Virtual Walks
During the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown we shared images from our collection on Twitter. For all those people who couldn’t leave the house or had no access to green spaces, we wanted to bring a little bit of the outdoors inside. Now we have gathered these virtual walks together in this online exhibition.
The Octopus, Max Weber
We currently can’t fly to New York, but that’s not stopping us from visiting Central Park!
Currently, we’re ‘travelling’ with Max Weber, widely considered the first American cubist painter.
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Near Horsham, Minnie J. Hardman
Today’s #virtualwalk is with Minnie Jane Hardman along a river near Horsham.
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Land's End, Samuel Palmer
British landscape painter, etcher and print-maker, Samuel Palmer is showing us around near Land’s End, Cornwall.
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Hadrian's Wall, Faith Ashford
We’re off for a virtual wander along Faith Ashford’s 1943 painting of Hadrian’s Wall.
Anyone feel like joining us? #virtualwalk
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Landscape View, Allen W. Seaby
Allen W. Seaby is the venue for today’s #virtualwalk across a landscape view.
Is anyone else using art to explore whilst staying at home?
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Landscape View, Minnie J. Hardman
Currently lost on my #VirtualWalk through a watercolour painting by Minnie Jane Hardman.
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Seriously does anyone know where this is meant to be?
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Estuary, J. Anthony Betts
Exploring an estuary on today’s #virtualwalk.
Accompanying us (also known as running around ‘sniffing’ things) is Betts the Knitted Beagle.
He wanted to explore the artwork of his namesake, J. Anthony Betts.
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Roussillon, Henri Hayden
We’re travelling to the beautiful village of Roussillon in southern France on our #virtualwalk.
This is one of two images of Roussillon created by Henri Hayden, for his friend Samuel Beckett, that are part of our collection.
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A Knight's Tale, Albert C. Cooper
Found an actual knight in shining armour on today’s #virtualwalk
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I’ll have to wander through paintings by Albert C. Cooper more often!
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View of the beach, Minnie J. Hardman
For all those who can’t leave the house, don’t have access to green spaces and/or just need to see something pretty, we’ve been sharing our collections via #virtualwalk.
This walk along the beach comes courtesy of Minnie Jane Hardman. UAC/10701
La Passerelle, Alphonse Legros
Wobbling our way across a single plank bridge during our #virtualwalk through ‘La Passerelle’ by Alphonse Legros.
Keep your fingers crossed that we don’t fall in.
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Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, Max Weber
Today’s #virtualwalk is over the 1912 version of the Brooklyn Suspension Bridge.
At the time that it was painted by artist Max Weber, the Brooklyn Bridge was the second longest suspension bridge in the world.
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White Knights across the Lake, Thomas Christopher Hofland
We’re on a #virtualwalk around the lake at Whiteknights. Anyone else enjoying the weather?
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Trawlers, Gwyneth Solly
Exploring some boats during today’s #virtualwalk through an artwork by Gwyneth Solly.
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Landscape Study, Théodule-Augustin Ribot
Taking a #virtualwalk through Théodule-Augustin Ribot’s ‘Landscape Study I’.
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Rye Castle, Minnie J. Hardman
We’re off to Rye, East Sussex on our #virtualwalk.
Today’s plan … explore Rye Castle, also known as Ypres Tower. This watercolour is by Minnie Jane Hardman.
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Grille de Park, Henri Hayden
Heading off for a #virtualwalk in Henri Hayden’s ‘Grille de parc’.
Keeping my fingers crossed that my umbrella doesn’t need to be used.
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White Knights from the Park with a Lady sketching, Thomas Christopher Hofland
On my first #virtualwalk since Easter.
Practising some social distancing in a historical image of @UniofReading‘s Whiteknights Campus.
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