DrMLBanting
@TheCommonViewer
Independent researcher. Early 20th century Art & Visual Culture: London, Paris, Moscow & beyond. Work in (slow) progress: "Nancy Cunard - An Uncommon Viewer".
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"Up and at 'em!"
[photo by John Banting @Tate tate.org.uk/art/archive/it…]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GZcKxpxXYAA5UEh.jpg)
After huge losses, Russian forces are entering Pokrovsk from the south. They also claim to be inside Kupiansk. When President Trump suggests he might let Kyiv and Moscow “fight it out”, it means Ukrainian towns gradually being captured or destroyed.
Oh this is very sad news - such incredible paintings & a key figure in the non-conformist Soviet art world. RIP Eric Bulatov
Very sad news: the marvelous non-conformist artist Erik Bulatov died yesterday.
'Sunrise' (1892) by Maria Iakunchikova was painted at Vvedenskoye, her family’s estate near Moscow. By this time, she had already developed a distinctive Symbolist style, expressing her emotional responses to nature.
Gorgeous sunset over the rooftops of #Gibraltar! Here we go @GibraltarLitFes 2025! @TheEliottHotel @GibGarrisonLib @Hatchards
Wish I could be there @bookblast! @OlivierNorek's #TheWinterWarriors is a gripping historical novel that resonates loudly in today's world. Well worth reading! Translated by #NickCaistor @OrendaBooks
![TheCommonViewer's tweet image. "Gibraltar from Algeciras" by Charles Conder
[1905; @Tate @artukdotorg]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5OdFHCXwAEDoSq.jpg)
Ukraine is evacuating ancient stone “babas” – Polovtsian stelae from the 10th–13th centuries – to safeguard them from destruction caused by Russian aggression. The operation is being carried out by members of the Armed Forces & volunteers, showcasing an outstanding example of…
Oh how very fabulous John, great photos! I wish I could have been there, but will hopefully see you soon!
Well that was a whole lot of fun! Words & Whisky @Hatchards with the peerless @radiomukhers Big thank you to everyone who joined us… #TheCastle #TheBurningGrounds #BallindallochDistillery
Petit-déjeuner à la terrasse d'un café en toute simplicité près de Montmartre. 1925. Paris
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion..." Albert Camus #botd
Starting today at @NationalGallery - Joseph Wright of Derby exhibition. Sublime in many senses of the word. You could argue he's just a warm-up act for the Turner Constable face off coming to Tate. But what a warm-up. nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/wr…
Excellent trailer for @MargyKinmonth's new film "War Paint - Women At War": youtu.be/wUyO5x7Igzw [Sky Arts, Sunday 9pm, & on DVD]
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