Dimensions: support: 711 x 914 mm
Copyright: © The estate of Sir Roger de Grey | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This is Sir Roger De Grey’s "Landscape from the Balcony", and I am immediately struck by how the muted colours create a hazy and dreamlike atmosphere. What visual cues speak to you most strongly? Curator: The lavender sky and verdant landscape evoke a sense of nostalgia. De Grey employs a visual language that resonates with a collective memory of the pastoral idyll, idealized landscapes representing peace and harmony. Editor: So, it’s about tapping into a shared cultural understanding of nature? Curator: Precisely. He paints not just a landscape but a feeling, a memory of simpler times, though perhaps tinged with melancholy knowing such a reality is always just beyond reach. Editor: That adds so much depth to what I initially saw as just a pretty picture! Curator: Indeed. Art often serves as a mirror, reflecting our deepest desires and anxieties. It has many functions!
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Sir Roger de Grey was born in Buckinghamshire, the nephew of the painter Spencer Gore. He studied art at the Chelsea Polytechnic from 1937-47, spending the war years with the Royal Armoured Corps. De Grey had a notable teaching career, holding important posts at Kings College, Newcastle University, the Royal College of Art, and the City and Guilds of London Art School. He was President of the Royal Academy of Arts from 1984 to 1994. De Grey was a landscape painter, working in both Kent and south-west France. He liked to paint in the open air in the summer and rework his canvases indoors in the winter. The outdoor studies for this landscape were done at Le Rouret, Alpes Maritimes. Gallery label, September 2004
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