Murnau The Garden II (detail)

RA Exhibitions

> 7 years ago

Video: Kandinsky and the avant-gardeners

For Matisse, Kandinsky and Munch, the garden provided inspiration as they worked towards new styles of painting.
Clockwise from left: Rose Wylie RA, Gillian Wearing RA, Iwona Blazwick, Eileen Cooper RA, vPPR, Ann Dumas, Charlotte Mullins, Valeria Napoleone, Cornelia Parker RA, Rebecca Ackroyd

Opinion

< 8 years ago

10 inspirational women in the arts

To mark International Women’s Day, we asked some of the great women in the UK art world, from artists to editors, where things stand when it comes to equality. Here’s what they said.
Pierre Bonnard's garden

RA Exhibitions

< 8 years ago

Video: a visit to three artist gardens in northern France

Take a tour of three beautiful gardens which inspired paintings in our forthcoming exhibition on the garden in art.
Claude Monet , Water Lilies (detail)

RA Exhibitions

8 years ago

Wartime water lilies: how Monet created his garden at Giverny

Curator Ann Dumas sets the scene for our major exhibition of garden painters, revealing how Monet’s passion for plants pushed the boundaries of his art.