Happy Autumn Equinox 2025!
If I’ve managed to get my timings right, then this post should go up just as we tick over into autumn.
Horned Owl / Utagawa Hiroshige (1830s-1840s)
Tag: Art
Harland Miller at York Art Gallery
Some (sadly) rather late images from York Art Gallery’s Harland Miller summer exhibit.
Generally, I prefer the book covers to the larger letters however some of the larger letter works are also very good.
As always, click to embiggen.
Letters
York
Bizzarie di varie Figure / Giovanni Battista Bracelli (1624)
A fascinating set of images by Giovanni Battista Bracelli’s Bizzarie di varie Figure. They are, in some ways, much more modern than the 1624 production date suggests and good number of them would fit nicely in with the various art movements of the early to mid 20th Century. Some also remind me of the creations that used to fill York’s Museum of Automata.
Cornered Star / Melanie Manchot (2018)
A horse strolls around a silent Brutalist estate. It sounds like it should be rather tedious, but Melanie Manchot’s Cornered Star is rather compelling.
Two Men by the Sea / Caspar David Friedrich (1817)
Happy Summer Solstice 2025! And to celebrate, here’s Caspar David Friedrich’s Two Men by the Sea from 1817 showing the 1816 Year Without a Summer.
The 185th Anniversary of the York Minster Fire of 1840
It’s the 185th anniversary of the fire at York Minster on 20th May, 1840 and here’s a print to mark the occasion!
Sandsend, Yorkshire / Thomas Girtin (1802)
The old bridge at Sandsend, painted in 1802 by Thomas Girtin. Image taken from Yale Center for British Art’s catalogue.
View of Heath Street by Night / Atkinson Grimshaw (1882)
A somewhat moody piece for these dark December nights – Atkinson Grimshaw‘s View of Heath Street by Night.
Visit York Art Gallery
The autumn trailer for York Art Gallery. The William Morris exhibit looks like it should be interesting.
Autumn Fattens Fish and Ripens Wild Fruits / Takeuchi Seiho (1925)
1925’s Autumn Fattens Fish and Ripens Wild Fruits by Takeuchi Seihō (1864-12-20 to 1942-08-23)