Conscience and Conflict: British Artists and the Spanish Civil War
[ Exhibition )
R. B. Kitaj, What is a Comparison?, from ‘Mahler Becomes Politics, Beisbol’, 1964-67, 17 colour screenprint, photo-screenprint on paper, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester (Wilson Gift through The Art Fund, 2006) © R B Kitaj
How did British artists respond to the Spanish Civil War?
The Spanish Civil War (1936–39) was one of the most significant European conflicts of the 20th century, uniting a generation of young writers, poets and artists in political fervour.Artistically, the conflict stretched far beyond an internal political clash between the Republicans and General Franco’s Nationalists.
In aesthetic terms, the artistic response crossed boundaries between Surrealists and abstract artists. For instance, for Barbara Hepworth and SW Hayter, and figurative artists such as Ursula McCannell and James Boswell. This exhibition focused on the influence of the Spanish Civil War on British visual artists such as Edward Burra, Wyndham Lewis, Henry Moore and John Armstrong, examined alongside international artists such as Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró.
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