Laura Gascoigne

The women’s lips are pursed; the men’s are kissable: Glyn Philpot at Pallant House reviewed

It’s obvious from his bloodless duchesses that the artist far preferred painting male subjects

‘Balthazar’, 1929, by Glyn Philpot, the first portrait he made of Henry Thomas, his great and lasting inspiration. Credit: Bridgeman
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    Pallant House Gallery, until 23 October

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