Helen Cobby

Collecting Gauguin, Samuel Courtauld in the ’20s

Gauguin, renowned for fleeing Paris for the exotic pleasures of Tahiti, is famous for his Post-Impressionist works of the island and its inhabitants. Helen Cobby discusses the underlying tensions beneath the apparent paradise, presented in this Courtauld Gallery exhibition.
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Posted Jul. 27, 2013

Winter’s White Silence

Helen Cobby takes a topical look at snowy painting 'Winter's White Silence' by Lucy Kemp-Welsh, on show currently at Leamington Spa Art Gallery: The Pump Rooms
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Posted Jan. 23, 2013

Quilt To Last

Helen Cobby explains the wonders of quilting in relation to a new exhibit at the Pump Rooms.
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Posted Nov. 28, 2012